Classic Horrors ClubOct 23, 20213 minThe Thirteenth Chair (1929)If Tod Browning’s Dracula (1931) is criticized for being too much like a play, then The Thirteenth Chair (1929) doesn’t have a chance! On...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 11, 20212 minNight Monster (1942)For a 73-minute movie, Night Monster (1942) has a lot happening! In fact, it took a while for me to get acclimated and understand exactly...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 2, 20214 minThe Mad Genius (1931)When I think of Michael Curtiz, I automatically associate him with Casablanca (1942.) I forget the number of classic horror films he...
Classic Horrors ClubJun 28, 20213 minThe Seventh Victim (1943)I run to death, and death meets me as fast, and all my pleasures are like yesterday. Holy sonnet VII, Jonne Donne The Seventh Victim...
Classic Horrors ClubApr 5, 20213 minThe Monster & the Girl (1941)Universal monster movies from the 1940s have a distinct look. Had I not seen the Paramount logo at the beginning of The Monster & the...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 30, 20204 minA Night of Terror (1937)Get out your whiteboards and markers for this one… In 1924, Agatha Christie (you may have heard of her) wrote a short story called,...
Classic Horrors ClubAug 17, 20203 minThe Undying Monster (1942)It doesn’t take a stretch of the imagination to believe Twentieth Century-Fox was eager to capitalize on the success of Universal’s The...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 6, 20203 min The Man with Nine Lives (1940)Added to the many miracles performed by modern science that have accounted for the saving of thousands upon thousands of human beings,...
Classic Horrors ClubMay 25, 20203 minThe Return of Doctor X (1939)Talk about a bad rap! All right, The Return of Doctor X (1939) isn’t a fantastic movie; however, with a running time that's barely an...
Classic Horrors ClubMay 4, 20205 minRipped from the Headlines: Return of the Ape Man (1944)Return of the Ape Man (1944) opens with an ominous headline: A hand pulls a lever in a laboratory and Professor Dexter (Bela Lugosi)...
Classic Horrors ClubApr 27, 20205 minRipped from the Headlines: The Ape Man (1943)The Ape Man (1943) opens with members of the press waiting for a ship to dock. A newspaper story provides further exposition: Doctor...
Classic Horrors ClubSep 2, 20193 minMovie of the Week: The Black Room (1935)Although produced by Columbia Pictures, the graveyard sets in The Black Room (1935) are as gorgeous as any number of Universal Pictures...
Classic Horrors ClubAug 12, 20193 minMovie of the Week: The Vampire Bat (1933)The set-up for The Vampire Bat (1933) couldn't be any simpler and it's established in the film's opening moments. Bats fill the sky on a...
Classic Horrors ClubAug 5, 20192 minMovie of the Week: The Raven (1935)When I recently re-watched The Raven (1935), I didn’t remember liking it as much the first time I saw it. In fact, if comparing it to my...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 22, 20193 minMovie of the Week: A Place of One's Own (1945)Henry Smedhurst (James Mason) and his wife (Barbara Mullen) have always wanted a place of their own and, at retirement age, they are...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 15, 20193 minMovie of the Week: Woman Who Came Back (1945)Woman Who Came Back (1945) has a great gothic opening, generating a creepy atmosphere that’s sustained throughout the movie. In Eben...
Classic Horrors ClubJul 8, 20192 minMovie of the Week: Condemned to Live (1935)In a dark cave with the sound of drums beating in the background, a young woman moans that she can’t stand it anymore. “If you love me,...
Classic Horrors ClubJan 22, 20193 minMovie of the Week: The Brute Man (1946)I thought The Brute Man was all right, but it was only after watching it that I learned about its reputation. My first clue should have...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 27, 20182 minMovie of the Week: Strange Illusion (1945)Not a horror movie, per se, Strange Illusion nevertheless revolves around a ghostly, perhaps supernatural, dream. Haunted by the...
Classic Horrors ClubOct 29, 20185 minCountdown to Halloween: Matthew Banks on And Then There Were None (1945)ABOUT OUR GUEST Another colleague from the "We Belong Dead"/"Unsung Horrors" group and another great contribution to the countdown! ...