The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: The Mummy’s HandCast: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Cianelli, George Zucco, Cecil Kelloway and Tom

Never Take Candy From A Stranger (1960)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: Never Take Candy from A Stranger (1960)Cast: Gwen Watford, Felix Aylmer, Director: Cyril FrankelNutshell: A shocking departure

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)Cast: Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Ann DoranDirector: Edward L.

Dogs (1976)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: Dogs (1976)Cast: David McCallum, Linda Gray, Sandra McCabe, George Wyner, Eric ServerDirector: Burt BrinckerhoffNutshell: Every pet owner’s

Visiting Hours (1982)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: Visiting Hours (1982)Cast: Lee Grant, William Shatner, Michael IronsideDirector: Jean-Claude LordNutshell: uninspired slasher fare that inexplicably got

Maniac (1963)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: Maniac (1963)Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston, Liliane Brousse, Justin Lord, George PastellDirector: Michael CarrerasNutshell: twisting

Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)

The Hot Spot Rating Title: Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)Cast: Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy ArnoldDirector: John McNaughtonNutshell: often shocking

Friday The 13th 2 (1981)

The Hot Spot Rating Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)Cast: Besty Palmer, Amy Steel, Adrienne King, John Furey, Warrington GilletteDirector: Stever MinerSynopsis:

Corruption (1968)

The Hot Spot Rating Corruption (1968)Cast: Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen, Kate O’Mara.Director: Robert Hartford-DavisSynopsis: Fabulously lurid, trash-art take on Franju’s

Maniac (1963)

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The Hot Spot Rating Title: Maniac (1963)Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston, Liliane Brousse, Justin Lord, George PastellDirector: Michael CarrerasNutshell: twisting