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Psychomania (aka The Death Wheelers)
“While motorcycle horror is not many people’s bag, PSYCHOMANIA is the leader of the pack. It can come across dated and drab at times, but there is more buoyancy to PSYCHOMANIA than your average, grainy go with the overseas oldie.”
You have to want to die. You have to really believe you’re going to come back. You can’t hesitate. If you do, you’re gone forever. But if you want it bad enough, and believe in it, you’ll return. Return to ride motorcycles with The Living Dead gang, and go on unstoppable killing sprees, in PSYCHOMANIA!
When Tom Latham (Nicky Henson) reaches the age of 18, being the leader of the motorcycle gang “The Living Dead” isn’t enough to satisfy his devilish curiosities. Knowing that his father had perished while tinkering with the occult, and that his bedroom had likewise been locked and unopened for as many years – he begins to press his mother for the secrets that she has held onto. Forcing her hand and entering the room, young Tom has a dark vision, and uses the experience to manipulate the knowledge from his devil worshipping family on how to return from the dead and become, thereafter, indestructible.
Much to the dismay of his mother, Tom runs about the countryside causing playful, injurious havoc with his legion of biker friends. He shares his new found knowledge of the afterlife with his girlfriend Abby (Mary Larkin), who is perhaps the only one in the group with enough sense to fear Tom’s escalating actions and not buy into the romantic idea of committing suicide.
In time, Tom proves his theory to be correct, returning from the grave (on a motorcycle of course) to kill by the handful, at will. Apparently, he cannot be killed again. The others in the gang, once seeing this spectacular feat, make attempts to cross over as well. Several suicides occur, and while some gang members do not return, others do, and deaths in the local town begin to grow exponentially. Chief Inspector Hesseltine (Robert Hardy) is on to this, and determined to bring them in – but will he succeed in time to save Abby, the only one with any morals or conscience, from her own Hell bound demise?
This 1973 thorn in actor Nicky Henson’s side is a cult film in Britain, but while being psychedelic and funky, it also shamelessly endorsed suicide as a romantic option to living in a dull, domestic world. Actor George Sanders of THE GHOST AND MRS MUIR’s fame suffered a fatal and cursed fate circa the making of PSYCHOMANIA – almost as if somehow cursed – losing his wife and undergoing a stroke prior, then subsequently (if not coincidentally) killing himself before the film was released. Yes, suicide. While many believe it was the quality of his life and work that led him to this ultimate finality, it still tickles the skepticism that films whose plots border the Devil do undergo some amount of negative internal fate.
While, fictionally, the numerous deaths in the film are primarily fallen bodies on the floor, and the effects nearly entirely devoid of crimson, director Don Sharp manages to formulate an undeniably enthralling piece that uses its grainy and faded 1970’s cinematography to its advantage, delivering foggy moors reminiscent of the mysterious Stonehenge, characters more colorful than they are bland, and live action stunts / non-sped-up vehicle chases spun to a psychedelic soundtrack by John Cameron that reels you in at once upon the opening frames.
While motorcycle horror is not many people’s bag, PSYCHOMANIA is the leader of the pack. It can come across dated and drab at times, but there is more buoyancy to PSYCHOMANIA than your average, grainy go with the overseas oldie. Much like THE WICKER MAN of the same time and region, it is laced and lifted into a dreamy atmosphere with its echoed and melodic score, branding it with a kaleidoscope of artistic flare that WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS lacked. It manages to ride its way into your appreciation with stylish wit, street action, and a power-play dance with the Devil, old school/UK/70’s style, in a way that more than not will find unique and dramatic enough to magnetize your mind through to the end. If you’re looking for a taste of something different, and aren’t afraid to watch a British film from this era, saddle up – you’re in for a groovy trip to the grave, and back.
This week’s big new horror release is of course Evil Dead Burn in theaters later in the week, but you don’t have to wait until this weekend to inject fresh nightmares into your eyeballs.
Five brand new horror movies have already released at home this week.
Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, July 7, 2026!
Director André Øvredal’s (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Last Voyage of the Demeter) new movie Passenger is now available on Digital at home.
Here’s the synopsis for Passenger: “A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go.”
André Øvredal told Bloody Disgusting in an exclusive chat, “It’s a road movie, which is what I really fell in love with. It’s totally unique for me as a horror movie. Bridging the road movie with a haunting, essentially, on the road. I think it’s the scariest movie I’ve made.”
The cast includes Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, Melissa Leo, Tony Doupe, Bonni Dichone, Devielle Johnson, Jessica Cruz, Miles Fowler, and Alan Trong.
The screenplay is written by Zachary Donohue (The Den) and T.W. Burgess (Mister Howl). Former Warner Bros production executive Walter Hamada, who steered the Conjuring and It franchises, is producing via his 18hz as part of his first-look deal with Paramount. It screenwriter Gary Dauberman is also producing via Coin Operated.
Supernatural horror, psychological suspense, and an eye-catching creature take center stage in The Leaching, now available on Digital from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment.
“After waking up in a grave on her father’s isolated forest property with no idea of who she is or how she got there, Vivian must use her limited memory to piece together the nightmarish truth, all the while being tormented by the undead, a giant leech monster, and her ‘father.’
“Over the next few days, she will uncover the framework of a truly nefarious supernatural scheme, but will it be too late?”
The Leaching is written and directed by Evan Showalter (Ante Mortem, Bad Music Terry).
“The Leaching is an exploration of faith, the loss of self, and the monsters (literally) that emerge when people surrender themselves to something greater than they can understand,” says Showalter. “It’s an isolating horror film that plays with a very uncomfortable question.”
A film student finds herself trapped in a giallo nightmare in lo-fi horror movie City Wide Fever, which is now streaming exclusively on the Midnight Pulp streaming service.
The meta horror movie is from debut writer/director Josh Heaps.
In City Wide Fever, “Sam, a young film student, discovers a USB detailing the life and career of forgotten Italian horror director Saturnino Barresi.
“As she begins to investigate his mysterious disappearance, Sam finds herself pulled into a violent conspiracy eerily similar to those of the films she adores.”
Diletta Guglielmi, Angelica Kim, and Nancy Kimball star with Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood), Larry Fessenden (You’re Next), Carolyn Farina, and comedian Ian Fidance.
Paul Lê wrote in his review for Bloody Disgusting, “This isn’t just a case of throwback filmmaking that’s been achieved with contemporary technology; the director used era-authentic equipment to help create this striking and nostalgic piece of modern horror. The end result is a movie… teeming with enough verve and style to make it feel fresh.”
A Gen Z slasher that pays homage to ’90s teen slasher movies, You’re Dead to Me is now available on Digital outlets at home courtesy of distributor Dark Star Pictures.
In the slasher film, “Three high school seniors skip prom for a secluded weekend party free from parents, school, and responsibility, but their escape turns terrifying when they learn one of their classmates has been brutally murdered.”
Denise Richards (Valentine) stars alongside Siena Agudong (Sidelined: The QB and Me, Sidelined 2: Intercepted), Jessica Belkin (“Baywatch” ), Ella Anderson (“Henry Danger,” Song Sung Blue), and Conor Husting (“Boo, Bitch”, Hollywood Stargirl).
The film was directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz.
You’re Dead to Me was co-written by Sarah Howard and Terry Castle, the daughter of the legendary producer and filmmaker William Castle (House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler).
Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5) directed the supernatural thriller Black Box, which has now taken flight on Digital outlets courtesy of Aura Entertainment.
The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Hell Fest).
Black Box (Flight 298) follows the supernatural events surrounding Vero Airlines 298 from New Orleans to Seattle.
Tom Brittney, Holly Leena White, Betsy Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, Kaja Chan, Asa Ali, Boadicea Ricketts, Ceallach Spellman, Georgina Leonidas, Molly Belle Wright, Hanneke Talbot, Danny Mack, and Weronika Rosati star in Black Box.
Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (Barbarian, Boy Kills World) and Jon Oakes (Drive, The Guilty) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide (The Final Destination, American Pie), and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.
What happened to Flight 298? Find out on Digital outlets now.
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