I can’t get enough of those murderous, irascible brats; The Bad Seed (1956) started it for me, and then those weirdo, virginal birth alien kids from Village of the Damned (1960) sealed the deal – kids can’t be trusted. This brings us back to the ‘70s, and before we get to wee Damien, we’re babysitting Devil Times Five (1974), a thriller that goes from low-key creepy to wtf over the span of 88 minutes.
Originally released as Peopletoys in May, it was re-released in June as The Horrible House on the Hill, and then re-re-released in October of ’76 as Devil Times Five. This indecisiveness is par for the course of this production as original (and credited) director Sean MacGregor (Gentle Savage) was booted from the project for only coughing up 38 minutes of usable footage, and veteran producer David Sheldon (Grizzly) was brought in to overhaul and finish things up. The result is...
Originally released as Peopletoys in May, it was re-released in June as The Horrible House on the Hill, and then re-re-released in October of ’76 as Devil Times Five. This indecisiveness is par for the course of this production as original (and credited) director Sean MacGregor (Gentle Savage) was booted from the project for only coughing up 38 minutes of usable footage, and veteran producer David Sheldon (Grizzly) was brought in to overhaul and finish things up. The result is...
- 7/6/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Fallen pop idol Leif Garrett's mother is begging her son to seek rehab help after he was busted for heroin possession in Los Angeles over the weekend. Designer Carolyn Stellar attended her son's arraignment hearing at the Los Angeles County Courthouse on Wednesday and told reporters that Garrett's disheveled look and prison clothing attire made her "sick to my stomach." Distressed Stellar wept as her son was arraigned on charges he violated the terms of his probation for a previous drug offence, and then urged the authorities to demand Garrett seek help. She said, "He needs rehab. It's a disease and he needs help." Stellar still supports her son: "I just want him in rehab, to get well." Police arrested Garrett on Saturday after he allegedly tried to ride the Downtown Los Angeles subway without a ticket. While conducting a body search, police officers allegedly discovered heroin in one of his pockets. Garrett is still on probation after pleading guilty to attempted possession of narcotics last March.
- 1/20/2006
- WENN
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