Category Archives: Theater Caligari
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
It’s possible that The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) is Hammer’s best Frankenstein movie. This is a high bar to clear – from 1957 through 1974, the Peter Cushing-led series is for the most part more interesting and intelligent than the … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Eunice Gayson, Francis Matthews, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Michael Gwynn, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher
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Dead of Night (1945)
The anthology film Dead of Night (1945) has an insidiously unsettling quality which sinks slowly into you, seemingly out of nowhere, but stretching into your veins like a virus. Quite literally, watching it is to step into a nightmare, one … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's, Basil Dearden, Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Christmas, Comedy, dummy, Ealing, Ghosts, golfing, H.G. Wells, horror, Mervyn Johns, Michael Redgrave, Robert Hamer, Surreal, ventriloquist
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Double Feature: Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)/Beast of Blood (1970)
Having already taken a look at the first two titles in Severin’s limited edition box set The Blood Island Collection – Terror is a Man (1959) and Brides of Blood (1968) – let’s move on to our last pair of … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, 70's, Eddie Romero, Gerry de Leon, horror, John Ashley, Mad Scientist, severed head
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