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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Posted on April 11, 2015 at 8:04 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is one of those rare films whose stamp has marked so much of horror, fantasy, and film noir that it hardly seems to have existed in the first place. Therefore it seems … Continue reading →

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Christmas Evil (1980)

Posted on December 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Multiple versions of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” play prominently throughout Christmas Evil (1980), including a disco cover, but frequently it’s just deranged Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggart, Dressed to Kill) humming it to himself while he implodes, and then … Continue reading →

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Body Double (1984)

Posted on August 3, 2014 at 2:34 am by Jeff Kuykendall

If you’re celebrating the new, extras-packed Phantom of the Paradise Blu-Ray from Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory imprint, you could expand your evening to a double feature by pairing the rock musical/horror/comedy with another Brian De Palma experiment in Hollywood meta, … Continue reading →

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