Category Archives: Theater Caligari
Cat People (1942)
In certain ways, the Hays Code was a boon. Beginning in 1934, all Hollywood films had to obtain content approval via the Motion Picture Production Code, but although it’s certainly eye-opening to watch many of those scandalous “Pre-Code” films, it … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Killer Cat, Simone Simon, Val Lewton
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Hands of the Ripper (1971)
No one knows who her father was. But 17-year-old Anna (Angharad Rees, Poldark) has been living in the house of a medium, who happens to double as a Madam. After she tries to sell Anna’s virginal body to a sleazy … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Hammer, horror, Jack the Ripper, Possession, Slasher
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Female Vampire (1973)
Female Vampire (1973) is a love story, but not between the sexy vampiress Irina Karlstein and the mustachioed author who falls under her spell. It’s the love story of Lina Romay and Jess Franco. Franco had first met Romay, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, horror, Jess Franco, Lina Romay, sexploitation, Vampire
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