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May 3rd, 2013: Dracula aka The Horror of Dracula (1958)

May3 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Period Film, Horror, Adaptation, Remake, Vampires, The Original, Gothic Horror, Movie of the Day, Based on a Book, Dracula Tagged Peter Cushing, before they were famous, Britain, Christopher Lee, Hammer, Jimmy Sangster, Terrence Fisher, sunlight kills, Bram Stoker, Michael Gough, Switzerland, Michael Carreras, freely adapted, Anthony Hinds, vampire hunter

March 30th, 2013: Frankenstein Created Woman

Mar30 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in From Beyond the Grave, Horror, Mad Scientist, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, Sequel Tagged Anthony Hinds, aristocracy, bar, bartender, Britain, Drive-In, fops, guillotine, Hammer, hunchback, mad scientist, Peter Cushing, reanimation, revenge, scientists, soul, Terence Fisher

March 11th, 2013: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

Mar11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Sci-Fi, Period Film, Horror, Adaptation, Remake, The Original, Monster, Mad Scientist, Movie of the Day, Based on a Book Tagged Drive-In, Peter Cushing, Britain, Christopher Lee, mad scientist, Hammer, scientists, Jimmy Sangster, graveyard, Frankenstein, mad surgeon, Frankenstein's Monster, Hazel Court, Mary Shelley, grave robbing, Michael Carreras, reanimation, Anthony Hinds, Terence Fisher

February 23rd, 2013: Island of Terror (1966)

Feb23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Independent, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi Tagged Britain, Drive-In, Ireland, low-budget, Niall MacGinnis, Peter Cushing, scientists, Terence Fisher

March 29th, 2012: The Beast Must Die (1974)

Mar29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller, Werewolves, Whodunnit Tagged Amicus, Britain, British Lion Film Corporation, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray, country estate, dog as wolf, Drive-In, gimmick, hunters, it's not over, James Blish, low-budget, Michael Gambon, most dangerous game, Peter Cushing, twist

February 16th, 2012: The Mummy (1959)

Feb16 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Cults, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mummy, Period Film, Remake Tagged Britain, Christopher Lee, cult, curse, Egypt, Hammer, Jimmy Sangster, Michael Carreras, Michael Ripper, Peter Cushing, priest, priestess, Terrence Fisher

February 7th, 2012: The Vampire Lovers (1970)

Feb7 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Gothic Horror, Horror, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Vampires Tagged AIP, Britain, Carmilla, Drive-In, Germany, grindhouse, Hammer, Ingrid Bergman, low-budget, Peter Cushing, Roy Ward Baker, sexy vampires, Sheriden Le Fanu

November 9th, 2011: Top Secret! (1984)

Nov9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, Romance, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged before they were famous, cable staple, Communism, David Zucker, East Germany, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrams, Lucy Gutteridge, Michael Gough, Nazis, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, rock and roll, scientists, secret military project, secret police, secret weapon, The Resistance, Val Kilmer, ZAZ

November 8th, 2011: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Nov8 by professormortis

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5 Comments Posted in Adventure, Dracula, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sequel, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, Vampires Tagged Britain, cash-in, Cheh Chang, co-production, David Chiang, Hammer, Hong Kong, Julie Ege, low-budget, Peter Cushing, Roy Ward Baker, Shaw Brothers

September 1st, 2011: At the Earth’s Core (1976)

Sep1 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Camp, Fantasy, Lost World, Movie of the Day, Period Film, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged AIP, Alan Hume, Amicus, Britain, capitalists, Caroline Munro, cash-in, Doug McClure, Edgar Rice Burroughs, hollow earth, Kevin Connor, low-budget, Milton Subotsky, Peter Cushing, psychic, scientists

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