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A Taste of Blood DVD

H. G. Lewis’ Vampire With a running time of nearly two hours, this is Herschell Gordon Lewis’ longest feature. He also considers the film to be his lone stab at some kind of mainstream film, shot in Eastmancolor with production … Continue reading






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The Fly/Return of the Fly DVD

Feel the buzz It’s a film that begins memorably with the sound of a huge hydraulic press coming down on a man’s head, flattening it to nothing. But the blood spilling over the machinery has never been so red as … Continue reading






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Kronos DVD

Giant robot gyros from space This prime example of 1950s science fiction has been much overshadowed in intervening decades by more expensive productions like Forbidden Planet. This is unfortunate, as in some ways KronosĀ (1957) was ahead of its time, and … Continue reading






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Dinosaurus! DVD

It’s CUUUUTE!! Producer Jack Harris and director Irvin Yeaworth teamed for only a few sci-fi pictures, but those few are well remembered. After their classic The Blob, and the interesting 4-D Man, they moved on to this more traditional tale … Continue reading






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My Son the Vampire DVD

Old Mother Riley meets Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi had seen better days. In the early 1930s, he was in all his glory, cruising on his amazing triumph in Dracula, both on the stage and screen. He threw lavish parties, smoked … Continue reading






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Fargo DVD

How many Paul Bunyan statues are there? A staple of the work of American pulp fiction writers is the doomed character: your everyday everyman, thrown into a set of circumstances either by his own flawed machinations, or merely by the … Continue reading






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The Gruesome Twosome DVD

Flip your wig As old as the gothic novel itself is the cliche of the demented relative who is kept hidden from the outside world, usually locked up in a tower room or basement dungeon. Almost as old is the … Continue reading






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Cave of the Living Dead DVD

Spelunking for vampires A “Butchers Film release” this German weird menace horror, originally titled The Curse of the Green Eyes, was imported to Britain and America by producer Richard Gordon. He released it to theaters and drive-ins as part of … Continue reading






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Black Sabbath on DVD

Karloff and Bava’s trilogy of terror The liner notes for this DVD presentation of Mario Bava’s contribution to the anthology film flap of the early ’60s are provided by Tim Lucas. This is so fitting it’s almost ironic. If not … Continue reading






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Brothers Quay Collection DVD

Quazy Quartoons I first encountered the mad world of Stephen and Timothy Quay at the World Animation Festival in Ottawa in 1980. Stuffed into a program amid some very funny comedy vignettes was their first short, “Nocturna Artificiala.” The Quays’ … Continue reading






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