Showing posts with label Hammer horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hammer horror. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2015

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Festival de Historias Extraordinarias de Terror

I found this magical little Mexican gem at a garage sale last Sunday and I'm just blown away by this lineup. So for 14 days sometime in the 1970s or 1980s, a bunch of lucky people got to watch the following films:

(If anyone knows what year this event took place and can confirm that these films are correct, please comment!)

Thursday, February 23rd:

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Oblong Box

Friday, February 24th:

Witchfinder General
Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?

Saturday, February 25th:

The Curse of the Werewolf
The Phantom of the Opera

Sunday, February 26th:

The Night God Screamed
El Vampiro (?)

Monday, February 27th:

I Saw What You Did
The Haunted Strangler

Tuesday, February 28th:

The Haunted Palace
The Raven

Wednesday, February 29th:

Tales of Terror
The Masque of the Red Death

Thursday, March 1st:

Count Yorga, Vampire
The Return of Count Yorga

Friday, March 2nd:

El Sotano del Terror (?)
The Name of the Game is Kill!

Saturday, March 3rd:

The Thing with Two Heads
Scream and Scream Again

Sunday, March 4th:

House of Usher
El Regreso del Monstruo

Monday, March 5th:

La Conspiracion de los Vampiros (?)
The Crimson Cult

Tuesday, March 6th:

Madhouse
The Deathmaster

Wednesday, March 7th:

Cry of the Banshee
The Psychopath

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Scream of Fear



The less I say about the plot of Scream of Fear the better. In short, someone is trying to drive wheelchair-bound Penny Appleby (played by the gorgeous Susan Strasberg) insane to get at her inheritance. This Hammer Studios production has plenty of atmosphere and some eerie moments. Frequent Hammer screenwriter Jimmy Sangster (Paranoiac) creates a grim storyline that is perfectly complimented by the black and white cinematography of Douglas Slocombe. There's a whole bunch of shocks, twists and melodramatics for your evil brain. Recommended.



Monday, August 31, 2009

Paranoiac And More



Good morning, y'all. My article for The Daily Tourniquet is on the 1963 Hammer horror flick Paranoiac starring Janette Scott and Oliver Reed. You can read about it right here. And while you're at it, why don't you peruse the rest of what The DT has to offer? The site has a great collection of original horror fiction and short horror films. You should also join the forums so that we can BS about all things horror. Hope to see you there.