Tag Archives: horror
Spider Baby (1964)
Jack Hill’s infamous Spider Baby (1964) opens with one of the great whiplash moments in horror cinema. The opening titles feature smiling cartoon faces who look like they’re about to invite you out to the lobby to buy a soda and … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Cannibals, horror, Incest, Jack Hill, Lon Chaney Jr., Madness, Sid Haig, Slasher
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The Devil Rides Out (1968)
“Should any of my readers incline to a serious study of the subject, and thus come into contact with a man or woman of Power, I feel that it is only right to urge them, most strongly, to refrain from … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, demons, Dennis Wheatley, Hammer, horror, Satanism, Terence Fisher, The Devil
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A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973)
There is a subtly remarkable moment which occurs late in Jess Franco’s A Virgin Among the Living Dead (1973). Christina (Christina von Blanc, A Bell from Hell) has been navigating her way through and around a mansion belonging to her … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Cult, Haunted House, horror, Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, sexploitation, Surreal, Vampire, Zombie
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