Category Archives: Theater Caligari
Horror Rises from the Tomb (1972)
Scream Factory’s new 5-disc, 5-film set The Paul Naschy Collection seeks to bring wider exposure to Spain’s horror auteur, writer/director/star Paul Naschy. Scream has modeled this set after their three indispensable volumes of Vincent Price films, which I hope means … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Carlos Aured, Emma Cohen, Helga Liné, horror, Paul Naschy, severed head, Surreal, Talisman, Vampire, Warlock, Witch, Zombie
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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
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
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Tagged 60's, Christopher Marlowe, Elizabeth Taylor, Faust, horror, Richard Burton, Satanism, Surreal, The Devil
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