Category Archives: Theater Caligari

Maniac (1980)

Posted on October 7, 2011 at 9:13 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The late 70’s and early 80’s were the golden age of the slasher film, and by that I mean that a lot of slasher films were made – a lot – some of them good (The Burning), a scattered few … Continue reading →

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Raw Meat (1973)

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

There’s a certain subgenre of horror film that takes the form of a police procedural: understated, reserved, doggedly sticking to the facts, sorting through suspects, and chasing the clues until they lead to stranger and stranger conclusions, with either a … Continue reading →

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Posted on October 3, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Since July I’ve been posting reviews of the films featured on the William Castle Film Collection DVD box set, encompassing Castle’s run at Columbia Pictures; although his career was far from over, I’d like to close out this survey of … Continue reading →

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