Category Archives: Theater Caligari
Vampyros Lesbos (1970)
What makes Vampyros Lesbos (1970) such a satisfying effort in the endless and often frustrating filmography of Jess Franco is that, for all the director’s trademark random zooms, out of focus shots, silly dialogue, and numbing repetition, here it all … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Dracula, horror, Jess Franco, scorpion, sexploitation, Soledad Miranda, Surreal, Vampire
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) is one of those rare films whose stamp has marked so much of horror, fantasy, and film noir that it hardly seems to have existed in the first place. Therefore it seems … Continue reading
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Tagged 20's, Dr. Caligari, Fantasy, German Expressionism, horror, hypnotism, insane asylum, Mind Control, Silent, Slasher, somnambulist, Surreal
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Kill, Baby, Kill (1966)
The signature haunted image of Mario Bava’s Gothic classic Kill, Baby, Kill (Operazione paura, 1966) is that of a child’s hands pressing the outside of a window. That, and the moonlight shimmering from behind the fingers, contrasting with the darkness … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Creepy Dolls, Ghosts, Haunted House, horror, Italy, Mario Bava, Surreal, Witch
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