House of Frankenstein

This is another classic horror film from 1944. If you have not seen it, you really need to.

Universal studios brought together some great movie monsters to try to drive some traffic into the theater. What could be better than one monster in a movie? FIVE!

(Even if it's only REALLY three monsters...it's still cool!)

And you get Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr. , and John Carradine in the same film.

The one thing about this film that I could never get around is the odd looking Elena Verdugo. She always had a slightly goofy expression as I recall. However, this is a small price to pay for such a fantastic lineup! :)

Full movie (Part I) below!

Scarecrow Triple

Scarecrows (1988)
This has to be my fave out of the scarecrow movie lot. Some naughty military folks rob their base, then escape. Sadly, someone decides he wants ALL the loot and bails out of the plane they are escaping in. The rest of the robbery team decide to go after him.

They didn't count on...the scarecrows.

Full movie here!




DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
A made for TV nugget from 1981

Full movie here:




Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

Nightbreed

I was just speaking to a friend about the Danny Elfman CD set MUSIC FOR A DARKENED THEATER and was revisiting some of the tracks when I saw NIGHTBREED listed.

I had forgotten about this strange, little 1990 movie gem. I remembered that I had liked it when it came out - an odd tale both written and directed by Clive Barker - but I didn't really remember much about it.






Through the wonders of the Intertubes® , you too can revisit NIGHTBREED. David Cronenberg as a bad guy, too. Can't go wrong there.

Let me know what you thought about it in the comments! :)





PART ONE

Practical Magic

I've recently re-watched this movie.

I have to say, it's like a blanket - warm and comforting.

Now, I know what you're saying. "Really? The HORROR SHOW is backing Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing and Dianne West as witches doing love spells and things?!"

Well....yeah. Sandra Bullock is hot. :)

But, besides that, it has a dark side. Really dark. It also has some nice scenes and interesting direction by Griffin "After Hours" Dunne, who I really dig.

Looking for a little romantic comedy action with a little kick to it? Check it out. It's not bad.

This Week In Horror

I'll keep this short and sweet.
This Week in Horror is great. Watch it. :)
http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-horror/

Interviews with some of the top folks in the horror genre. GO!

Boys in Trouble Double

BOYS IN TROUBLE DOUBLE:
DORM & THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE

A perfect double feature for foreign movie fans, these two features are very similar, but different enough to make things interesting.

In DORM, a boy is sent to a boy's school and he has a hard time acclimating to the new surroundings. Of course, when a ghost singles you out, things can be rather tough as well. What is the mystery of the poor soul that haunts the school?





THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE has a similar feel. Director Guillermo del Toro brings his delicious style to the tale of a boys school during the Spanish Civil War (Part of the set of films del Toro helped get out into the world set in this time period - DEVIL'S BACKBONE, PAN'S LABYRINTH and THE ORPHANAGE. A must have set of DVDs!!) Times are hard and this home for boys is barely holding it together. The place is run with love by an older man and woman, however a dark younger man is filled with so much hate and rage that he is like a cancer that eats away at the soul of the home.
And...what of the home's dark secrets and frighteningly AWESOME child ghost that roams the halls at night?
Some of the coolest ghost effects I've seen.




All in all, this would make a fantastic double feature.


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DOLLS

What a fun little spook movie this is! Creepy dolls, old house and things that go bump in the night? Oh yeah!

This is a nugget from 1987 with some simple, but effective special effects work. The concept is creepy for sure. Fun stop action effects and some cool camera play really make things pop.

Fans of WAXWORK and it's comedic horror flavor will love this film. Another goodie from Stuart Gordon. (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids)

It's a lite and adorable flick that holds up pretty well.


DOLLS TRAILER