Captain Clegg (1962)
Based on the Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn series of books by Russell Thorndike — just like Disney’s The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh which was released a year later — this Hammer film was called Night Creatures* in the U.S. A sailor (Milton Reid, who wrestled as The Mighty Chang and showed up in three Bond movies) has […]
ARROW UHD RELEASE: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally covered this giallo masterwork back on March 26, 2019. Now that Arrow Video has released a UHD edition of this film, it’s time we look back on it and talk about this expanded version. Other than the films of Mario Bava (Blood and Black Lace, The Girl Who Knew Too Much), there’s […]
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
“Who spurs the beast the corpse will ride? Who cries the cry that kills? When Satan questioned, who replied? Whence blows this wind that chills? Who walks amongst these empty graves And seeks a place to lie? ‘Tis something God ne’er had planned, A thing that ne’er had learned to die.” That poem is Edgar […]
The Oblong Box (1969)
Based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story “The Oblong Box,” the script for this movie by Lawrence Huntington and Christopher Wicking also brings in plenty of other Poe themes like masked men, premature burial and, well, voodoo. Which has nothing to do with Poe, but hey — this is the first time Christopher Lee […]
House of Usher (1960)
Adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Fall of the House of Usher, this film marked the beginning of a series of eight Poe adaptations by Roger Corman, often in collaboration with writer Richard Matheson. Shot in a mere fifteen days, it was a bold departure for American-International Pictures, known for its black-and-white double […]
Medusa (2020)
In the world of myth, Medusa was a gorgeous woman who was assaulted inside the temple of Athena by Poseidon, who gained power over the goddess of wisdom through this attack. Angered, Athena punished Medusa by transforming her into a horrific creature, her radiant hair replaced by snakes. Today, feminists see the story of Medusa as […]
Go to Hell with the Drive-In Asylum Double Feature Saturday Night!
Get ready to join special guest Lana Revok this Saturday on the Groovy Doom Facebook page starting at 8 PM East Coast Time. We’re showing two totally devilish movies, starting with Satan’s Cheerleaders. You can watch it on YouTube. During the talk segments of the show, we discuss the film, show an ad gallery and teach […]
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