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That's a wrap for Halloween 2023. Thanks for your likes, comments and feedback. Follow my X-Twitter for more ramblings about movies and pop culture

https://twitter.com/Glenworking

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Spooky music clip I made with text to image generative AI. At the movies on Halloween. Different visual styles.

Volume up please!

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Glen Hannah on Instagram: "Watching scary movies with friends.
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Book cover for the paperback version of Legion

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The Exorcist III: Legion (The Director's Cut) (1990/2016)

The Exorcist didn't need a sequel but its still getting them.

Boorman's bats%$# crazy Exorcist 2: The Heretic pleased no-one in 1976 but Exorcist III in 1990 fared a little better, even though it was re-shot and fiddled with to the dismay of Writer/Director William Peter Blatty.

Flash forward to 2016 and Blatty has compiled his director's cut with alternate and added footage to convey his original vision. The new cut follows the story of some of the E1 characters (not the MacNeils) and develops a low key but compelling storyline. Perhaps too talky and not viscerally visual enough for some but rewarding for the patient.

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The Addams Family (2019)

Animated feature film adventures of The Addams Family didn't get a lot of love from critics and audiences in 2019 but it made a lot of money. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It was lively and spirited (no pun intended).

The Addams Family settle into their new home and are keen to become part of their new community but the townsfolk, lead by a reality show makeover guru, turns the town against them. Plenty of in-jokes for horror fans that would sail over the kiddies heads.

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Creepshow (2019-)

I remember seeing the original Creepshow movie back in 1982. It paid homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s and produced a couple of lesser sequels. Watched a couple of eps of this series and it faithfully adopts the horror comic style of the first movie. Gray Matter and The House of the Head got the series off to a cracking good start. Keen to see the rest of it.

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Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)

A new night security guy is hired to work in dilapidated 1980s fun parlour/ eatery but must contend with large animatronic toys who have come to life and want to kill him.

Didn't I just see this story in a film called Willy's Wonderland? Plots are pretty darn close and after seeing WW, FNatF is a bit underwhelming

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The Groovie Goolies (1970-72) was a horror comedy cartoon that must have been influenced by Laugh-In. It's basically a series of Kid-awful horror jokes told by a gaggle of goolies. Strong characterisations and excellent voice work, as well as a couple of songs thrown in, made this one quite memorable. Still kinda funny!

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The Ju-on/The Grudge franchise began in 1998 with the release of the short films Katasumi and 4444444444.

They are on Youtube.

https://youtu.be/QOVBu3MuEuU?si=zAwe7rccIwjCJnLP

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Day 29 - J-Horror celebrity grudge match

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Day 29 - J-Horror celebrity grudge match

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Sadako vs Kayako (2016)

Somebody must have seen Freddy vs Jason and thought "Hey! we can do that!" and made this mash up of

Ju-on/The Grudge and Ringu/The Ring; bringing together the two vengeful spirits to place their curses on a new set of innocents. Both these franchises have been around the block several times and this one is for the popcorn crowd who've seen it all before but want this main event anyway.

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Immersion (2023)

Screened, in a special presentation at The Japanese Film Festival. A group of young developers are working on a cutting edge VR project, but their experiments cause the return of a vengeful spirit seeking revenge.

A rich horror narrative with a lot to commend it but this phase of J-horror films has been around for 25+ years and some of those tropes, that are still welcome, are getting very familiar.

The film was followed by a talk on J-Horror by an academic who spoke about the influence of folklore on ghostly tales such as this.

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a golden age radio series from the 1940s that ran for over 10 years with 500+ shows. It's horror and mystery stories came with creaking door sound effects and a heavy hand on the harpsicord but more often than not, it delivered.

In The Devil's Workshop, a wax sculptor is visited by a man with no face who insists he wants a face... the sculptor's face.

https://youtu.be/tJwFw1jJzfs?si=KgLD3Rm8TYENif20

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Matango (1963)

A group of vacationers on a yacht are stranded on a mysterious island. There they find another boat and wonder about the crew that abandoned it. Based on a William Hope Hodgson short story, this Japanese horror, was released as Attack of the Mushroom People in the US, which gives you some idea of where it's going. It is, however, better than you think with darker themes of addiction and deceit

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Halloween Monster Bash (1991)

John Astin (Gomez from the Addams Family) and several D-listers host this Halloween special that basically consists of showing old horror movie clips (from the public domain) and making jokes about them. Harmless fluff but also completely unnecessary. Oh look! Here comes Bobby "Boris" Pickett. I wonder what he is going to sing.

(on Youtube, if you must)

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Reading: Monster Rally (1950)

Long before The Addams Family was Wednesday, the movies or the 1960s TV series, it was a series of cartoons by Chas Addams. So popular were they, that they were collected and published in paperback editions like this one. This collection features The Addams Family and an assortment of other delisciously morbid cartoons. Quite often the dark humour is subtle. You look at it and think - I don't know what's funny about this - and then you SEE it. Something fiendish in the corner that turns tne suburban very sinister.

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Listening - Baby Snooks Halloween Special

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Listening - Baby Snooks Halloween Special

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Baby Snooks was a comedy character that featured in many radio shows from the 1930s to the early 50s. Snooks, a youngster of indeterminate age, was voiced by an actress in her 50s. Here, Snooks causes problems when she goes trick or treating on Halloween. Not scary in the least but makes a fun diversion

https://youtu.be/MbK07nn9NuA?feature=shared

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Vampire Moth (1956)

Members of a fashion house are brutally murdered by a killer dubbed The Wolf Man. Plenty of twists and turns in this complex crime thriller that plays out like an Italian giallo film, complete with masked killer and brutal murders

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Mansion of the Ghost Cat (1958)

also known as Black Cat Mansion is a Japanese supernatural film in BW and colour. A married couple go to live in an old house, unaware that it is inhabited by spirit from the times of the samurai. Effective J-Horror demonstrates that ghostly revenge has been part of Japanese cinema long before the likes of The Ring and The Grudge. It's visuals foreshadow those in the later movies. Only a weak ending lessens its overall impact.

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Listening - Dominion: Director's Commentary (2005)

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Listening - Dominion: Director's Commentary (2005)

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Director Paul Schrader talks about directing Dominion: the prequel to The Exorcist. A film that was shelved, re-shot with another director and released as Exorcist: The Beginning. After listening to this audio track, it's clear that Schrader made the film he wanted to make and admits to it's flaws but it's 2005 and the studio execs have granted Dominion a belated release, so he avoids talking about the events that lead to its initial scrapping.

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H. P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House (2005)

episode of Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror was an anthology series that allowed notable directors from the 70s and 80s to contribute a horror story to the series. Here, Stuart Gordon, best known for Re-Animator, updates a Lovecraft tale about witchcraft and sacrifice. Keen to see the rest of this series.

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Doomwatch (1972)

Doomwatch, a scientific watchdog organisation, sends feisty Ian Bannen to a British coastal isle that has seen its inhabitants transformed by a chemical spill. Sci-Fi horror thriller harks back to to Quatermass and other stoic British gentlemen investigating mysterious phenomena. Minimal horror but not disappointing.

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Dark Whispers Volume 1 (2018)

This is an Australian horror anthology film notable in that all segments were directed by women.

After the death of her mother, a young woman discovers that she was gifted a book of strange stories. We're shown each story as she reads it.

Unfortunately, although there is a wide variety of subjects and styles, most of the stories fall a bit flat and the whole venture looks like a attempt to cobble together a bunch of final year film student projects. The story about the Meramaid works best.

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Morgiana (1972)

When Daddy dies, one sister plots against another, to get the full inheritance. Although it has "haunting" elements this is less a horror film, and more of a gothic melodrama (with arthouse camerawork) from Czechoslovakia. It's developed something of a cult reputation and the lead actress (in a dual role) is terrific. An odd one but worth a look.

The Morgiana of the title is a cat.

I'm not sure what that means.

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Turning the Tables is an archived community radio series from the US, where the host shares some of the recordings from his collection. This episode features Vincent Price narrating horror tales and poems

https://archive.org/details/Turning-the-Tables-361-Vincent-Price-6-Oct-14-2023

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The Vampire Raiders (1988) better known as Vampire Raiders (v) Ninja Queen is one bonkers actioner from Hong Kong. Three telephone switchboard operators in a Hotel uncover a plot by their hotel boss to (... I don't actually know..) but he's in a Ninja clan and he want's to kill the members of a rival ninja clan and he has two vampires to help him succeed. It's the sort of movie that will either have you pressing the remote control stop button at the ten minute mark, or laughing at the absurdity of it all. It's that sort of movie. I stuck with it and had a laugh.

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The Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

Treasure hunters arrive on the coast of Africa but find that the treasure they seek is guarded by a group of zombies. There's mention of voodoo but we don't see much of it. It's set in Africa but the zombies aren't black. They are cursed white seamen, the treasure hunters who came before. A solid enough B-film and a curious film about the walking dead that seems to anticipate the tropes that would become standard when George Romero re-invented the zombie movie.

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Ouanga (1936)

A Haitian women, spurned by her lover, a white plantation owner, plots revenge against him and the new woman in his life. Very stodgy drama will be of most interest to those interested in the history of voodoo and zombies on screen. It has its moments.

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The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

Russell Crowe adds some stature to this demonic possession film that ticks ALL the boxes. Everything you saw in The Exorcist and its sequels is here too, plus some Vatican intrigue. The sort of film you will enjoy if you accept it for what it is, rather than what it isn't.

You might just have fun with it.

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Dominion: The prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

Prominent writer/director Paul Schrader was tasked with delivering this Exorcist prequel but studio executives were aghast at what they saw and shelved it. They brought in action director Renny Harlin, who re-shot it, and the released and renamed version was Exorcist: The Beginning. It flopped. Eventually, Schrader's version was released to little fanfare.

If you can forgive some horrid (unfinished?) special effects and the lack of overall horror, this story about the early life of Father Merrin is a thoughtful, interesting effort ,but it's also LACKING.

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Strait-Jacket (1964)
Year's ago Joan Crawford lopped off the head of her husband and his lover with an axe. Released from the asylum 20 years later, she's all better...until similar axe murders start occurring. Robert Bloch penned the script and William Castle directed. Lacks the Hitchcock flair but it's a respectable effort, especially if you enjoy psycho-biddy/ hagsploitation films.

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Goodnight Mommy (2022)
Two twin boys visit their estranged mother and begin to wonder whether or not, the woman beneath the bandages, is really her. The performance of Naomi Watts as the mother gives this film a dramatic lift but it's a remake and I think the original Austrian film from 2014 plays its cards more skillfully. Nevertheless, well made.

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Wrinkles the Clown (2019)
Wrinkles really isn't the type of clown you invite to your kid's birthday party...unless you want to terrify them. He's the psycho clown of your nightmares.. and for the right price.. he'll scare the life out of naughty children. This documentary about the man behind the clown paint is actually a clever take on urban myth and what we want to believe is true. Stay with it.

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TIL that the terrifying children's book in the movie actually got a limited edition publication.

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/the-childrens-book-from-the-babadook-will-terrify-you-in-the-real-world-125414/

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The Children's Book from 'The Babadook' Will Terrify You in the Real World

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The Children's Book from 'The Babadook' Will Terrify You in the Real World

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The Babadook (2014)
The creature from a storybook seems to come to life and terrorize a mother and her son. Third viewing of this minor classic and still trying to unpack all that it's offering. Tightly made and edited but it's the performance of Essie Davis that really resonates in this film. She earned her pay cheque for this one. Sadly, film-maker Jennifer Kent hasn't done much since then.

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The Evil Touch (1973-1974)
"There's a touch of evil in all of us" said host Anthony Quayle. This Australian horror anthology series from the 1970s played endlessly of late night TV and was significant in it's day for attracting big name stars to our shores to star in it - Darren McGavin, Leslie Nielsen, Vic Morrow and others. Watched the first episode The Lake with Robert Lansing about a man drowning his wife. It played out like an old EC horror comic with her coming back from the grave for revenge.
You can read more about the series here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Touch

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Next of Kin (1982)
A young woman returns to her home town to take over the running of her family's retirement home for the elderly but as she begins to delve into the family's past, strange things start to happen.
Australian horror that's developed something of a reputation over the years. It's stylish, slow burn horror that for a while makes you wonder what kind of horror film you are watching. Sadly, the director never made another film for 30 years and then it was only several documentaries. A shame, as he had some skills with the genre.
You can read more about this movie here..

https://www.filminquiry.com/next-of-kin-1982-review/

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Mark of the Witch (1970)
A young college student is possessed by the spirit of a witch who is seeking revenge of those who wronged her and also wants to raise a coven (or something!)
Lots of Brady Bunch fashion going on here is this witchcraft story that fails to cast a spell on you.. and the witch never shuts up!

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TIL there's actually an official Bela Lugosi website and it contains some detailed facts about his professional career. I never knew he portrayed Dracula in so many theatre productions. Show it some fangs.

https://belalugosi.com/

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Bela Lugosi played a pivotal role in the modern mythology and rich legend of the iconic Count Dracula. Read about the man and his life on stage and screen as his legacy continues today.

Lugosi Enterprises is proud to associate the Bela Lugosi brand with quality products. We are happy to share with you some of our officially licensed merchandise.

Thank you to all the wonderful fans of Bela Lugosi! We look forward to meeting you at an upcoming event.(
Bela Lugosi Portrait Statue By Mike Hill)

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Bela Lugosi’s Mystery House (1944)
episode : The Thirsty Death
(John Carradine, Bela Lugosi) A jealous husband locks his wife and her ex-beau in a house surrounded by mad dogs, then injects “one of them” with rabies! He leaves a knife for one to kill the infected when they go.
Two screen Draculas' share the sound stage for the ONLY episode of this series that NEVER AIRED.
You can read about it HERE
https://www.radiohorrorhosts.com/mysteryhouse.html

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Devils of Darkness (1965)
A Vampire cult preys on the local villagers and a group on vacation. Has a Hammer Horror look about it and travels along nicely but lacking bite and all Vampire films need to deliver the BITE.

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 Possession - first reaction on Twitter/ X

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 Possession - first reaction on Twitter/ X

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror 
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?
#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror 
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?
#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies https://t.co/pFfwdlluQS

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies pic.twitter.com/pFfwdlluQS
— Glen Hannah (@Glenworking) October 13, 2023

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror 
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?
#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies https://t.co/pFfwdlluQS

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror 
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?
#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies https://t.co/pFfwdlluQS

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The House of Exorcism (1975)/ Possession (1981)
Nearing the half way point of #31DaysofHorror 
Tonight's #Fridaythe13th #Horror viewing is this devil-made-me-do-it double. Both have cult credentials and reputations. Let's fire up shall we?
#Halloween Month. Watching #HorrorMovies

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An for the maniac clown in your family, this IT body spray. Another novelty item in a VHS box that had me fooled for a second. Below it a NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS spray in a coffin shaped box.

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Who doesn't want to smell like Jason Voorhees? Novel body spray comes in VHS packaging and looked quite good as a novelty but what does it smell like? Blood and death? Decayed.. (nevermind)

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Journey to the Unknown (1968-69) was a British mystery horror suspense anthology TV series that attracted several US name actors to its cast. It later became several movies consisting of two episodes each. This one, also named Journey to the Unknown was hosted by Joan Crawford and included episodes starring Vera Miles and Patty Duke.
The first story is about a woman trapped in a library at night, and who may be being pursued by the ghost of the executed murderer she is researching. In the second story, a young woman at a seaside guest house, is being stalked and harassed by an unknown intruder. Both good.

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Day 13 - Friday the 13th double feature: Movie 2

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Day 13 - Friday the 13th double feature: Movie 2

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Possession (1981)
A couple experiencing marriage difficulties can't resolve their issues. It all comes across like a drama for a while and I wasn't sure if it even was a horror movie... until the horror kicks in. It's a wild and weird ride and I'm not sure I understood it all but Neill and Adjani really bring their acting chops to this movie and energise every scene. Adjani is quite terrifying at times, portraying a woman having a breakdown (and perhaps something more).
Need to see this one again.

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Day 13 - Friday the 13th double feature: Movie 1

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The House of Exorcism (1975/76)
Originally released earlier as Lisa and the Devil, this Euro-Horror from Mario Bava got a revamp for the US market by adding a second framing story about a woman and an Exorcist. The two storylines conflict with each other and it all gets rather confusing at times.  Elke Sommer earns her pay cheque spewing slime and swearing at the priest. I'd like to seek out the original cut of this film though.

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Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)
A woman recovering from the death of her mother starts to have wild hallucinations (or are they?) that confuse her life and make her question her sanity. Mimsy is a bit like innocent faced Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby here. Unfortunately, it's one of those films that, when you get to the end of it, you wonder if it all made logical sense, but you can't be bothered thinking about it anymore to find out.

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House of Mortal Sin (1976)
A psychotic priest stalks and blackmails a troubled young woman and isn't afraid to murder anyone who gets in his way. British psychological horror is better than you expect it to be with fleshed out characters and believable central performance by Anthony Sharp

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Fourth attempt. There were a couple of misfires along the way. SCREAM OF THE WOLF title very prominent in this AI creation. Even Peter Graves name about the title. The credits are gobbledegook but that's okay. Very 1970s cars and vibe.

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First attempt to create a 70s style poster for the movie SCREAM OF THE WOLF using Bing AI generated with Dalle software. In the prompt, I asked for the titles of the movie and the star Peter Graves. I specified a 1970s look and I think that was acheived.

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974 to 1982) was a throwback to the good ol' days of radio drama and mystery. Narrated by E..G. Marshall, it clocked up nearly 1400 episodes and generally had good scripts and production values.
I listened to The Thing Inside about a man who is transfixed by a strange paperweight. Is something supernatural going on? A fun listen.
You'll find episodes of this series on YouTube and all over the web at OTR sites

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Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)
Druids seeking to resurrecting their dead queen, prey on the locals in a small US county. There sure is a lot of blood in this film but not a lot of excitement or a plot to interest you much. It tries hard at times but the production is at home movie budget level and it just plods along to its conclusion.

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Monster: The Mystery of Loch Ness (2022)
There must be hundreds of documentaries on the Loch Ness Monster but this recent series was one of the better ones I've seen. Ep 01 The Birth of the Monster gave a very thorough account of events in the 1930s and how "sightings" accumulated and lead to the legend .. and also to hoaxes. 3 part series.

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Atom Age Vampire (1960)
When a beautiful dancer disfigures her face is a car crash, a doctor tries an experimental treatment. It works, but only temporarily, so the doctor must murder in order to get the ingredients he needs for his formula. The doctor even injects himself to create a grotesque countenance (I'm not quite sure why he does this!)
Echoes of Jekyll and Hyde and some strong film noir visuals elevate this B-grader but not a lot of surprises in this one.
NOTE: There's no vampire. Don't wait for one to appear!

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Die Sister, Die! (1978)
A brother hires a nurse to stay with his suicidal sister. He's keen to encourage her demise to inherit the family fortune, but this family has secrets, including another sister who is mysteriously absent. A decent modern gothic mystery( actually filmed in 1972), as long as you don't expect the sort of supernatural horror suggested in that poster. .. because it's not forthcoming.

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Death Robbery (1947)
Boris Karloff stars in this episode of radio series Lights Out! He's a scientist determined to bring his recently deceased wife back to life. Familiar story still manages to deliver the chills.

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The Stone Tape (1972)
Psychological horror is a British TV movie from the pen of Nigel Kneale. (Quatermass, Halloween III)
This summary from IMDB says it best:
A research team from an electronics company moves into an old Victorian house to start work on finding a new recording medium. When team member Jill Greeley witnesses a ghost, team director Peter Brock decides not only to analyse the apparition, which he believes is a psychic impression trapped in a stone wall (dubbed a "stone tape"), but also to exorcise it--with terrifying results.
Fascinating take on what a Haunting can be but it perhaps takes too long to tell its tale.

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Equinox (1970)
Four young people on a road trip encounter a mysterious park ranger and come into possession of a strange old book. If you can push aside some of the awful production values here, there's a really offbeat and entertaining piece of weird fiction coming your way. Pre-dates THE EVIL DEAD of which it has a lot in common and features some Ray Harryhausen inspired stop motion creatures.

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La Noria (The Ferris Wheel) (2018)
Heartfelt animated short about a grieving boy and the spectral creatures that he encounters.

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Last month's viewing

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films. 
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films. 
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies https://t.co/UZSrxWfeqg

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films.
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies pic.twitter.com/UZSrxWfeqg
— Glen Hannah (@Glenworking) August 18, 2023

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films. 
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies https://t.co/UZSrxWfeqg

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films. 
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies https://t.co/UZSrxWfeqg

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KILL BABY KILL/ THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH: Tonight's viewing: 1960s Euro Gothic Horror with ghosts and witchcraft, castles and curses. From 1964 when such films were stylish and atmospheric. Not too bloody or explicit. Not unlike Corman's Poe films. 
Watching #1960s #HorrorMovies

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Experimenting with Bing Ai. King Kong fighting a T-Rex.

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Getting amazing results from #DALLE3 via #BingAI app. These created ON MY SMARTPHONE !!
#KingKong fights a #tyrannosaurus Rex in the Jungle. #generativeart #digitalart #ArtificialInteligence #ai https://t.co/tG4CKgUEu1

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#KingKong fights a #tyrannosaurus Rex in the Jungle. #generativeart #digitalart #ArtificialInteligence #ai https://t.co/tG4CKgUEu1

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Getting amazing results from #DALLE3 via #BingAI app. These created ON MY SMARTPHONE !!
#KingKong fights a #tyrannosaurus Rex in the Jungle. #generativeart #digitalart #ArtificialInteligence #ai

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Scream of the Wolf (1974)
A series of grisly murders suggest a werewolf is on the prowl. TV movie comes with some strong credential - Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson behind the scenes and Mission Impossible's Peter Graves up front.
However, it's one of those movies that baits you to think one thing, then does a switch that nobody wants.

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Tales of Frankenstein (1958)
This 30 min take on Frankenstein was a Hammer production intended as the pilot for a series in America. Baron Frankenstein unhappy with his creature's brain, searches and finds a new one but of course, it doesn't all go to plan.. A concise script and strong Hammer production values make this one worth seeking out.

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Murders in the Zoo (1933)
Big game hunter and jealous husband dispatches rivals by making his murders look like animal attacks. Pre-code Horror is a mixed bag with some misplaced humour from a press agent who I wished would fall into the alligator enclosure. Nevertheless, has a lot to recommend it.

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The Haunted Strangler (1958)
It's 1880 and a writer (Karloff) investigating the case of The Haymarket Strangler; for which a man was hanged 20 years earlier; believes that the wrong man went to the gallows. This might be one of Karloff's better "later" films as he's given some acting challenges in the script. A dark psychological horror that took me by surprise.

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The Flesh Eaters (1964)
Several people stranded on an uncharted island encounter a mysterious scientist and fearsome flotsam. This B-Grade effort does well to create an intriguing plot and develop well rounded characters. Stark black+white probably works to it's advantage. Worth your time.

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Most of the movies I'm watching this year are freely available on YouTube and platforms like Tubi and the Internet Archive. Public domain copies can vary in quality but good copies are out there if you look. Old Time Radio (OTR) episodes are also freely available. Pleasant Dreams!

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Cat Girl (1957)
Strange family curse or delusional imaginings of a young woman? This loose unofficial remake of the classic Cat People, may pale in comparison to the original but it's a half decent psychological horror and better than you expect.

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The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
A Russian Scientist is chased into an atomic test site and after the blast emerges as a rampaging beast. Horror icon Tor Johnson earns an easy pay cheque stumbling around the desert. This one isn't even B-Grade, it's amateur home move Z-Grade with little to recommend it, except for the foolish and curious (Me, I guess!) Inept at every level but mercifully short.

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The Thing on the Fourble Board (1948)
Quiet Please! was a 1940s mystery-suspense-horror series for radio. This episode, considered one of the better ones, creates some great tension and a creature sound that is quite unique and unforgettable.

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Grave of the Vampire (1972)
Offbeat vampire story at least tries to be contemporary and get away from some of the familiar and overused tropes. It's just not very good. In the 1950s, a vampire rapes and impregnates a young woman, who gives birth to a vampiric child. 20 years later that boy, now a man, is on the hunt for Daddy vampire, who he blames for the premature death of his mother. Daddy vampire is now a respected university professor and the son enrols in his class. A lot of talk ensues.. and a few more killings. The film has its admirers but I thought it lacked bite.

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Moon of the Wolf (1972)
Somewhere between The Fugitive and Harry O, David Janssen  found himself strolling around a small Southern town on the bayou, investigating a series of monstrous murders. The initial storyline is quite good but when that werewolf finally turns up in the final third of the movie, it's very underwolfing.

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October is Scary Movie Month, a time for Horror fans to feast on a month of Horror movies and share their opinions and experiences on Social Media. It's fun to discover new treats and revisit the classics. This month, I'll be continuing a preference started last year - to focus on the 1970s. A great era for Horror at the cinema .. and also on TV. So what did I see and what did I think..? (No Spoilers!)
I'll also be listening to horror old-time-radio, reading horror fiction and comics and creating horror imagery with generative AI. Follow the hashtag #31DaysofHorror

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DALL·E 2023-09-29 21.31.59 - A dark living room, fully furnished. An old lamp shines. An old black and white TV emits a vague image. The furnishings are sparse. A man sits in an a