Monthly Archives: February 2016

The Vampire Doll (1970)

In Japan in the early 70’s, Toho made a brief, intriguing attempt to emulate the Gothic horror of the West, an effort kicked off by The Vampire Doll (aka Fear of the Ghost House: Bloodsucking Doll, 1970). This vampire film … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein (1931)

This post is a proud part of the Movie Scientist Blogathon hosted by Christina Wehner and Silver Screenings. Visit those websites to check out all the participants’ entries. In the early 80’s, my parents took me to Universal Studios. While … Continue reading →

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A Thousand and One Nights (1969)

Ralph Bakshi’s Fritz the Cat (1972) may have been the first X-rated animated film, but three years before its release Japan had already begun testing the boundaries of adult animation with A Thousand and One Nights (Sen’ya ichiya monogatari, aka One … Continue reading →

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