Category: Classic Horror

Movie Review – Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

March 17, 2013
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Title: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Director: Jack Arnold Runtime: 79 minutes — Creature of the Black Lagoon is another one of the original Universal monster films, and another one that doesn’t quite deliver on the high praise it receives. Creature has a few memorable moments, including some excellent underwater suspense scenes, and some…

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Movie Review – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

March 16, 2013
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Title: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Director: James Whale Runtime: 75 minutes — Now this is a classic Universal monster film! Bride of Frankenstein manages to do almost everything right, mixing a ton of classical horror elements like murder, mayhem, mad scientists, love, storms, and grave robbing. The opening scene comes out of nowhere, with Mary…

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Movie Review – Frankenstein (1931)

March 15, 2013
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Title: Frankenstein (1931) Director: James Whale Runtime: 70 minutes — *Warning: This review contains spoilers.* I’ve only recently started watching some of the classic Universal monster flicks, and I’ve still got a few to see before I can say that I’ve seen all the originals, but, after seeing Frankenstein, I can safely say that The…

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Blu-ray Review – Twins of Evil (1971)

July 27, 2012
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(Originally Written for Inside Pulse Movies) Hammer Horror is a name that is forever engrained in the hearts and minds of vintage horror fans everywhere. From the classic monster movies of the mid-late 1950s, to the sequel craze of the 1960s, all the way to the erotic turn of the 1970s, Hammer Horror has earned…

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Movie Review – Daughters of Darkness (1971)

February 27, 2011
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Movie Number– 28 Title– Daughters of Darkness (1971) Running Time– 100 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Harry Kumel Writer– Pierre Drouot, Harry Kumel, and Jean Ferry Starring– Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, and Andrea Rau — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Labels like “cult” or “Euro sleaze” can only take a movie so far before…

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Movie Review – Vampire Circus (1972)

January 11, 2011
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Movie Number– 4 Title– Vampire Circus (1972) Running Time– 87 minutes (“PG”) Director– Robert Young Writer– Judson Kinberg Starring– Adrienne Corri, Anthony Corlan, John Moulder-Brown, & Thorley Walters — (Originally an IP Movies Review) The “Hammer” name is synonymous with classic tales of horror, including The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959),…

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