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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Posted on January 11, 2020 at 10:45 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Following the runaway success of Dracula (1931), Universal quickly arranged a follow-up vehicle for its new horror star. Bela Lugosi was reunited with producer Carl Laemmle, Jr. for Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), while the striking Hungarian also farmed … Continue reading →

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Schlock (1973)

Posted on June 2, 2018 at 9:58 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Having bounced around Hollywood for a few years as an extra, a stuntman, or in any capacity that studios would hire him, a lanky, long-haired, 21-year-old John Landis lost patience waiting for opportunities to direct – so he made a … Continue reading →

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Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

Posted on July 30, 2017 at 11:18 am by Jeff Kuykendall

I first saw Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) in high school, screened by a very lazy English teacher who, intentionally or not, drew an equivalence between literature and its film adaptation: she insisted on showing us a movie of … Continue reading →

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