Tag: Satan

  • Chamber of Horrors (1966)

    Chamber of Horrors (1966)

    October 19, 1966 Chamber of Horrors (1966) was intended as a pilot for a series, but was too “intense” for television, so additional footage was added and it was released as a theatrical motion picture. Neither these circumstances, nor the movie itself, is as strange as what the series might have been: a period detective…

  • Re-Animator (1985)

    Re-Animator (1985)

    October 18, 1985 Today we have another mid-80’s horror film that I’d never seen. It may be surprising to learn it’s one that’s been so popular over the years: Re-Animator (1985.) There was a time when I had little interest in a movie that featured over-the-top gore, as well as prejudice against what I perceived…

  • The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941)

    The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941)

    aka All That Money Can Buy October 17, 1941 This discussion is updated from one first published on Sept. 26, 2022… The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941) evokes It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) for me. Both are about men who make unfortunate decisions but discover the error of their ways and are given an opportunity…

  • The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941)

    The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941)

    aka All That Money Can Buy The Devil & Daniel Webster (1941) evokes It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) for me. Both are about men who make unfortunate decisions but discover the error of their ways and are given an opportunity to return to their original lives. Also, both save the climactic resolutions for a few…

  • The Student of Prague (1913)

    The Student of Prague (1913)

    Written by Hanns Heinz Ewers Directed by Paul Wegener, Stellan Rye Starring Paul Wegener, Grete Berger, Lyda Salmonova, John Gottowt Released August 22, 1913 (Germany) RT 41 min. Home Video Alpha Home Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) When watching silent movies, I don’t know that you can ever see one in an environment that…