CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? was on Chiller Theater on January 12, 1974 and September 4, 1976 at 11:30 p.m. After a viewing of this movie at a very young age, I decided that I’d never have chaffing dishes in my house. That may never come true just because I doubt I’ll ever […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Blancheville Monster (1963)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Blancheville Monster was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, May 1, 1965 at 1:00 a.m. It also aired on September 9, 1967; June 15, 1968 and September 27, 1969. Released in Italy as Horror, this film’s script by Gianni Grimaldi and Bruno Corbucci was said to be based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Sure, […]
Unsung Horrors Horror Gives Back 2023 recap
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, this event benefits Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. If you enjoyed reading anything I posted, please consider donating and letting me know. Here […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: A Bell from Hell (1973)
EDITOR’S NOTE: A Bell From Hell was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, July 14, 1979 and August 29, 1981. What happens when a young man is released from an insane asylum and returns home? Well, he goes for revenge on his aunt and her three daughters, the ones who stole his insurance when they claimed […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2023: Segreti di donna (2005)
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: Viewer’s choice He doesn’t need it, but I […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Nostradamus films (1961, 1962)
EDITOR’S NOTE: How amazing is it that the Mexican Nostradamus vampire movies were on Chiller Theater? The Monster Demolisher was on the show on December 9, 1967 and August 23, 1969. Genie of Darkness was on the show on August 5, 1967. Blood of Nostradamus was on July 15, 1967 at 11:20 p.m. and December […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Dracula Has Risen From His Grave (1968)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dracula Has Risen from His Grave was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 29, 1977 at 9 p.m. on a prime time special. It was also on the show on July 21, 1979 and November 14, 1981. This was the fourth Hammer Dracula movie and the third to star Christopher Lee (he doesn’t […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Run. Psycho, Run (1968)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Run,. Psycho, Run was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 28, 1970 at 11:30 p.m. It also appeared on June 26, 1971. Director Brunello Rondi directed Il Demonio, a movie that didn’t do well. He was interviewed by Dario Argento and said that this movie was made with “no intention of making a mystery, […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Murder Mansion (1972)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Murder Mansion was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, February 2, 1980 at 1 a.m. It also aired on July 31, 1982. Originally released as La Mansion de la Niebla (The Mansion in the Fog) and also known as Murder Mansion, this Spanish/Italian film fuses old school haunted house horror with the then new […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake was first on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 30, 1963 at 3:00 p.m. It also aired on August 2, 1964 and August 7, 1965. Directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Orville H. Hampton, this is the tale of the Drake family. Because of a massacre in Ecuador led […]
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