Category: Movie Discussions
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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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Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Written by Ki-duk Kim, Run-sung Set Directed by Ki-duk Kim Starring Yeong-il Oh, Jeong-im Nam, Sun-jae Lee, Moon Kang, Kwang Ho Lee Released August 13, 1967 (South Korea) RT 80 min. Home Video Kino Lorber (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Yongary, Monster of the Deep (1967) is South Korea’s entry into the daikaiju (large strange…
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Mahal (1949)
Written by Kamal Amrohi Directed by Kamal Amrohi Starring Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, M. Kumar, Vijayalaxmi, Kanu Roy Released 1949 (India) RT 165 min. Home Video Bollywood Films Home Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) I once watched a three-hour and twenty-minute Bollywood movie about cricket (Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, 2001). Against all…