CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe (1974)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 22, 1977 at 11:30 p.m. It also aired on July 3, 1982. Edgar Allan Poe’s (Robert Walker Jr., Evil Town, Hex) love Lenore (Mary Grover) was nearly buried alive after a coma made it appear as if she were dead and […]
THE IMPORTANT CINEMA CLUB’S SUPER SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE DAY 16: Man’s Best Friend (1993)
October 16: A Horror Film That Involves a Killer House Pet John Lafia also made The Blue Iguana and co-wrote Child’s Play and directed the sequel. He also made The Rats, the American made-for-TV movie adaptation of the books of James Herbert. It starts with the death of Judy Sanders (Robin Frates), an employee of the EMAX genetic […]
2023 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 16: The Chain Reaction (1980)
16. OZPLOITATION: Maximize your wander with some thunder from down yonder. Director and writer Ian Barry made this Australian film that has a lot of the cast and crew from Mad Max, including Mel Gibson appearing as a blink and you miss him mechanic* and George Miller serving as associate producer and filming the car chase […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2023: Rome Against Rome (1964)
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: The undead Also known as War of the Zombies, […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Kronos (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kronos was on Chiller Theater on Sunday, September 29, 1963 at 11:10 p.m. It also aired on April 18 and August 16, 1964; December 30, 1972; September 28, 1974 and November 1, 1975. A glowing bit of energy is launched from a UAP from deep space. The energy lands on our planet and takes […]
AIMEE: The Visitor (2023)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Perry writes for the film websites Gruesome Magazine, The Scariest Things, Horror Fuel and Diabolique Magazine; for the film magazines Phantom of the Movies’ VideoScope and Drive-In Asylum; and for the pop culture websites When It Was Cool and Uphill Both Ways. He is also one of the hosts of When […]
Dark thriller THE G to have its World Premiere in Official Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 11
A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life. London/Toronto/Tallinn, October 13: THE G, from writer/director Karl R. Hearne and 3Buck Productions, starring Dale Dickey (Hell or High Water, Winter’s Bone, True Blood) has been Officially Selected for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. In competition, it will celebrate […]
WATCH BRET MCCORMICK ON THE DIA LATE MOVIE
This week, we were joined by Bret McCormick, director of The Abomination and Repligator. We watched 1956 Freudian madness in movie form Daughter of Horror (which you can watch on YouTube and the Internet Archive) and learned so much about how Bret made his films, some surprising movies he worked on and the history of Texas […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Dynasty (1977)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dynasty was on a special Chiller Theater on Friday, July 16, 1982. It was on the Money Movie set instead of inside the castle. Qian Dao Wan li Zhu AKA Super Dragon AKA Dynasty was the first Hong Kong/Taiwan 3D film, as well as using the Sensurround 8-track stereophonic sound system. That way, the things you’ve […]
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