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)”
Category Archives: Classic Horror
Classic Horror: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
“And when the sun went down….” Based upon an actual killing spree that took place in Texarkana, TX between February and May of 1946, The Town That Dreaded Sundown was directed and co-produced by Charles B. Pierce. Pierce is perhaps best known for The Legend of Boggy Creek, a documentary-style film about a Bigfoot creatureContinue reading “Classic Horror: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)”
Classic Horror: The Vampire (1957)
“I got plenty of reasons, Willy. Three deaths in three days.” With the rise of the Atomic Age in the 1940’s, classic monsters such as vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein’s monster gave way to giant monster films such as Godzilla, Them, The Blob, and Robot Monster in the 1950’s. The 50’s also gave us sci-fi horrorContinue reading “Classic Horror: The Vampire (1957)”
Classic Horror: Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)
“Do they still burn men for heresy?” Just over a year after the release of the film that made him an icon of horror, Bela Lugosi traded in Dracula‘s cape for the wild eyebrows of Dr. Mirakle in Universal’s Murders In The Rue Morgue. Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story of the sameContinue reading “Classic Horror: Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)”
Classic Horror: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
“Close your eyes for a second….and sleep forever.” On its surface, 1982’s The Slumber Party Massacre is just one more entry in a long line of standard 1980’s slasher films that feature plenty of sexually active teens winding up on the business end of a murder weapon. There are plenty of attractive young ladies inContinue reading “Classic Horror: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)”
Classic Horror: Prom Night (1980)
“If you’re not home by midnight…..” Well on the way to establishing herself as a “scream queen,” Jamie Lee Curtis starred in 1980’s Prom Night, a Canadian slasher flick that also starred Leslie Nielsen (Forbidden Planet, The Naked Gun). With a lean budget, a fairly green cast and crew, and Paul Lynch directing it all,Continue reading “Classic Horror: Prom Night (1980)”
Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal
Pages dripping with blood-soaked tales…. I’ve been meaning to read Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal for weeks now, but between two hurricanes and an ongoing onslaught of overtime at work thanks to said hurricanes, I’ve only recently completed the book. It’s an informative read with plenty of humor laced throughout. Skal does a greatContinue reading “Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal”
Classic Horror: The Amityville Horror (1979)
“For God’s Sake, Get Out!” Despite being panned by critics, 1979’s The Amityville Horror rose above the negative press to become one of the most financially successful independent films of all time. The cast included James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger. Brolin and Steiger were already well established actors and Kidder, despite having beenContinue reading “Classic Horror: The Amityville Horror (1979)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crestwood House Monster Series (1977-1987)
Those wonderful orange and black books! If you grew up in the late 1970’s or 1980’s and had even the slightest interest in monsters or horror, you probably came across at least one or two of the Crestwood House Monster books. For a kid like myself, these orange and black covered books were the stuffContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crestwood House Monster Series (1977-1987)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Lugosi Connection
“I never drink….wine.” Bela Lugosi will forever be connected to the character of Dracula. His performance as the immortal count not only made him a household name, it changed the world’s vision of what a vampire is forever. Lugosi also has a connection with one of Disney’s most iconic villains, Chernabog. On November 12, 1939,Continue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Lugosi Connection”
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