Tag: Horror
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Nosferatu (1922)
There seem to be conflicting stories about how open F.W. Murnau was about his sexuality. During promotion for the 2000 film, Shadow of the Vampire, Susan King wrote In the January 4, 2001, issue of the Los Angeles Times, “Murnau was a closet homosexual, but his ‘secret’ came out with his death in a car…
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The Wasp Woman (1959)
At 63 minutes, the theatrical version of The Wasp Woman (1959) is perfectly efficient with its storytelling, and that story is perfectly simple. It’s the 23rd movie directed by Roger Corman, who also makes a cameo appearance as a doctor at the hospital, and I’d say his creative machine was firing on all cylinders. It’s…
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Teenage Zombies (1959)
There’s no reason I should have any fondness for Teenage Zombies (1959), a movie that, perhaps not surprisingly, does not feature any teenage zombies. Well, two young women do become under the influence of an experimental gas that causes them to stand speechless for a few minutes. Somehow, though, I enjoyed it. It’s not a…
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The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (1958)
A large part of The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (1958), I’m guessing about two-thirds of it, is told in flashback, which makes sense because only about one-third is original material. The flashback sequences are actually recaps of two previous movies: The Aztec Mummy (1957) and The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1958). It’s an…
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Half Human (1958)
aka Ju jin yuki otoko (1955) There’s an exception to every rule. While I consider myself a purist and almost always prefer my foreign horror in its original, unadulterated condition, there’s one movie that I enjoy more in its edited American version: Half Human. Imagine a movie that’s overlong at 94 minutes: that’s Ju jin…
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The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)
Another low budget movie that I’ve neglected to watch is now another low budget movie that I adore! Oh, The Hideous Sun Demon (1958), where have you been all my life? I tell you, with The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955), The Killer Shrews (1959), The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962), and now this one,…
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The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
You’d think I would learn by now. With its reputation (and a 3.5 IMDb rating), The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) has always been at the bottom of my watch list. When Cathy Downs was nominated for a 2019 Monster Rally Retro Award (http://tinyurl.com/rallies2019) on Monster Kid Radio, I decided I needed to watch it…
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Written by Curt Siodmak Directed by George Waggner Starring Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya, Evelyn Ankers Released Dec. 12, 1941 RT 70 min. Home Video Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Until I recently re-watched The Wolf Man (1941), I would have told you it was the best…
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Mad Love (1935)
Written by P. J. Wolfson and John L. Balderston From the novel Les Mains D’Orlac by Maurice Renard Directed by Karl Freund Starring Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive US Release July 12, 1935 RT 68 min. Home Video Warner Brothers Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Mad Love is one of several adaptations of Maurice Renard’s…
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The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
Written by Griffin Jay and Henry Sucher Directed by Harold Young Starring Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Turhan Bey, Lon Chaney Jr. US Release October 23, 1942 RT 60 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Note: I’ve previously posted reviews of The Mummy…
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