Horror movies

She, starring Ursula Andres, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee

She

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May 20, 2017December 27, 2022

She (1965) starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Ursula Andres

Set in Palestine in 1918 “She“, relates the story of three wartime buddies — Major Horace Holly (Peter Cushing), Leo Vincy (John Richardson) and Job (Bernard Cribbons), who at the end of the war find themselves in the Middle East with no real desire to return home to England. Encountering a beautiful and mysterious woman called Ustane (Rosenda Monteros), one evening in a nightclub Leo is lured away and then knocked out. When he comes to, he discovers himself in a strange house where he encounters another beautiful woman, who calls herself Ayesha (Ursula Andress) — She who must be obeyed.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

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May 20, 2017November 12, 2022

Synopsis of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Larry Talbot, the unwilling Wolf Man, is returned to life with the unwitting help of grave robbers. He wishes only to die, in order to avoid hurting anyone else as the Wolf Man. So, he gets the help of the old gypsy from the original Wolf Man film. He is striving to get the assistance of the reviled Dr. Frankenstein … A man who supposedly discovered the secrets of life and death. The doctor isn’t available, but Talbot uncovers his monster (played by Bela Lugosi). With a confrontation between the two monsters being inevitable.

Horror Express

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May 20, 2017March 27, 2024

Horror Express (1972) starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Telly Savalas – an above-average monster movie with the monster …

The Raven

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May 20, 2017December 2, 2023

The Raven (1963) starring Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Jack Nicholson, Hazel Court

In short, The Raven is one of the funniest movies that I’ve ever seen, in any genre. It has some truly scary moments as well, and gives some of the best horror actors of all time — Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Peter Lorre — room to work, and they do so wonderfully.

Jack Nicholson, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Olive Sturgess

The movie is ever-so-loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe’s classic poem, The Raven. And, in fact, Vincent Price plays the part of Dr. Erasmus Craven, the previously-unnamed narrator of the poem, who is mourning for his lost wife, Lanore (played by the beautiful and talented Hazel Court) — although his daughter Estelle (played by Olive Sturgess) tries to comfort him, he turns inward, and away from the world, a virtual recluse — until he gets a visit from the titular raven. A talking raven …

The Day Mars Invaded Earth

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May 20, 2017May 10, 2022

The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963), starring Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor

The Day Mars Invaded Earth isn’t a cheesy monster movie — but a subtle one. It’s an invasion that happens so gradually, that the characters, and the audience, isn’t sure at first that anything is going on. It’s in the vein of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but in my opinion, more subtle, and therefore more frightening.If you think “ashes in the pool,” you’re thinking of this movie — and if that means nothing to you, that simply means that you haven’t seen the movie yet. And I won’t spoil your viewing pleasure by explaining what that means in this review.

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May 20, 2017August 8, 2023

The Selling of Scarry Manor (2011) starring Gabriel Diani, Janet Varney, Jonathan Klein

Yesterday, I ran across a movie titled The Selling on the Chiller cable network. Normally, I don’t bother watching Chiller. It tends to have the blood spewing, goriness that I don’t care for in modern horror movies. But the title — The Selling — intrigued me enough to watch. And I’m glad I did.

Plan 9 from Outer Space

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May 16, 2017February 21, 2024

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) starring Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Vampira, directed by Ed Wood

What can be said about Plan 9 from Outer Space that hasn’t already been said? It’s clearly the cheesiest of cheesy monster movies. It’s been considered for many years the worst movie that has ever been made – although there are other contenders.

In short, aliens from Outer Space plan to destroy Earth by reanimated corpses as an unstoppable army. In that respect, it’s similar to Invisible Invaders – another low-budget invasion movie. However, Invisible Invaders also has good acting and a relatively sensible script. Plan 9 from Outer Space has neither of those.

Oliver Reed as the titular werewolf in Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

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May 16, 2017July 9, 2022

Synopsis for Curse of the Werewolf

Curse of the Werewolf begins with a beggar arriving at a deserted town. There a cruel Marques is celebrating his wedding at his castle. First the Marques humiliates him. Then he imprisons the beggar in the dungeon. Where he’s forgotten. His only human contact is the jailer and his mute daughter. After many years, the jailer’s daughter has become a beautiful young woman. The cruel Marques imprisons her. Sadly, the near-insane beggar rapes her.

After her release from the dungeon, she murders the Marques and escapes. She nearly dies in a forest. But a kind nobleman rescues her. The nobleman takes the ill woman into his house. There the pregnant woman eventually gives birth to a son on December 25th. She dies in childbirth. The nobleman raises the boy as his own. But from an early age the boy is fighting against an evil wolf-spirit that tries to corrupt him …

The Body Snatcher [Boris Karloff]

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May 15, 2017May 10, 2022

The Body Snatcher (1945) starring Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Bela Lugosi

The Body Snatcher is considered by many to be Boris Karloff’s finest role–and they may well be right. Unlike what the trailer for the movie says, this is not a team-up between Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Both appear in The Body Snatcher, but in this tale Lugosi is strictly a secondary character, although important. And the scene between the two of them is definitely the most chilling of the film. “Stand still, man! How can I demonstrate if you won’t stand still?”

Son of Frankenstein

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May 14, 2017October 30, 2021

Son of Frankenstein (1939), starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill

Movie review of “Son of Frankenstein” starring Basil Rathbone as the son of the deceased mad scientist. He tries to repair and revive the Monster to vindicate his father. All the while Ygor (brilliantly played by Bela Lugosi) schemes to use the Monster for his own plans … for revenge.