Tag Archives: horror

Alien (1979)

Posted on January 30, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Here is how I first become conscious of Alien (1979). I was very young – no idea how young, but too young – and my family had innocuously left “Entertainment Tonight” on the television. This was back when ET covered … Continue reading →

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The Iron Rose (1973)

Posted on January 27, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

In an interview published in the Fall 1973 Cinefantastique, Jean Rollin couldn’t contain his excitement for his latest project: “It won’t be expensive; there will be none of the usual fright effects, no corpses, no blood, just one set, two … Continue reading →

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

Posted on January 23, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Forbidden Planet (1956) was the exception. Most science fiction films of the 50’s were on a shoestring budget, with simple special effects and acres of stiff dialogue delivered by hard-nosed military men and demure female scientists. There were two principal … Continue reading →

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