There must have been some primo, top quality hallucinogenics flying around the sets of British set horror flicks during the 70s as such studios such
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Dr Phibes Rises Again (1972) – Review
There aren’t too many movie like Robert Fuest’s The Abominable Dr Phibes and anyone who has sampled its psychotropic delights will probably agree with me
From Beyond The Grave (1974) – Review
Since 1965, the anthology movies of Amicus Productions had been providing us with movie after movie of grim karma and numerous things returning from the
Asylum (1972) – Review
Almost imperceptibly, the landscape of horror was changing. With the 60s now comfortably in the review mirror, a cadre of hungry directors are now poised
The House That Dripped Blood (1971) – Review
After a slow start (for a 60s horror studio at least), what would eventually become known as Amicus Productions portmanteau series finally shifted into a
Torture Garden (1967) – Review
After launching their particular brand of Hammer-alternative horror films with Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors, Amicus honchos Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg decided that sticking
Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (1965) – Review
While Hammer Films is understandably credited as the leading light in British horror during its impressive reign, that’s not to say they were the only
Tales From The Crypt (1972) – Review
No one could quite line ’em up and knock ’em down like an EC Comics story, those gloriously nasty comic book morality tales that hit
The Gorgon (1964) – Review
While it’s hardly fair to say that Hammer Studios only made endless adventures featuring the antisocial exploits of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein and Christopher Lee’s Dracula,
The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) – Review
There are now so many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes over the years, that deducing your own personal favourite probably has a lot to do with
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974) – Review
During their golden years, Hammer films released horror movies that contained everything from Werewolves, Gorgons, zombies and a shit load of Vampires of varying genders
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) – Review
After six movies that followed a distinct rinse and repeat pattern of its fangy star rising from the dead, terrorising a handful of people and
At The Earth’s Core (1976) – Review
Sometimes a movie is so relentlessly cheesy and dated that it virtually becomes critic proof. Take that series of epically staged Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations
Creepshow – Season 2, Episode 5: Night Of The Living Late Show (2021) – Review
Ever since its return back in 2019, one of Creepshow’s most endearing traits surely has to be its insistence on homaging and riffing on not
The Vampire Lovers (1970) – Review
Back in their glory days, the vampire-themed horror movies Hammer Films released into an unsuspecting public were always charged with a subtle sexual energy, what
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) – Review
When the titles started rolling on Hammer’s previous Frankenstein endeavor, there was a feeling that Peter Cushing’s resident violator of the laws of nature was
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – Review
If there’s something the Hammer series of Frankenstein movies has over the Universal series, it’s that the British studio opted to keep the films focus
The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964) – Review
As Hammer continued to churn out lavish horror flick after horror flick during the swinging sixties, one thing that seemed conspicuous by its absence was
The Brides Of Dracula (1960) – Review
When the concept of endless horror sequels became in vogue and studios wanted to resurrect a franchise worthy character, they’d either bend over backwards to
Twins Of Evil (1971) – Review
After lesbian tinged The Vampire Lovers and Lust For A Vampire, Hammer Films closed out their lusty Karnstein Trilogy with Twins Of Evil, an apparent
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