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Tag Archives: Vampire
Innocent Blood (1992)
In 1981, John Landis, a comedy director best known for Animal House (1978) and The Blues Brothers (1980), decided to make a horror film. It would essentially be a Wolf Man movie, a tribute to his monster kid roots. The … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 90's, Angela Bassett, Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Chazz Palminteri, Comedy, Dario Argento, David Proval, Don Rickles, Frank Oz, horror, John Landis, Linnea Quigley, Luis Guzmán, Mafia, Robert Loggia, Sam Raimi, Strip Club, Tom Savini, Tony Sirico, Vampire
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Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973)
Filmed after hours in a Pennsylvania amusement park called Six Gun Territory (now abandoned), Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973) was, for decades, completely forgotten, but thanks to champions such as Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower, this surreal gem of regional horror has … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Carnival, Ghoul, Hervé Villechaize, horror, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Lon Chaney, Phantom of the Opera, Rollercoaster, Surreal, Tunnel of Love, Vampire
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10 Hammer Favorites
Reviewing The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) has me thinking about my favorite Hammer films, horror or otherwise. What follows is a list of the Hammer films I return to the most often and with the greatest pleasure. It’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, 60's, 70's, Andrew Keir, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, Collinson Twins, dinosaurs, Dracula, Fantasy, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Linda Hayden, Oliver Reed, Peter Cushing, prehistoric, Quatermass, Raquel Welch, Ray Harryhausen, Satanism, Science Fiction, Susan Denberg, The Devil, Vampire, Werewolf
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