Category Archives: Theater Caligari

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

Posted on April 18, 2020 at 9:04 am by Jeff Kuykendall

One of the last gasps of Hammer horror, and possibly the finest of that home stretch of films, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) was only released two years after it was completed, and then with such limited British distribution that … Continue reading →

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The City of the Dead (1960)

Posted on March 10, 2020 at 9:43 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Just prior to establishing Amicus Productions, one of the major names in 60’s and 70’s horror, American producers Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg collaborated on a British film, The City of the Dead (1960), released in the States as Horror … Continue reading →

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X the Unknown (1956)

Posted on February 8, 2020 at 7:53 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When Hammer released 1955’s The Quatermass Xperiment, the emphasized X of the title served to proudly display the X certificate it received from the British Board of Film Censors. Limiting the audience to those over 16 would not be an … Continue reading →

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