horror

Cult Corner Film 

Universal Horror Classics: Comfort Food for the Senses (Part Two)

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments abbott & costello, gypsy, horror, Lon Chaney Jr., Maria Ouspenskaya, mittel-european, monster rally, musical, universal

PART TWO: THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE Starting in 1936, there was a slump in horror’s popularity, no doubt because it

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Cult Corner Film 

Universal Horror Classics: Comfort Food for the Senses (Part One)

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Carl Laemmle, Dracul, Expressionism, Frankenstein, horror, James Whale, Lon Chaney Jr., Nazi Germany, subtext, Universal Horror

Part one of a series about the magnificent Universal horror classics of yore.

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Film Film Review 

‘The Cabin’ – Silly Over Substance

December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments film, horror, Sweden, The Cabin, unintentional humor, VOD

This attempt to inject new life into the “terror in the woods” genre comes off as muddled and risible.

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Grand Guignol, Spook Shows and Chambers of Horror

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments chamber of horrors, cult, grand guignol, horror, live spook shows, theater

A history of Grand Guignol, chambers of horror and live “spook shows.”

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Film Film News 

‘The Gunter’ Film Halloween Fundraiser Is This Friday

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Edwards Ridge Distillery, horror, independent film, The Gunter Hotel

Help Irate Overloard, a local, independent film production company, bring the legendary tales of the Gunter hotel to life.

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Cult Corner Film 

More Halloween Movie Viewing Suggestions

October 20, 2018October 21, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments exorcist, Halloween, horror, Italian, Linda Blair, Silver Shamrock, Vincent Price

More Halloween movie viewing suggestions from ArtSceneSA.

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Cult Corner Film 

Some Halloween Movie Viewing Suggestions

October 3, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments cult, Dario Argento, Goblin, Halloween, horror, Joe Dante, John Sayles, piranha, Romero, zombie

Horror movie viewing suggestions for the Halloween season.

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Cult Corner 

Saturday Retro Cult Review: ‘The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave’

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments 1970s, comedy, cult, Erika Blanc, Eurotrash, giallo, horror, Italian, Sinister Cinema

Don’t you hate when that happens?

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Cult Corner 

The Wild World of Director Ken Russell

July 14, 2018July 18, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments England, horror, Kathleen Turner, Ken Russell, musical, Oliver Reed, Paddy Chayevky, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, The Who, Vestron Video

A look back at the career of the crazy genius who left a permanent mark on the world of cinema.

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Today is Karen Black’s Birthday

July 1, 2018July 3, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments counterculture, Herschell Gordon Lewis, horror, Karen Black, Robert Altman, strange

A short biography of the cult star on her birthday.

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