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In honor of Halloween, I've been selecting one horror movie a day. Here are the selections for the second week: Madman , 1982 One of my top favorite slasher movies. For my thoughts on this film, click here to read a previous post from my blog. The Code Red and Anchor Bay DVDs are currently out of print, but used copies can be found on Amazon . It is also streaming on Amazon Prime Instant Video . Private Parts , 1972 One of Paul Bartel's best! For my thoughts on this film, click here to read an article I wrote for Turner Classic Movies. The Warner Bros. DVD is currently out of print, but used copies can be found on Amazon . It is also streaming on Amazon Prime Instant Video . The Entity , 1982 Terrifying. Made even more chilling and unforgettable thanks to Charles Bernstein's eerie score. Barbara Hershey is great in a brave, difficult role. The final scene is a moment I have never forgotten. Now available on Blu-ray from Anch...

This article on Private Parts (1972) originally appeared on tcm.com and is reprinted with permission. Years ago while thumbing through the Leonard Maltin Movie & Video Guide , I came across this review: "If Andy Warhol's Chelsea Girls had been co-directed by Alfred Hitchcock and John Waters it would come close to this directorial debut by Bartel."   Whoa. I stopped dead in my tracks and thought, "I have GOT to see this movie!" As a connoisseur of cult and trash films, this sounded like a long-lost gem that I needed to find. The name of the film? Paul Bartel's  Private Parts  from 1972. Boy, was I not disappointed! A few words to describe it? Creepy. Kinky. Gross. All of the things I look for in a film! Ann Ruymen (whose other memorable acting credit is the 1973 TV movie,  Go Ask Alice ) plays Cheryl, a young, bored and curious teenager who has run away from home and decides to stay with her mysterious Aunt...