“This world is the nurse of all we know, This world is the mother of all we feel, And the … More
Category: Hammer Horror
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED SUSAN DENBERG
Susan Denberg (aka Dietlinde Ortrun Zechner) was blond, beautiful, and unapologetically curvaceous. A German-Austrian Kim Novak look-alike with strong sex … More
MUMMY DEAREST: BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1971)
Hammer Films produced four Mummy movies between 1959 and 1971 and one of my favorites is Seth Holt’s BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1971). … More
PARANORMAL POLICE PROCEDURAL: NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT (1972)
Nothing But the Night (1972) opens with a series of puzzling homicides. Each one is meant to look like an … More
Remembering Oliver Reed
Today should have been Oliver Reed’s 80th birthday but he left this world in 1999 at age 61. To celebrate … More
Sept. & Oct. at The Movie Morlocks
It’s that time again. Time to collect & share links to the writing I’ve published on TCM’s Movie Morlocks blog … More
WINE & WOLVES: THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)
I can’t let Halloween pass without talking about a Hammer film. They go hand-to-hand in my home and one of … More
“Nothing can eat your soul!” – THE WITCHES (1966)
Few things invoke autumn and the Halloween spirit in me as strongly as the stylized gothic horror films made by … More
6 Months of Film Writing
I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting Cinebeats again but I’ve been busy with various personal projects and obligations. I’ve also recently … More
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