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An Update from Jiggy

I suspect most of the people who read this blog stumble across it, read a review or two, then leave. God knows that that’s how I treat sites like this.

However, I wanted to give a personal update and a quick explanation behind why my posting, especially recently, has been so choppy.

I have a long history with depression – though I wasn’t diagnosed until college (around 2014), I’ve felt it since 2005 – and one element of my depression is a pretty consistent shift of hobbies.

Along with horror films, I enjoy comic books, music, light gaming, Doctor Who (and I have a Doctor Who podcast I occasionally work on), and politics – there are weeks that go by when I don’t touch a comic books, but might be content with binge-watching Agents of SHIELD or something.

My love for horror generally transcends that, or at least, it used to.

I haven’t seen a horror movie since October 31st of 2025 – so about six months – and my passion for posting the backlog of reviews I have is, I have to admit, pretty low.

I’ve gone through some major difficulties in life, and I’ve had many exceptionally poor moments and toxic memories. Thought multiple times about going the distance, even, but have thus far restrained myself.

I’m trying to work past this, and as far as this blog is concerned, I’m trying to get my passion back again. I suspect I need to work on my mental health a bit longer, so I can’t commit to any type of deadline or date to expect more material, but I wanted to let anyone curious know that this site is not forgotten.

I hope everyone reading has been well

Michael Mahoney / Jiggy

Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)

Directed by Elliot Silverstein [Other horror films: The Car (1977)]

If ever a movie has been marketed to the wrong audience, Nightmare Honeymoon would be a great example. Looking at the poster, you’d expect perhaps a somewhat exploitative grindhouse flick, but instead, you get a drama with a pinch of horror (and that’s if you’re being generous).

This isn’t really the movie’s fault, but more whoever decided to try and pitch the film to horror fans. When all’s said and done, Nightmare Honeymoon is almost okay, but it’s really not what I was looking for whatsoever, and I can’t help but find a lot of it a waste of time.

It could have been decent, though. This could have been a bloody tale of revenge, but instead, it felt like a subdued action movie at best, and overly melodramatic at worst. It wasn’t without it’s potential, as Rebecca Dianna Smith does well as a tragic victim of rape, and her husband (of a few hours, as they were on their honeymoon when she was attacked) Dack Rambo did good as someone seeking revenge.

But the revenge here wasn’t like what you might think from watching The Last House on the Left or I Spit on Your Grave, but just chasing down the manic rapist (played sadistically by John Beck) with ill intent and a gun.

If this is the type of movie you’re looking for, then it probably works well for you. The movie isn’t bad, like I said, just marketed to the wrong people. As a drama, Nightmare Honeymoon might be worth a watch, and even as a tepid tale of revenge, maybe there’s an audience, but as a horror movie, I think it’s quite weak and very much a disappointment.

4/10