Tag Archives: Haunted House
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
The signature haunted image of Mario Bava’s Gothic classic Kill, Baby, Kill (Operazione paura, 1966) is that of a child’s hands pressing the outside of a window. That, and the moonlight shimmering from behind the fingers, contrasting with the darkness … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, Creepy Dolls, Ghosts, Haunted House, horror, Italy, Mario Bava, Surreal, Witch
Comments Off on Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (51-75)
Part 3 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #51 Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) D: Mario Bava Renowned horror stylist Bava submits this … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 60's, 70's, 80's, Aleksandr Ptushko, Andrei Tarkovsky, Animation, Arthur C. Clarke, Beatles, black cat, Christopher Lee, Dragon, fairy tale, Fantasy, George Lucas, Greek Mythology, Hammer, Haunted House, Jacques Rivette, Japan, Jean Rollin, Jodorowsky, John Boorman, Mario Bava, Medusa, Merlin, Planet of the Apes, Ralph Bakshi, Ray Harryhausen, Russian, Satanism, Science Fiction, Stanley Kubrick, Sword and Sorcery, The Devil, Vampire, Werewolf, Witch
1 Comment
The Uninvited (1944)
Though it may not be strictly accurate, in many ways it feels that the haunted house genre was born with The Uninvited (1944). An indelible supernatural cocktail mixing equal parts the Old Dark House genre with Hitchcock & Selznick’s adaptation … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 40's, Haunted House, horror, Mystery, Ray Milland, seance
Comments Off on The Uninvited (1944)
