RIP George Eastman
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George Eastman died in Italy on May 20th. Born Luigi Montefiori; August 16,
1942, in Genoa he was an Italian actor and screenwriter recognized for his ...
PROM at the Drive-In
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*PROM Magazine *was a somewhat slick fanzine style local publication,
existing from March 1947 until July 1973, and was created exclusively for
the youth...
Terror of the Hungry Rats
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I think we'll stick with the March - April 1953 issue of *Dark Mysteries
#11* for a bit. It's absolutely infested with icky precode gems, like this
horri...
I Was Made for Loving You
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My opening line for the *Companion *writeup was going to reveal
something about the film that you probably already know. But what if I'm
the one who ru...
Short Hiatus
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Just a quick public service announcement to let you know I am going to put
TMtV on a very short hiatus, as I am going away for a few days.
I will be che...
An Old Time Vampire
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I didn't watch any movies over the last couple of days because I've been
busy with a cousin's funeral. So, I figured I would write another book
review whi...
BANGKOK, CITA CON LA MUERTE (Jess Franco. 1985)
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Bangkok, Cita con la Muerte Director: “Cliffor Brawm” sic (Jess Franco)/
Director of Photography: Juan Cozar./ Produced by Golden Films
Internacional S.A. ...
"If these shadows remain unaltered..."
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Have you ever seen The Haunted Closet? You know the blog I mean. That old,
dark blog that’s usually at the bottom of the search results. The owner
hasn’t...
NEW ZINES LAUNCH.
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Dear friends, followers and anyone else who is still reading this blog
after many months of inactivity -
I am writing today to let you know that, after a...
Shock Stock Today!
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Going to Shock Stock today! Meeting Michelle Bauer and Patty Mullen.
Watching some short films. Picking up some new physical media. Having
cocktails!
Film Review: SKINAMARINK
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So I did a little free trial on YouTube for Shudder, and as I was browsing
the titles they had available I saw a film titled Skinamarink. I thought
the ...
À la prochaine
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Greetings. I have decided to close down Fascination: The Jean Rollin
Experience for good. All of the posts have been transferred over to my
main bl...
Press Conference with the Vampire, 1968
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*Sometime *during the fall of 1968, *Jonathan Frid* conducted a press
conference with dozens college and high school newspaper writers. He did
this fro...
NIghtmare #20
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Sebastian Boada provides the cover for this issue of Nightmare, cover dated
August 1974.
We start with the one page "Horror Fragments: The Demon Whale" by ...
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
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*THE UGLY DUCKLING* used to be one of the Holy Grails for Hammer
aficionados.
Directed by prolific British B-Picture Director Lance Comfort and long
co...
Whew...a few recent reads
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Sorry to be dragging this month. I've been mentally and physically drained
by various goings-on. I decided to skip the monthly musical interlude and
go str...
The Monster Times Star Trek Special #2: Part One
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In 1974, while perusing the latest issue of The Monster Times I had just
picked up, I saw an advertisement for both the Sci-Fi Special (in
magazine format)...
200
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Mary Shelley’s *Frankenstein; or, the Modern **Prometheus* was first
published on January 1, 1818.
200 years ago.
On, now, to Frankenstein’s third cent...
The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
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Because come on. Come on. No one is going to give The Eyes of My Mother
less than five stars. I don’t care how contrarian you are; I don’t care
how much...
Macbeth Unhinged
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Watching a film adaptation of *Macbeth*, or any similar canonical work of
theatre or literature, is an intrinsically different viewing experience
from the ...
News In Brief
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We were sad to learn of the recent death of legendary make-up artist Dick
Smith, who passed away this week at the age of 92. His Oscar-winning career
encom...
HAPPY ZOMBIE JESUS DAY CHICKPEAS
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Well, it's that time of year again, and if you're anything like me then
this a day of marathoning zombie movies and eating candy until I damn near
puke....
Steampunk Pin-Up (Not Porn!)
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The lovely *Kato* of *Steampunk Couture* has gone hardcore. For those who
prefer to exercise their imaginations a bit more, Voila! *Veronique
Chevalier* in...
Bringing Bedlam to the Bijou!
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It's no secret that I love movies. Especially horror movies. And like
anyone who loves something, my greatest joy comes from sharing that love
with othe...
The Last Werewolf
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Title: The Last Werewolf
Author: Glen Duncan
Genre: Horror/Dark Humor
Types of Werewolves: Bipedal hybrid
How Lycanthropy is Caused: Bite, forced change ever...
Many Happy Returns: Our Final Post
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[image: Tales from the Crypt poster]
As announced back in March, today will be the last day that
Classic-Horror.com updates. After today, the site will rem...
I think today is 'G'
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We've established I'm bad at this, but today is G and here I am with...
Granola bars.
I'm something of a nerd about granola/breakfast bars because I take t...
Editorial April 2012 and e-issue #34
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Guest Editorial By Bill Lindblad
There's an established principle of polite conversation that suggests three
topics should be carefully avoided: politic...
Son of Dracula Still!
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[image: sonofdrac_still]
And with this photo of Lon Chaney Jr. portraying the Count, it's my sad
duty to tell you that this will be the last posting for thi...
Gallery 133
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A new creature has come in from Dean Judd in Whitehaven, United Kingdom.
Created using Vista Paint. Nice job Dean, been a long while since we've had
a new ...
Bela Lugosi´s 129th
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● Artwork by *Gor Mandra* for Bela's 129th.
*Bela Lugosi* was born *129* years ago today. Lugosi,
born October 20, 1882 as Béla Ferenc Dezcö Blasko
in Lu...
Monster of the Month: The Invisible Man
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Ever since his film debut in 1933, The Invisible Man has been an important
though under appreciated member of the Universal monster pantheon. While
his f...
Good bye, 2010. Get goin', now.
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I told myself I wasn't going to do this. I said to myself (and others -
i.e: WagTheFox) that I wouldn't do a 'year end retrospective', or a 'best
of' list,...
Ingrid and Michael and you and me
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*The British horror film.*
A bit like the American horror film, except for the fact that a) it had a
different Golden Age (roughly 1956-1975), and b) it ha...
Jinx Speaketh
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One of (if not the) most evilly influential women in music is now on
Blogspot!
Jinx Dawson, "irreverent, erotic, fiendish Left Hand Path Ceremonial
Magi...
I offer this Book of Truths
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In 1848, Poe published the book that he thought would serve as his major
posthumous legacy. He was ultimately wrong, but Eureka still interests both
schola...
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The links will stay up until the files have been deleted by the host sites.
After that you'll have to wait until next year. Hope you had a great
Halloween!...