CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Black Sunday (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Black Sunday was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 16, 1965 at 1:20 p.m. It also was on the show on December 2, 1967; August 30, 1969; June 20, 1970 and July 10, 1971. This was Bava’s directorial debut — although he had already directed several scenes without credit in other films. By 1960’s […]
UNSUNG HORRORS HORROR GIVES BACK 2023: 13 Ghosts (1960)
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: Castle, William or actual We need more people […]
THE FILMS OF RENATO POLSELLI: The Vampire and the Ballerina (1960)
Hammer’s Dracula was a big deal in Italy and, as you know, my people see imitation as the most sincere way of saying they like something. Except that Renato Polselli was a believer in the magical power of not just violence, but also sex. 1960 was a big year for Eurohorror: Bava’s Black Sunday, Majano’s Atom Age Vampire, […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: Village of the Damned (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Village of the Damned on the CBS Late Movie on February 25 and August 17, 1972; January 11, 1974 and January 17, 1975. Based on The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham, this movie was delayed by two years when MGM gave in to pressure from the Catholic Legion of Decency, who objected to the depiction […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: House of Usher (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: House of Usher was on the CBS Late Movie on September 19, 1972; March 2, 1973 and July 26, 1974. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Fall of the House of Usher,” this was the first of eight Poe adaptions by Roger Corman, often working with writer Richard Matheson. Shot in fifteen days, […]
JESS FRANCO MONTH: La Reina Del Tabarin (1960)
Queen of the Tabarin is the first film that Jess Franco made for producer Marius Lesouer and the first film that Soledad Miranda would appear in for Franco, although her role is so small you may not even see her. This is the story of Lolita (Mikaela, who was also in Franco’s Vampiresas 1930), a […]
DISMEMBERCEMBER: The Apartment (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Beth Waldron for suggesting this movie. This was originally posted on March 27, 2022. This is also a New Year’s movie! The Apartment is astounding because it makes me consider how we view actors based on where we arrive in reality. For me, Fred McMurray is the kind Steve Douglas from […]
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Directed and written by Georges Franju, Eyes Without a Face had an ignoble introduction to U.S. audiences, playing as a second feature with The Manster when, in truth, this movie is anything but the kind of junky B-movie audiences were led to believe it was. After all, it was released as The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus, and […]
THE CHRISTOPHER LEE CENTENARY CELEBRATION PRIMER: Horror Hotel (1960)
EDITOR’S NOTE: You can watch this movie this weekend at the Drive-In Super Monster-Rama! Get more info at the official Drive-In Super Monster-Rama Facebook page and get your tickets at the Riverside Drive-In’s webpage. Better known as City of the Living Dead, this movie was the first film that John Llewellyn Moxey directed. It was also made […]
KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment is astounding because it makes me consider how we view actors based on where we arrive in reality. For me, Fred McMurray is the kind Steve Douglas from TV’s My Three Sons. For those born before 1960, they probably saw him on that show and wondered how the heel from Double Indemnity and The Caine Mutiny could […]
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