Horror – Is It Worth the Watch?

The Tingler (1959)

7 November, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

In the 1950s producers of less-expensive, lower budget horror films (yes, I mean the below B-grade cheapies) used ingenious gimmicks to sell tickets. Probably the most famous was 1959’s The Tingler. No, it’s not about a

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

When I sat down to watch 1964’s The Earth Dies Screaming I naturally thought I was going to see a schlocky sci-fi stinker. Surprisingly, this British production is stylish, atmospheric, and spooky, even thought provoking, despite a

Dracula Untold (2014)

28 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 1 category

They tried to do it in the unfortunate Halloween franchise reboot, and they tried to do it again with 2014’s Dracula Untold. This origin story of the famous vampire commits the unforgivable sin of attempting to make one of

The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)

28 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 4 categories

Every Halloween season I try to watch one classic silent horror film I’ve never seen before, so it was only a matter of time before I got to The Golem: How He Came into the World (Der

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

27 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

Considered the last of the great Universal horror films, the moist 1954 classic Creature from the Black Lagoon, originally filmed in 3-D, involves scientists exploring a swamp, a romantic triangle amongst those explorers, and the mysterious

King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)

25 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 6 categories

I’ve always loved kaiju (giant monster) films, and when I was a teenager King Kong vs. Godzilla was one of my absolute favorite movies in any genre. I can’t tell you how often I saw

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