The Beast and the Magic Sword (1983)
The tenth adventure of Count Waldemar Daninsky — played as always by Paul Naschy — this Spanish/ Japanese co-production was never theatrically shown in any country other than its native Spain. It was never dubbed in English, never released on VHS or even DVD. Now, Mondo Macabro comes to the rescue with a gorgeous blu […]
Dracula (1973)
Written by Richard Matheson and directed by Dan Curtis, this would be the second collaboration between Curtis and Jack Palance after 1968’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This movie has a big impact on Dracula lore: Francis Ford Coppola’s version seems to take two cues from this film, which had never […]
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969)
Between producer Dan Curtis, director Lela Swift, writer Sam Hall, Robert Cobert’s music and Thayer David and Louis Edmonds in lead roles, this pilot for a TV series seems like you’re watching an episode of Dark Shadows. Trust me, that’s not a bad thing. Angela Martin (Marj Dusay, who was on All My Children and Guiding Light) is […]
St. John In Exile (2007)
This is another odd part of Dan Curtis’ career — a filmed version of Dean Jones (That Darn Cat!, The Love Bug) acting out the final days of John, the last living disciple of Jesus’ twelve apostles. He speaks to the audience as if they can hear him and continually makes jokes throughout, but gives you […]
The Night Strangler (1973)
Originally airing on ABC on January 16, 1973, this sequel to The Night Stalker was just as popular as the original film. Richard Matheson would come back to write, Dan Curtis would produce and direct, and Darren McGavin would be Carl Kolchak again. While the TV version is only 74 minutes, there was an international version […]
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