In this guest review, Constance Metzinger takes a look at the 1962 chiller The Undying Monster: “When stars are bright on a frosty night, Beware thy bane on a rocky lane ” Coastal England at the turn of the century….
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The Scares Continue in “Trilogy of Terror II”
21 years after giving moviegoers chills with the outrageous anthology Trilogy of Terror, the all-star creative team of writer/director Dan Curtis and writers Richard Matheson and William F. Nolan returned for the made-for-TV sequel Trilogy of Terror II. Out this…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Annabelle Comes Home
This week’s Create-A-Caption focuses on the recent horror effort Annabelle Comes Home. Set after the opening scenes of The Conjuring, this chilling series installment finds demonologists Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) locking deadly doll Annabelle up in…
Read more →Poll: Which Universal Monster Scares You the Most?
They’re the most recognizable cinematic creatures in history, the Universal Monsters! The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. These are characters who have embedded themselves…
Read more →Jack Pierce and the Creation of the Frankenstein Monster
The word “Frankenstein” conjures up in most people’s mind the image of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation, his pastiche of bodily parts that he gave life to. We picture him as a huge fearsome man with a flat head, bolts protruding from his neck,…
Read more →Make Room for Hannibal: “The Silence of the Lambs”
In this post, Jim Brymer serves up his thoughts on Jonathan Demme‘s multiple Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs. A serial killer is on the loose. Known by the FBI as “Buffalo Bill”, he has the habit of kidnapping…
Read more →Name Your Five Favorite Fright Flicks!
Things are getting spooky for this latest Open Thread, as I’m asking you to name your five favorite fright flicks. These are the horror movies that you find yourself coming back to year after year, despite knowing their every twist…
Read more →Movie Trailer of the Day: Carnival of Souls
Herk Harvey‘s 1962 chiller Carnival of Souls is the most influential film you’ve never seen. Filmed on a budget of a mere $33,000 in Kansas and Utah, the deeply unsettling (in the best possible way) focuses on a young woman…
Read more →Great Movie Scenes: Young Frankenstein Puts on the Ritz
If you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to why don’t you go…watch Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks‘ 1974 comedy masterpiece is perfect to watch any time of the year, but especially during the Halloween season due to its…
Read more →Create-A-Caption: Creepshow
As flicks like Trilogy of Terror, Trick R Treat and Body Bags have proven to various degrees of success, horror anthologies can be a mixed bag entertainment wise — usually a mix of standout stories with lesser fare. A notable…
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