In the first few decades of filmmaking, the “monster movie” scene was dominated by classic supernatural creatures. Vampires (Nosferatu, Dracula), reanimated dead men (Frankenstein, The Mummy), werewolves (The Wolf Man), and other fiends culled from legend and Gothic literature were…
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It may not seem odd in an era of Dark Shadows reruns, Anne Rice novels, and the Twilight films, but one has to wonder what moviegoers thought on Valentine’s Day, 1931. Opening in theatres nationwide was a new Universal picture…
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/theme. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the films. When it comes to classic horror films, few names are more…
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Believe it or not, 2025 marks 70 years since Clint Eastwood made his motion picture debut. Discovered in 1953-54 while he was serving in the Army at California’s since-closed Fort Ord, the 24-year-old Golden State native auditioned for Universal Pictures…
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Last Friday on this blog I presented an article saluting several of the most iconic horror movie masks. My first pick chronologically was the “Red Death” costume Lon Chaney’s Erik dons in 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera. As chilling…
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Today is the first day of October. The weather is turning a little nippy. Pumpkin patches are popping up across the countryside. And stores are urging you to stock up on enough candy to give the neighborhood kids a week-long…
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When one thinks of cinematic werewolves, the first character that generally springs to mind is Lawrence “Larry” Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), the cursed protagonist introduced in Universal’s 1941 shocker The Wolf Man. Despite dying at that film’s end, Chaney went…
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“A sinister and unholy figure from the distant past, brought into the 20th century with the unwitting help of a poor chap driven insane by the experience, rises from his grave and sets out to draw a beautiful young woman…
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It’s time for the latest rundown of Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD new releases. And what a great batch of titles we have got for you this time! From movies fresh out of the theaters to classic films getting…
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The Wolf Man remains one of the most loved horror films of all time thanks to its effective scares and atmospheric production design. ‘Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a…
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