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Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Vampire Circus (1972)

“One lust feeds the other….” Hoping to revive profits and interest in their films, Hammer hired new writers and directors, brought in a new stable of actors, and amped up the sexual content in their films during the 1970’s. One of the earliest films to show off this “new look” Hammer style was 1972’s VampireContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Vampire Circus (1972)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Gorgon (1964)

“Good heavens, Paul. What happened to you?” Hammer Films surprised me with the unexpectedly well done The Gorgon. The atmospheric 1964 film was actually an original story submitted to Hammer Films by J. Llewellyn Devine, a fan of the production company. It was directed by Hammer stalwart Terence Fisher. It takes the story of MedusaContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Gorgon (1964)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wake Wood (2009)

“Back to the trees and into the woods.” 2009’s Hammer release of Wake Wood is excellent. The film asks the question: What would you do if you could have a loved one back for three days?” That’s exactly what Patrick and Louise Daley (Aiden Gillen and Eva Birthistle) have to decide in this film. AfterContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wake Wood (2009)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

“Hans, I succeeded once.” Despite a very strong cast, Hammer’s 1964 release of The Evil of Frankenstein misses the mark. Peter Cushing stars as the brilliant scientist Baron Victor Frankenstein, who we find in exile from his home of Karlstaad with his loyal assistant, Hans. The duo are found to be harvesting remains in aContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Brides of Dracula (1960)

“He was my son. Now he is only…..a beast of the night.” A French schoolteacher unwittingly releases a vampire on a small village in the 1960 Hammer production of The Brides of Dracula. In the film, Marianne Danielle is lured to the palace of Baroness Meinster. Little does she know that the baroness actually plansContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Brides of Dracula (1960)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

“You will be singing only…..for me.” Gaston Leroux’s world famous novel, The Phantom of the Opera, has been adapted for film, television, musicals, and more over the years. Universal Studios distributed one of the earliest adaptations of the novel that starred the brilliant Lon Chaney as the Phantom. In 1943, Claude Rains would don theContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Phantom of the Opera (1962)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Let Me In (2010)

“Just so you know, I can’t be your friend.” When a twelve-year-old boy befriends his new young neighbor, the pair form a bond that is both loving and lethal in 2010’s Let Me In. A remake of 2008’s Let The Right One In which was itself based upon a 2004 book of the same nameContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Let Me In (2010)”

Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

Hammer’s Lone Wolf Despite releasing multiple films featuring re-imagined versions of some of Universal’s most popular classic monsters in the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s, Hammer Productions only released one film featuring a werewolf. That film, 1961’s The Curse of the Werewolf, gives us a unique look at the creation of the werewolf and spends almostContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)”

The Lake Charles Film Festival!

Yarrrrr!!!!! 2020 and 2021 dealt massive blows to southwest Louisiana. Between COVID-19, a massive freeze, and two hurricanes (one was the largest in over 200 years to hit Louisiana), the area saw numerous businesses close, lifelong citizens move away due to damage or total destruction of their homes, and many events, including Mardi Gras, wereContinue reading “The Lake Charles Film Festival!”

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like…..Halloween!

Thirty-One Days O’Horror Returns Next Month! Thirty-One Days O’Horror is quite possibly my favorite blog category. Over the last couple of years I’ve focused on posting once per day during the month of October with some horror or Halloween related topic. 2019 saw me watch thirty-two classic Universal Monsters films. 2020 was a tad lightheartedContinue reading “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like…..Halloween!”