Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Raw Meat (1973)
There’s a certain subgenre of horror film that takes the form of a police procedural: understated, reserved, doggedly sticking to the facts, sorting through suspects, and chasing the clues until they lead to stranger and stranger conclusions, with either a … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Cannibals, Donald Pleasence, horror
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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Since July I’ve been posting reviews of the films featured on the William Castle Film Collection DVD box set, encompassing Castle’s run at Columbia Pictures; although his career was far from over, I’d like to close out this survey of … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Haunted House, horror, Vincent Price, William Castle
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Following the worldwide success of One Million Years B.C. (1966), the Racquel Welch/Ray Harryhausen dinosaur adventure, Hammer Films quickly installed “prehistoric cheesecake” as one of their genre specialties. The sets and costumes (fur bikinis, et al) were quickly reused for … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Fantasy, Hammer, Killer Plant, prehistoric, Stop Motion
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