Category: Movie Discussions
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The Vampire Doll (1970)
Written by Hiroshi Nagano, Ei Ogawa Directed by Michio Yamamoto Starring Kayo Matsuo, Akira Nakao, Atsuo Nakamura, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yoko Minakuze Released July 4, 1970 (Japan) RT 71 min. Home Video Arrow Video (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) It’s strange to hear thunder crashing behind the familiar Toho logo at the beginning of The Vampire Doll (1970),…
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From Beyond the Grave (1974)
Written by Raymond Christodoulou, Robin Clarke Based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes Directed by Kevin Connor Starring Peter Cushing, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors, Margaret Leighton, Donald Pleasence, David Warner, Ian Ogilvy, Lesley-Anne Down Released November 7, 1975 (United States) RT 97 min. Home Video Warner Archive Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Although it was the final anthology…
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El Caminante (1979) The Devil Incarnate
Written by Paul Naschy, Eduarda Targioni Directed by Paul Naschy Starring Paul Naschy, Sar Lezana, David Rocha Released April 23, 1980 (Spain) RT 89 min. Home Video Mondo Macabro (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Never shown theatrically in the United States, El Caminante (1979), what is perhaps Paul Naschy’s most acclaimed film, finally makes its home video…
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The Black Sleep (1956)
Written by John C. Higgins (story by Gerald Drayson Adams) Directed by Reginald Le Borg Starring Basil Rathbone, Herbert Rudley, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson Released June, 1956 RT 82 min. Home Video Kino Lorber Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) When I saw the cast list, I wondered why I’d never heard…
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The Maze (1953)
Written by Daniel B. Ullman Based on the novel by Maurice Sandoz Directed by William Cameron Menzies Starring Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery Released July 26, 1953 RT 80 min. Home Video Kino Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Do you ever read something about a movie, add it to your “watch list,” but then not…
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The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
Written by Max Ehrlich, based on his novel Directed by J. Lee Thompson Starring Michael Sarrazin, Jennifer O’Neill, Margot Kidder Released April 25, 1975 (New York City) RT 105 min. Home Video Coming on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Classics on May 29, 2018 Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Here’s one of the things wrong with the United States.…
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The Twilight People (1972)
Written by Eddie Romero, Jerome Small Directed by Eddie Romero Starring John Ashley, Pat Woodell, Jan Merlin, Charles Maculay, Pam Grier Released June, 1972 RT 81 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Can a home video release magically transform a bad movie into a good one? Maybe not, but it can…
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I Bury the Living (1958)
Written by Louis Garfinkle Directed by Albert Band Starring Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer, Herbert Anderson, Robert Osterloh Released July, 1958 RT 77 min. Home Video Netflix (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Science has learned that man possesses powers which go beyond the boundaries of the natural. This is the story of one confronted by such…
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Grave of the Vampire (1972)
Written by David Chase (screenplay), John Hayes (screen treatment) Based on novel The Still Life (uncredited) by David Chase Directed by John Hayes Starring William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters, Diane Holden Released October 13, 1972 RT 95 min. Home Video Amazon Prime (streaming) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) You discover all the time about famous actors, directors…
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Deep Red (1975)
Written by Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi Directed by Dario Argento Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Meril Released March 7, 1975 (Italy) RT 126 min. Home Video Arrow Video Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) More than one of the bonus materials on Arrow Video’s new two-disc Blu-ray release of Deep Red (Profundo Rosso) emphasizes the importance…
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