John Abbott Archives

The Cat Creature (1973)

Rating: ★

Jul 29, 2014Ancient Egyptian Cat Vengeance Curse

TV movie about an Ancient Egyptian cat vengeance curse. The cast was culled from 1940s genre films and the material feels just as old despite a script from Psycho author Robert Bloch

Director: Curtis Harrington

Actors: Meredith Baxter, Gale Sondergaard, David Hedison, Stuart Whitman, …

Category: Horror

29 July 20146 October 2025 by Roog

Slapstick of Another Kind (1982)

Rating: ★

Feb 12, 2005Alien Twin Geniuses/Kurt Vonnegut Adaptation

Another failed attempt to film the works of Kurt Vonnegut where Vonnegut’s ironic pessimism ends up as witless slapstick chaos on screen

Director: Steven Paul

Actors: Jerry Lewis, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, John Abbott, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 February 200517 March 2025 by Roog

Revenge of Billy the Kid (1992)

Rating: ★★

Aug 18, 2016Goat-Human Hybrid Amok/Splatter Comedy

A British entry in the 1980s splatter comedy. An aimless comedy about idiotic hayseed yokels with occasional moments of bloodletting and a half-human, half-goat creature running about

Director: Jim Groom

Actors: Michael Balfour, Samantha Perkins, Trevor Peake, John Abbott, …

Category: Horror

18 August 201613 July 2026 by Roog