https://youtu.be/Z62aS9arWiA In this series of slasher films, good looking college kids are menaced by a killer who sets up elaborate murders that mimic well known urban legends. Starting in 1998, with a star studded cast and the influence of the popularity of films like Scream, the series spawned an unnoticed second theatrical release and third… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Urban Legend (1998 – 2005)
Starring: Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Googie Withers, Roland Culver, Director: Cavalcanti, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, Charles Chrichton In this Ealing Studios 1940's horror movie, a man goes to a country home and has a dark presentiment of impending doom. To ease his distress, members of the household tell him some stories of their own odd… Continue reading Classic Movie: Dead of Night (1945)
I love watching scary movies around this time of year and there's nothing I love quite like a horror franchise. Seeing how the film's plots and tropes evolve or devolve as the films go on is pretty fun. Robert Englund as Freddy burst onto our screens in 1984, with Wes Craven's Nightmare On Elm Street.… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Nightmare On Elm Street (1984 – 2010)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Director: Irvin S Yeaworth The Blob is a 50's sci fi/horror classic about a goo that escapes from inside a fallen meteor and menaces small town America. It was a drive in darling, a B movie and Steve McQueen's first film. I wanted to share this movie with you as… Continue reading Classic Movie: The Blob (1958)
Starring: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Jeff Donnell Director: Lew Landers Always check the basement for bodies when you buy a property! This dark comedy is an oft overlooked hour long B movie that worth a watch for it's leads and it's black humour. Watch below for my review of this old gem. https://youtu.be/JpGBCnYeYMs
Starring: Donald Cook, Genevieve Tobin Director: Roy William Neill Eight guests are invited to a penthouse apartment for a lavish dinner, but it's all very mysterious. None of them really know each other or who invited them. But someone invited a 9th guest: death! It's all very dramatic in this fun and entertaining lesser known… Continue reading Classic Movie: The 9th Guest (1934)
Starring: Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon, Lugene Sanders, Juli Reding Director: Bert I Gordon To round off Halloween month and spooky season, I covered this fun classic about a woman who can't accept that her man has dumped her. Not after he's planning to marry someone else. Not even after she dies.... This one is more… Continue reading Classic Movie: Tormented (1960)
Starring: Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Sarah Paulson, Paige Turco, Jake Weber With Sam Raimi executive producing, and created by Shaun Cassidy, American Gothic was a dark little 90's TV series that you'd blink and miss. But a lot of people have memories of seeing some of it and wondering what happened. It's a story of… Continue reading Halloween Special Series: American Gothic (1995)
I recently re- watched Candyman, a horror film from the early 90's, because I love an old horror and because I heard about the remake coming out. What I didn't realise is that this film had sequels. So, I thought it would be an interesting rabbit hole to go down, and cover as a movie… Continue reading Horror Franchise: Candyman (1992 – 2021)
Starring: Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, James Donald, Julian Glover Director: Roy Ward Baker When a new underground station is being dug in 60's London, something that was long buried is excavated and only Quatermass, the space engineer, can stop the chaos from consuming the world. Andrew Keir is Quatermass in this film, and he's joined… Continue reading Classic Movie: Quartermass and The Pit (1967)
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