Treasure Island (1934)
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published in 1883, this MGM spectacle from director Victor Fleming found it’s way into movie houses forty years after the writers passing at the […]
My Favorites of Lee and Cushing For Halloween
As Halloween approaches it seems everyone has a list of horrors to see and there’s usually very little that interests me when it comes to seeing the ones splashed about […]
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
As far as classic horrors go there’s plenty to appreciate when it comes to this Amicus title that features an above average cast including two of the biggest names ever […]
The Accursed! (1957)
England’s Donald Wolfit takes charge here in this military murder mystery in a role I would have thought Jack Hawkins or John Mills would have been cast knocking Wolfit into […]
The Deadly Bees (1966)
Known more for their anthology films like Vault of Horror and The House That Dripped Blood, Amicus Films produced this feature length terror directed by genre stalwart, Freddie Francis. At […]
Slumming With Teen Sex Comedies of the 1980’s in Triplicate
OK gentlemen. Raise your hands if you’re old enough to recall the days when you’d hit the video stores looking for those raunchy titles that not likely ever played the […]
The Reptile (1966)
The journey to finally seeing a movie can be a wonderful adventure though the end result isn’t always what one is hoping for and I have to admit that Hammer’s […]
Now Playing July 1st 1967 on Canada’s 100th Birthday
Talk about a celebration! Not only was my beloved Canada celebrating it’s 100th year but theaters in Toronto, Ontario had an amazing line up of movies for everyone to choose […]
My Roundtrip to Mars and the Monster Bash 2018 …. Part 1
Just 525 kms from door to door and I’ve made it to Mars for what I believe is my 7th time attending the classic monsters convention known as the Monster […]
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
This Don Sharp directed feature for Hammer Film Productions comes from the pen of John Elder. Elder is the pseudonym for the film’s producer Anthony Hinds. Hinds served as producer […]
Blood of the Vampire (1958)
Sounds like a Hammer Film. Looks like a Hammer Film. Written by one of Hammer’s most notable writers, Jimmy Sangster. What does all this add up to? A non-Hammer title […]
Vampire, The Key Word on the Movie Poster
I have no idea why some of us yearn to get a good scare as a kid watching movies on the late, late show but I sure did. I’d scour […]
Sequel Fever …. The Part 3 Poster Gallery.
With the advent of home video, any film that seemed to break even at the box office was destined to have not just a part 2 but the full trilogy […]
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Going back to the time of this film’s release, I lived for Peter Sellers comedy. From the Clouseau films to The Party to After the Fox, when these were on […]
The Salamander (1981)
In the tradition of an Agatha Christie mystery comes this hybrid espionage/murder tale that sees Franco Nero courting a group of well known actors that populate this filmed in Italy […]
The Girl From Rio (1969)
The attractive Shirley Eaton kind of returns as Sumuru, a female version of Fu Manchu in this sequel of sorts to The Million Eyes of Sumuru from producer Harry Alan […]
