“He must be found…and destroyed!” Christopher Lee’s iconic Count Dracula and Peter Cushing’s relentless Doctor Van Helsing square off for the first time in Horror of Dracula. Released simply as Dracula in the United Kingdom, the 1958 film is considered by many to be one of the best adaptations of Bram Stoker’s epic tale. AlthoughContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Horror Of Dracula (1958)”
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Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973)
“Do not meddle or you will have to deal with me.” 1973’s The Satanic Rites of Dracula is considered by most film critics (and star Christopher Lee) to be the worst Hammer film featuring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as Van Helsing and Count Dracula. Despite this, I enjoyed the film very much. It isContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973)”
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)”
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!”
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”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Famous Monsters Speak
“You are the one who wants to know everything…be brave!” In 1963, Wonderland Records released Famous Monsters Speak on vinyl. Produced by Jim Warren of the magazine Famous Monsters Of Filmland, with a script written by Cherney Berg, the album features Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster in a pair of recordings roughly twenty minutes each. VoicingContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Famous Monsters Speak”
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”
Throwback Thursday: Dracula Untold (2014)
When The Bad Guy Is Actually Pretty Nice….. Dracula Untold (2014) is many things to many people. Some folks hate it because it humanizes one of horror’s most iconic monsters. Others hate it because they feel that the story is too bland, too drawn out, or just plain dumb. Many others (like myself) enjoy itContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Dracula Untold (2014)”
Horrified!
The Stakes Have Been Raised! Regular readers of my blog know of my great love for the classic Universal Monsters. From the Wolf Man to Dracula, I love them all, so it’s only natural that I picked up Ravensburger’s Horrified game when it was released in October of last year. Between work and family, however,Continue reading “Horrified!”
Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!
I dared to open the package…. Last week I decided to order a Tee of Mystery from Fright Rags. It was my first purchase from the company and I figured that the best way to gauge just how good their products were was to buy a shirt on the cheap and check out the quality.Continue reading “Fright Rags Tee Of Mystery!”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 