Category Archives: Theater Caligari

Witches’ Hammer (1969)

Posted on December 7, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

At one point in Witches’ Hammer (1969), Otakar Vavra’s document of a 17th Century witch hunt in the Czech Republic, an accused witch, tied to a stake, screams through rising smoke, “I was made to acknowledge my guilt! I was … Continue reading →

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Gremlins (1984)

Posted on November 25, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“They’re singing ‘Deck the Halls’/ but it’s not like Christmas at all.” -Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Growing up in the 80’s, it was impossible to not see Gremlins (1984); in retrospect, it’s as key to that decade of film … Continue reading →

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The House on Straw Hill (1976)

Posted on November 14, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Like so many exploitation films of the 70’s, this one has multiple titles – it’s best known as Exposé (as it was originally released in its native Great Britain in 1976). In certain territories it went out as either Trauma … Continue reading →

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