Category Archives: Theater Caligari
Carnival of Souls (1962)
It’s increasingly rare that a horror film can strike out its own psychic space – if not free of the influence of other horror films, then at least original in unique and exciting ways. Carnival of Souls (1962) exists in … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Carnival, Ghosts, horror, organ music, Salt Lake City
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
“Someone in this village is practicing witchcraft. That corpse wandering on the moors is an undead. A zombie.” Before George A. Romero came along, zombies were all about voodoo and Haiti, and Hammer Films understood the immortal truth that there … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Andre Morell, Hammer, horror, Jacqueline Pearce, voodoo, Zombie
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Christmas Evil (1980)
Multiple versions of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” play prominently throughout Christmas Evil (1980), including a disco cover, but frequently it’s just deranged Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggart, Dressed to Kill) humming it to himself while he implodes, and then … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Christmas, horror, Slasher
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