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100 Essential Films of the Fantastic (26-50)
Part 2 of the 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic. See Part 1 for an introduction. To view all 100, visit the list’s contents page. #26 The Maze (1953) D: William Cameron Menzies Rebecca meets H.P. Lovecraft in this tale … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 100 Essential Films of the Fantastic, 50's, 60's, Alien Invasion, Bunuel, Captain Nemo, cyclops, demons, Dracula, Dragon, Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Fellini, giant animals, giant ants, giant squid, Godzilla, Greek Mythology, Grim Reaper, H.G. Wells, Hammer, Japan, Jules Verne, Nouvelle Vague, Ray Harryhausen, Robby the Robot, Roger Corman, time machine, Universal Monsters, Van Helsing, Vincent Price, Walt Disney, William Cameron Menzies
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The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
The new Blu-Ray box set The Vincent Price Collection is the jewel in the crown for Shout! Factory’s “Scream Factory” line. Thanks to a licensing deal with MGM, six Vincent Price titles formerly available as aging, often non-anamorphic “Midnite Movies” … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, AIP, buried alive, Edgar Allan Poe, horror, Roger Corman, Vincent Price
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Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
The opening titles proclaim this to be “Thomas De Quincey’s classic Confessions of an Opium Eater.” Make no mistake, this has nothing to do with the landmark account of drug addiction from 1821 (Confessions of an English Opium-Eater); and, perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, opium, Psychedelic, Surreal, Vincent Price
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