Tag: Alfred Hitchcock

Terror in the Aisles (1984) – By Baron Craze

Documentaries always find an interesting footing in the horror genre, sometimes they concern a certain topic, or others recall a bygone era, well this film covers both aspects though limited. Produced and released by Universal Pictures in 1984 and gave an overall of the entire genre up to that point while hosted by Donald Pleasence…


Baron’s Crypt – Episode #292

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2024/01/20/barons-crypt-292 Intro Music:  Gregorian – Ave Satani https://www.facebook.com/gregorianofficial/ https://www.gregorian.de/ News 1/19/1809 – Poe’s Birthday *****                                    *****                                    ***** Florida Banning Books Florida school district pulls dictionaries for ‘sexual conduct’ descriptions Escambia county school district, located in Pensacola, Florida, removed several dictionaries and encyclopedias from school libraries after school officials determined that the books violated Florida law…


Is A.I. Able to Out-perform a Person – Baron Craze

There’s been a lot of talk via news media outlets and numerous sites, about this new technology and yes, I do fear AI, the replacement of any person by a computerized creation is scary especially as you dive further into the world of it creating images, voiceovers and now music, it is downright alarming, with…


New Non-Fiction Book Releases First Quarter of 2023

January 14, 2023 Nothing To Fear: Alfred Hitchcock And The Wrong Men by Jason Abramowitz Summary: In 1956, Alfred Hitchcock focused his lens on an issue that cuts to the heart of our criminal justice system: the risk of wrongful conviction. The result was The Wrong Man, a wrenching and largely overlooked drama based on…


Coming Soon (1982) – By Baron Craze

I stumbled across this piece of history in random watching on YouTube, namely watching trailers for our New Releases segment and when I saw the words Jamie Lee Curtis and Universal Monsters I just had to take some time to watch it, after all its only 55-minutes in length. A strong word of advice, as…


Psycho (1960) Q&A – By Baron Craze

This article, which I wrote as a cursory overview of the film, serving more as a brief introduction; originally appeared on the Horrornews.net site from 2019; it now appears here for the fans of Hitchcock and students of the class I lectured. WHERE DID THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT COME FROM? The initial concept came from Robert…


Baron’s Crypt #278 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960)

This show is airing at 1130p, June 14, 2022 from NJ, and will be available for a very long time, and playable anytime, just click the link below. https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2022/06/15/barons-crypt-278-alfred-hitchcocks-psycho-1960 This show is dedicated to the passing of a student named Jim/James he was very eager to attend the class; as this was his favorite movie,…


Baron’s Crypt #277 – Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo [1958]

Baron’s Crypt Aired Date June 7, 2022 at 3p Eastern Standard Time, Link always available for airplay https://www.blogtalkradio.com/baroncrazeradio/2022/06/07/barons-crypt-277-alfred-hitchcocks-vertigo-1958 Vertigo [1958] From Director: Alfred Hitchcock Featuring composer Bernard Herrmann Introduction to class Discussion after the film ended In 1958 critics slammed Alfred Hitchcock movie – for illogical sequences, convoluted method to kill one’s wife First –…


Horror Icon and Master of Suspense: Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock – By Baron Craze

I suppose it is no surprise that I include Alfred Hitchcock as a Horror Icon and will try and limit myself in writing volumes on his masterful artistic career. The first thing most will retort with is – wait, he didn’t do a lot of horror movies, and you are semi-right, it’s in fine details…


Horror Icon and Cinema Influencer: Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975) – By Baron Craze

    It has been some time since a Horror Icon article graced the site of The Horror Times, once again for those unaware we note on the anniversary death date of a person to review their life accomplishments, remembrance and influenced others in their careers. Although this one, does tie closely to another Icon…