Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
In October 1963, a month before the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson, delivered a speech in the city to promote the controversial organization. Eyes were watching. Long before the shooting in Dealey … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 60's, Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Christmas, Christmas Carol, Drama, Eva Marie Saint, Henry Mancini, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Made-For-TV Movie, Pat Hingle, Peter Sellers, Post Apocalyptic, Robert Shaw, Rod Serling, Sterling Hayden, Steve Lawrence
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Black Christmas (1974)
The creaking of a rocking chair. A tune hummed very softly. Corpses strewn about an attic. The girl in the chair, with the defaced plastic doll in her arm, has long ago been smothered by a plastic bag, and she … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Andrea Martin, Art Hindle, Bob Clark, Canuxploitation, Christmas, college, horror, John Saxon, Keir Dullea, lovable animals, Margot Kidder, Olivia Hussey, Slasher, sorority
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Innocent Blood (1992)
In 1981, John Landis, a comedy director best known for Animal House (1978) and The Blues Brothers (1980), decided to make a horror film. It would essentially be a Wolf Man movie, a tribute to his monster kid roots. The … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 90's, Angela Bassett, Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Chazz Palminteri, Comedy, Dario Argento, David Proval, Don Rickles, Frank Oz, horror, John Landis, Linnea Quigley, Luis Guzmán, Mafia, Robert Loggia, Sam Raimi, Strip Club, Tom Savini, Tony Sirico, Vampire
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