Tag Archives: Donald Pleasence

Eye of the Devil (1966)

Posted on February 10, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Based on Philip Loraine’s little-remembered suspense novel Day of the Arrow, J. Lee Thompson’s British thriller Eye of the Devil (1966) creeps up on its occult themes slowly, building over its hour-and-a-half toward revelations of a secret society and black … Continue reading →

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Dracula (1979)

Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

There are really only two books that I keep returning to in my life: The Lord of the Rings and Dracula; while I’m content to read most books just once, these I can revisit every few years. And the movies … 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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