2022 Is All About The Ladies! Whether they graced the screen in one film, one franchise, or across decades of horror films, certain women have always risen to the top of the horror genre. In 2022 I will look at thirty-one of the most famous, most memorable, and most beloved scream queens from horror. FromContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror 2022: Reign of the Scream Queens!”
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Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
“I’ve harmed nobody, just robbed a few graves!” Hammer Horror entered the world of color with 1957’s The Curse Of Frankenstein. Not only that, Hammer introduced classic monsters to a whole new generation of horror fans. The film would prove to be a huge success and would quickly be followed by a number of sequelsContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
“There is evil in the world. There are dark, awful things.” Hammer gets groovy with Dracula A.D. 1972. The film was Hammer’s attempt at modernizing the classic Dracula theme that the company did so well with in a Gothic setting. The updated version still featured the two masters of Hammer horror, Christopher Lee and PeterContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Charlie Boy (1980)
A Different Type Of Fetish A young couple trigger a terrible spell in Charlie Boy, the sixth episode in the wonderful Hammer House of Horror anthology series. The episode’s “horror of the week” is voodoo and comes in the form of an African fetish doll. The episode is genuinely creepy and manages to build upContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Charlie Boy (1980)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)
Dr. Bliss The second coming of Hammer Productions in the 2000’s has focused primarily on traditional horror stories involving vampires, ghosts, and bringing the dead back to life, but 2011’s The Resident goes in a different direction. It uses voyeurism, stalking, and psychological horror to feed the fears of the audience. In theory this shouldContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Resident (2011)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Witches (1966)
“They relish the idea of a secret power.” If you’re looking for a film with an amazing cast, a strong story, and plenty of atmosphere and build up, 1966’s The Witches is exactly the film you want to see. Oh, if you also want a brilliant film that is entirely derailed by complete absurdity inContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Witches (1966)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)
Influential Undead Considered by many to be more influential than it gets credit for, 1966’s The Plague Of The Zombies predates George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead by two years. The zombies featured in Plague changed the tone of the monsters as presented in previous films and gave them a look that isContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)
Gaslighting Vampires 1963’s Kiss Of The Vampire takes vampirism to a different level. The film opens with a funeral service that is interrupted by a booze hound who proves to be the most brilliant man in town. That booze hound stabs his own deceased daughter in the heart and ends her reign of terror beforeContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Kiss Of The Vampire (1963)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: To The Devil A Daughter (1976)
“I will not recant!” Christopher Lee traded his fangs for a priest’s collar and attempted to summon the Devil himself in 1976’s To The Devil A Daughter. The film would be the last Hammer production to feature Lee until he returned to the company in 2011’s The Resident. The film is a mixed bag ofContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: To The Devil A Daughter (1976)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Abominable Snowman (1957)
“There is no Yeti.” While Hammer is known primarily for their classic Universal Monster adaptations and their later “blood and bosom” horror, every once in awhile they would release a film that was completely different. Much like Scream of Fear, 1957’s The Abominable Snowman took horror in a completely different and unexpected direction. To beContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Abominable Snowman (1957)”
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