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Fascination (1979)

Posted on April 1, 2012 at 10:24 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Following Lips of Blood (1975), an artistic achievement in dream-like Gothic romanticism which he was financially compelled to re-edit and re-release as a bastardized, pornographic picture (Suce moi vampire), Jean Rollin entered the wilderness. He became Michel Gentil; he became … Continue reading →

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This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1966)

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Zé do Caixão, better known to English-speaking horror fans as Coffin Joe, is the creation of director José Mojica Marins, who began playing the character in At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1963), growing out his fingernails until they resembled … Continue reading →

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And Soon the Darkness (1970)

Posted on March 16, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Two English tourists – pretty young women – are spending their summer vacation cycling across the French countryside. At an outdoor café, one of them, Cathy (Michele Dotrice, The Blood on Satan’s Claw), notices a handsome local making eye contact. … Continue reading →

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