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3 things about Roger Corman’s HOUSE OF USHER
House of Usher [1960] 1. Blonde Vincent Price. 2. “Still here? I suggest you leave, Mr. Winthrop. No? Then perish with us.” 3. Those paintings!
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3 things about Terence Fisher’s THE MUMMY
The Mummy [1959] 1. Christopher Lee’s gold nail polish. 2. It’s all about the matching hairstyle. 3. Why does he take her to the swamp?
Happy Halloween! Cocktail: Zombie
The long, mysterious saga of the famous Zombie (b. 1934) has been recounted elsewhere with a thoroughness that still amazes me. Therefore I shall make no attempt to summarize here. (Besides, I already did that at Chicagoist years ago.) Instead … Continue reading
3 things about Nobuo Nakagawa’s JIGOKU
Jigoku [1960] 1. Low angle long take: burlesque cocktail waitress plies her trade. 2. An endless vista of stones. 3. Needle hell. This movie is bats. And it’s from 1960! I’ve never seen anything like it.
3 things about Mark Robson’s THE GHOST SHIP
The Ghost Ship [1943] 1. Was the bar fight completely staged? 2. Swinging hook, rattling chains. 3. Does he administer the injection or not?
3 things about Jacques Tourneur’s THE LEOPARD MAN
The Leopard Man [1943] 1. A pair of glowing eyes. 2. He asks, “Want to dance, Helen?” She replies, bored, “I suppose so.” 3. They never do make it to Chicago.
3 things about Terence Fisher’s HORROR OF DRACULA
Horror of Dracula [1958] 1. Librarian/vampire hunter. 2. An old woman with a stake through her heart. 3. Crumbled foot, hand, face.
