Category: Movie Discussions
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Night Must Fall (1964)
Night Must Fall (1964) is an odd film that feels like a distant relative of Night of the Hunter (1955) or Cape Fear (1962). Here, it’s Albert Finney as Danny (the Robert Mitchum role of Harry Powell in Night of the Hunter or Max Cady in Cape Fear), a psychopath that ingratiates himself into a…
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The Mummy’s Revenge (1975)
Originally posted during 2019’s Countdown to Halloween… It wouldn’t be a Countdown to Halloween without a Paul Naschy film and the recent Blu-ray release of The Mummy’s Revenge (1975) from Ronin Flix was a perfect opportunity to include one. The title is appropriate because, in most mummy movies that I recall, the titular creature is…
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Legend of Horror (1972)
Watching Legend of Horror has left me playing junior detective in its wake. For a movie supposedly made in 1972, it looks as if it’s at least a decade older, and not just because it’s presented in black and white. The credits also refer to flashback footage by another director, Enrique Carreras, when this movie…
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Kuroneko (1968)
Let’s be honest, the movies I’ve chosen for this year’s Countdown to Halloween may have been fun, but they haven’t exactly been the highest quality. They’ve been B-movies at best, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Kuroneko (1968) makes up for this… and then some. Not only does it have prestige, being foreign and…
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Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
In the year 2001, life has changed from the year Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) was made. The story takes place “after man has solved the complex mysteries of space travel.” The planet Earth is no longer racked by wars and threats of annihilation. Man has learned to live with himself. The United Nations…
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Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve either walked out of a movie at the theater or turned one off on TV. I can endure almost anything. I came awfully close recently, though, when watching Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962). If not for my commitment to this website, I would…
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Half Human (1958)
aka Ju jin yuki otoko (1955) There’s an exception to every rule. While I consider myself a purist and almost always prefer my foreign horror in its original, unadulterated condition, there’s one movie that I enjoy more in its edited American version: Half Human. Imagine a movie that’s overlong at 94 minutes: that’s Ju jin…
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Gorath (1962)
Since the original Japanese poster for Gorath (1962) features a giant walrus monster, I expected it to appear at some point in the movie. However, unless I slipped into a coma while watching it recently on Comet TV, I never saw it. I mention this with the risk of loss of any credibility whatsoever, because…
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The Flame Barrier (1958)
The Flame Barrier (1958) offers a simple, yet intriguing sci-fi concept, but the minutes between the points the plot is established and is then ultimately resolved (in other words, the bulk of the movie) are comprised of an odd hybrid of jungle adventure and romance. The movie it evoked most for me is, strangely enough,…
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The Embalmer (1965)
The physical characteristics of a 1960s low-budget American horror movie are distinct, but similar characteristics of a 1960s low budget Euro-horror film are usually masked by unique style and exotic locations; they somehow just don’t feel as cheap. There are exceptions to every rule, though, and The Embalmer (1965) is one in this instance. The…
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