I watch a lot of horror films. Too many. Some I wish I could unsee.
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Here I will share my thoughts on horror films. Those thoughts may not be that interesting.
And Now the Screaming Starts (1973): A young woman has just married into a rich family but gets raped by a ghost on her wedding night, which is the result of an old curse on the family. Pretty daft but also goes to some dark places with the plot, which makes for an uneven film.
ALT And Now the Screaming Starts (Roy Ward Baker , 1973)
Night of the Eagle (1962): A university lecturer stops his wife from using witchcraft to help him when he finds out. Unfortunately for him someone else is using witchcraft against him. An unusual view of witchcraft, partly showing it in a positive light, and a damn good film.
ALT Night of the Eagle (Sidney Hayers, 1962)
Burial Ground (1981): A chap opens up a tomb and is immediately killed by a bunch of dead bastards who were in it. Unfortunately the guy had also invited a bunch of people to revel in his discovery. Carnage ensues. Ridiculously over the top and somehow crowbars incest in. Mad.
ALT Burial Ground (Andrea Bianchi, 1981)
The House that Dripped Blood (1971): Four stories about folk who have suffered unfortunate deaths all connected to the same house. Each segment has great actors and they are remarkably consistent in quality, even if they’re a bit silly. A splendid Amicus joint.
ALT The House that Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971)
Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965): A bloke with tarot cards tells five strangers in the same railway carriage what their future has in store for them. A portmanteau with a great cast and some wild stories, ranging from killer plants to voodoo curses. Fantastic stuff.
ALT Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (Freddie Francis, 1965)
The Beast Must Die (1974): A slightly unhinged fellow invites a bunch of people he suspects of being a werewolf round to his house to find out which one of them is a lycanthrope. Has a bizarre gimmick asking the audience to guess who the werewolf is which adds to the silliness.
ALT The Beast Must Die (Paul Annett, 1974)
Scars of Dracula (1970): After a chap gets himself killed at Dracula’s castle, his brother comes looking for him. Gorier than some of its predecessors but by this point the films are starting to feel like parody. The method of reviving the count in this one is pretty fucking daft
ALT Scars of Dracula (Roy Ward Baker, 1970)
To the Devil a Daughter (1976): A writer who specializes in the occult is asked to guard a young lady who has been raised to think she’s a nun but is actually a vessel for the antichrist. Great cast and a really good film until its very weak ending.
ALT To the Devil a Daughter (Peter Sykes, 1976)
Demons of the Mind (1972): A baron hires a doctor to try and cure his incestuous son and daughter. Someone in the household is also killing local women. Some wildly over the top performances and a confusing plot (at least for me). Never really comes together properly. Odd film.
ALT Demons of the Mind (1972)
Fear in the Night (1972): A young lady recovering from a breakdown moves in with her new husband at a fancy school. She worries she’s going mad when things seem a bit off. A small but pretty great cast make for a dark but fun psychological horror.
ALT Fear in the Night (Jimmy Sangster, 1972)
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970): An arrogant scientist makes a man from bits of dead bodies. When he comes to life he starts killing people pretty much straight away. A pointless retelling of the same story with an incredibly irritating smug twat of a scientist.
ALT The Horror of Frankenstein (Jimmy Sangster, 1970)
Straight on Till Morning (1972): A shy young lady moves to London in order to find a man to have a baby with. Unfortunately she settles on a man who is a serial killer. Unsettling from the outset with two very childlike characters and a strange editing style. Dripping with dread
ALT Straight on Till Morning (Peter Collinson, 1972)
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971): A young lady is seemingly possessed by an Egyptian queen whose tomb was unearthed by her father and his pals. Folk start dying. A pretty decent take on the Mummy series, with quite a bit of dark humour thrown in. Some suitably bizarre deaths.
ALT Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (Seth Holt, 1971)
The Devil Rides Out (1968): Two chaps learn that their friend has joined a cult of Devil worshippers and endeavor to rescue him. Lee on top form and. Charles Gray perfectly cast as the head of the cult and some fantastic settings and old cars on display. Excellent and gripping.
ALT The Devil Rides Out (Terence Fisher, 1968)
She (1965): Three British chaps in Egypt get wind of a lost city, and are enticed there by a mysterious woman. Has elements similar to the Mummy films, and seems like it influenced Last Crusade a bit too. Derivative but an enjoyable ride with a good cast.
ALT She (Robert Day, 1965)
The Vengeance of She (1968): A young woman is drawn to the ancient lost city, and picks up an admirer on the way who pursues her. Lacks the star power of the first one, but it’s an enjoyable enough film in its own right. Set in the modern day too and uses some nice locations.
ALT The Vengeance of She (Cliff Owen, 1968)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967): Construction of a new underground station unearths a load of ancient fossilized chaps and a strange object. The military and a scientist are called in. An excellent sci-fi remake although shows its budget limitations towards the end. Full of ideas.
ALT Quatermass and the Pit (Roy Ward Baker, 1967)
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967): Continuing his experiments, Frankenstein is assisted by a doctor in capturing the human soul. He ends up putting one soul in another body. Almost a slasher type of film, and a bit different to previous iterations of the story. Enjoyably daft.
ALT Frankenstein Created Woman (Terence Fisher, 1967)
The Witches (1966): Having recovered from a witchcraft related shock whilst working abroad, a lady is hired as headmistress of a village school. There’s fucking witches there too though. Not that unpredictable but a great performance from Fontaine and a lot of weird shenanigans.
ALT The Witches (Cyril Frankel, 1966)
The Reptile (1966): A chap inherits his deceased brother’s cottage in remote Cornwall, only to find when he moves in that his brother died mysteriously. He and his wife are then targeted by someone or something. The title and poster give away where the film is heading. Fun though
ALT The Reptile (John Gilling, 1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966): An arrogant and explosive holy man with a couple of special powers rises through the ranks in Czarist Russia. Lee is excellent as always, both intimidating and weirdly charming. Takes liberties with history but you can guess that from the title.
ALT Rasputin: The Mad Monk (Don Sharp, 1966)