Between 1971 and 1978, the BBC had a delightful tradition of broadcasting a short film based on a classic ghost story every year around Christmas. The original annual run of the series consisted of eight episodes, five of which were based on stories by M.R. James, seven of which were directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, … More Revisiting A Ghost Story for Christmas (1971-1978)
Even though I’m absolutely not religious in any way, shape, or form, I’ve always found something very appealing about the religious horror films of the 60s and 70s, particularly classics like Rosemary’s Baby, The Devils, The Exorcist, and The Omen. One movie along those lines that doesn’t get brought up nearly as much, though, is … More Book vs Movie: The Sentinel
Yeah, yeah, I know I’d been on a “new international films” kick with my past few reviews, but for this one, I decided to get back to a genre I’ve been sadly neglecting for quite a while: good old 1970s giallo goodness. Shudder has a decent selection of some more obscure titles, so I chose … More Movies: My Dear Killer (aka Mio Caro Assassino) (1972)
As I mentioned in my post about Thriller episodes, I’ve decided to switch to a one-episode-at-a-time format for both my Thriller series and this Night Gallery series, rather than the six-episode chunks I was tackling before. It’s just a lot less daunting and time-consuming overall. Hope y’all don’t mind. So when we last left Night … More Revisiting Night Gallery: Season 2, Episode 13 – “The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror”
In 1968, Michael Reeves’s historical folk horror film Witchfinder General (which Tom and I reviewed here) hit theaters in its native Britain. Starring the always incredible Vincent Price and renamed The Conqueror Worm for American audiences, the film took the real-life figure of English witchfinder Matthew Hopkins and spun a lurid tale of torture and … More Movies: Mark of the Devil (1970)
The other day, the mood struck me, as it sometimes does, to take in a forgotten film from the 1970s, one I hadn’t seen before but had heard a few people talking about here and there. And that’s how I stumbled upon 1974’s Frightmare, a British film that I remember seeing the cover of numerous … More Movies: Frightmare (1974)
At long last, I’m returning to my breakdowns of Night Gallery episodes, so let’s get right into this next half-dozen from season two. Episode 7“Midnight Never Ends” This one starts out fantastically creepy and evocative, but can’t quite stick the landing, sadly. Like some of the previous episodes I discussed, it was directed by Jeannot … More Revisiting Night Gallery: Season Two (Episodes 7-12)
I’m Jenny, and I love horror movies. It doesn’t even really matter to me what era or subgenre they come from (though of course, I have my preferences); just give me some ghost-choked castles, some unspeakable monsters, some taboo-breaking imagery, and/or gallons of dripping gore, and I’m a happy Crystal Lake camper. As a matter … More A History of Horror Movies
Every once in a while, to get ideas for these reviews, I’ll idly browse through internet lists of underrated and underseen horror films, looking for an older movie I haven’t seen before. And it was during one of these browsing sessions that I stumbled across a 1977 flick that I had not only never seen, … More Movies: Scalpel (aka False Face) (1977)
Adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories tend to be kinda hit or miss; admittedly, his particular brand of cosmic horror is difficult to render effectively on screen, and for that reason, the best “Lovecraftian” films tend to be ones that don’t necessarily adapt an existing story, but simply work within the mythos the peculiar author created. … More Movies: The Dunwich Horror (1970)
The Scare Salon 