If you’re looking for a great way to kick off the Halloween season, check out Dario Argento’s cult classic Profondo Rosso (more popularly known as Deep Red). The supernatural murder mystery is filled with twists and turns, one of the best soundtracks available, and even a murderous puppet. When it comes to Profondo Rosso, it […]
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Nerves Review by Chris Lyons
Nerves (1919) Director and writer: Robert Reinert Country: Germany Language: Silent, German One of the most unfortunate consequences for those who survey history is the inevitable amnesia. For any given subject, a historian will undoubtedly forget or overlook something or someone. In film history, this happens quite often. There are many, many great directors that […]
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Director and writer: D.W. Griffith Country: United States Language: Silent, English A year before director D.W. Griffith gained infamy with his notorious epic The Birth of a Nation, he wrote and directed The Avenging Conscience. The film, based on Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” and poem “Annabel Lee,” tells the story of […]
The Student of Prague Review by Chris Lyons
The Student of Prague (1913) Director: Stellan Rye Writer: Hanns Heinz Ewers Country: Germany Language: Silent, German In 1913, German writer Hanns Heinz Ewers and Danish director Stellan Rye produced The Student of Prague, an early silent German film loosely based on both Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “William Wilson,” Alfred de Musset’s poem “The […]
Spoopy Movie: A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood is a 1959 Horror Comedy directed by the king of the low budget flick Roger Corman. The film was produced for $50,000 and shot in five days. It’s a dark satire of bohemian life, set in a coffee shop in which the modern hipster could easily find a home. On one […]
Spoopy Horror Movies!
It’s October! You know what that means? It’s time to get spoopy. It’s time to get so spoopy that your non-spoopy friends will start to think that you’ve lost your mind. It’s time to get so spoopy that no one can even recognize the word spooky as a word anymore. “You want to get […]