Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)
Hammer’s Mummy series, unlike its Frankensteins and Draculas, offered no continuity between installments, which were released only sporadically. Following Terence Fisher’s The Mummy (1959), which capped a classic Peter Cushing/Christopher Lee monster trilogy that began with The Curse of Frankenstein … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Andrew Keir, Hammer, horror, Michael Carreras, Mummy, Seth Holt, severed hand, Valerie Leon
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Savage Streets (1984)
It’s difficult to tell if the extremely 80’s exploitation movie Savage Streets (1984) is intended to be a parody of juvenile delinquent flicks and grindhouse rape-revenge sagas. Throughout it seems just a step away from becoming a tasteless Troma comedy. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 80's, Action, High School, John Vernon, Linda Blair, Linnea Quigley, Revenge
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The Old Dark House (1932)
Dismissed on these shores in its day, James Whale’s follow-up to Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), is something of a wonder with its graceful balance of comedy, romance, and a light dash of terror. Adapting the 1927 novel … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Gloria Stuart, horror, James Whale, Lilian Bond, Melvyn Douglas, Old Dark House, Raymond Massey
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