Tusk (film)
Tusk is an upcoming horror comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith, based on a story from SModcast. It stars Michael Parks, Justin Long, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez and Johnny...
View ArticleHeinz Haunted House (food and drink)
Heinz Haunted House is a horror-themed shaped tinned pasta, “spaghetti shapes in tomato sauce”, launched by the Heinz company in 1985, soon after their sci-fi themed Heinz Invaders. Badges and...
View ArticleDracula Exotica (film)
Dracula Exotica (also known as Love at First Gulp) is a 1980 adult vampire horror film directed by Shaun Costello [as Warren Evans]. It stars Jamie Gillis, Samantha Fox, Vanessa Del Rio and Eric...
View ArticleCount Dracula uses bank ATM (advert)
In 1985, British bank Abbey National advertised their Abbey Link cash/deposit machines with a slightly risqué advert that showed Count Dracula lusting after a young lady in a tavern with her cleavage...
View ArticleA Book of Monsters by Ruth Manning-Sanders (book)
“The monsters in this collection are huge, hideous and ugly; they are hated and feared and people run screaming at the sight of them. Most of them are bad and brutal: their one wish is to eat as...
View ArticleHorror film soundtracks using the synthesizer (article)
Keith Emerson’s sound-man at work… Electronically produced sound has been available to adventurous film composers since the silent era. Among the earliest electronic instruments were the Ondes-Martenot...
View ArticleThe Scribbler (film)
The Scribbler is a 2014 American film directed by John Suits and written by Daniel Schaffer, based on his own graphical novel of same name. The film stars Katie Cassidy, Garret Dillahunt, Eliza...
View ArticleStonehearst Asylum (film)
‘When you have found a thing a man fears most, you will have discovered the key to his madness.’ Stonehearst Asylum (formerly known as Eliza Graves) is a 2014 horror film directed by Brad Anderson...
View ArticleDark Remains (film)
Dark Remains is a 2005 American low-budget horror film written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley (Freez’er; Ghost of the Needle). It stars Cheri Christian, Greg Thompson, Scott Hodges, Jeff Evans,...
View ArticleBedevilled
Bedevilled (Hangul: 김복남 살인사건의 전말; RR: Kim Bok-nam Salinsageonui Jeonmal; literally. “The Whole Story of the Kim Bok-nam Murder Case”/Blood Island) is a 2010 South Korean horror/thriller film starring...
View ArticleNocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula
Nocturna (usually referred to by its promotional title Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula) is a 1978 American comedy horror film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written and directed by Harry Hurwitz,...
View ArticleCurse of the Crimson Altar (film)
‘The high priestess of evil… a monstrous fiend with an overpowering lust for blood…’ Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell (Ghost Ship; The Blood Beast...
View ArticleDie, Monster, Die! (film)
‘Can you face the ultimate in diabolism …..can you stand pure terror?’ Die, Monster, Die! (British title: Monster of Terror) is a 1965 sci-fi horror film directed by Daniel Haller (the art director...
View ArticleMoebius
Moebius is a 2013 South Korean drama film with strong horror elements written and directed by Kim Ki-duk (The Isle, Bad Guy). It was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film...
View ArticleGraduation Day
Graduation Day is a 1981 cult slasher film, directed by ex-rabbi Herb Freed (Beyond Evil) and produced by Troma Entertainment for Columbia Pictures. It stars Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie and...
View ArticleFrankenstein’s Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks (originally Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette) is a 1974 Italian horror film directed by Dick Randall that is loosely based on the Mary Shelley novel...
View ArticleDavid Hess (actor)
David Alexander Hess was an American actor, musician and songwriter, best known for his appearances in a trio of extreme horror films in the 1970s, in which he played a variety of psychotic sex...
View Article‘Vincent Price Blues’ by ZZ Top (song)
Vincent Price Blues is a song by ZZ Top, composed by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, from their 12th studio-album, ‘Rhythmeen’, released in 1996. The song is a classic blues number but...
View ArticleSlaughter Night
Slaughter Night (Dutch: Slachtnacht, stylised as Sl8n8) is a 2006 Dutch-Belgian horror film written and directed by Edwin Visser and Frank van Geloven. It stars Victoria Koblenko, Jop Joris and Kurt...
View ArticleLeviathan (1989)
Leviathan is a 1989 science fiction horror film about a hideous creature that stalks and kills a group of people in a sealed environment, in a similar vein to such films as Alien (1979) and The Thing...
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