Category Archives: Theater Caligari

The Tingler (1959)

Posted on July 9, 2011 at 10:56 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“I’m William Castle, the director of the film you’re about to see.  I feel obligated to warn you that some of the sensations, some of the physical reactions which the actors on the screen will feel, will also be experienced, … Continue reading →

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Hellraiser (1987)

Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:13 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

When I was a teenager, I thought Clive Barker was the bee’s knees.  The blood-spattered bee’s bloody, bloody knees.  I first encountered him through Weaveworld, which I’d expected to be a sex-and-violence fantasy novel; instead I was initiated into the … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Victim (1943)

Posted on April 23, 2011 at 8:07 am by Jeff Kuykendall

This is my favorite of the Val Lewton-produced films, a very curious mixture of horror and film noir that fans of either genre should embrace with equal zeal. Mark Robson was not as naturally gifted a director as Jacques Tourneur, … Continue reading →

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