Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

[jenna26]

Dementia 13 ~ first time I watched this one, I enjoyed it. Several really well done scenes, but it did drag in places.

White Zombie ~ this is always fun, one of my favorite, over the top performances by Lugosi.

[the_real_linda]

white zombie was the first thing i checked out of the vhs library in uni.... along with 'whatever happened to baby jane?'



i just recently bought Dementia 13 because of francis ford coppola

[phantomstranger]

The War Of The Gargantuas


One of the greatest giant monster movies ever made

[horrorgeek64]

The Brides of Dracula (Hammer Studios) 1960
Kiss of The Vampire (Hammer Studios) 1962
Frankenstein (Universal Studios) 1931
The Bride Of Frankenstein (Universal) 1935
Dracula's Daughter (Universal) 1936

[Doc Faustus]

That's a nice evening of horror.
Last night I watched Laura with Vincent Price, Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney. Pretty solid stuff.

[The_Raven]

Not exactly horror, but I watched Kubrick's Killer Kiss last night. I think it was one of his most early movies and he did great in handling the script and the actors. The cinematography and narration are very Kubrick-esque.

Out of the performers, Jamie Smith stood out as the best. A very good movie viewing experience.

[phantomstranger]

The Night Stalker
The Night Strangler

[AmericanManiac]

.....Nosferatu

[Robert_Dunbar]

Okay, so it's not really fall yet, but I figured we could start getting in the mood. Another horror writer came over (P. D. Cacek) and we watched THE UNDYING MONSTER. Very atmospheric -- all that frost on the wolfsbane/full moon business.

[Robert_Dunbar]

I'm thinking maybe THE UNINVITED ...

http://www.DunbarAuthor.com

[phantomstranger]

King Kong (1933)

One of the greats

[phantomstranger]

Dial M For Murder


Hitchcock classic

[phantomstranger]

"Plan 9 From Outer Space"


a classic.....of some kind.

[Marya Zaleska]

I'm thinking maybe THE UNINVITED ...

http://www.DunbarAuthor.com

This is to me one of the best ghost stories ever made.

I just simply love this film.

As a matter of fact I think that I will go in and watch it after supper!

The last classic horror movie I watched this week was the eerie Val Lewton thriller, I Walked With A Zombie.

[paws the great]

Hatchet for the Honeymoon - 6/10

[paws the great]

Witchfinder General - 8/10

[The_Raven]

Flesh for Frankenstein. Good one.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Return of the Fly (1959)

[phantomstranger]

Revenge Of The Creature

[Robert_Dunbar]

This is to me one of the best ghost stories ever made.

I just simply love this film.

As a matter of fact I think that I will go in and watch it after supper!

The last classic horror movie I watched this week was the eerie Val Lewton thriller, I Walked With A Zombie.

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You have got GREAT taste! Nice to meet a kindred spirit.
I sat up late watching "The Bride of Frankenstein" last night. Such a wickedly stylish film.

http://www.deliriumbooks.com/insider/?p=344

[The_Raven]

That is a great movie. Elsa Lanchester became legendary just for that one role alone.

Last classic I watched was Spooks Run Wild. Not one of Bela's greatest efforts I am afraid. Poor guy looks a bit out of sorts in this one.


Edgar

[Robert_Dunbar]

as Halloween quickly approaches again, I've been watching more than my usual share of horror films (both old and new) and since the classics are my personal favorites I've been watching them more than most and I began to wonder what my fellow classic fright fans have been watching of late, so here's my list of the films I'm watching today, what are you watching?

1. Dracula (1931) w/ Lugosi
2. Son Of Dracula w/ lon Chaney jr
3 The Ghost Breakers w/ Bob Hope
4. Frankenstein meets The Wolf Man w/Chaney jr & Lugosi

Okay, so this list was posted three years ago -- I totally don't care. I am SO watching Ghost Breakers and Son of Dracula for Halloween!

[Marya Zaleska]

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You have got GREAT taste! Nice to meet a kindred spirit.
I sat up late watching "The Bride of Frankenstein" last night. Such a wickedly stylish film.

Thank you.

I also like The Bride Of Frankenstein. I just got a signed photo of Elsa Lanchester as "The Bride". Got it from a reliable dealer since authentic signatures of Lanchester in this character are rare!

Well, after watching all of these movies I will now be going to slumber in my coffin in which I will pull the covers over my head!

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Marya

[phantomstranger]

Gammera The Invincible

[phantomstranger]

The Last Man On Earth


Classic Vincent Price.

[Marya Zaleska]

Val Lewton's I Walked With A Zombie.

It was on TCM yesterday.

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Marya

[The_Raven]

The Devil Rides Out.

Role reversal of sorts for Chris Lee, and excellent support by the rest, particularly Charles Gray. A solid Hammer entertainer.


Edgar

[paws the great]

Dracula (1931)

[jenna26]

Strait-Jacket ~ would have been kind of average, except for Joan Crawford's absolutely riveting performance. I didn't care for the ending all that much.

13 Ghosts ~I love this movie, good campy fun.

[missmacabre]

Carnival of Souls <3

[Doc Faustus]

Murnau's Faust, the Black Cat, the Raven, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Murders in the Rue Morgue

[brigid]

Last movie that I watched was "The Picture of Dorian Grey" 1945....It's a classic...I haven't seen Killer Shrews in years , fun movie, takes me back to my childhood days...

[flabby_man22]

I watched Night of the Living Dead the other day. Thanks to Internet Archives I put it on my iPod and have been showing it to all of my Horror movie Illiterate friends who think that SawIIIis the best horror movie ever.

[The_Raven]

The Devil Doll. Great movie.


Edgar

[The Vault of Horror]

The Mummy's Hand

[Gravestone]

The original Black Christmas.

[The_Raven]

Black Sabbath. One of the best ever made. Period.


Edgar

[Roderick Usher]

The Old Dark House

Campy fun, but not Whale's best work.

[The_Raven]

Haha yeah I remember that one. It was great, and Karloff did a swell job, minus dialogues. It does not compare to Bride of Frankenstein though. Easily Whale's best work.


Edgar

[punk666]

white zombie

[phantomstranger]

"Son Of Dracula"
-Lon Chaney jr

[The_Raven]

The Haunted Palace.

One of the lesser known Vincent Price ones, based on a Lovecraftian story. Corman had done a wonderful job with maintaining the chilling gothic atmosphere throughout this movie. A smugly hidden gem, I dare say.


Edgar

[The_Raven]

20 Million Miles To Earth. Good campy entertainment. Particularly love that creature versus elephant showdown.


Edgar

[The_Raven]

The Ghost of Frankenstein. Not as creepy as some of the others. Boasts of a good lineup of stars, Lugosi, Chaney, Atwill, Hardwicke, Ankers etc. etc.


Edgar

[jenna26]

Berserk ~ slow and predictable. But it started out great.

[The Vault of Horror]

The Mummy's Tomb. Highly underrated. The second in Universal's "Kharis" series, but probably even better than the first one, The Mummy's Hand.

[missmacabre]

The Conquerer Worm

[phantomstranger]

The Birds
Dial M For Murder
Psycho

(Hitchcock rules!!)

[runchuckrun]

The Haunting (1963)

[jenna26]

The Devil Doll ~ glad I finally caught this one, great fun and the special effects were pretty damn impressive for the time. Loved it.

[alkytrio666]

The Birds
Dial M For Murder
Psycho

(Hitchcock rules!!)
I see you were watching AMC as well, my friend...
The Hitchcockathon was a blast...I have all the movies they showed on DVD, but there's something fun about seeing them on T.V. as part of a marathon.

[The_Return]

I see you were watching AMC as well, my friend...
The Hitchcockathon was a blast...I have all the movies they showed on DVD, but there's something fun about seeing them on T.V. as part of a marathon.

...yes, theres something special about watching AMC butch your favourite movies.

Fuck I hate that channel.

[phantomstranger]

...yes, theres something special about watching AMC butch your favourite movies.

Fuck I hate that channel.

I used to love AMC when they played movies uncut and no commercials, but now they screw things up too much.
But every now and then they show a few films I can't resist watching.
(even though I own them all)

[The Vault of Horror]

The Invisible Man

[The_Raven]

Premature Burial. One of Corman's fun efforts.


Edgar

[phantomstranger]

"Blood Of The Vampire" (1958)

[jenna26]

Tales of Terror ~ fun, especially the telling of The Black Cat, which is definitely amusing.

[Horrornut1]

Creepshow 2:eek:

[The_Raven]

And that is a classic, how? My last one was Gojira. Extremely good.


Edgar

[The_Raven]

Vertigo


Edgar

[phantomstranger]

Santo and The Blue Demon vs Dracula and The Wolfman

[The_Raven]

The Invisible Man Returns. Very good entertainer with Vincent Price in top form.


Edgar

[newb]

Dracula, Prince of Darkness

[missmacabre]

Vincent Price Tales of terror

[Disease]

Dracula (1958), at the cinema.

[phantomstranger]

"Curse Of The Undead" (1959)
The cinema's first vampire Western! Young women in a small Western town are dying one by one of an unknown malady involving massive blood loss. The Carter family's ranch is being terrorized by a ruthless land baron . And a mysterious black-clad gunfighter with an aversion to sunlight has just arrived in town. B-grade western with a twist: mysterious gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter.

[jenna26]

The Curse of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein
and about to start The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb.

[phantomstranger]

Mad Monster Party

I love this movie

[The Vault of Horror]

Vampyr. Bizarre little European flick from the 1930s.

[jenna26]

The Old Dark House ~ any movie that has an actor that can make the line "Have a potato" so amusing is good with me. Fun film. :)

[Disease]

The Rvenge of Frankenstein (1959)

[Roderick Usher]

Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

The French silent films of the late twenties have such a wonderfully romantic and surreal feel to them So very different from the expressionism of the Germans or the realism of the Americans and this Jean Epstein classic is one of the very best. An odd interpretation of the Poe story, this film is a marvel of mood and acting. The camera swirls and moves with and all around the actors. Superimposed images and brilliantly soft cinematography blend to create a slow-motion dreamworld. I cannot recommend this one highly enough to fans of silent film. Easily one of my favorites in the genre.

9/10

[phantomstranger]

"Frankenstein" (1931)

along with Lugosi's "Dracula" and Chaney jr"s "The Wolf Man" this film is the very definition of the term classic horror. A must see.

[ChronoGrl]

The Bad Seed (http://imdb.com/title/tt0048977/) (1956). Little gothic horror film based on a stageplay about a little girl suspected to be... Evil...

Fantastic writing and acting. Definitely creepy and a must-see.

[BLAdams]

psycho and the birds

[Marya Zaleska]

Do you like Lon Chaney Sr. or Lon Chaney Jr. better? I happen to be a huge Lon Chaney Sr. fan.

I too like Lon Chaney, Senior.

Many of his films are on DVD and many come on TCM where I can record them

Recently I have watched Chaney, Sr, films:

The Penalty
He Who Gets Slapped
The Unholy Three
Phantom Of The Opera
Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Other horror movies I have recently watched were:

Silent Hill
Jeepers Creepers 2
The Brute Man
The Wolf Man
Zombies of mora Tao


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Countess Marya

[brigid]

Just finished watching "The Devil Doll" with Lionel Barrymore...For some reason shrinking people in a movie gives me the creeps..."The Incredible Shrinking Man" really disturbs me...It makes one feel , that if you were to become very small you would be insignificant,and at the mercy of others...Think,that's what the audience is meant to feel..

[The_Raven]

Son of Frankenstein. Classic stuff.


Edgar

[phantomstranger]

"Bride Of Frankenstein"

One of the greats (if not the greatest) of the Universal Horror classics.

[neverending]

"Bride Of Frankenstein"

One of the greats (if not the greatest) of the Universal Horror classics.

The greatest horror film of all time, imo.

[ChronoGrl]

"The Incredible Shrinking Man" really disturbs me...It makes one feel , that if you were to become very small you would be insignificant,and at the mercy of others...Think,that's what the audience is meant to feel..

Definitely... And so incredibly alienated... The world just became too big for him (literally). Definitely speaks to feelings of isolation and alienation in an ever modernizing world.

Definitely made me feel oddly melancholy when I saw it when I was younger...


We have Night of the Hunter sitting on our counter (came in fresh from NetFlix). Should watch it soon.

[fortunato]

spiderbaby (1968)

one of my favorites.

[The_Raven]

spiderbaby (1968)

one of my favorites.

I just wonder how they will match the remake with that original.


Edgar

[fortunato]

I just wonder how they will match the remake with that original.


Edgar

simple: they won't.

[Disease]

Curse Of Frankenstein

[runchuckrun]

Dracula (1931)

[hammerfan]

Curse Of Frankenstein


Great minds think alike - I watched that last night.

[Disease]

Great minds think alike - I watched that last night.

Hu ha ha.... yes they do...

[fortunato]

häxan(1922)

[newb]

Dr Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde--1941

[phantomstranger]

Rodan (1956)

[The Vault of Horror]

House of Dracula

[phantomstranger]

Horror Of Dracula

[fortunato]

abbott and costello meet frankenstein

[phantomstranger]

"Village Of The Damned"


creepy little movie

[phantomstranger]

Destroy All Monsters (1969)

one of the best of the giant monster movies

[neverending]

Destroy All Monsters (1969)

one of the best of the giant monster movies

It certainly is! My favorite Godzilla flick.

[punk666]

Theater Of Blood.

[phantomstranger]

House Of Dracula

Godzilla vs The Thing

[fortunato]

metropolis
more sci-fi, i know, but still an incredible classic.

[phantomstranger]

King Kong Escapes

[phantomstranger]

Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein

[phantomstranger]

Son Of Frankenstein

[THE VAMPIRE]

Dracula 1922,Haunting and Candyman.Dracula is a very good movie but the music just puts you to SLEEP

[Roderick Usher]

Dracula 1922,Haunting and Candyman.Dracula is a very good movie but the music just puts you to SLEEP

You mean Nosferatu?

[THE VAMPIRE]

You mean Nosferatu?
yeah,shit,i allways mix them up

[Niklaus]

I watched "Spider Baby" a couple nights ago...Man, what a hoot that was - Loved it.

Interesting to see a young Sid Haig too.

[neverending]

Spider Baby is one of my favorite films ever. It's just insane. And Lon Jr. is marvelous.

[The Vault of Horror]

The original version of The Fly. Very underrated.

[Liar,liar]

Nosferatu, its a masterpiece.

[roshiq]

Dario Argento's Tenebre (1982)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6413/dvdcoversh1.jpg

Some great killing scenes in a pretty twisted plot.

>>: A-


The Omega Man (1971)
http://services.windowsmedia.com/dvdcover/cov150/dru400/u470/u47027ptym4.jpg

>>: B-

[psychooralien]

Psycho, The Virgin Spring, Rosemary's Baby & The Innocents.

[jaybomb]

watched the wicker man (1973) for the first time, don't know what to think about this movie, and not sure why it is a horror movie

[newb]

Werewolf of London--1935

[newb]

Am I the only one who watches these old movies and thinks.....hmmmm...He's dead......she's dead....that dog.....dead.....that little kid.....really old...or dead

[newb]

Working through my Legacy collection....on the Wolfman disc now.

She Wolf of London

pretty bad movie. I guess M. Night didn't invent the "twist" ending.


**********************spoiler********************* **


There's not even a werewolf in the piece of crap......just some greedy old bitch trying to get her daughter laid.

[psychooralien]

Lol I watched The Wicker man last night on TV. again. meh. its apparently christopher lees favourite movie of all time.

[massacre man]

Am I the only one who watches these old movies and thinks.....hmmmm...He's dead......she's dead....that dog.....dead.....that little kid.....really old...or dead

I do that with books, I'll pick up one with a picture of a wolf pup or a bear cub and say "Hey, that's kind of a cute... printed 1938... well, that's just fucking depressing."

[colubrid660]

The original, uncolorized Night of the Living dead

[CrimsonFiend138]

Am I the only one who watches these old movies and thinks.....hmmmm...He's dead......she's dead....that dog.....dead.....that little kid.....really old...or dead

LOL I do the same thing with people and animals. I was Watching Suspiria and thought about Miss Tanner(Alida Valli) Who is dead..Or E.G Marshall(Upson Pratt Creepshow)...and of course every other old movie.

The Son of Frakenstein(1939)

[tommywikkid]

The original House On Haunted Hill...Which is funny cuz there isnt really anything haunted in the house, its the people but yeh...And Horror Hotel...I didnt think id be too much into this one when i first picked it up, but i loved it...

[newb]

Frankenstein Meets The Wofman

I wasn't too crazy about Lugosi's Monster....other than that an enjoyable romp.

[ghostess]

I've been going through and watching the stuff I recorded a few years ago when I didn't have time to watch it because I was getting the house and yard ready for Halloween.

Psycho (the original)

[AdamFromPa]

Last Man on Earth and Fleash Feast

[phantomstranger]

"Spider-Baby"


Strange, but fun little movie.

[Cinestro]

Just watched the Hammer film - The Reptile. Great movie for Hammer enthusiasts and fans of Ashton's Make-up FX.

[tommywikkid]

Last Man on Earth

I love that movie, awesome choice..


I just got done watching the Terror for the upteenth time...

[Marya Zaleska]

Just watched the Hammer film - The Reptile. Great movie for Hammer enthusiasts and fans of Ashton's Make-up FX.

I taped this off of TV and transferred it to DVD.

It was a good movie & the makeup was great!

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Countess Marya

[Marya Zaleska]

Just watched Hitchcock's Psycho!



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Countess Marya

[freddy69]

i have seen most of old black n whites movies like dracula the werewolf and frankenstien

[The Vault of Horror]

Werewolf of London. Great flick, I think I enjoyed it better than The Wolf Man, even though I preferred Chaney's monster to Hull's.

[tommywikkid]

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the original...I couldnt help but laugh when the kid gets knocked down in the middle of the road...

[Marya Zaleska]

Werewolf of London. Great flick, I think I enjoyed it better than The Wolf Man, even though I preferred Chaney's monster to Hull's.

I too like The Werewolf Of London very much.

Chaney is better than Hull as far as the monster goes but the film and story are great. It is also very atmospheric!

Thumbs up on this one!

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Countess Marya

[Marya Zaleska]

The last classic horror movie I watched was The Devil's Partner with Ed Nelson.

The last classic sci fi I watched was the 1953 War Of The Worlds.

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Countess Marya

[movie_cultist]

Dracula (1931)
Spanish Dracula (1931)

AWESOME!

[Staplez]

White Zombie and Dracula. I started watching Devil Bat to but I fell asleep.


Yup, it was Lugosi night last night.

[IggysPinkTights]

Dementia/Daughter of Horror...First time seeing it I guess I'm just not that artsy or hardcore but I didn't get it....or like it.:(

and

House of Usher

[fortunato]

dementia 13

[jenna26]

Die! Die! My Darling~ ~ great, GREAT title...;) the movie is....less than great, in a lot of ways but works. And it works because of Tallulah Bankhead's unforgettable turn as Mrs. Trefoile. Wow what a nut....;)

[spinswimscream]

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)

I thought to myself the other day cos i love Horror films i wanna educate myself and start from the very begining i'm lovin it at the mo i've still got The Golem and Nosferatu to watch

[knife_fight]

those are all three good ones. I would watch Faust in there somewhere too. same guy that did Nosferatu, but with a bigger budget for badass special effects.

the last classic I watched was "Monsters Crash the Pajama Party."

[Cinestro]

Faust is amazing and I love both the Director (Murnau) and the actors involved, but what really makes this movie so great is the FX for its time! Beautiful!

Just watched Night Must Fall in both its 1937 and 1964 versions. Both are excellent!

[The_Raven]

Pit and the Pendulum. Corman's excellent adaptation with Price stealing the entire show.


Edgar

[phantomstranger]

The Exorcist


A true classic

[The_Raven]

The Thirty Nine Steps. Still great.

[The_Raven]

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Still cheesy, still great.

Nice to see a young Lee Van Cleef in one of his earliest roles.

[Staplez]

Creature from the black lagoon.

[The_Raven]

Marnie. Excellent Hitchcockian cocktail.


Edgar

[phantomstranger]

The Invisible Man

One of Universal Studio's classic gems.

[phantomstranger]

"The Mummy's Tomb" (1942)
-Lon Chaney jr

A high priest travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all those who had desecrated the tomb of the Egyptian princess Ananka thirty years earlier


Fun "B" movie. Not great but enjoyable.

[jenna26]

Spider Baby

[angrymob]

Creature from the Black Lagoon,
Plan 9 From Outer Space

[Staplez]

^^^^
Nice choices

[angrymob]

Glad you like 'em.You obviously have excellent taste.

[angrymob]

House of Dracula

[zwoti]

the beast from 20,000 fathoms
it came from beneath the sea
earth vs the flying saucers
20 million miles to earth
if....

[urgeok2]

if....

i'd like to get my hands on the trilogy

[The Mad Monk]

I saw Carnival Of Souls (original version) last night. Clearly made on a very low-budget and generally the acting wasn't too great, yet it's fairly effective and unsettlingly creepy in a few places. I believe it strongly influenced some later, rather more well known films, too.

[hammerfan]

The Brides of Dracula
Curse of the Werewolf

[hammerfan]

Phantom of the Opera (Hammer Studios)

[neverending]

Peeping Tom


...and this film is STILL shocking, imo. I can see why it was so reviled when it came out. It was SO ahead of its time.

[urgeok2]

the closest thing to a classic horror i've watched in ages was Abbot and Costello Meet the Mummy

[jaybomb]

Peeping Tom


...and this film is STILL shocking, imo. I can see why it was so reviled when it came out. It was SO ahead of its time.


I was going to watch this yesterday and couldn't find the time, but will watch it this weekend, on comcast demand now

[phantomstranger]

"It Came From Beneth The Sea" (1955)
-Kenneth Tobey

After an encounter at sea with an unknown underwater creature, a naval commander works with two scientists to identify it. The creature they are dealing with is a giant, radioactive octopus that has left its normal feeding grounds in search of new sources of replenishment. As the creature attacks San Francisco, the Navy tries to trap it at the Golden Gate Bridge but it manages to enter the Bar area leading to a final confrontation with a submarine.

One of the fun "Giant Radioactive Monsters On The Loose" movies from the 1950's. Great stop motion FX by Ray Harryhausen. Not quite a classic, but a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

[phantomstranger]

"Fiend Without A Face" (1958)
-Marshall Thompson


An American military base in Canada is developing a missile control system based on nuclear energy and is facing problem with the people from the nearby town. When four locals, including the Mayor, are killed, Major Jeff Cummings (Marshall Thompson) is in charge of the investigation. When the coroner examines the one of the corpse, he finds that the brain and spinal chord was sucked out and Major Cummings defines the creature as a mental vampire. He looks for Prof. R. E. Walgate (Kynaston Reeves), a retired scientist that lives in town, and he discloses the scary secret.

another fun 1950's radioactive monster movie. Lots of fun. good stop motion FX.
I really enjoy this movie.

[The_Return]

Phantom of the Opera (Hammer Studios)

Oooo, thats a good one. One of my favourite versions of Phantom, I must say.

I haven't watched any classics in a LONG time....its getting to the point where its kinda depressing.

[neverending]

"Fiend Without A Face" (1958)
-Marshall Thompson


An American military base in Canada is developing a missile control system based on nuclear energy and is facing problem with the people from the nearby town. When four locals, including the Mayor, are killed, Major Jeff Cummings (Marshall Thompson) is in charge of the investigation. When the coroner examines the one of the corpse, he finds that the brain and spinal chord was sucked out and Major Cummings defines the creature as a mental vampire. He looks for Prof. R. E. Walgate (Kynaston Reeves), a retired scientist that lives in town, and he discloses the scary secret.

another fun 1950's radioactive monster movie. Lots of fun. good stop motion FX.
I really enjoy this movie.


Me too! Those brain/spinal chord monsters really freaked me out when I was a kid.

[hammerfan]

Taste the Blood of Dracula

[neverending]

I remember seeing that in the theatre when it came out! I was a little pissed Chris Lee wasn't in it more.

[hammerfan]

I remember seeing that in the theatre when it came out! I was a little pissed Chris Lee wasn't in it more.



Yes, I agree, that aspect of it is very disappointing. But, it's still one of my favorites.

[The Mad Monk]

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Hey, great film! Ralph Bates hams up his role brilliantly... I was even thinking about having "don't insult the master" as my signature! :D

Yes, it's a shame that Christopher Lee isn't in the film more - but it still has interesting characters, and I appreciate the angle about the three characters who outwardly portray themselves as decent and moral religious gentlemen, but their self-righteousness hides their double lives, involving a secret interest in embracing cheap thrills and hedonism.

[hammerfan]

Hey, great film! Ralph Bates hams up his role brilliantly... I was even thinking about having "don't insult the master" as my signature! :D

Yes, it's a shame that Christopher Lee isn't in the film more - but it still has interesting characters, and I appreciate the angle about the three characters who outwardly portray themselves as decent and moral religious gentlemen, but their self-righteousness hides their double lives, involving a secret interest in embracing cheap thrills and hedonism.



Even though Christopher Lee isn't in it much, it's still my favorite Hammer film. Alice's father made me want to jump through the TV screen and bludgeon him.

[neverending]

Seriously? Out of ALL Hammer films Dracula Has Risen From the Grave is your all-time FAVORITE?

I enjoy it too- any Hammer film is better than most other fare- but that film as all time fave is a bit surprising.

[The Mad Monk]

Seriously? Out of ALL Hammer films Dracula Has Risen From the Grave is your all-time FAVORITE?

I enjoy it too- any Hammer film is better than most other fare- but that film as all time fave is a bit surprising.

Yes, but we were talking about Taste The Blood Of Dracula, not Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. :D

[phantomstranger]

"Dracula" (1931)
"Dracula's Daughter" (1936)
"Son Of Dracula" (1943)

Classic films from Universal Studios. Eerie, atmospheric and lots of fun to watch. These are great movies and a great triple feature on a dark and stormy night.

[neverending]

Yes, but we were talking about Taste The Blood Of Dracula, not Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. :D

Hahaha- you're right! They're both good films!

[The_Return]

"Dracula" (1931)
"Dracula's Daughter" (1936)
"Son Of Dracula" (1943)

Classic films from Universal Studios. Eerie, atmospheric and lots of fun to watch. These are great movies and a great triple feature on a dark and stormy night.

I wasn't overly impressed with Dracula's Daughter...the original is probably my favourite movie of all time, and Son Of Dracula was a damn good time, but I just found Daughter to be bland and lifeless. The idea was good, I just couldn't really get into it.

[phantomstranger]

"House Of Dracula" (1945)
-Lon Chaney jr, John Carradine

The last of the "serious" Universal horror films. Good performances by the actors, but a standard story. Not a great movie but lots of fun.



"Dracula" (1931-Spanish Edition)
- Carlos Villarias, Lupita Tovar

If your a Dracula fan this is a fascinating film to watch. Made at the same time as the Lugosi film (but at night) and on the same sets with a near identical script.
But this film has a very different feel to it. Villarias has an almost madman look to him when he attacks as opposed to Lugosi's more seductive look and Lupita Tovar is much sexier then Helen Chandler. I won't say it's a better film then Lugosi's (which is one of my all time favorites) but I think it's just as good.

[neverending]

I've always wanted to see the Spanish version!

[The Mad Monk]

The Haunting (original 1963 version).

Good, and I appreciate the 'less is more' thing (as opposed to the 90's remake, which was laden with special effects) - but it's certainly not the scariest film ever IMO, as some people claim. It was probably more effective at the time, and without knowing the hype about it beforehand.

[neverending]

I'm watching The Ghost & Mr. Chicken right now. I haven't seen it in years. What a treat. Don Knotts was one of the funniest men ever. We lost a great talent when we lost him last year.

A few years ago I got to interview Vic Mizzy who composed the score. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

[Lord RawK]

"i bid you welcome"

1931 version
obvious enough which movie.

[Lord RawK]

classics meaning from before 1960. halloween II would be incorrect.

what about between 1960 and 1970? i'm not serious, but if classics are from 60 and before and moderns are from 70 to present then what is the decade in between? we have a glitch.

[Doc Faustus]

That's why I think the section should be renamed Vintage.

[neverending]

classics meaning from before 1960. halloween II would be incorrect.

what about between 1960 and 1970? i'm not serious, but if classics are from 60 and before and moderns are from 70 to present then what is the decade in between? we have a glitch.

The description of this forum, as listed in the index is this:

Horror and monster movies from the 1960's and before.

See that "s" after 1960 means that it includes 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 & 1969. So, using basic rules of English, if read properly there's no "glitch." It's a language comprehension thing.

My apologies for the condescending tone- I'm just following the general tenor of every one of your posts.

[Lord RawK]

i let one slip by me right there. disappointing.

[Doc Faustus]

The Corpse Vanishes and Mark of the Vampire.

[missmacabre]

a Kiss Before Dying

[phantomstranger]

"The Wolf Man" (1941)

One of the greatest horror films ever made. Terrific story, acting and FX, and one of the greatest transformation's ever put on screen and I don't mean the man to wolf scene, I'm talking about how Larry Talbot went from happy go lucky guy, chasing pretty girls and not having a care in the world and became such a tortured soul by the end of the film. Fine, fine acting from Lon Chaney Jr.
The upcoming remake has a lot to live up too.

This film does have one of the funniest goofs I've ever seen in a movie. (this might be considered a Spoiler so be warned) Theres a scene where Larry Talbot first transforms into the Wolf Man, he runs into his bedroom, he takes off his shirt and he stands there in a undershirt and light colored pants, he sits down takes off his shoes and socks and you watch how his feet change and then he gets up and walks out into the night. When you next see him he is now completely changed into The Wolf Man, but all of a sudden he his now wearing darker pants and a dark long sleeve shirt. I guess even the Wolf Man has a fashion sense.

[neverending]

Don't forget the other greats in this film- Claude Rains, Bela Lugosi and Maria Ospenwhatever- all added great moments to the film!

[The_Raven]

The Lady Vanishes.

Delightful early Hitchcockian cocktail.

[spacey4]

psycho
whatever happend to baby jane?

[SteveDestiny]

(1945 B&W 94mins NR)

Just watched this movie starring Ray Corrigan. I wouldnt
really classify it as horror so much as I might call it an
adventure movie but it was included with the 100 Horror Classics DVD collection.
It's a movie about a man who discovers the existence of a legendary white gorilla and a jungle boy while exploring
Africa with his comrades. The White Gorilla is in conflict
with a Black Gorilla as it is considered an outcast for its
albino hair.
The movie is actually quite entertaining despite its use and
re-use of stock footage mostly consisting of what appears to
be footage taken from old nature and wildlife documentaries.
The footage was used advantageously and fit well with the film.
I liked this film, it was fun for its strange zaniness, I felt
the cast of characters and situations were rather unique compared to other ape/gorilla/king kong movies from this era.
It was like a combination of King Kong and Tarzan and Rudyard Kiplings 'Jungle Book'.

[crabapple]

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

favorite movie from way back.

[The_Raven]

The Body Snatcher.

Still pretty awesome.

[yourlastmistake]

the flesh eaters

[roshiq]

The Lady Vanishes.

Delightful early Hitchcockian cocktail.

A very interesting mystery thriller with lots of fun. One of my favorite Hitchcock films after Rear window & Psycho.

[Marya Zaleska]

It Conquered The World & Not Of This Earth.

Early Roger Corman.

[crabapple]

Mad Doctor of Blood Island. One of the awesomest low budget films ever made.

[The_Raven]

Abbott & Costello meet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Hilarious. Comic timing at it's very finest. People need to see this.

[The_Raven]

Voodoo Island.

Not exactly Karloff's finest, but has its sparse entertainment moments.

[The_Raven]

Curse of Frankenstein.

I always thought there was something lacking in this one. Still can't pinpoint it.

[neverending]

I love the Hammer Frankenstein films.

[jenna26]

Diabolique

[zwoti]

the brides of dracula
the curse of the werewolf
the phantom of the opera

[crabapple]

The Wolf Man (1941) ....still a very effective movie.

[zwoti]

paranoiac
kiss of the vampires




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[zwoti]

nightmare
night creatures

[The_Return]

The Wolf Man (1941)

[jaybomb]

Rosemarys Baby

[crabapple]

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein !

[The_Raven]

The Mummy's Hand.

Disappointing.

[The_Raven]

The Wasp Woman.

Interesting story but not too pleasing climax.

[phantomstranger]

"Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" (1956)


Such a great movie

[crabapple]

Dracula (1931) ...

I always enjoyed this one, and it seems to have gotten better over the years. Feels entirely different from the other Universal horror classics, definitely still has a foot in the door of silent films.

[Robert_Dunbar]

We actually watched the original THE WOLFMAN the other night. Amazing how well the production values still hold up. And great cast (though it's easier to believe that Chaney, Jr. turns into a wolf than that Claude Rains is his father).

[neverending]

This forum is for classic era horror films- defined in the forum description as horror films from the 1960s and before. Please discuss modern horror films in the forum titled "Modern Horror films."

[Doc Faustus]

Night of the Hunter. Gets better every time.

[Robert_Dunbar]

Night of the Hunter. Gets better every time.

That is a great, great film. Screened it the other night for a friend who had never heard of it, and we were both blown away. It does get richer and stranger with each viewing.

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[phantomstranger]

"Horror Of Dracula"

-Christopher Lee

One of the greats

[Roderick Usher]

I Saw What You Did

I remember this one from my older sisters alwaus saying "I saw what you did and I know who you are." It is a somewhat forgettable minor film from William Castle... could make for a good remake;)

[VampiricClown]

I Saw What You Did

I remember this one from my older sisters alwaus saying "I saw what you did and I know who you are." It is a somewhat forgettable minor film from William Castle... could make for a good remake;)

I caught this on TV not too long ago. Not a bad movie.

And just for the record...It was remade:

I Saw What You Did (1988) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095344/)

[Awesome McBadass]

I just finished "A Bucket of Blood".
And before that, I watched "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter".

[neverending]

You have great taste in movies. And you know what classic horror is.

Two points in your favor.

[Awesome McBadass]

You have great taste in movies. And you know what classic horror is.

Two points in your favor.

Thank you very much.

[ChronoGrl]

You have great taste in movies. And you know what classic horror is.

Two points in your favor.

I <3 you. I could go back through this thread just simply to read your remarks. Not unlike my favorite character in As You Like It, JAQUES:

Give me leave
To speak my mind, and I will through and through
Cleanse the foul body of the infected world
- II.viii (60 - 62)

...

But I digress.

...

The last "Classics" I watched recently with Fortunato in mind:

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Beautifully tragic, macabre, and surprisingly gory (I can only imagine how audiences received it). It's the kind of movie that, the more I think about it, the more I honestly appreciate it as a true classic. The imagery is so sad and stunning, especially the end. A true ground-breaking horror film.

I'm also interested in its US release, The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus. I wonder how the original was edited to produce this abomination and marvel at American's need to sensationalize the already sensational.

[neverending]

Eyes Without a Face is amazing. I watched it about 10 years ago in a theatre. A showing sponsored by a local college. There were a bunch of "sophisticated college students" in the audience LAUGHING at the movie! I wanted to kill them all.

[phantomstranger]

I just finished "A Bucket of Blood".
And before that, I watched "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter".


You now have to watch the "brilliant" companion film to "Jesse James..." the great beyond words "Billy The Kid vs Dracula" I love them both.

Latest horror classic for me: "Vampire Circus"

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Häxan

great movie

[joshaube]

A Bucket of Blood & Fall of the House of Usher.

[phantomstranger]

"Son Of Godzilla"


Cheesy, silly and lots of fun. I love those old "Godzilla" flicks.

[neverending]

Me too! Much more enjoyable than the modern versions.

[newb]

The Manster [1962]

hee hee hee.......the original thing with two heads....cheesy but fun

http://www.girlsgunsandghouls.com/manster.gif

[crabapple]

Heh heh...with Peter Dynley, the voice of Jeff Tracy on Thunderbirds! Sweet movie.

[newb]

Heh heh...with Peter Dynley, the voice of Jeff Tracy on Thunderbirds! Sweet movie.

you are correct sir

http://www.geocities.com/johntracytb5/jeffatdesk.jpg

[newb]

Night of the Hunter

Some really cool images in this one.:) Some overacting as well:rolleyes:

all in all....it kept me interested.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/nightofhunter.jpg

[phantomstranger]

"The Thing From Another World"

Great Howard Hawks classic from the '50's

[CrimsonFiend138]

"The Thing From Another World"

Great Howard Hawks classic from the '50's

Ah yes reminds me of a certain Boy from Haddonfield.

I'll be Watching the Bela Lugosi triple Pack: White Zombie, The Corpse Vanishes and, One body too many. One body too many has Jack Haley who played the Tin Man in Wizard of Oz, love that dude.

[CrimsonFiend138]

I loved White Zombie. It had a great atmosphere and it looked great. I loved Lugosi's usual 1930's type villain.

[Dus]

White Zombie is the master piece of the zombie film before the George Romero' films.
We are still during White Zombie in a colinial way.
Romero has been the first author to take zombie out of his exploitedf condition; Romero made zombies be human.

[Dus]

Hey guys, if we're talking about classic horror movies, there's a special projection for the 45th anniversary of the Hicthcock's movie "the birds"

The L.A Edison theater plays the exciting movie The Birds on the 14/09.
The link are:

http://www.jvaff.org
http://www.edisondowntown.com


The main actress Tippi Hedren will be there during this projection.

Will u be there ?:cool:
it sounds to be great !!!!!

Chris from L.A.

[CrimsonFiend138]

Human, are you talking about Land of the dead? I figured White Zombie had the more human zombies because they didn't attack or just go after flesh they were trained,which still catagorizes them as zombies. They worked in the mill and even drove the carriage.

The corpse Vanishes is what I watched,another Lugosi movie. That one was alright nothin too special.

[roshiq]

Black Sabbath (1963)

http://www.dvdspot.com/covers/3/1345571673.jpg

The Drop of Water

Wow! Excellent scary atmosphere!

>: A

I Wurdulak

>: A-

Telephone

>: B+

Overall >>: A-

[fortunato]

Black Sabbath (1963)

http://www.dvdspot.com/covers/3/1345571673.jpg

The Drop of Water

Wow! Excellent scary atmosphere!

>: A

I Wurdulak

>: A-

Telephone

>: B+

Overall >>: A-

great flick!

the drop of water is truly one of the creepiest stories ever put to film.'

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night of the hunter (1955)

goodness.
what a brilliant freaking movie.

[phantomstranger]

Dracula (1931)
Dracula's Daughter
Son Of Dracula

classics all

[neverending]

The Two Faces of Dr. Jeckyll.

Hammer's take on Jeckyll and Hyde. Quite strange. Chris Lee is in it, but in a secondary role.

[newb]

The Two Faces of Dr. Jeckyll.

Hammer's take on Jeckyll and Hyde. Quite strange. Chris Lee is in it, but in a secondary role.

watched most of this last night.....was not impressed.

[neverending]

It was pretty tame for a Hammer film.

[phantomstranger]

"The Ghoul" (1933)
-Boris Karloff


Karloff plays a man who believes in the ancient power of the Egyptian gods, when he dies, he is buried with a valuable jewel, a gift to the God Anubis, the jewel is stolen and Karloff returns to enact his revenge.

Fun British made melodrama. Despite his top billing, Karloff is more of a secondary character and is virtually silent throughout the whole movie.
Not great, but fun.

[zwoti]

devil bat vampire bat creature from the haunted sea all of the basil rathbone's holmes films