VENOM (1981) Reviews and overview
Venom is a 1981 British thriller film directed by Piers Haggard (The Blood on Satan’s Claw; Quatermass TV serial, 1979) from a screenplay written by Richard Carrington (Mind Over Murder; …
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BLUE BLOOD (1973) Reviews and now free to watch online
‘Who was possessed by the Devil at Longleat?’ Blue Blood – also known as Blueblood – is a 1973 British psychological drama film directed by Andrew Sinclair. The movie stars Oliver …
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THE DAMNED aka THESE ARE THE DAMNED (1961) Reviews and overview
The Damned – US title: These Are the Damned – is a 1961 feature film (released with heavy censorship cuts in 1963) British science fiction film starring Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne …
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Spasms (1982) reviews and overview
‘You scream, you expand, you explode. A new source of evil is discovered and is out of control.’ Spasms – aka Death Bite – is a 1982 Canadian horror feature film directed by …
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Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype (1980) reviews and overview
Doctor Heckyl & Mr. Hype is a 1980 American comedy horror feature film written (with “apologies to Robert Louis Stevenson”) and directed by Charles B. Griffith (Up from the Depths) for Cannon. Griffith wrote a …
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Captain Clegg aka Night Creatures – UK, 1962 – overview and reviews
‘Their oath was.. Terror! Their cry.. Blood!’ Captain Clegg (aka Night Creatures) is a 1962 British film directed by Peter Graham Scott from a screenplay by “John Elder” [Anthony Hinds] based on …
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Burn Witch, Burn! Witchfinders on the Screen – article
In cinematic terms, it wasn’t a good time to be a witch in the late Sixties and early Seventies. Between 1968 and 1972, more witches were put to death on …
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THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1991) Reviews and overview
The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 horror feature film directed by Stuart Gordon, based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film is an amalgamation of several of Poe’s tales, …
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The Shuttered Room (1967) reviews and overview
The Shuttered Room is a 1967 British horror feature film directed by David Greene and starring Gig Young and Carol Lynley (Beware! The Blob) as a couple who move into …
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Burnt Offerings – USA, 1976
Burnt Offerings is a 1976 mystery horror film produced and directed by Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows; Kolchak: The Night Stalker) from a screenplay co-written with William F. Nolan (Trilogy of Terror; The Turn of the …
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THE BROOD (1979) Reviews and overview
The Brood is a 1979 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg (Shivers; Dead Ringers; The Fly). The film stars Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar (Curtains; Demonoid), and Art Hindle (The Void). Buy Blu-ray: Amazon.com On …
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Paranoiac (1963) reviews and overview
‘Shocking! Horrifying! Macabre!’ Paranoiac – aka Paranoiac! – is a 1963 British horror thriller feature film directed by Freddie Francis (Nightmare; Hysteria; The Skull). The screenplay was written by Jimmy Sangster, based loosely …
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