Classic horror movies

Iconic Demon in Unabashed Supernatural Horror Makes Good1950's Movies So...this guy, Hal Chester, messed up the screenplay quite a bit. It was so good, the screenplay, that it couldn't be completely destroyed, only half destroyed. It's still considered a good movie. I think the job Jacques Tourneur did with what Hal Chester gave him was awfully good. Hal Chester, as far as I'm concerned, if he walked up my driveway right now, I'd shoot him dead.-- Charles Bennett (screenplay, Night of the...Read Full Story

It's not that actors no longer give good performances in horror films (they still do), and it's not as if direction, editing, and special effects weren't important in the classic horror film era. But in most modern horrors, concept is more important than cast. Horror has become a director's genre more than an actor's genre. During the classic era, the genre's biggest stars were Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. In the years since, its brightest luminaries have been...Read Full Story

While the 1940s had Universal's iconic Monsters and RKO's Val Lewton and Jacque Tourneur, the 1950s had William Castle's spook show entertainment. For the price of your ticket you were guaranteed to receive thrills and chills not only on the theater screen, but in the aisles as well. Realizing his B-movies--usually written for a younger audience--needed a little something extra to generate buzz, Castle ramped up the marketing hype by using lurid trailers, tawdry poster art, and clever--even...Read Full Story

The sun illuminates gravestones in a cemetery near Bath on October 9 2008 in Somerset, England. English Heritage claims the UK has the world's best graveyard heritage, but warns that as gravestones deteriorate through weathering and vandalism so does social history. While English Heritage hopes renewed public interest in genealogy will improve conservation efforts in cemeteries, a conference starting today will discuss how best to tackle what is described as a crisis in the maintenance of...Read Full Story

BIG BEN CHAPMAN Remembering the Beloved Gill Man ActorBy Scott EssmanUndying Universal Monsters Yes, there was Ricou Browning for the underwater scenes and suit performers on land who followed, notably Tom Hennesy and Don Magowan, but for millions of “creature feature” fans, Benjamin F. Chapman, Jr. was the “reel” Gill Man from the original 1954 classic, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.  On February 21, he sadly passed away in Hawaii at the age of 79. Certainly, the Bay Area native had the...Read Full Story

A couple of years ago, I formed a film company with my friend, Chris Valluzzo, and our first documentary, 2007's HOKIE NATION, a film about Virginia Tech's incredible football fans, has done very well and is now in a second pressing. The success of that film has given us the resources to pursue other projects that reflect our personal interests, including VIRGINIA CREEPERS. As a kid, I lived in the Tidewater area of Virginia and became hooked by Dr. Madblood on WAVY TV 10, but I was also...Read Full Story

It's been an exciting and record turnout for both fans and nominees this year. The votes are in, counted, and the winners for the 6th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards are: BEST FILM ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN (553 votes)  BEST TV PRESENTATION DOCTOR WHO: 'Blink' (293 votes) BEST CLASSIC DVD NOSFERATU: THE ULTIMATE EDITION (340 votes) BEST CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION UNIVERSAL HORROR CLASSIC MOVIE ARCHIVE (285 votes) BEST RESTORATION NOSFERATU: THE ULTIMATE EDITION (413 votes...Read Full Story

Click Here to Download This Movie While the 1940s had Universal's iconic Monsters and RKO's Val Lewton and Jacque Tourneur, the 1950s had William Castle's spook show entertainment. For the price of your ticket you were guaranteed to receive thrills and chills not only on the theater screen, but in the aisles as well. Realizing his B-movies--usually written for a younger audience--needed a little something extra to generate buzz, Castle ramped up the marketing hype by using lurid trailers...Read Full Story

Alfred Hitchcock is the man! The movie starts off in Arizona with Marion (Janet Leigh), and Sam (John Gavin) making out on the bed in a hotel room. Sam is as broke as a piece of glass, so a hot fling is all he’s good for at the moment. A couple of hours later, Marion goes to work (I’m assuming in a real estate office), and a rich guy comes in, flashes $40,000 in her face for his daughter’s new home, and lets her know “There is more where that came from.” Marion just smiles and nods, fakes a...Read Full Story

Horror legend Vincent Price stars as Henry Jarrod, a very gifted sculptor who runs a wax museum. So the movie starts out with Jarrod happily working away, when in comes mean, cruel, and nasty business partner, Matthew (Roy Roberts) to spoil all the fun. Matthew gripes and moans about the museum not returning a big enough profit for him, and demands Jarrod to either make changes, or find someone to buy him out. Well, Jarrod has already set that plan into motion, big time investor Sidney...Read Full Story