Tag: Gothic Horror

From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) – By Baron Craze

I feel anthology stories will always be a part of the horror genre for example one of the first was Dead of Night [1945], by the 60s the gain more popularity with such classics as Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors [1965] and Spirits Of the Dead [1968] a trend that extended into the 70s with…


Tales of Terror (1962) – By Baron Craze

For horror fans anthology films hold a special place, it often features numerous directors and writers showcasing their talents, and other times they feature a common tread amongst them. This time around it’s the incredible director and producer Roger Corman (The Pit and the Pendulum [1961] and The Masque of Red Death [1964]), using more…


Horror Icon: Bram Stoker – By Baron Craze

In this year of 2022, marks an incredible remembrance for one of the premier authors, Abraham “Bram” Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) in just seeing those dates he would have been 175-years-old and his death marks 110-years-ago, and his significance to the cinematic horror genre is without a doubt extremely impactful has it also…


Award-Winning Duo Pen Psychological Horror Book Inspired By True Events Press Release

For Immediate Release: Selected as one of Apple’s Most Anticipated Books for Summer, River of Ashes by Alexandrea Weis, and Lucas Astor (Vesuvian, Aug 2, 2022) is a gripping Southern Gothic series debut inspired by real people and places, including the abbey located in the actual town of St. Benedict, Louisiana. Reminiscent of the Gothic…


The Plague of the Zombies (1966) – By Baron Craze

Hammer Film studios started to suffer from two major issues first the dullness of their stories and that lead to a lack of return on investments, which effected heavily trimmed budgets. However, a few skillful artists would deliver some strong performances and give fans a glimmer of gothic horror. Hence director John Gilling, who already…


The City of the Dead (1960) – By Baron Craze

Seeing some social media questions circulating lately concerning the viewing of gothic witch stories, a few comments mention Mario Bava’s Black Sunday (1960) and others noted The Love Witch (2016) the latter is more horror-comedy, although many point to The Witch (2015) however omitted from the lists this often overlooked and relatively unknown production. There…


A Blood Story (2015) – By Baron Craze

Horror fans that seek a return to the gothic dramas of the 70s, from the classic studios of AIP and Hammer, will find comfort in writer and director Joe Hollow’s A Blood story, with a passionate rekindling of the legendary Elizabeth Bathory, complete with a Shakespeare faire of mature fantasy storytelling for all to enjoy….


Count Dracula (1970) – By Baron Craze

The story of Dracula, still has the power to sink the fangs into the audience and suck them into another world, Bram Stoker, never likely predicted that his novel would ever garnish this attention all these years later, but the filmmakers conjured the eternal blood drinker, and this time at the helm the legendary Jesse…


Nosferatu (1922) – By Baron Craze

Any movie that achieves anniversary, especially those over the benchmark of 50-years becomes something special, however when a film reaches 97-years a clear testimony and still serving as enduring quality and remembered fondly for generations, that horror fans is one many reason for an article on Nosferatu (aka: Nosferatu – A Symphony of Horror). A…


The Wax Mask (1997) – By Baron Craze

When one sees the names Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento joining to together to work possibly on new horror projects, many across the horror genre have great aspirations for the future project. However, death played the spoils, as intended director Fulci passed on, March 13, 1996 (at the age of 68) and it crippled the…