Howard R. Cohen Archives

Vampire Hookers (1978)

Rating: ★★

Jul 7, 2013Vampire Film

Filipino exploitation film that has a reputation as something more trashy than it is. A dull and aimless effort where an aging John Carradine delivers a largely incoherent performance as the head vampire

Director: Cirio H. Santiago

Actors: John Carradine, Trey Wilson, Vic Diaz

Category: Horror

7 July 201310 April 2026 by Roog

Saturday the 14th (1981)

Rating: ★★

Jul 2, 2019Genre Parody

Friday the 13th so changed the horror genre that within two years it produced two four parodies of its title. From Roger Corman, this is more of an occasionally amusing parody of classic monster movies than the slasher film

Director: Howard R. Cohen

Actors: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Severn Darden, Jeffrey Tambor, …

Category: Horror

2 July 201910 April 2026 by Roog

Stryker (1983)

Rating: ★★½

Nov 9, 2023Post-Apocalyptic Action

A vigorous copy of the Mad Max post-apocalyptic action film made by the underrated Cirio H. Santiago

Director: Cirio H. Santiago

Actors: Steve Sandor, William Ostrander, Ken Metcalfe, Joe Zucchero

Category: Science Fiction

9 November 20239 November 2023 by Roog

Space Raiders (1983)

Rating: ★★

Jun 2, 2016Space Opera

Low-budget producer Roger Corman jumped aboard the Star Wars sf bandwagon with Battle Beyond the Stars then took all the effects scenes and wrote another entire film around them with Space Raiders

Director: Howard R. Cohen

Actors: Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall, Patsy Pease, Thom Christopher, …

Category: Science Fiction

2 June 20165 March 2026 by Roog

Barbarian Queen (1985)

Rating: ★★

Jul 4, 2024Sword and Sorcery

One of a series of low-budget sword-and-sorcery films of the 1980s. This predates both Red Sonja and Xena with its depiction of a fierce warrior woman. Produced by Roger Corman

Director: Hector Olivera

Actors: Lana Clarkson, Katt Shea, Dawn Dunlap, Frank Zagarino

Category: Fantasy

4 July 202425 November 2025 by Roog