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Hooptober 10.0 – The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

Being Film #11 for Hooptober 2023 Peter Cushing is the greatest. That’s it, that’s the review. You shouldn’t more than the fact that Cushing stars in The Revenge of Frankenstein to immediately watch if (if you haven’t already). A sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein, the film that really put Hammer on the map for horror, Cushing returns as the egomaniacal Doctor, hellbent on perfecting … Continue reading Hooptober 10.0 – The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

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Hooptober 10.0 – Saloum (2021)

Being Film #10 for Hooptober 2023 Let’s face it: for a streaming service Shudder has some of the best curation you can get. You might not think a film is horrific enough for a horror channel, but you’re always getting something interesting. I’ll take the latter any day, and Saloum is a great example of a film I never would have discovered otherwise. This Senegalese … Continue reading Hooptober 10.0 – Saloum (2021)

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Hooptober 10.0 – The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

Being Film #7 for Hooptober 2023 I’ve always been an advocate for the Ebert adage “It’s not what a movie’s about, but how it’s about it.” I still believe it, and on paper what The Last Voyage of the Demeter is about is pretty cool: adapting the chapter from Bram Stoker’s Dracula about the wreck of the Demeter, the ship carrying the vampire and his … Continue reading Hooptober 10.0 – The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

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Hooptober 10.0 – The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

Being Film #6 for Hooptober 2023 It’s not fair to classify Amicus as the poor man’s Hammer, but watching The House That Dripped Blood – a misleading title as there is nary a drop of blood to be found in this anthology film – but despite some game performances from Hammer regulars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing (as well as Denholm Elliot and Ingrid Pitt) … Continue reading Hooptober 10.0 – The House That Dripped Blood (1971)