countdown to halloween: the birds

I have been a Hitchcock fan for most of my life. But one of his movies that I have consistently avoided has been The Birds. I blame it on my...

Label : classic horror, movies

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countdown to halloween: jekyll and hyde

A church. A cold, dark night. A silent film version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with live musical accompaniment provided by the church organ...

Label : classic horror, monsters

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Dracula (with subtitles)

Halloween viewing season began last night with the Spanish version of Dracula . Which I knew existed but hadn't yet seen. However, since...

Label : classic horror, movies

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countdown to halloween: but . . . it wasn't haunted

So I finally had the opportunity to watch a movie that I've heard of forever but never seemed to stumble upon. The 1959 version of The H...

Label : classic horror, movies

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countdown to halloween: choices

Since I am not a fan of the "jump-out-in-front-of-you-with-a-chainsaw" type of haunted house experience, I opted for the Dr. Jekyl...

Label : art, classic horror, monsters, movies, road trips

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the corpse vanishes

Another Saturday, another Bela Lugosi classic. This time, in The Corpse Vanishes , he's a mad doctor who drugs brides at the altar with ...

Label : classic horror

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slapstick monsters

I usually spend the period between Labour Day and Halloween indulging in classic horror movies. And by "classic" I mean movies mad...

Label : classic horror, monsters, movies

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misgivings day weekend: day one

So when I noticed via Ghoul Friday that Misgivings Day Weekend was approaching, I thought, "Perfect!". I had been planning to get...

Label : classic horror, movies, retail therapy

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summer reading

There is an historic home, not far from my home, which holds an annual used book sale as a fundraiser for its community projects.  Each year...

Label : classic horror, ghosts

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The Mad Monster

After an enjoyable version of The Bat, my Halloween movie viewing takes a sharp turn back to mediocrity with  The Mad Monster . Dr. Cameron ...

Label : classic horror, monsters, movies

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The Vampire Bat

Setting aside my fear of vampires, I sat down this weekend to watch The Vampire Bat (1933) .  To be fair, I felt safe in choosing this film ...

Label : classic horror, monsters, movies

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Motha

So yesterday evening, I sat down and leisurely explored the pages of Martha's new Halloween magazine.  Ideally, I would have done this a...

Label : classic horror, Costumes, ghosts, movies, retail therapy, vintage

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