The Dracula story is revisited again on the 101 Horror Movies To See Before You Die. This time, famed German director Werner Herzog retells the tale, using the template provided by F.W. Murnau’s version of the story from 1922 and Bram Stoker’s original novel. Taken over the creepy role, in make-up similar to that of…
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Deathdream (1974)
This is one of those small low budget horror movies that kind of gets lost in the shuffle, added to the fact that it has suffered a number of name changes as well, including Dead of Night, The Night Walk, and The Night Andy Came Home, it was really no wonder that I hadn’t even…
Blacula (1972)
It’s been awhile since I had time to settle in and keep working through the 101 Horror Movies but I finally had time to settle back into the early 70s and watched the next one on my list – the blaxploitation film Blacula. My first reaction when the opening credits started rolling was… Gordon Pinsent?…
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
It’s been awhile, things had gotten busy, and I just wasn’t in the place for a horror movie for a bit, but I have no intention of ceasing my journey through the 101 Horror Movies to See Before You Die. We’ve reached the 70s, and I watched this cult classic, a co-production from Belgium, France…
Nosferatu (1922) & Dracula (1931)
A vampiric double feature was the order of the day yesterday, as I continue my way through 101 Horror Movies, which allowed my first full visit with Count Orlock in Nosferatu, and revisiting Lugosi in Dracula. Of the two, Nosferatu is the superior film, and quite possibly my favorite silent film to date, well second favorite,…
The Vampire Diaries – TV Series
Okay, I can’t believe I am writing this post, but at the same time, I HAVE to. See, I’ve been a closet TVD fan pretty much from the beginning. I don’t remember the moment I decided to check it out (let alone have my PVR record each and every episode), but I remember watching…
The Mind Reels 