The People That Time Forgot (film)
The People That Time Forgot is a 1977 British fantasy/adventure monster film based on the novel The People That Time Forgot and Out of Time’s Abyss by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was produced by Amicus...
View ArticleRick Baker (makeup artist)
Richard A. “Rick” Baker (born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York) is an American special makeup effects artist known for his creature effects. As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body...
View ArticleEl pobrecito Draculín
El pobrecito Draculín (“The Poor Draculin”) is a 1977 Spanish comedy horror film written and directed by Juan Fortuny (Palmer ha muerto; Orloff and the Invisible Man; Crimson). It stars Joe Rígoli,...
View ArticleBrain of Blood
‘A blood-dripping brain transplant turns a maniac into a monster…’ Brain of Blood - also known as The Creature’s Revenge and The Undying Brain -- is a 1971 American horror film directed by Al Adamson...
View ArticleHorror Rises from the Tomb
‘Lust has never been this terrifying!’ Horror Rises from the Tomb (original title: El espanto surge de la tumba is a 1972 Spanish supernatural horror film starring Jacinto Molina (better known as Paul...
View ArticleStrange Hostel of Pleasures
Strange Hostel of Pleasures (original title: Estranha Hospedaria dos Prazeres) is a 1976 Brazilian film by Brazilian horror film director José Mojica Marins. Marins is also known by his alter ego Zé...
View ArticleFred West (serial killer)
Frederick Walter Stephen West (29 September 1941 – 1 January 1995) was an English serial killer. Between 1967 and 1987, West – alone and later with his second wife, serial killer Rosemary West –...
View ArticleBlue Blood
Blue Blood (also known as BlueBlood) is a 1973 British film directed by Andrew Sinclair. It stars Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis (Dr. Phibes Rises Again; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; Strange Behavior), Derek...
View ArticleOrror (comic)
Orror is an Italian adult comic book (known as “fumetti” in Italy) that was published in two volumes in the late seventies. Initially, twenty one issues were published between June 1977 and May 1978....
View ArticleA Candle for the Devil
A Candle for the Devil (original title: Una vela para el diablo) is a 1973 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martín (Death at the Deep End of the Swimming Pool; Horror Express; Supernatural)...
View ArticleCount Dracula’s Great Love
Count Dracula’s Great Love (originally El gran amor del conde Drácula) is a 1973 Spanish film directed by Javier Aguirre. The film is also known as Cemetery Girls (American reissue title), Dracula’s...
View ArticleDeath & Horror – BBC Sound Effect LP’s
In 1967, the BBC created its own record label, designed to exploit the demand for commercially released TV tunes, comedy shows and, finding an unlikely niche in the market, sound effects. These LP’s...
View ArticleA Book of Monsters by Ruth Manning-Sanders (book)
“The monsters in this collection are huge, hideous and ugly; they are hated and feared and people run screaming at the sight of them. Most of them are bad and brutal: their one wish is to eat as...
View ArticleHorror film soundtracks using the synthesizer (article)
Keith Emerson’s sound-man at work… Electronically produced sound has been available to adventurous film composers since the silent era. Among the earliest electronic instruments were the Ondes-Martenot...
View ArticleNocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula
Nocturna (more commonly referred to by its promotional title Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula) is a 1978 American comedy horror film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written and directed by Harry...
View ArticleFrankenstein’s Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks (originally: Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette – “Terror! The Castle of Cursed Women”) is a 1974 Italian horror film produced and directed by exploitation...
View ArticleDavid Hess (actor)
David Alexander Hess was an American actor, musician and songwriter, best known for his appearances in a trio of extreme horror films in the 1970s, in which he played a variety of psychotic sex...
View ArticleCountess Dracula
Countess Dracula is a 1971 Hammer horror film based on the legends surrounding the “Blood Countess” Elizabeth Báthory. It is in many ways atypical of Hammer’s canon, attempting to broaden Hammer’s...
View ArticleWitches’ Hammer
Witchhammer (Czech: Kladivo na čarodějnice) is a 1970 Czechoslovakian drama film directed by Otakar Vávra. It is considered Vávra’s magnum opus. The original title, Malleus Maleficarum, is also...
View ArticleThe Pyx
The Pyx (also known as The Hooker Cult Murders and La Lunule) is a 1973 Canadian supernatural thriller film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Karen Black and Christopher Plummer. It is based on the...
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