Category: Movie Discussions

  • The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

    The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

    Written by John Sherwood Directed by Arthur A. Ross Starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden US Release April 26, 1956 RT 78 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) For what I would consider to be the final Universal Monsters movie, The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) seems fairly ambitious.…

  • Panic in Year Zero (1962)

    Panic in Year Zero (1962)

    Written by Jay Simms and John Morton Directed by Ray Milland Starring Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon US Release July 5, 1962 RT 93 min. Home Video Kino Classics Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Try as I might, I have a hard time enjoying Panic in…

  • Murders in the Zoo (1933)

    Murders in the Zoo (1933)

    Written by Philip Wylie and Seton I. Miller Directed by A. Edward Sutherland Starring Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott US Release March 31, 1933 RT 62 min. Home Video Universal Studios Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) IMDb Synopsis.  A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and…

  • Revenge of the Creature (1955)

    Revenge of the Creature (1955)

    Written by Martin Berkeley Directed by Jack Arnold Starring John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva US Release March 29, 1955 RT 82 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Unless there were two of them, the Gill-man survived being shot at the end of Creature from the Black Lagoon…

  • Sisters (1972)

    Sisters (1972)

    Written by Brian De Palma & Louisa Rose Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning US Release March 27, 1973 RT 93 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) When I was a child, there were no video stores. There was no Netflix, Amazon Instant Video…

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

    Written by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Ross Directed by Jack Arnold Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning US Release March 5,  1954 RT 79 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) By the early 1950s, the classic, earth-bound creatures that served Universal so well for 20 years had become guest…

  • Dracula (TV-1974)

    Dracula (TV-1974)

    Written by Richard Matheson Directed by Dan Curtis Starring Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis US Airdate Feb. 8, 1974 RT 98 min. Home Video MPI Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) According to imdb, the most filmed character of all time is Dracula. As horror fans, I’m sure we’ll all seen at…

  • The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

    The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

    Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by Robert Florey Starring Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen, J. Carrol Naish US Release Feb. 8, 1947 RT 88 min. Home Video Warner Archive Collection Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) IMDb Synopsis.  In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a one-handed, wheelchair-bound pianist, with a…

  • The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

    The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

    Written by Lester Cole & Curt Siodmak Directed by Joe May Starring Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey US Release Jan. 12, 1940 RT 81 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) The Universal sequel The Invisible Man Returns (1940) was made seven years after The Invisible Man,…

  • The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)

    The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)

    Written by Griffin Jay & Henry Sucher & Brenda Weisburg Directed by Reginald Le Borg Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, George Zucco, Robert Lowery US Release Dec.31, 1944 RT 61 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Although they’re not great, the movies…