Cooties
Cooties is a 2014 American comedy horror film directed by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott, written by Ian Brennan and Leigh Whannell. The film stars Elijah Wood, Alison Pill, Rainn Wilson, Jack...
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (also known as Mystery Incorporated or Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.) is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation...
View ArticleSlime (toys and novelties)
Slime was a toy product manufactured by Mattel, sold in a plastic rubbish bin and introduced in the winter of 1976 consisting of a non-toxic viscous, oozing green material made primarily from guar...
View ArticleKeep My Grave Open
Keep My Grave Open, also known as The House Where Hell Froze Over, is a 1974 Texas-shot horror film directed by S.F. Brownrigg. It stars Camilla Carr, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ann Stafford, Gene Ross,...
View ArticleTeenagers from Outer Space (aka The Gargan Terror)
Teenagers from Outer Space (aka The Gargan Terror) is a 1957 (released 1959) science-fiction film written, directed and produced by Tom Graeff, who was also responsible for the editing, cinematography...
View ArticleSlither (novel)
Slither is a horror novel by British author John Halkin, first published in 1980 by Hamlyn Paperbacks. It is not connected to the 2006 film of the same title. The book is very much in the tradition of...
View ArticleThe Ghost of Cap’n Kidd (action figure)
The Ghost of Cap’n Kidd was an action figure that first hit the shops in 1975, as part of the Fighting Furies line from Matchbox. This series began in 1973, and had previously featured such pirate...
View ArticleThe Horrible Sexy Vampire
The Horrible Sexy Vampire is a 1970 Spanish horror film (original title: El vampiro de la autopista “The Vampire of the Highway”) written and directed by José Luis Madrid (Seven Murders for Scotland...
View ArticleThe X-Ray Fiend
There will always arguments about what the first horror film is – some would claim it to be L’Arrivée d’un train en gare de La Ciotat, which – according to urban legend – sent audiences screaming for...
View ArticleCreepshow III
Creepshow III (aka Creepshow 3) is a 2006 American horror film directed by James Glenn Dudelson and Ana Clavell (Day of the Dead: Contagium). It is a sequel to the 1982 horror anthology movie...
View ArticleFlavia the Heretic [updated]
Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, also released Flavia, Priestess of Violence! in the USA and in the UK as The Rebel Nun in the UK) is a 1974 French co-produced Italian...
View ArticleFrankenstein (TV mini-series, 2004)
Frankenstein is a 2004 U.S. television mini-series directed by Kevin Connor (At the Earth’s Core, Motel Hell) from a screenplay by Mark Kruger based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It...
View Article‘Horror Films’ by Alan Frank (book)
Horror Films, written by Alan Frank, was published in 1977 by Hamlyn Books. It was Frank’s third book on the genre, after Horror Movies and Monsters and Vampires, but while those two volumes were...
View ArticleClownhouse
Clownhouse is a 1989 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the dramatic category at the 1989 Sundance Film Festival. Clownhouse was...
View ArticleDemons
Demons (Italian: Dèmoni) is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento, starring Urbano Barberini and Natasha Hovey. The screenplay was written by Bava,...
View ArticleBeneath
Beneath is a 2013 American horror film directed by Larry Fessenden. The film had its world premiere at the Stanley Film Festival on May 3, 2013 and later aired on the Chiller channel. Beneath stars...
View ArticleRiz Ortolani (composer)
Riziero “Riz” Ortolani was an Italian film composer. Born on 25 March 1926, he recently died in Rome, aged 87 years-old. In the early 1950s Ortolani began his musical career as a founder and member of...
View ArticleRodan (movie monster)
Rodan (ラドン Radon) is a fictional Japanese mutated pterosaur introduced in Rodan, a 1956 release from Toho Studios, the company that produced the Godzilla series. Like Godzilla and Anguirus, he is...
View ArticleFrankenstein’s Cat (cartoon)
Frankenstein’s Cat is a 1942 American cartoon that was part of the Mighty Mouse series. It is a Terrytoons production, directed by Mannie Davis. This 6 minute long story opens with mice and birds...
View ArticleThe Devil’s Tramping Ground (folklore)
The Devil’s Tramping Ground is a camping spot located in a forest near the Harper’s Crossroads area near Bennett, North Carolina. It has been the subject of persistent local legends and lore, which...
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