Tag: Vampire
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Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
It’s never impossible to be surprised. I was not expecting to enjoy Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) nearly as much as I did. It may seem that this fact contradicts my discomfort with horror-comedies; however, I don’t consider it horror at all. Unless I’m missing the carriage as it bursts out of an “abandoned” castle…
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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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Condemned to Live (1935)
In a dark cave with the sound of drums beating in the background, a young woman moans that she can’t stand it anymore. “If you love me, kill me.” The man attending to her steps away with another man to discuss the infestation of vampire bats. While one describes how they “attach” themselves to a…
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Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
Written by Garrett Fort Directed by Lambert Hillyer Starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Gilbert Emery, Irving Pichel Released May 11, 1936 RT 71 min. Home Video Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) One thing I love about the Universal Monsters sequels is the attention paid to continuity between…
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Vampyr (1932)
Written by Christen Jul and Carl Theodor Dreyer Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Starring Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel, Sybille Schmitz, Jan Hieronimko, Henriette Gerard Released May 6, 1932 (Germany) RT 83 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Reflecting on an article I wrote some time ago about film adaptations of…
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Son of Dracula (1943)
Written by Eric Taylor Directed by Robert Siodmak Starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Frank Craven US Release Nov. 5, 1943 RT 80 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) If there’s anything worse than Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankenstein’s monster, it’s Lon Chaney Jr. as Dracula. With…
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House of Dracula (1945)
Written by Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams, Glenn Strange US Release Dec. 7, 1945 RT 67 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. They should have quit while they…
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House of Frankenstein (1944)
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Directed by Erle C. Kenton Starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill US Release Dec. 1, 1944 RT 71 min. Home Video Universal Studios Home Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. House of Frankenstein (1944) is another…
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Dracula (1931)
Written by Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston Based on the play by Garrett Fort Directed by Tod Browning Starring Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Helen Chandler US Release Feb. 14, 1931 RT 85 Home Video Universal Studios Home Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: reviews contain plot spoilers. With so many screen…
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