Tod Browning was one of the original Universal horror directors, with his biggest hit being ‘Dracula’ in 1931, and dozens of other successful films under his belt during the decades prior. After his success with the godfather of Fangs, one year later he decided to do a more pulled back story – enter, ‘Freaks.’ ‘Freaks’ […]
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Mario Bava is an Italian Director who is often accredited as one of the OG’s of modern horror cinema. He always had grand, fantastical stories that were showcased in some of the most lived-in and fleshed out sets ever seen in a horror film. They were usually reminiscent of the original Gothic Universal Picture styles,
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What we have here is a very early piece of French cinema which can really only be referred to as a ‘fever dream.’ It contains a logically incoherent storyline full of hallucinatory and metaphoric imagery, all set over the sound of classical swing piano. It is a film created by two well renown artists: Luis
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Repulsion’ is Roman Polanski’s first english-language film. The story revolves around a young woman named Carole who suffers from androphobia – the pathological fear of interacting with men. When her sister/roommate Helen leaves for holiday, she recesses into her apartment and suffers from an overwhelming sense of paranoia, frightful hallucinations, and absolute madness. It’s a
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ is considered one of the most important horror films of the silent film era. It’s ability to invoke an authentically haunting mood and maintaining a genuine mystery is a marvel even over 100 years later. In a small German town, a local fair is beginning to set up. It is
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Alright, another confession… I’ve never once seen the Universal Monster movies. So when Halloween rolled around, my girlfriend and I decided to give it a try and we began with ‘The Mummy.’ We were both extremely familiar with the 1999 reboot and were curious to see how this would play out. Released in 1932, this
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The infamous Vincent Price brings us a performance of a witchfinder who travels town to town questioning accused witches in search of confession through punishment. It’s a film that’s over 50 years old and plays with a bout of class. Vincent Price is a terrifying, charismatic character who inflicts divine judgment. While most of the
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Alfred Hitchcock presents a tale of murder and mystery that would become the precipice for the slasher formula for years to come. When a woman steals money from her job and begins to run, she takes shelter at a hotel where her sins catch up to her. So, cinema confession: this was my very first
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I picked up a lot of classic horror recently from Barnes & Noble for their 1/2 off Criterion sale, and the first one I’m digging into is this famous, but underseen, film. When a man is found floating face up in a lifeboat in the ocean – dubbed the only survivor of the ship he
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