Category Archives: Theater Fantastique

The Lost Continent (1968)

Posted on May 5, 2020 at 7:51 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

After taking one of the black magic novels of bestselling author Dennis Wheatley and turning it into a genuine Hammer horror classic – The Devil Rides Out (1968) – the studio next embarked on one of the author’s pulp adventures, … Continue reading →

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The Cyclops (1957)

Posted on April 3, 2020 at 1:15 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Following the endearing dinosaur planet movie King Dinosaur (1955), in which the titular dinosaur was an overgrown iguana, Wisconsin’s own Bert I. Gordon embarked upon The Cyclops (1957), writing, producing, directing, and contributing special effects. He completed production in 1956 … Continue reading →

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In the Aftermath (1988)

Posted on March 20, 2020 at 3:17 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Perhaps the strangest entry in the post-apocalypse genre is In the Aftermath (1988), a hybrid of live action and Japanese anime patched together for the home video market by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures – though it feels like the … Continue reading →

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