Category: Movie Discussions
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Written by John Clifford Directed by Herk Harvey Starring Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger US Release Sept. 26, 1962 RT 91 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; twist of movie revealed. There’s not much I can write about the cult classic, Carnival of Souls,…
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Written by Robertson White and Eric Taylor Directed by John Rawlins Starring Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne US Release Sept. 26, 1947 RT 65 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Some of today’s non-superhero comic book movies could learn a lesson from…
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Horror Express (1972)
Written by Arnaud d’Usseau, Julian Zimet Directed by Eugenio Martin Starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Telly Savalas US Release Feb. 1, 1967 RT 91 min. Home Video Severin Films Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. If there’s ever a case for giving a movie a…
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The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
Written by Jess Franco, Peter Welbeck Directed by Jess Franco Starring Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Howard Marion-Crawford US Release Sept. 24 1969 RT 94 Home Video Blue Underground Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; ending of movie revealed… You learn all you need to know about supervillian Fu…
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Remake Rewind: Cat People
From time to time, Classic Horrors will feature movies released after 1978 when they have a direct connection to those released before 1978. Beginning in May, 2010, until it expanded its content to include more than just the horror genre as Boom Howdy.com, I wrote a column for Downright Creepy.com called “Remake Rewind.” With permission of Boom Howdy, we present an…
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The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
The Mummy’s Hand (1940) is not a sequel to Universal’s 1932 hit, The Mummy; instead, it’s a variation of the tale that introduces some of the stereotypes about the monster that we’ve come to know and love today. Unfortunately, it’s an inferior product in nearly every way. Most egregiously, it plays like a test run…
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The Neanderthal Man (1958)
Written by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen Directed by Ewald Andre Dupont Starring Robert Shayne, Richard Crane, Robert Long, Joyce Terry, Jeannette Quinn US Release June 19, 1953 RT 78 min. Home Video Shout! Factory Classic Horrors rating = 3 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. At risk of ruining any credibility I’ve…
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The Haunting (1963)
From time to time, Classic Horrors will feature movies released after 1978 when they have a direct connection to those released before 1978. Beginning in May, 2010, until it expanded its content to include more than just the horror genre as Boom Howdy.com, I wrote a column for Downright Creepy.com called “Remake Rewind.” With permission of Boom Howdy, we present an…
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Dracula’s Dog (1978) aka Zoltan, Hound of Dracula
Written by Frank Ray Perilli Directed by Albert Band Starring John Levin, Reggie Nalder, Jose Ferrer US Release June, 1978 RT 90 min. Home Video Lionsgate Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. When you have a dog that recognizes other dogs on TV and barks at them every……
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Before I Hang (1940)
Written by Robert Hardy Andrews, Karl Brown Directed by Nick Grind Starring Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett, Edward Van Sloan US Release Sept. 17, 1940 RT 62 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Unless you grew up during a particular…
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