Hooptober 2022 #31: Death Curse of Tartu (1966)

The scariest thing in William Grefé’s Death Curse of Tartu is anytime a person gets in the water. Shot on location in Florida swamp land, there’s a palpable sense of danger when cast members get in the water. Who knows what they’ll encounter in there? Unfortunately this is about the only danger in the film. Death Curse of Tartu falls into the disreputable category of … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #31: Death Curse of Tartu (1966)

Hooptober 9.0 – Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)

Being Film #3 for Hooptober 2022 Mako: The Jaws of Death is the prefect example of why something like Hooptober is great, and why adhering to the rules is so necessary. There’s no other way I would have watched this crazy riff on Jaws where, far from the shark being the terror, it’s the man with the psychic link to the water creatures, determined to … Continue reading Hooptober 9.0 – Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)