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Corridors of Blood (1958)

“Pain and the knife are inseperable.” You would be forgiven for assuming that a film titled Corridors of Blood and starring none other than Boris Karloff would be a classic horror flick about a murderous count and his castle or a tunnel-dwelling vampire. But, brushing off all expectations, Corridors of Blood takes us back to… Read More Corridors of Blood (1958)

June 6, 2019July 5, 2019 Lindsey6 Comments

Favorite things about… The Mummy (1932)

Note: Since May is the month of Mother’s Day in the US and also the month of my mom’s birthday, I had to go for a corny pun with this month’s Favorite Things: The Mummy. Forgive my cheese! The favorite film: The Mummy, a Universal monster movie directed by Karl Freund The cast: Boris Karloff… Read More Favorite things about… The Mummy (1932)

May 4, 2018 Lindsey2 Comments

HORROR HALF-WEEK, Day 3: Isle of the Dead (1945)

The time of the spooks is upon us! Happy almost-Halloween to my fellow classic movie buffs. Halloween on TMP means Horror Half-Week, a four-day celebration of eerie films from the early to mid-20th century. Today we’ve got Isle of the Dead, starring the great Boris Karloff. Day 1: The Walking Dead (1936); Day 2: The… Read More HORROR HALF-WEEK, Day 3: Isle of the Dead (1945)

October 30, 2016 Lindsey4 Comments

HORROR HALF-WEEK, Day 1: The Walking Dead (1936)

The time of the spooks is upon us! Happy almost-Halloween to my fellow Old Movie Weirdos. Halloween on TMP means Horror Half-Week, a four-day celebration of eerie films from the early to mid-20th century. Today we kick off the 2016 series with a review of 1936’s The Walking Dead, starring the great Boris Karloff. John… Read More HORROR HALF-WEEK, Day 1: The Walking Dead (1936)

October 28, 2016 Lindsey6 Comments

Horror Half-Week: The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

Welcome to the final day of Horror Half-Week, and happy Halloween! We’ve worked our way back in time and today will be taking a look at a horror flick from the 1930s. Previous posts in this year’s Horror Half-Week celebration: The 1960s – Favorite things about… Night of the Living Dead The 1950s – The… Read More Horror Half-Week: The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

October 31, 2014 Lindsey1 Comment

Mill Creek Musings: The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

Welcome to Mill Creek Musings, a segment in which I work my way through the three low-price Mill Creek film sets that I own, reviewing each film for content and quality along the way. The Mystery of Mr. Wong marks my sixth viewing from the 50 Dark Crimes set. Brendan Edwards (Morgan Wallace) is a… Read More Mill Creek Musings: The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)

November 23, 2012February 5, 2016 LindseyLeave a comment

The Black Cat (1934)

*This review contains mild spoilers. Joan (Julie Bishop) and Peter Alison (David Manners) are on a honeymoon train in Hungary when a ticket mix-up causes them to have to share their compartment with Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Bela Lugosi), a psychiatrist who is returning to his hometown after spending fifteen years as a prisoner of war.… Read More The Black Cat (1934)

July 16, 2012October 31, 2012 LindseyLeave a comment

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