13 Fanboy – USA, 2020 – preview updated with filming news and new poster
Arrow in the Head has reported that “After eleven days of filming last summer, production on director Deborah Voorhees’ film 13 Fanboy has now resumed for a twenty-four-day block of filming.” The movie...
View ArticleWhite Zombie – USA, 1932 – overview and reviews
‘She was not alive… nor dead… just a’ White Zombie is a 1932 American supernatural horror feature film directed and produced by brothers Victor Halperin and Edward Halperin. The screenplay by Garnett...
View ArticleThe Phantom – USA, 1931 – reviews
The Phantom is a 1931 American thriller film written and directed by Alan James (as Alvin Neitz). It stars Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams, Allene Ray, and Niles Welch. Review: An ‘Old Dark House’ thriller...
View ArticleThe Black Cat – USA, 1934 – reviews
‘Things you never saw before or ever dreamed of!’ The Black Cat – aka The Vanishing Body (reissue) and House of Doom (UK title) – is a 1934 American horror film directed by Austrian-born Edgar G....
View ArticleKaren Black – Actress
Karen Blanche Black (née Ziegler; July 1, 1939 – August 8, 2013) was an American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her appearances in such films … The post Karen Black...
View ArticleTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1939) Reviews and overview
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1939 mystery thriller film set on the moors of Dartmoor where a supernatural beast seemingly lurks. Directed by Sidney Lanfield from a screenplay written by Ernest...
View ArticleH.P. Lovecraft – author
Howard Phillips Lovecraft aka H.P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown...
View ArticleAngus Scrimm – actor
Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor and author, best known for playing the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels....
View ArticleOne Frightened Night – USA, 1935 – reviews
‘Mascot’s mirthful mystery’ One Frightened Night is a 1935 American comedy mystery thriller feature film directed by Christy Cabanne (The Mummy’s Hand; Scared to Death) from a screenplay by Wellyn...
View ArticleHunting Humans: The Influence of The Most Dangerous Game – article
“A terrible thought crept like a snake into my mind – hunting was beginning to bore me.” Like calamitous oceanic buses, two shipwrecks have left Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrae) and a handful of other...
View ArticleTop horror movie taglines
The art of selling a movie, particularly a horror movie, is often based on a distinctive and memorable ad campaign. An intriguing, horrific or even repellent image – aligned with a few keywords that...
View ArticleREVOLT OF THE ZOMBIES (1936) Reviews and overview
‘Sex and horror in one gigantic thrill show!’ Revolt of the Zombies is a 1936 American horror feature film directed and produced by the Halperin Brothers which stars Dean Jagger and Dorothy Stone....
View ArticleDwarfs in Horror Cinema – article
For some, all the world’s a stage, for others, a battlefield. Circumstances sometimes mean that these two options are thrust upon a person, both socially and as a career. It’s one thing to possess...
View ArticleTHE VAMPIRE BAT (1933) Reviews and free to watch online in HD
The Vampire Bat is a 1933 American horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer (Condemned to Live; The Monster Walks) from a screenplay by Edward T. Lowe (House of Dracula; House of Frankenstein). The...
View ArticleThe Hearse Song aka The Worms Crawl In – song
“The Hearse Song” is a song about burial and human decomposition, of unknown origin. It was initially popular as a World War I song, and was widely sung in the 20th century as an American and British...
View ArticleTOWER OF LONDON (1939) Reviews and overview
Tower of London is a 1939 American historical and quasi-horror film produced and directed by Rowland V. Lee (Son of Frankenstein) from a screenplay by his brother Robert N. Lee for Universal Pictures....
View ArticleMURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1931) Reviews and free to watch online in HD
Murder at Midnight is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit thriller film set in a house full of high society suspects. Directed by Frank R. Strayer [as Frank Strayer] … The post MURDER AT...
View ArticleTHE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS MIND (1936) Reviews of Boris Karloff mad doctor movie
The Man Who Changed His Mind is a 1936 British science fiction horror film about an unstable scientist intent on transferring human minds. Unfortunately, he becomes vengeful when his magnate … The post...
View ArticleBRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) Reviews of horror classic
‘The monster demands a mate!’ Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American science fiction fantasy horror film and the first sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Directed by James Whale from a … The post BRIDE...
View ArticleDRACULA (1931) Reviews of Universal horror classic
Dracula is a 1931 American horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. The film was produced by Universal and is based on the … The post DRACULA (1931) Reviews...
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