Tag Archives: Zombie

Dr. Orloff’s Monster (1964)

Posted on March 23, 2014 at 3:47 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Jess Franco’s The Awful Dr. Orlof (Gritos en la noche, 1962), despite its Z-grade budget and numerous limitations, crafted a template for the many, many Franco exploitation films to come. He built upon Universal Frankenstein films and the sensual qualities … Continue reading →

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The House of Seven Corpses (1974)

Posted on August 23, 2013 at 4:59 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

A film crew has come to the Beal House to shoot a horror movie about the murders which took place there generations ago: seven victims, shot, hanged, drowned, and stabbed. The veteran director, Eric Hartman (John Ireland, Red River), has … Continue reading →

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Lifeforce (1985)

Posted on June 15, 2013 at 4:25 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Earlier this year Chicago’s Music Box Theatre hosted the “70mm Festival,” projecting in gorgeous 70mm prints of Vertigo (1958), West Side Story (1961), Lord Jim (1965), Playtime (1967), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Hamlet (1996), … Continue reading →

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