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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
A few observations after watching Hammer’s The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) on the big screen. #1 The Werewolf Weeps By 1961, Hammer had already placed their indelible stamp upon Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Mummy, updating the familiar tales with … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Hammer, horror, Oliver Reed, Terence Fisher, Werewolf
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) occupies an odd place in the Universal Monsters canon. It was released in a decade not typically associated with Universal horror’s height: the studio’s franchise had been run into the ground for years, having … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's, Gill Man, horror, Jack Arnold, Julie Adams, Richard Carlson, Universal Monsters
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Kwaidan (1964)
On Friday night Masaki Kobayashi’s classic anthology of Japanese ghost stories, Kwaidan (Kaidan, 1964), kicked off the month-long series “International Horror Classics” at Madison, Wisconsin’s Cinematheque. It’s hard to pass up the opportunity to see this film projected in lustrous … Continue reading
