Horror movies

Blacula

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December 17, 2015May 1, 2023

Blacula (1972) starring William Marshall, Vonetta McGee

Blacula is a blaxploitation film, that rises above its origin. largely because of the quality of the acting, especially the title character, portrayed by William Marshall.

The story begins in 1780, with African Price Manuwalde (William Marshall) seeking the help of a European count to end the slave trade. Unfortunately, he’s chosen to ask the aid of Count Dracula (Charles Macaulay). Dracula is all about enslaving people of all colors and having them join his undead army. And the count is offended by the African prince …

Best Halloween movies to watch with your family

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October 31, 2015April 10, 2023

Halloween movies for family viewing There are actually some excellent, family-oriented movies that you can watch with your family on Halloween, including:

The House That Dripped Blood

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October 12, 2015August 21, 2024

The House That Dripped Blood (1971) starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee

In short, Amicus’ The House that Dripped Blood is an anthology movie. It uses the vehicle of a house where various horrific things have happened to string together four short stories. All stories were written by the famous Robert Bloch (Psycho among many others).

Thir13en Ghosts

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August 18, 2015July 2, 2024

Thir13en Ghosts (2001) starring Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth, F. Murray Abraham

The 2001 film, Thirteen Ghosts, is a remake of the 1960 William Castle film, 13 Ghosts. The two films have the following in common:

A penniless family inherits a mansion from a deceased, eccentric relative
The mansion contains over a dozen ghosts
The ghosts can only be seen with special glasses

That’s pretty much it.

The Manitou

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June 14, 2015November 3, 2021

The Manitou (1978) starring Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Burgess Meredith, Stella Stevens

The Manitou is, quite frankly, one of the cheesiest monster movies of all time — one of those that’s so bad, you watch it with friends to make fun of it.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

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May 20, 2015June 12, 2022

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) By: The Masked Reviewer

The movie begins on a full moon in a graveyard, with two grave robbers robbing Larry Talbot’s tomb. Too bad werewolves don’t die. Larry wakes up in a hospital 40 miles away, with a severe head injury. He later escapes the hospital to find the infamous Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein, only to find out that the doctor had died, but his monster hasn’t.

Cry of the Werewolf

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April 16, 2015May 16, 2024

Cry of the Werewolf (1944) starring Stephen Crane, Nina Foch

Celeste, a Romany princess visits a paranormal museum where the curator Dr. Morris is writing the history of her werewolf mother, Marie LaTour. Shortly after her visit to the museum Dr. Morris is murdered. The police automatically suspect Elsa, his personal assistant. So the deceased Dr. Morris’s son Robert aka Bob, with Elsa’s help investigate what really happened to Dr. Morris.

Prehistoric Women

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December 8, 2014October 21, 2023

Prehistoric Women (1967) – Hammer Films

Hammer Films, having made One Million B.C., had all of these leftover sets — what to do with them? Make a very campy, rather silly, “Cavegirls in trouble” film, of course. It’s campy in the style of the 1960’s Batman TV series, only with lots of girls in skimpy fur bikinis. Seriously.

The Evil of Frankenstein

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August 22, 2014January 15, 2024

Synopsis of The Evil of Frankenstein (1963) starring Peter Cushing, Kiwi Kingston

Penniless, Baron Frankenstein returns to his hometown to retrieve whatever items he can to sell … Only to find that they’ve already been taken by the corrupt mayor. The baron and his assistant seek refuge in a cave. With the help of a deaf girl, the Baron and his assistant find the original monster frozen in ice. They revive the creature but need the services of a hypnotist to control it … a hypnotist with ulterior motives.

White Zombie

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August 10, 2014November 2, 2023

White Zombie (1932) by: The Masked Reviewer, starring Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron, Robert Frazer

She was not alive ... nor dead ... Just a White Zombie performing his every desire - movie poster

White Zombie begins with Madeleine Short (Madge Bellamy) arriving in Haiti. She’s there to reunite with her fiancee Neil Parker (John Harron). They are to be married at Charles Beaumont’s plantation. But Charles (Robert Frazer) also loves Madeleine. He goes to ‘Murder’ Legendre (Bela Lugosi). He’s an infamous Haitian voodoo master for a potion. To make her choose Neil over him.