Classic Horrors ClubNov 30, 20213 minNight of the Howling Beast (1975)It’s appropriate that we conclude Naschy November with a Waldemar Daninsky werewolf film, considering we started it with one 30 days ago....
Classic Horrors ClubNov 29, 20213 minExorcismo (1975)Now comes Paul Naschy’s take on The Exorcist. He claimed the screenplay for Exorcismo (1975) was written before The Exorcist was released...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 28, 20213 minDevil's Possessed (1974)Devil’s Possessed (1974) is Naschy November’s first historical drama, although it’s light on historical fact. As the first of this style...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 27, 20212 minA Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975)A Dragonfly for Each Corpse (1975) gives us a Paul Naschy we haven’t seen before. He plays Inspector Paolo Scaporella, a tough, cigar...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 25, 20213 minCrimson, the Color of Blood (1973)We’ve talked before about how actors sometimes take roles simply for the money. There’s no shame in that. Paul Naschy himself said that’s...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 23, 20213 min The People Who Own the Dark (1976)The People Who Own the Dark (1976) is another non-Naschy, Naschy film. That is to say, he appears only on the side of the camera facing...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 22, 20213 minThe Mummy's Revenge (1975)Originally posted during 2019's Countdown to Halloween... It wouldn’t be a Countdown to Halloween without a Paul Naschy film and the...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 21, 20213 minBlue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974)Although it has some characteristics of a giallo, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974) is more a thriller in the vein of Hammer’s...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 20, 20213 minThe Hunchback of the Morgue (1973)If I was bad-mouthing director Javier Aguirre for my dislike of Count Dracula’s Great Love, he has redeemed himself with The Hunchback of...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 18, 20213 minCount Dracula's Great Love (1973)It’s been a good run. I’ve either liked each Paul Naschy film I’ve revisited this month as much as the first time I watched it, or more...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 16, 20213 minVengeance of the Zombies (1973)In his memoirs, Paul Naschy said about his 1973 movie, Vengeance of the Zombies: When I wrote the screenplay, I must either have been...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 15, 20211 minThe Classic Horrors Club Podcast EP 63: Naschy NovemberIt's Naschy November as Jeff and Richard discuss the life and career of Paul Naschy, focusing on three specific movies: Vengeance of the...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 14, 20212 minThe Hanging Woman (1973)Known by many different names, The Hanging Woman (1973) best represents the movie. The name under which I bought the Blu-ray from Full...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 13, 20213 minHorror Rises from the Tomb (1973)Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973) was one of the first Paul Naschy films I saw. I watched it on July 2, 1973 and rated it seven stars out...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 11, 20212 minThe Crimes of Petiot (1973)Based on the quality of the print I watched on YouTube, it’s going to be hard to discuss this one. Keep this in mind as you imagine what...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 9, 20213 minDr. Jekyll vs. the Werewolf (1972)Finally, Dr. Jekyll vs. the Werewolf (1972) is the Paul Naschy/Waldemar Daninsky movie I’ve been hoping I’d see! It has everything I want...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 8, 20212 minSeven Murders for Scotland Yard (1972)Paul Naschy’s first attempt at giallo is a solid effort; however, the execution of Seven Murders for Scotland Yard (1972) by director...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 7, 20213 minThe Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman (1971)Paul Naschy becomes more confident with his next genre/Waldemar Daninsky film, which I watched in its American, public domain version,...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 4, 20213 minFury of the Wolfman (1972)Not understanding its reputation prior to watching Fury of the Wolfman (1972), I would have rated it an “average” film (5 Waldemar...
Classic Horrors ClubNov 1, 20213 minFrankenstein's Bloody Terror (1968)In the winter of 1967, during the making of the thriller Agonizando en el crimen, Jacinto Molina had the idea of writing a horror film in...