Welcome to Down The Tubis, your dive bar zine for the dollar-bin horror vaults of Tubi, where public domain gothic and slasher sleaze coexist in glorious, scratchy harmony. This issue: a triple-feature of bargain basement brilliance that shouldn’t exist—but thankfully does.
🕸️ The Dungeon of Harrow (1964)
🦇 Gothic Echoes in American Backyard Horror
Think: The Fall of the House of Usher if it were shot on borrowed 16mm, drenched in cobwebs and lit by a single lamp. A shipwreck survivor winds up in a castle ruled by a mad count, giving off serious Carnival of Souls meets Dementia 13 vibes. It’s a Texas-shot fever dream of baroque decay, with audio so murky it feels like the house itself is whispering. This one belongs in the Incompetence Canon, not because it’s bad—because it’s haunted by amateur sincerity.
🎞️ Drive-In Massacre (1976)
🔪 Slashers Before the Boom
A perfect example of ineptitude as art, this film is both blood-soaked and baffling. The kills are abrupt, the pacing broken, and the final twist feels like the editor got bored and left. But the real star? The grimy Southern California summer night ambiance. You can smell the popcorn and car exhaust. As regional as a chili dog stand, this proto-slasher is low on logic, high on vibe. It’s practically an anti-narrative with a machete.
🧛 Gallery of Horror (1967)
📼 William Shatner’s Dollar Store Anthology Hour
A cut-rate Tales from the Crypt featuring Frankenstein, Dracula, and a distinctly confused Scotland Yard—all narrated by John Carradine trying his best to elevate nothing. If you grew up on public access reruns of horror host shows, this will hit like a moldy blanket. Watch it for the cardboard gravestones, stay for the editing that seems performed with gardening shears.
📼 CREASEx Pull Quote Highlights
“It's like watching your uncle try to remake The Pit and the Pendulum using lawn tools and a fog machine.” — on Dungeon of Harrow
“Drive-In Massacre feels like someone filmed a true crime reenactment without knowing the crime.”
“Gallery of Horror is a haunted slideshow narrated by the ghost of failed pilots.”
Tubi Tip:
Watch these with the captions on and a scratchy mono Bluetooth speaker for maximum authenticity.
👁🗨 Long live the free stream. Long live the shlock.
Dream in terminal green,
🪦 Buzz Drainpipe, Horror Host at Large
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