When first browsing through Bruce G. Hallenbeck’s new chronicle of American-International Pictures, Rock ‘n’ Roll Monsters: The American-International Story (Hemlock Books), it’s obvious you don’t have to be a cineaste to enjoy this read. A majority of Baby Boomers and ...
Read More »Such Perfection of Treachery: Malignance and Lunacy in Corman’s Poe Cycle (Part One)
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); ...
Read More »Episode 10: American Gothic Double Feature: The Raven & The Masque of the Red Death
The tenth episode of Daughters of Darkness is the first in a series of special double feature discussions to tie in with Diabolique’s American Gothic-themed summer season. In this one, Kat and Samm explore Roger Corman’s delightful Edgar Allan Poe ...
Read More »Scream and Scream Again (US Blu-ray review)
Most will remember the first time that famed horror actors Vincent Price and Christopher Lee teamed up together as being the Edgar Allan Poe adapted, Gordon Hessler directed feature The Oblong Box. Their second teaming up, however, would prove to ...
Read More »Frightmare aka The Horror Star (US Blu-ray review)
Gothic Horror is, especially around the pages of our Magazine and website, something of utmost sincerity. It has a rich history full of lavish, complicated characters and the prolific actors who have portrayed them, lush set design and cinematography, and brilliantly dark ...
Read More »A Classic Reborn As ‘Forever Phibes’ Is Announced
Who doesn’t know Dr. Phibes – the classic Vincent Price baddie that he played to the tee in the 70’s ,scaring the living shit out of all us coming of age horror fanatics. The man who wrote the original 1971 ...
Read More »From a Whisper to a Scream (US Blu-ray release)
At this point in time, anthology films — much like their related brethren in the found footage subgenre — have kind of exhausted their place in horror. Sure, they resurface every decade or so and experience a brief renaissance, but ...
Read More »The Cutting Room (Book Review)
Horror cinephiles and bibliophiles will have extra cause to rejoice this Halloween: The Cutting Room, a literary anthology, is an October treat. The theme of this compilation by editor extraordinaire Ellen Datlow, is laid out in its subtitle: Dark Reflections ...
Read More »Monster Club (UK Blu-ray review)
1981 was the year of the slasher–many sub-genre greats such as The Prowler, The Burning, Evilspeak, Bloody Birthday, and My Bloody Valentine were released that year. The scene was literally saturated with new horror. Fulci also released his seminal The ...
Read More »The Complete Dr. Phibes (UK Blu-ray review)
The world of show business can be fickle when it comes to age. Most actors find they have a limited shelf life when it comes to getting starring roles. Even the greatest names often find themselves side-lined in favour of ...
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