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The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)

The film opens under the watchful eye of ravens, skulking beneath a gray sky.  It’s the late seventeenth century, and the days of the Glorious Revolution.  A young man named Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave), … Continue reading

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The Seventh Victim (1943)

This is my favorite of the Val Lewton-produced films, a very curious mixture of horror and film noir that fans of either genre should embrace with equal zeal. Mark Robson was not as naturally gifted a director as Jacques Tourneur, … Continue reading

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Race with the Devil (1975)

Frank Stewart (Warren Oates) sells and modifies motorcycles, and Roger Marsh (Peter Fonda) races them at the track.  As they prepare to head out with their wives (Lara Parker and Loretta Swit) on an epic cross-country vacation to a Colorado … Continue reading

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