Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall

Criterion Announces Island of Lost Souls

Posted on July 20, 2011 at 6:47 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Island of Lost Souls, Erle C. Kenton’s notoriously unsettling 1932 adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau (and the best adaptation to date), is finally coming to DVD – and Blu-Ray – in October.  This classic Charles Laughton/Bela … Continue reading →

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13 Ghosts (1960)

Posted on July 19, 2011 at 6:52 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When I wrote about The Tingler (1959), I likened William Castle’s “gimmick” films to carnival spookshow rides.  By that standard, 13 Ghosts (1960) is his version of Disney’s Haunted Mansion (which would open its doors in a few years).  Each … Continue reading →

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The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)

Posted on July 18, 2011 at 6:17 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The film opens under the watchful eye of ravens, skulking beneath a gray sky.  It’s the late seventeenth century, and the days of the Glorious Revolution.  A young man named Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave), … Continue reading →

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