David Cronenberg’s 1986 The Fly is a cornerstone horror film for me. It’s the earliest horror movie I can remember watching and I’ve seen it many times since . The Fly moves me as much as it repulses me. A film about science gone amuck and an incredibly tragic romance. Sometimes though if you know a remake, you want to revisit the source. Watching 1958’s … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #33: The Fly (1958)
The Curse of Frankenstein is one of two films, the other being Horror of Dracula, that cemented Hammer Films horror reputation. Horror of Dracula might be the more iconic of the two films. When people think of Hammer they think of Christopher Lee prowling the frame and look imposing. They they think of him in a cape. It makes sense. Vampire films at their best … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #28: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Let me start with the following declaration; if you watch a Hammer horror film, you’ll want to watch ten of them. After watching The Satanic Rites of Dracula, I had to watch another Hammer produced horror film. Since that was Christopher Lee’s last Dracula movie, why not revisit his first? Rewatching Horror of Dracula, or just Dracula if you’re From the UK, you immediately get … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #6: Horror of Dracula (1958)
When I was deciding what film was going to kick this off, I wanted something that was familiar. Sure, I could have gone with the challenge of something like A Brighter Summer Day but in the week of recharging the batteries in the midst of work and health/life stress I needed some comfort, something that I knew would be slightly less onerous than a four-hour … Continue reading Criterion Catch-Up: Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Being Film #14 for Hooptober 2021
After a rough week I decided I needed a break for all the modern gore and guts and decided to turn to a campy favorite I hadn’t seen in a while. William Castle was maybe known more for his gimmicks to pack theaters than the quality of his films, but that doesn’t stop House on Haunted Hill from being a wicked little fun film. Featuring a wonderfully ham-fisted Vincent Price performance, the film is a lean, dirty little morality tale that works despite (or maybe because of) the strings attached to the ghouls and frights on display.
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