Category: Movie Discussions
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The Grapes of Death (1978)
Written by Jean Rollin & Christian Meunier Directed by Jean Rollin Starring Marie-Georges Pascal, Felix Marten Released July 5, 1978 (France) RT 85 min. Home Video Redemption (multi-format) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Don’t take away my Euro Horror-cred card, but The Grapes of Death (1978) is the first Jean Rollin film that I’ve seen, and…
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Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Written by Narciso Ibanez Serrador Based on the novel El juego de los ninos (The Children’s Game) by Juan Jose Plans Directed by Narciso Ibanez Serrador Starring Lewis Flander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo Released April 26, 1976 (Spain) RT 112 min. Home Video Mondo Macabro (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) It comforts me to read that…
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Blackenstein (1973)
Written by Frank R. Saletri Directed by William A. Levey Starring John Hart, Ivory Stone, Joe De Sue, Roosevelt Jackson, Andrea King, Nick Bolin Released 1973 RT 87 min. Home Video Severin Films (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 3 (out of 10) Thinking it would be as entertaining as Blacula (1972), I’ve wanted to watch Blackenstein aka The Black Frankenstein (1973) for some…
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The Last House on the Left (1972)
Written by Wes Craven Directed by Wes Craven Starring Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Richard Towers, Cynthia Carr Released August 30, 1972 RT 84 min. Home Video Arrow Video (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Of the early 1970s films from future horror masters, Wes Craven’s The Last House on…
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Race with the Devil (1975)
Written by Lee Frost and Wes Bishop Directed by Jack Starrett Starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, Lara Parker, R.G. Armstrong Released June 27, 1975 RT 88 min. Home Video Shout! Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) If you mixed two parts Smokey & the Bandit with one part Rosemary’s Baby, and added just…
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The Mad Magician (1954)
Written by Crane Wilbur Directed by John Brahm Starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Patrick O’Neal, Jay Novello Released May 19, 1954 (New York City) RT 72 min. Home Video Twilight Time Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) It’s not shameful to say you’ve never seen all the movies of your…
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The Giant Claw (1957)
Written by Samuel Newman & Paul Gangelin Directed by Fred F. Sears Starring Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum, Louis Merrill Released June, 1957 RT 75 min. Home Video Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Its reputation preceding it, I’ve never been in too big a hurry to see The Giant…
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Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
Written by Herbert Reinecker Based on the novel The Blue Hand, by Edgar Wallace (1925) Directed by Alfred Vohrer Starring Harald Leipnitz, Klaus Kinski, Carl Lange, Ilse Steppat, Diana Korner Released April 28, 1967 (West Germany) RT 87 min. Home Video Amazon Prime Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) We’ve all seen comedies spoofing dramatic revelations in movies…
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Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)
Written by Anthony Hinds Directed by Peter Sasdy Starring Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Peter Sallis, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair, John Carson, Martin Jarvis, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear, Michael Ripper Released May 7, 1970 (UK), June 7, 1970 (US) RT 91 min. Home Video Warner Brothers (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Off a dirt road…
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The Atomic Brain (1963) aka Monstrosity
Written by Vy Russell & Sue Dwiggins and Dean Dillman Jr. Directed by Joseph V. Mascelli Starring Marjorie Eaton, Frank Gerstle, Frank Fowler, Erika Peters, Judy Bamber, Lisa Lang Released September, 1963 RT 65 min. Home Video Moth Inc (Blu-ray) Note: playing this month on Comet TV Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Can death be outwitted? Is the…
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