Houston Marriott Westchase, August 10th This was my third year attending the Houston Horror Film Fest. Work prevented me from attending all three days, but I made the most of my Saturday at the event. There were tons of excellent independent horror films to view, a great selection of vendors, and a celebrity list thatContinue reading “Houston Horror Film Fest 2024”
Tag Archives: Classic Horror
Cult Classic: Mortuary (1982)
“Hey Boogeyman! Let’s boogie!” Christie Parson loses her father in an apparent swimming accident, but she believes that he was murdered. When more people in her town go missing, she and her boyfriend, Greg, zero in on the local mortuary owner, Hank Andrews, and his bizarre son, Paul, as potential suspects. Throw in a fewContinue reading “Cult Classic: Mortuary (1982)”
Classic Horror: Fade To Black (1980)
“You’ll be sorry, Big Ed!” 1980’s Fade To Black, starring Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Linda Kerridge, and Gwynne Gilford, tells the story of Eric Binford (Christopher), a bullied, mistreated, and socially awkward young man who loves two things in this world: classic movies and Marilyn Monroe. When he meets Marilyn O’Connor (Kerridge), a skating rinkContinue reading “Classic Horror: Fade To Black (1980)”
Cult Classic: Piranha (1978)
“There’s nothing left to fear.” With zero intentions to disguise their intent of cashing in on the success of Jaws (1975), Roger Corman, New World Pictures, and Piranha Productions gave the world 1978’s Piranha. The film was shot for roughly $600,000 and raked in a whopping sixteen million dollars at the box office. It featuredContinue reading “Cult Classic: Piranha (1978)”
Throwback Thursday: Edge Of The Axe (1988)
“Where are you, Gerald?“ I have to admit that 1988’s Edge Of The Axe never hit my radar until a few days ago. I was completely unaware that the film even existed until it was recommended to me on Tubi. I was intrigued by the look of the slasher in the film and was familiarContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Edge Of The Axe (1988)”
Classic Horror: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920)
“Awaken for a moment from your dark night.” Filmed entirely in a studio of intentionally bizarre and misshaped sets, 1920’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari takes its viewers on a twisted ride full of murder, insanity, and a sleepwalking. It stars Werner Krauss as Dr. Caligari, Friedrich Feher as Francis, Lil Dagover as Jane, andContinue reading “Classic Horror: The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920)”
Classic Horror: Thirteen Women (1932)
“Don’t destroy their faith in the occult, Swami.” Using nothing but the power of persuasion, a vengeful woman attempts to take out thirteen women who bullied and harassed her at an all-girls school in 1932’s Thirteen Women. The thirteen women were part of a sorority that taunted the woman, Ursula Georgi, so much that sheContinue reading “Classic Horror: Thirteen Women (1932)”
Reign of the Scream Queens: Jamie Lee Curtis
Scream Queen Legend And The Final Girl! Could it be anybody else? Would you expect anybody else? Of course the Final Girl and Scream Queen of all Scream Queens would be Jamie Lee Curtis! It’s Halloween for crying out loud! Curtis has appeared in multiple successful franchises, is the sole reason that the Halloween franchiseContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Jamie Lee Curtis”
Reign of the Scream Queens: Ingrid Pitt
Scream Queen Icon While most of the ladies on this list spent a lot of time on camera screaming, today’s Scream Queen was mainly on the offensive, making both men and women scream for mercy. I’m going to talk a little bit about the seductively beautiful Ingrid Pitt who, thanks to her appearances in HammerContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: Ingrid Pitt”
Reign of the Scream Queens: P.J. Soles
Scream Queen Icon She’s been in tons of films over the years as both a star and as a major supporting cast member. She primarily appeared in comedies and horror films. She also had a long career as a guest star on multiple television shows. She’s P.J. Soles and, my goodness, she’s one of myContinue reading “Reign of the Scream Queens: P.J. Soles”
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