Friday, October 31, 2014

Night of the Demon: If Hitchcock Had Made a Horror Movie...

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Although made in the late 1950s, Night of the Demon (US: Curse of the Demon ) owes its inspiration to producer Val Lew-ton's 1940s “B...
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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Bob Hope Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts

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Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. One of Bob Hope's best films, The Ghost Breakers  is a first-rate haunted house comedy that benefits ...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Leopard Man features "one of the greatest horror sequences ever filmed"

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The accolade in the title of this review comes from director William Friedkin, who knows a little about creating horror ( The Exorcist ) a...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Get Ready for Halloween with "House of Dark Shadows"

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Barnabas Collins (with Carolyn Collins in background). The intended audience for House of Dark Shadows  was undoubtedly fans of the pop...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

You Can't Keep a Good Mummy Down

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As monsters go, I've never been a big Mummy fan. After all, the Mummy basically follows orders, kills people, and walks...very...slowly....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Bela Lugosi Meets the East Side Kids in "Spooks Run Wild"

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As a youngster, I loved the juvenile antics of the Bowery Boys and must have seen all their movies on a local TV station. Even the sillies...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

The Town of Midwich Becomes the Village of the Damned

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There’s nothing to distinguish Midwich from any other rural English village—except that one day, every living inhabitant passes out for fou...
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The Friday Night Late Movie: Murders Abounds in a Snow-Covered Chateau in Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians"

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I saw this 1966 remake of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit as a teenager, then spent over a decade looking for the more highly-touted 194...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Help Celebrate the First National Classic Movie Day on May 16, 2015!

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Did you know that there is no nationwide day dedicated to celebrating classic movies? My goal is to change that in 2015 by introducing the f...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

The Movie Connection Game (Halloween 2014 Edition)

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How are I Walked With a Zombie  and Jane Eyre connected? In this edition of the connection game, you will once again be given a pair or...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Why the 1950s Is Classic Cinema's Most Important Decade

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What is classic cinema's most important decade? I suppose the answer depends on one's criteria. I'd argue that I could make a s...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

An Interview with Dark Shadows' Kathryn Leigh Scott--Actress, Author, and Publisher

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Best known for her roles on the classic TV series  Dark Shadows , Kathryn Leigh Scott continues to find success in both the entertainment an...
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