Tag Archives: Barbara Steele

*Contains spoilers* “Of all the melancholy themes, the one universally recognised by mankind as the saddest of all is the most obvious one: Death. And that most melancholy theme becomes the most poetic of all, when coupled with the theme ...

As the midnight chimes of Big Ben resound around Victorian London, a top-hatted figure steals into a fogbound graveyard and knocks out the gravedigger who is about his business there. His desperate grey-gloved hands prise open the casket’s lid to ...

Download MP3 After a special surprise screening for David Kleiler of his favorite film of all time, Fellini’s 8½, David, J. P., and Dima get together for a lively discussion about Fellini’s phantasmagorical, chaotic masterpiece. The film is currently available on ...

Blu-ray Street Date: January 17, 2017 BD UPC 816018011057 Horror / 1966 / NR / 116 min Director: Michael Reeves Starring: Barbara Steele, John Karlsen, Ian Ogilvy, Mel Welles, Joe Riley, Richard Watson Synopsis: A tale of demonic reincarnation reminiscent ...

No American Gothic series would be complete without Edgar Allan Poe, and if we are talking about cinematic adaptations, Roger Corman’s famous “Poe Cycle” deserves a big piece of the spotlight — a series of eight films, made between 1960-1964(5); ...

The folks at Severin Films seem to be on a roll. A few months back, they released Jess Franco’s long-awaited Vampyros Lesbos and She Killed in Ecstasy, in mostly excellent HD restorations. Now, they turn to Nightmare Castle, one of Barbara ...

In the world of European horror there are few names more well known than that of Barbara Steele.  The “Queen of Gothic horror” will be making a trip to Blu-ray thanks to the amazing folks at Severin Films.  An August ...

It’s fair to say that post-1960 cult cinema would be vastly different without director and cinematographer Mario Bava. His catalog covers a wide range of genres, including fantasy, peplum, spy spoofs, historical drama, action epics, Viking films and spaghetti westerns. ...

When fans talk about director Antonio Margheriti you tend to hear the word ‘underrated’ bandied around a lot. For those familiar with his work—especially in Gothic horror—, it is understandable why that is the case. The sixties were a hotbed ...

With the release of Mario Bava’s first film, Black Sunday, the career of Barbara Steele would be forever changed. Her haunting dual performance as Katia Vajda / Princess Asa Vajda solidified her place in horror, remaining one of the most beloved and respected performances in horror history. As ...