Category: Movie Discussions
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The Killer Shrews (1959)
Next off my list of unwatched movies… Written by Jay Simms Directed by Ray Kellogg Starring James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, Gordon McLendon, Baruch Lumet, Judge Henry Dupree, Alfredo de Soto Released June 25, 1959 (Dallas, TX) RT 69 min. Home Video Public Domain Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT The reputation…
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Hump Day Headlines #5
Guess the movie in which this headline appears. Please send your answers to classichorrors.club@gmail.com so everyone has a chance to play. We’ll announce winners during next week’s contest. Last week must have been a tough one; nobody correctly guessed that the headline was from Creature with the Atom Brain (1955). Therefore, we have an easy one…
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Mike Perry on The Premonition (1976)
ABOUT OUR GUEST I don’t recall how I discovered Mike’s Take on the Movies, but once I did, I began following it immediately. (It may have been because Mike liked one of my posts). The blog is an extension of Mike Perry’s “passion for old movies of all genres, notably westerns, noir and horror.” He frequently…
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Bloodlust (1977)
This week’s classic horror release is conveniently, for the Countdown, one I’ve never seen… Written by Mario d’Alcala Directed by Marihan Vajda Starring Werner Pochath, Ellen Umlauf, Birgit Zamulo Released March 18, 1977 (West Germany) RT 90 min. Home Video Mondo Macabro (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Vaguely aware of Bloodlust (1977),…
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Kevin Nickelson on The Psychopath (1966)
ABOUT OUR GUEST Kevin is one of the gentlemen I met while writing for We Belong Dead magazine and Unsung Horrors. Well, meeting him in person didn’t happen until I travelled to L.A. for the Batman ’66 exhibit and The Curse of the Werewolf retrospective with Yvonne Romain earlier this year. Not only does he…
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
This one comes from the DVR… Written by Robert Carrington & Jane-Howard Hammerstein From the play by Frederick Knott Directed by Terence Young Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston Released Oct. 26, 1967 RT 108 min. Home Video Warner Archive (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Actually,…
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Cyborg 2087 (1966)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Arthur C. Pierce Directed by Franklin Adreon Starring Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, Warren Stevens, Eduard Franz Released October, 1966 RT 86 min. Home Video Kino Lorber Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Cyborg 2087 is another movie I had never heard of. …
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The Loreley’s Grasp (1973)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Amando de Ossorio Directed by Amando de Ossorio Starring Tony Kendall, Helga Line, Silvia Tortosa, Luis Barboo, Angel Menendez Released June 15, 1973 (Madrid) RT 85 min. Home Video Scream Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT When I…
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Rich Chamberlain on Octaman (1971)
ABOUT OUR GUEST Rich is the best friend a monster kid could have! Not only is he a talented writer and podcaster on his own, but he’s my partner in crime on The Classic Horrors Club podcast. Even if we didn’t have so many of the same interests, I would enjoy spending time with Rich…
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Hump Day Headlines #4
Guess the movie in which this headline appears. Please send your answers to classichorrors.club@gmail.com so everyone has a chance to play. We’ll announce winners during next week’s contest. (See last week’s winner below.) Good luck! Congratulations to last week’s winner! Rich Chamberlain correctly guessed that the Hump Day Headline was from I Was a Teenage…
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