Tag Archives: Dracula

Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast (Blu-ray box set)

Gruesome Seventeensome The release of this 17-disc retrospective box set, especially arriving the month following the pioneering filmmaker’s death, brings on insistent waves of nostalgia. It may seem odd to apply the word “nostalgia” to material that includes scenes of … Continue reading

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Universal Monsters go Blu Oct. 2

Anticipating a pre-Halloween rush, Universal is releasing UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION on Blu-ray October 2. The 8-disc set includes Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and … Continue reading

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Dracula / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde DVD

Curtis TV horror on disc After the runaway success of his gothic TV soap opera Dark Shadows, producer Dan Curtis sought to expand into made-for-TV movies. To further mine the vein of horror, he decided to produce films based on … Continue reading

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Dracula’s Daughter / Son of Dracula DVD

Vampire offspring Universal double feature For the 2001 crop of Universal Monsters classics on DVD, they appear to be getting down to the “B-squad” titles. Thus, they’ve generously decided to give our wallets a slight break and combine this wave … Continue reading

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Dracula 2000

From Calvary to Carfax Dimension Pictures has been getting ribbed in the press for releasing Dracula 2000 so late in the year (just in time for Christmas), but this ink no doubt comes from folks that haven’t actually seen the … Continue reading

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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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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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Dracula DVD

DVDrac Universal got into the DVD arena last fall in a big way by restoring and releasing deluxe presentations of their classic monster movies, and this one is the best of the lot so far. This is also the best … Continue reading

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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 2

Short is 2 Good Shot back in 1992, these shorts were made back before Nelson learned to sustain viewer interest for the length of an entire feature. Well, okay, so he still hasn’t learned that, but back then he could … Continue reading

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David “The Rock” Nelson’s Video Shorts Vol. 1

Short is Good Shot back in 1991, this collection of shorts were among the first made by Nelson, inspired by his attendance of Psychotronic Film Society shows, which reawakened his love of monster movies. In true Rocky fashion, Nelson begins … Continue reading

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