“Laughter and sin….” With a cast that featured Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Lilian Bond, and the director James Whale, you’d think that 1932’s The Old Dark House would have been a massive hit. Instead, it fell through the cracks of cinematic history and was believed to be lost at one point. I only recently discoveredContinue reading “The Old Dark House (1932)”
Category Archives: Classic Horror
Focus On Christmas: Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)
“Only three more killing days to Christmas.” Scotland Yard goes on a wild manhunt to find a mysterious killer that is murdering any and everyone dressed as Santa Claus on the streets of London in 1984’s Don’t Open Till Christmas. The British slasher film didn’t make much of an impact on the big screen, butContinue reading “Focus On Christmas: Don’t Open Till Christmas (1984)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Let’s Ride!
Next Year Is Gonna Be A Gas!!!! I hope that you all enjoyed this year’s Thirty-One Days O’Horror celebrating all things vampire. Next year, I’ll be hitchhiking my way across the world in search of horror films feature legendary automobiles! From the Creeper’s truck to the terrifyingly beautiful Christine, I’m going to watch thirty-one horrorContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Let’s Ride!”
Halloween Bites! Dracula (1931)
“There are far worse things awaiting man than death.” Happy Halloween! It’s the final day of October and the final day of this year’s Thirty-One Days O’Horror! With that in mind, I decided to make the final post of October about the legendary Dracula (1931). There’s really not a lot that I can say aboutContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Dracula (1931)”
Halloween Bites! Twins Of Evil
“The devil has sent me twins of evil!” The legendary Peter Cushing heads up the Puritanical Brotherhood as they hunt down and burn “witches” at the stake in 1971’s Twins Of Evil. But what does he do when his twin nieces come to live with him after their parents pass away and one of themContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Twins Of Evil”
Halloween Bites! Condemned To Live
“You swooned, Master!” Condemned To Live is a 1935 thriller that puts a new twist on the vampire myth. The supernatural elements of vampirism are stripped away and it is treated instead as if it were an illness passed through generations after someone is bitten by a vampire bat. One side effect of the illnessContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Condemned To Live”
Halloween Bites! The Vampire Bat
“Don’t let the vampires get you.” Skillfully blending horror, science fiction, and a dash of comedy, 1933’s The Vampire Bat punches well above its weight class. The film, released by Majestic Pictures, is a fine example of a poverty row film company utilizing everything in its arsenal to make a film that was just asContinue reading “Halloween Bites! The Vampire Bat”
Halloween Bites! Vampire In Venice
“My prince…..” I’ve watched a LOT of vampire films over the years. Most of them are decent and watchable, but a few are just bad, really bad. Vampire In Venice is one of the worst. Not only is the 1988 film a convoluted mess on the screen, it was a complete disaster behind the cameraContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Vampire In Venice”
Halloween Bites! Son Of Dracula
“Alucard is undoubtedly a vampire.” Although it features a powerful cast including Lon Chaney, Jr., Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, and Robert Paige, and has one of the most twist-filled plots of any Universal Horror film, 1943’s Son Of Dracula falls a little flat. In the film, Chaney’s Alucard (Dracula spelled backwards) arrives in New Orleans,Continue reading “Halloween Bites! Son Of Dracula”
Halloween Bites! Interview With The Vampire
“I assume I need no introduction.” Following the success of 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and after years of failed attempts, Anne Rice’s 1976 novel Interview With The Vampire was finally given the green light and placed squarely on the shoulders of hot new director Neil Jordan (The Crying Game). Jordan and Rice clashed over theContinue reading “Halloween Bites! Interview With The Vampire”
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