Category: Movie Discussions
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Between Night & Dawn
The purpose of Arrow Video’s limited edition box set, Between Night & Dawn is “to shine a light on the broader thematic concerns and auteurist leanings of a skilled craftsman too often pigeonholed within the genre.” However, for a collection of three films made during the period between George A. Romero’s Night of the Living…
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Movie Comics: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Written by Brian DePalma Directed by Brian DePalma Starring William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham Premiere November 1, 1974 RT 92 min. Home Video Scream Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by DC Comics. Watch for new editions every Wednesday on New Comic Book…
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Burnt Offerings (1976)
Written by William F. Nolan and Dan Curtis Based on the novel by Robert Marasco Directed by Dan Curtis Starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith, Eileen Heckart, Lee Montgomery, Dub Taylor, Bette Davis Premiere August 25, 1976 RT 116 min. Home Video Kino Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) On Friday nights when I…
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Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
Written by Rene Cardona Jr., Rene Cardona Directed by Rene Cardona Starring Jose Elias Moreno, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Armando Silvestre, Norma Lazareno, Agustin Martinez Solares Released February 6, 1969 (Mexico) RT 83 min. Home Video Image Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) From what little I could learn on my own about La Horripilante bestia…
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Curse of the Doll People (1961)
Written by Alfredo Salazar Directed by Benito Alazraki Starring Elvira Quintana, Ramon Gay, Roberto G. Rivera, Quintin Bulnes Released April 13, 1961 (Mexico) RT 81 min. Home Video Vci Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) The story is neither complicated nor unique. When four men witness a human sacrifice in Haiti, and steal the idol…
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El Vampiro (1957)
Written by Ramon Rodriguez Directed by Fernando Mendez Starring Abel Salazar, Ariadna Welter, Carmen Montejo, Jose Luis Jimenez, German Robles Released October 4, 1957 (Mexico) RT 95 min. Home Video Casanegra (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) From the very first shot of El Vampiro (1957), I thought, “Wow! I’m watching a Hammer film!” A vampire stands…
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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1964)
Written by Jose Mojica Marins, Magda Mei Directed by Jose Mojica Marins Starring Jose Mojica Marins, Magda Mei, Nivaldo Lima, Valeria Vasquez Released November 9, 196r (Brazil) RT 84 min. Home Video Synapse Films (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul was my introduction to the character of “Coffin Joe,” much like it…
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Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
Written by Kyuzo Kobayashi, Susumu Takaku Directed by Hajime Sato Starring Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Sato, Eizo Kitamura, Hideo Ko, Kathy Horan, Yuko Kusunoki, Kazuo Kato, Hiroyuki Nishimoto Released August 14, 1968 (Japan) RT 84 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) TCM televised Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968) fairly regularly during the…
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A Page of Madness (1926)
Written by Yasunari Kawabata & Teinosuke Kinugasa & Minoru Inuzuka & Banko Sawada Based on the short story by Yasunari Kawabata Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa Starring Masuo Inoue, Ayako Iijima, Yoshie Nakagawa Released September 24, 1926 (Japan) RT 78 min. Home Video Flicker Alley (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) How Wikipedia can offer two complete…
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Night of Fear (1972)
Written by Terry Bourke Directed by Terry Bourke Starring Norman Yemm, Carla Hoogeveen Released November, 1972 (Australia) RT 54 min. Home Video Sinister Cinema (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) If you’re designing a room for a haunted house, you might want to get some ideas from Night of Fear (1972), an Australian horror film that,…
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