Welcome my friends, to the stories that always end…usually in a tidy 15 or 20 minutes to be precise. Yes, we’re back in anthology land with a title that became Amicus’ modus operandi (and money makers) for the next decade, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965). While this isn’t my favorite Amicus omnibus (it’s still good!), it is their first and credit shall be paid.
Released Stateside in late February by Paramount, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors did very well with audiences, giving Amicus a reliable hook for their future releases; while they didn’t focus solely on portmanteaus (they released The Skull the same year), those did become what they were known for.
And rightly so; Dr. Terror sets up a formula that works: well known horror actors in short bursts of terror and humor, easy to digest. This one starts us off on a British passenger train...
Released Stateside in late February by Paramount, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors did very well with audiences, giving Amicus a reliable hook for their future releases; while they didn’t focus solely on portmanteaus (they released The Skull the same year), those did become what they were known for.
And rightly so; Dr. Terror sets up a formula that works: well known horror actors in short bursts of terror and humor, easy to digest. This one starts us off on a British passenger train...
- 11/16/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
With Halloween only two weeks away now, that means we have another killer batch of home entertainment releases arriving this Tuesday, primed to get everyone in the mood for the macabre. Cult film lovers should get those wallets ready, as Kino Lorber is keeping busy with The Terror Within II, Revenge of the Dead, and a 4K special edition of RawHead Rex, too.
For those who still venture out into the real world to make their media purchases, Target has the exclusive on season one of Stranger Things that comes in nifty retro packaging, and Criterion has put together a stellar Blu for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Other notable releases for October 17th include American Gods: Season One, Wes Craven’s Summer of Fear, Red Christmas, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Honor Farm, and Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection.
American Gods: Season One (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
When...
For those who still venture out into the real world to make their media purchases, Target has the exclusive on season one of Stranger Things that comes in nifty retro packaging, and Criterion has put together a stellar Blu for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
Other notable releases for October 17th include American Gods: Season One, Wes Craven’s Summer of Fear, Red Christmas, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Honor Farm, and Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection.
American Gods: Season One (Lionsgate, Blu-ray & DVD)
When...
- 10/17/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In this ongoing Shock column, editor Chris Alexander muses on classic and contemporary films and music worthy of a deeper discussion. One of the rarest of lycanthrope-centric films is the unfortunately late, Oscar-winning British cinematographer (David Lynch’s The Elephant Man) and noted horror filmmaker (Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, Tales From The Crypt)…
The post ‘Chris Alexander’s Shock Treatment’: In Praise of Legend Of The Werewolf appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
The post ‘Chris Alexander’s Shock Treatment’: In Praise of Legend Of The Werewolf appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.
- 11/26/2015
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Ron Moody as Fagin in 'Oliver!' based on Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist.' Ron Moody as Fagin in Dickens musical 'Oliver!': Box office and critical hit (See previous post: "Ron Moody: 'Oliver!' Actor, Academy Award Nominee Dead at 91.") Although British made, Oliver! turned out to be an elephantine release along the lines of – exclamation point or no – Gypsy, Star!, Hello Dolly!, and other Hollywood mega-musicals from the mid'-50s to the early '70s.[1] But however bloated and conventional the final result, and a cast whose best-known name was that of director Carol Reed's nephew, Oliver Reed, Oliver! found countless fans.[2] The mostly British production became a huge financial and critical success in the U.S. at a time when star-studded mega-musicals had become perilous – at times downright disastrous – ventures.[3] Upon the American release of Oliver! in Dec. 1968, frequently acerbic The...
- 6/19/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
1976 saw the publication of John Brosnan’s excellent book The Horror People. Written during the summer of 1975, it makes interesting reading 40 years down the line. Those who feature prominently in the book – Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Jack Arnold, Michael Carreras, Sam Arkoff, Roy Ward Baker, Freddie Francis, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson and Milton Subotsky – were still alive, as were Ralph Bates, Mario Bava, Jimmy Carreras, John Carradine, Dan Curtis, John Gilling, Robert Fuest, Michael Gough, Val Guest, Ray Milland, Robert Quarry and Michael Ripper, all of whom were given a mention. Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Junior, Michael Reeves and James H Nicholson were not long dead. Hammer, Amicus and American International Pictures were still in existence. George A Romero had yet to achieve his prominence and Stephen King wasn’t even heard of!
Brosnan devoted a chapter to a new British company called Tyburn Films. Founded by the charismatic and ambitious Kevin Francis,...
Brosnan devoted a chapter to a new British company called Tyburn Films. Founded by the charismatic and ambitious Kevin Francis,...
- 7/4/2014
- Shadowlocked
During his fifty years as an actor, Peter Cushing found himself up against many monsters (some of whom he created) of varying creepiness. From his star-making role as Baron Frankenstein, the monster hunter certainly had his hands full...
The Abominable Snowman (1957): Intelligent Val Guest science fiction thriller, with Cushing’s scientist Dr John Rollison leading an expedition to find the Yeti, only to learn there is something more other-worldly about this particular monster.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959): Cushing gives his finest performance as Sherlock Holmes, battling the ferocious (and rather feeble-looking) dog that has cursed the Baskerville family for centuries. Cushing played the Great Detective in a 1968 TV series and turned up years later in The Mask of Death (1984), looking very frail but never losing his spark.
The Mummy (1959): Cushing plays crippled archaeologist John Banning, who ignores native warnings and activates a mummy (Lee again) that wrecks havoc.
The Abominable Snowman (1957): Intelligent Val Guest science fiction thriller, with Cushing’s scientist Dr John Rollison leading an expedition to find the Yeti, only to learn there is something more other-worldly about this particular monster.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959): Cushing gives his finest performance as Sherlock Holmes, battling the ferocious (and rather feeble-looking) dog that has cursed the Baskerville family for centuries. Cushing played the Great Detective in a 1968 TV series and turned up years later in The Mask of Death (1984), looking very frail but never losing his spark.
The Mummy (1959): Cushing plays crippled archaeologist John Banning, who ignores native warnings and activates a mummy (Lee again) that wrecks havoc.
- 1/26/2011
- Shadowlocked
By Harris Lentz, III
British model Pamela Green was a blonde bombshell who appeared in little to nothing in magazines and short films from the mid-1950s. She is most notable for her role as a scantily-clad victim of a homicidal photographer in the controversial 1960 thriller Peeping Tom. Director Michael Powell cast her as the ill-fated Milly, a model for psychopath Karl Boehm, who used his camera tripod as a murder weapon to capture his subjects terror as he impaled them.
Green was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on March 28, 1929. She began posing as a model while in her teens, and performed as a chorus dancer in West End show. She met theatrical photographer George Harrison Marks while working as a model in 1953. They soon teamed professionally and personally, producing provocative postcards for sale in shops in Soho. They published the racy magazine Kamera, which usually featured Green in various stages of undress.
British model Pamela Green was a blonde bombshell who appeared in little to nothing in magazines and short films from the mid-1950s. She is most notable for her role as a scantily-clad victim of a homicidal photographer in the controversial 1960 thriller Peeping Tom. Director Michael Powell cast her as the ill-fated Milly, a model for psychopath Karl Boehm, who used his camera tripod as a murder weapon to capture his subjects terror as he impaled them.
Green was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, on March 28, 1929. She began posing as a model while in her teens, and performed as a chorus dancer in West End show. She met theatrical photographer George Harrison Marks while working as a model in 1953. They soon teamed professionally and personally, producing provocative postcards for sale in shops in Soho. They published the racy magazine Kamera, which usually featured Green in various stages of undress.
- 5/20/2010
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Pin-up of the 1950s best known for her cameo role in the film Peeping Tom
Although best-known for her cameo appearance in Peeping Tom, Michael Powell's classic 1959 film, Pamela Green, who has died aged 81, was the leading British pin-up of that period. For a generation of young men, her lithe figure, long blonde hair and photogenic features represented an unattainable ideal of feminine allure. Her role in Peeping Tom was the first appearance of a naked woman in a British feature film.
The only child of an English architect and his Dutch wife, Green spent her first decade in the Netherlands. On the eve of the second world war, she and her parents decamped to England. Always keen on painting and drawing, in 1947 she was accepted on to the fine art course at St Martin's, one of London's leading art schools. Between sessions in the painting studio and the life room,...
Although best-known for her cameo appearance in Peeping Tom, Michael Powell's classic 1959 film, Pamela Green, who has died aged 81, was the leading British pin-up of that period. For a generation of young men, her lithe figure, long blonde hair and photogenic features represented an unattainable ideal of feminine allure. Her role in Peeping Tom was the first appearance of a naked woman in a British feature film.
The only child of an English architect and his Dutch wife, Green spent her first decade in the Netherlands. On the eve of the second world war, she and her parents decamped to England. Always keen on painting and drawing, in 1947 she was accepted on to the fine art course at St Martin's, one of London's leading art schools. Between sessions in the painting studio and the life room,...
- 5/19/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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