Category: Occult Age
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Trog (1970)
Written by Aben Kandel Original story by Peter Bryan and John Gilling Directed by Freddie Francis Starring Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay, Kim Braden Released October 24, 1970 RT 93 min. Home Video Warner Archive (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) One of the movies I remember not liking from my adventures at the…
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Night Watch (1973)
Written by Tony Williamson Based on the play by Lucille Fletcher Directed by Brian G. Hutton Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey, Billie Whitelaw, Bill Dean, Linda Hayden Released August 9, 1973 (New York City) RT 99 min. Home Video Warner Archive (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Growing up in Enid, Oklahoma with a mother who…
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The Night Stalker (1972) & The Night Strangler (1973)
Written by Richard Matheson Story by Jeff Rice Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey Starring Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Barry Atwater Released January 11, 1972 RT 74 min. Home Video Kino Lorber Studio Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Written by Richard Matheson Some characters created by Jeff Rice Directed by…
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Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
Written by Brian Clemens Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson Directed by Roy Ward Baker Starring Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim Released October 17, 1971 (UK) RT 97 Home Video Studio Canal (UK, Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) At one of the trips to the Enid Drive-In about which I write so often, I…
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The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Written by Richard Matheson Based on the novel Hell House by Richard Matheson Directed by John Hough Starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt, Roland Culver, Peter Bowles, Michael Gough (uncredited) Released June 15, 1973 RT 95 min. Home Video Shout! Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) One of the 70s horror movies which seems to…
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Rod Labbe on House of Dark Shadows (1970)
ABOUT OUR GUEST While this year’s countdown may officially be finished, I want to share Rod Labbe’s contribution. You may be familiar with Rod, as I am, through his interviews in Scary Monsters. With my lifetime love of Dark Shadows, I find his story particularly compelling. This is a fun read that provides insight into what made…
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Torso (1973)
Another first-time viewing courtesy of Arrow Video… Written by Ernesto Gastaldi, Sergio Martino Directed by Sergio Martino Starring Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson, Roberto Bisacco Released January 4, 1973 (Italy) RT 94 min. Home Video Arrow Video Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT I was aware…
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Ian Taylor on Dark Places (1974)
ABOUT OUR GUEST Last week, I stated that Andrew Llewellen is the one friend/colleague from the We Belong Dead/Unsung Horrors group that I’d most like to meet in person. I was wrong. Ian Taylor is that person. I’m just kidding, of course. My original statement generated some good-natured comments on Facebook that demonstrate why the…
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The Bat People (1974)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Lou Shaw Directed by Jerry Jameson Starring Stewart Moss, Marianne McAndrew, Michael Pataki, Paul Carr Released January 30, 1974 (San Francisco) RT 93 min. Home Video Shout! Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Due to name alone, The Bat People has been on…
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How Awful About Allan (1970)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Henry Farrell Directed by Curtis Harrington Starring Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett Released September 22, 1970 (TV) RT 90 min. Home Video Alpha Video (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT I may very well have seen How…