From murky underwater caverns ooze monstrous aqua-beasts! Hungering for human victims! “Attack of the Giant Leeches.” Then, out of the swamp’s depths, again appears horrifying, mysterious creatures thirsting for lovers’ blood. What are these giant mutations whose attack on people sends the whole countryside on an endless search? And then, brings them back to life […]
MORE ...This is a humorous gag trailer for a horror movie night that a local US theater ran in the 1950’s, Bug-O-Rama … “Your skin will crawl, your flesh will creep, after you’ve seen our Bug-O-Rama. It’s the show to recommend to your enemies. The unbearable terror may drive them MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD. A licensed […]
MORE ...Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1955 masterpiece Les Diaboliques stars the seductive Simone Signoret and his beautiful wife Vera Clouzot entangled in an intimate, criminal affair. Still gripping even by today’s standards, one wonders who is more diabolical, the characters in the film, or Henri-Georges Clouzot in his artfulness and precision crafting the first and perhaps ultimate psycho-drama. […]
MORE ...“These films are going to be made regardless of who directs them. There’s a market for them and the studios are going to continue to make them. I’ve been doing this long enough, I think I can make them as good or better than anyone else.” – Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla Director William […]
MORE ...A preview of Cecil B. DeMille’s upcoming film, The King of Kings … “the picture that will live forever.” DeMille hypes his 1927 spectacle, “magnificently portrayed by an inspiring cast of 5000 players,” by stressing the epic proportion of these biblical episodes rather than the story itself. Both producer and director of King of Kings, […]
MORE ...Anatomy of a Murder, directed by Otto Preminger in 1959, was based on a novel by Michigan Supreme Court Justice John D. Voelker writing under the pseudonym Robert Traver. Starring James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, George C. Scott, and Duke Ellington, who wrote the soundtrack,Anatomy of a Murder was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best […]
MORE ...Teenage girls … Tantalizing … AND Terrorizing! Gang Leader: There’s a gang … And I’m the boss! Schoolgirl: Oh. I see. HIGH SCHOOL HELLCATS Teacher: Biologically speaking, it’s a primary importance that men should want to mate. Class: Hey, that’s cool! Yeah! Woo hoo! Schoolgirl: What should a girl do? Join up with a gang, […]
MORE ...How much can the mind stand? Do you pit your sanity against our – MARATHON OF FRIGHT? Shock follows shock! Your breath comes in gasps. Then, the mind explodes! For the unlucky ones, a straitjacket. And a free trip to the booby hutch. He ha ha ha ha ha ha! See the grisly, macabre – […]
MORE ...Sprung from prison! The nation’s most daring criminal! “Why’d you setup the break?” “Because I can use you.” Held captive. Today’s most advanced scientist! “This machine utilizes x-ray, ultraviolet, and alpha-beat and omega rays.” Together they create “The Amazing Transparent Man.” This man is a killer! “Owww!” Mad with dreams of fantastic power! “We’re conducting […]
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