Category: Psychological Age
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Dominique Lamssies on Two Shades of Gothic: Castle of Blood (1964) and Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965)
ABOUT OUR GUEST Of my guests this month, I feel like I know Dominique Lamssies the least. I’ve heard her when she’s been a guest on Monster Kid Radio and enjoy her voice… not just vocally, but also what she actually has to say. She shares a unique perspective on the aspects of horror about…
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Die, Monster, Die (1965)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Jerry Sohl Based on The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft Directed by Daniel Haller Starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson, Suzan Farmer, Terence de Marney, Patrick Magee Released October 27, 1965 RT 80 min. Home Video Shout! Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) WHY…
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The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Richard Hilliard Directed by Del Tenney Starring John Scott, Alice Lyon, Allan Laurel, Eulabelle Moore, Marilyn Clarke Released April 29, 1964 (New York City) RT 78 min. Home Video Severin Films (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT I’ve wanted to see The Horror…
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Neil Pike on Night Fright (1967)
ABOUT OUR GUEST I “met” Neil when we co-authored a chapter on the 1970s in the soon-to-be-published retrospective of the genre during the 20th century, from the folks at We Belong Dead. I enjoyed the experience greatly; he is a conscientious and responsive collaborator. I’d work with him again in a heartbeat. Neil has contributed to a…
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Island of Terror (1966)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Edward Mann and Al Ramsen Directed by Terence Fisher Starring Peter Cushing, Edward Judd, Carole Gray, Eddie Byrne, Sam Kydd Released June 20, 1966 (UK) RT 89 min. Home Video Scream Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Yes, it stars Peter Cushing…
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Kevin Nickelson on The Psychopath (1966)
ABOUT OUR GUEST Kevin is one of the gentlemen I met while writing for We Belong Dead magazine and Unsung Horrors. Well, meeting him in person didn’t happen until I travelled to L.A. for the Batman ’66 exhibit and The Curse of the Werewolf retrospective with Yvonne Romain earlier this year. Not only does he…
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
This one comes from the DVR… Written by Robert Carrington & Jane-Howard Hammerstein From the play by Frederick Knott Directed by Terence Young Starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Weston Released Oct. 26, 1967 RT 108 min. Home Video Warner Archive (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Actually,…
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Cyborg 2087 (1966)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Arthur C. Pierce Directed by Franklin Adreon Starring Michael Rennie, Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, Warren Stevens, Eduard Franz Released October, 1966 RT 86 min. Home Video Kino Lorber Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT Cyborg 2087 is another movie I had never heard of. …
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Orrin Grey on Dark Intruder (1965)
ABOUT OUR GUEST I’ve known Orrin for over 20 years. We first met when he was attending college at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. He worked at one of the video stores I owned at the time. I always liked Orrin, not only because he would work long and strange hours, but also because…
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Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) & The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)
Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) Written by Teruo Ishii & Masahiro Based on the novel by Rampo Edogawa Directed by Teruo Ishii Starring Teruo Yoshida, Yukie Kagawa, Teruko Yumi, Mitsuko Aoi, Michiko Kobata Released October 31, 1969 (Japan) RT 99 min. Home Video Arrow Video (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Several times during the first…