Category Archives: Theater Caligari

Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)

Posted on November 14, 2020 at 9:55 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The best thing about Waxwork (1988) was its enthusiasm. The debut film of Anthony Hickox, the son of legendary editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia) and director Douglas Hickox (Theater of Blood), it wore its love of monster movies … Continue reading →

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Messiah of Evil (1973)

Posted on September 10, 2020 at 9:30 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

“It’s like the thing that’s taking over my body no longer needs human blood…” Messiah of Evil (1973) is that rare drive-in movie which captures the mesmerizing, almost stream-of-consciousness horror of Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls (1962). It also rises … Continue reading →

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Daughters of Darkness (1971)

Posted on August 28, 2020 at 11:29 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Two traveling newlyweds, Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet), arrive by train to Ostend on the northern coast of Belgium in the off-season. The ocean churns against a desolate beach, and the cries of seagulls slice crisply through the … Continue reading →

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