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February 16th, 2012: The Mummy (1959)

Feb16 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments 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

January 23rd, 2012: Ladyhawke

Jan23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, Sword and Sorcery Tagged Alfred Molina, Best Sound Effects Editing Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, bishop, black magic, castle, curse, John Wood, knights, Leo McKern, magic, Matthew Broderick, Michelle Pfeiffer, monks, Richard Donner, Rutger Hauer, thief, transformations

October 30th, 2011: Black Sunday (1960)

Oct30 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Gothic Horror, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Vampires Tagged AIP, Barbara Steele, castle, curse, cursed town, Drive-In, dual role, execution, family curse, gore, Italy, Les Baxter, Mario Bava, Nikolai Gogol, priest, prince, princess, Samuel Z. Arkoff, village, warnings from townsfolk

October 12th, 2011: The Wolf Man (1941)

Oct12 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Black and White, Horror, Movie of the Day, The Original, Werewolves Tagged "are they mad or...", "England", autumn, Bela Lugosi, carnival, Claude Rains, curse, Curt Siodmak, Evelyn Ankers, father, George Waggner, gypsies, Jack P. Pierce, Lon Chaney Jr., Maria Ouspenskaya, pentagram, prodigal son, Ralph Bellamy, silver kills the monster, The Wolf Man, Universal Pictures, wolfsbane

Brigadoon (1954)

Aug17 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Fantasy, Full Reviews, Musical, Reviews, Romance, The Original Tagged "love breaks the spell", alcoholic, Arthur Freed, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, curse, cursed town, Cyd Charisse, deus ex machina, Elaine Stewart, Gene Kelly, love at first sight, MGM, miracle, New York City, Scotland, Tudor Owen, Van Johnson, village, Vincente Minnelli, warnings from townsfolk

July 24th, 2011: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Jul24 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Detective, Gothic Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Remake, Whodunnit Tagged "And I would have gotten away with it...", "The Moors", Andre Morell, Britain, Christopher Lee, curse, family curse, Hammer, low-budget, Peter Cushing, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Terrence Fisher

The Reptile (1966)

Mar27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Cults, Gothic Horror, Horror, Lycanthropy/Jekyll and Hyde, Mystery, Period Film, Quick Reviews, Reviews Tagged Britain, Cassandra, curse, Drive-In, Hammer, low-budget, Malaysia, Marne Maitland, Michael Ripper, Noel William, sins of the father, snakes, unfriendly locals

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