Category Archives: Theater Caligari
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
After an extended hiatus, Hammer’s Frankenstein series resumed with The Evil of Frankenstein (1964), the third installment following The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) – which kicked off Hammer horror proper – and The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). Peter Cushing was … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Duncan Lamont, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Katy Wild, Kiwi Kingston, Peter Cushing, Peter Woodthorpe
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The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
Hammer had just completed its Karnstein trilogy loosely derived from Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla when Spanish director Vicente Aranda (The Exquisite Cadaver) delivered a very different adaptation of the seminal vampire novella, La novia ensangrentada, aka The Blood Spattered Bride … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Alexandra Bastedo, Carmilla, horror, Maribel Martin, Simon Andreu, Vampire, Vicente Aranda
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Mill of the Stone Women (1960)
It’s difficult to imagine a more ingeniously original Gothic tableau than the one conjured by the Italian horror Mill of the Stone Women (Il mulino delle donne di pietra, 1960). Here we get not a haunted estate or castle, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, carousel, Giorgio Ferroni, Herbert Boehme, horror, Italy, Mad Scientist, Pierre Brice, Scilla Gabel, windmill, Wolfgang Preiss
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