Tag Archives: horror
Final Exam (1981)
By 1981, slasher films were at their peak – in volume if not in quality. The box office success of the low budget Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) guaranteed several years of imitators aimed at teenagers, the public’s … Continue reading
Secrets of the French Police (1932)
RKO’s Pre-Code Secrets of the French Police (1932) proves that sensationalist, exploitative pulp was passing itself off as authentic crime procedural decades before the modern TV incarnations. The film, produced by David O. Selznick and directed by A. Edward Sutherland … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 30's, Anastasia, David O. Selznick, Frank Morgan, horror, hypnotism, Mad Scientist, Mystery, Pre-Code
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Doctor Faustus (1967)
Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) is best known for his plays The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus and Edward II, and conspiracy theorists have long postulated that he faked his premature death (he was stabbed just above the eye during a brawl) and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, Christopher Marlowe, Elizabeth Taylor, Faust, horror, Richard Burton, Satanism, Surreal, The Devil
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