I never realized until watching it again recently that The Fly (1958) was in color, for whatever reason my memory of it is in black and white. Either way, it has to be one of the strangest movies ever made. Patricia Owens’s portrayal of Hélène Delambre is hysterical to mysterious to psychotic. She’s killed her…
Would you like to see one of those heads? Nora Manning House on Haunted Hill (1959) starts with screams and demented laughter, then disembodied heads floating through the air, introducing the movie and the characters, which reminded me of an Agatha Christie book. I loved it from the first sequence, how is it possible not…
Vincent Price is my favorite actor, and to honor his birthday, I’ve decided to tell you about a few of his movies that I find exceptional. The simplicity of The Bat (1959) makes it strong. Even the one effect is stupendous; really, I’m not making fun of it. I wonder if they tried to get a…
Yes, I know The Greatest Show On Earth (1952) is not a horror movie. While it does have thrills and suspense and drama, no it is not horror. The reason I’m talking about this movie today is because February 10, 2019 marks the seventh anniversary of Circus Tarot, and The Greatest Show On Earth is…
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet. Woah oh, oh oh oh. At the late night double feature picture show. – Science Fiction Double Feature, Rocky Horror Picture Show Normally, I don’t review SciFi movies, but this is one that I stumbled upon in the guide and couldn’t not watch it again for the thousandth time….
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is one of my favorites from the era, it adds a layer to Frankenstein’s Monster. He’s totally misjudged by everyone. He just wants to be treated like everyone else, and the only one who does is the blind man, but that’s short lived. Then there’s crazy-ass Doctor Pretorius, who’s somehow made little…
It’s amazing how influential movies are in today’s culture. Every time I walk into a Hot Topic or even World Market, there are bits of these guys flooding the shelves, especially at Halloween. And I also see the copy-cat aspects in other movies. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) is always something to watch when…
