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1030p – 4/8/23
Ground Meat – Pathological Silence
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March 19, 2023 – Sunday
The House That Vanished (1973)
R – 1h 36m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070655/
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Crime/ Horror
Director: José Ramón Larraz
Writer: Derek Ford
Stars: Andrea Allan, Karl Lanchbury, Judy Matheson, Maggie Walker, Peter Forbes-Robertson
Co: American International Pictures (AIP) but not till 1974
Summary: A young model and her petty thief boyfriend find their way through the English fog to a backwoods manor in hopes of looting it. What they find instead is murder, and when the model attempts to find the house again, her efforts come to naught.
Out of: 4.9/10
Release Date: 4/18/73
Taglines:
- Is it too soon to talk about ’72…that time Paul and Valerie fell in love at first sight and began searching for a place to have an affair — and they kept searching until they found… (The House That Vanished)
- In the Great HITCHCOCK Tradition!
- Are You Planning an Affair? We Can Give You 7 Good Reasons Not to Have Your Next Affair at “The House That Vanished”-And They’re All DEAD!! 1. George 2. Marsha 3. Ted 4. Linda 5. Ronnie 6. Alice 7. Larry
- It’s Terror With A Twist!
- If You Have Ever Lived Alone, You Will Never Forget…
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: Private
Lordi – House of Mirrors
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Bark – Wild Thing
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March 20, 2023 – Monday
Wild Things (1998)
R – 1h 48m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120890/
Anniversary: 25-years
Genre: Crime/ Drama/ Mystery
Director: John McNaughton known for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer [1986]
Writer: Stephen Peters
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Matt Dillon, Theresa Russell, Denise Richards, Robert Wagne, Bill Murray
Co: Columbia Pictures
Summary: A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.
Out of: 6.6/10
Release Date: 3/20/98
Taglines:
- Get Wild.
- You’re young, you’re sexy, you’re murderous
- They’re dying to play with you.
- Be wild. Be wicked. Beware.
- They can turn you on or turn on you.
Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $30,166,293
Trivia:
- Neve Campbell in an interview for Entertainment Weekly at the time of the film’s release, she, Denise Richards, and Matt Dillon all got slightly drunk on tequila in order to get past the nervousness of doing the three-way love scene.
- Despite prominent billing, Bill Murray gets only about twenty minutes of screentime.
Reference:
Followed by:
- Wild Things 2 (Video 2004)
- Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough (Video 2005)
- Wild Things: Foursome (Video 2010)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: DVD
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Derek & Brandon Fiechter – Spooky Tales https://www.facebook.com/dfiechter2/ https://www.facebook.com/bfiechter2/ https://twitter.com/branf88 https://twitter.com/dfiechter2
Medusa1975 – Into the Night https://www.facebook.com/Medusa1975/ https://medusa-1975.bandcamp.com/ thx & lab: https://www.facebook.com/svartrecords/ https://svartrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://svartrecords.com/en
March 21, 2023 – Tuesday
The Medusa Touch (1978)
PG – 1h 49m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077921/
Anniversary: 45-years
Genre: Horror/ Sci-Fi
Director: Jack Gold
Writers: John Briley , Peter Van Greenaway
Stars: Richard Burton , Gordon Jackson , Lino Ventura , Lee Remick , Harry Andrews , Marie-Christine Barrault
Co: ITC
Summary: A telekinetic novelist causes disasters simply by thinking about them.
Out of: 6.9/10
Release Date: 3/21/78
Taglines:
- Richard Burton is the man with the medusa touch … he has the power to create catastrophe.
- TELEKINESIS: A mental force that enables this man to move objects and control events. Science cannot explain the awesome power of the mind. And nothing can control it.
Trivia:
- This movie can be considered as part of a late 1970s – early 1980s cycle of movies that dealt with telekinesis and psychokinesis. Carrie (1976), The Fury (1978), The Sender (1982), Firestarter (1984), Scanners (1981), Ruby (1977), Jennifer (1978), Patrick (1978), The Dead Zone (1983), The Kirlian Witness (1978) and Zapped! (1982)
- The Spell (1977 TV Movie), The Initiation of Sarah (1978 TV Movie), Midnight Offerings (1981 TV Movie)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: DVD
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Them – Ghost in the Graveyard https://www.facebook.com/thembandofficial https://www.instagram.com/thembandofficial/ https://them6.bandcamp.com/
March 22, 2023 – Wednesday
Shutter (2008)
PG-13 – 1h 25m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482599/
Anniversary: 15-years
Genre: Horror/ Mystery/ Thriller
Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Writers: Luke Dawson, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Sophon Sakdaphisit, Banjong Pisanthanakun
Stars: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, Megumi Okina, David Denman, John Hensley, Maya Hazen
Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Summary: A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Out of: 5.2/10
Release Date: 3/21/08
Taglines:
- The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.
- Revenge Never Dies!
Budget: $8,000,000
Gross: $25,928,550
Gross Worldwide: $48,555,306
Trivia:
- The phenomena of capturing images of ghosts in pictures is known as spirit photography, a supernatural occurrence that dates back to the late 19th century.
Reference:
- Referenced in:
- Stan Helsing (2009)
- Demon Baby (2015)
- Remake of:
- Shutter (2004) American remake of the Thai movie
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: HBO Max
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March 23, 2023 – Thursday – N/A
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Anima Morte – The Nightmare Becomes Reality
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March 24, 2023 – Friday
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
PG – 1h 35m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070195/
Anniversary: 50-years
Genre: Comedy/ Horror/ Mystery
Director: Peter Sykes
Writers: Clive Exton, Terry Nation
Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith, John Bennett
Co: Anglo-EMI Film Distributors
Summary: In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.
Out of: 5.7/10
Release Date: 3/23/73
Taglines: Ladies and Gentlemen – For You Horrification – Don’t See It Alone – Bring The Children
Trivia:
- The real life location which portrayed “The House in Nightmare Park” was the Victorian Gothic house called Oakley Court which was situated near Bray Studios.
- The misquote used in the film hails from William Shakespeare’s “Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,/Is the immediate jewel of their souls:/Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing;/’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands (From “Othello” Act 3, scene 3)
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: Private
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Anima Morte – Corridors of Blood
March 25, 2023 – Saturday
Corridors of Blood (1958)
NR – 1h 26m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051542/
Also saw DOA: Lizzie Borden’s Revenge (2013)
Anniversary: 65-years
Genre: Crime/ Horror/ Thriller
Director: Robert Day
Writer: Jean Scott Rogers
Stars: Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee, Finlay Currie, Francis De Wolff
Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Summary: In an effort to relieve the suffering of surgery patients, Dr. Thomas Bolton painstakingly develops an opium-based anesthetic, to which he gradually becomes addicted. In order to provide a continual supply of chemicals to continue his experiments and support his addiction, he falls in with a den of murderers who use his signature to sell cadavers to the local hospital.
Out of: 6.4/10
Release Date: 12/1/58 – Limited
Tagline: Tops in Terror!
Trivia:
- Although this movie was not released until 1962, it was filmed in 1958.
- The censors successfully lobbied to have three scenes omitted: (1) The close-up of the leg amputation. (2) Sir Christopher Lee stabbing the night watchman in the back. (3) Boris Karloff’s throwing acid
My Opinion: ~ Listen to Show ~
Found: DVD
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Bloody Hammers – Welcome to the Horror Show https://www.facebook.com/BloodyHammers/ https://twitter.com/BloodyHammers https://www.instagram.com/bloodyhammers/