Written by Christopher Wicking Directed by Peter Sykes Starring Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell, Paul Jones, Patrick Magee US Release May, 1974 RT 89 min. Home Video Anchor Bay Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; major plot points revealed. Demons of the Mind is a…

Written by Michael Carreras Directed by Don Chaffey Starring Tony Bonner, Robin John, Julie Ege US Release Sept. 1, 1971 RT 92 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. When you go on a movie binge like I have, watching more than…

Written by Val Guest Directed by Val Guest Starring Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon US Release March 17, 1971 RT 96 min. Home Video Warner Bros. Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; ending of movie revealed. Ten years after director Val Guest made Stop Me Before I Kill! for…

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…

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……

Written by David Zelag Goodman Directed by Michael Anderson Starring Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter US Release June 23, 1976 RT 119 Home Video Warner Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. I distinctly remember the first time I did not see Logan’s Run.  My best…

Written by John Sayles Directed by Joe Dante Starring Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy US Release Aug. 3, 1978 RT 94 min. Home Video Shout! Factory Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. In 1975, the movie Jaws started a phenomenon called “the summer blockbuster”, forever changing the…

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 original post from the archives… It’s rare, if not impossible, to find a horror remake that undeniably improves upon its…

Warning: review contains plot spoilers. Urban Dictionary defines “Stepford Wife” as a term “used to describe a servile, compliant, submissive, spineless wife who happily does her husband’s bidding and serves his every whim dutifully.”  The 1975 movie, The Stepford Wives, based on Ira Levin’s novel, would probably add to that definition that these women also…

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 a version…