Showing posts with label Gothic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gothic. Show all posts
Wolf Girl (2001)
WOLF GIRL, or BLOOD MOON, as it is known internationally, is one of the finest achievements in Gothic Horror to arrive in decades. This tragic tale centers Tara, an afflicted young woman whose hypertrichosis has gained her renown as the terrifying "Wolf Girl" in Harley Dune's Travelling Freak Show. After being tormented by a group of unruly teens at one of their stops, Tara is approached by a
Flesh for Frankenstein (1974)
The Baron Frankenstein has begun assembling the perfect woman, but his disinterest in his family and jealousy over his wife drives him to near-insanity, forcing him to try and mate the creature with another of his creations in order to form an army of man-made beings that bow to him, and him alone. FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN is the ultimate in self-indulgent pop art, which is why it comes as
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
A young man comes to collect his beautiful bride from her family's estate, which she shares with her reclusive brother. Upon his arrival, he is warned to leave by Roderick Usher, who is convinced that he and his sister suffer from the same curse that destroyed each of their family members. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER is the first in a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations directed by the great
The Whip and the Body (1963)
The ghost of a nobleman's sadistic son returns from the grave to haunt his former mistress, whip in hand, after he is brutally murdered out of revenge for his misdeeds. Italian master Mario Bava continues to prove his dominance as the leader in visual storytelling, drowning the ornate sets in more of his signature colors as he effortlessly glides through them with the camera. THE WHIP AND THE
The Vampire (1957)
Marta returns to her ancestral home of Los Sicomoros to visit her sickly aunt, but upon arrival, she learns that has aunt has passed away. Her remaining family members welcome her to stay, though an eerie curse has fallen upon the village which has driven many of the villagers away. It seems that a bloodthirsty vampire may be in their midst, and the only woman who knew the truth has been cast
House of the Wolf Man (2009)
Reed and Mary arrive at Castle Reinhardt along with several other guests that have been invited to stay for the weekend by its mysterious owner, Dr. Bela Reinhardt, who intends on testing his new subjects in order to decide which of them shall inherit the estate and all of its secrets... HOUSE OF THE WOLF MAN is an experimental film that brings together swirling mists, stage lightning, dark
Freaks (1932)
A family of circus performers is broken apart when a beautiful acrobat seduces one of the dwarfs in order to steal his fortune, but when the plot is discovered the group rallies to oust their betrayer. FREAKS is Tod Browning's crowning achievement. While his interpretation of DRACULA may have created some of the genre's most defining moments, his visual storytelling and stylism are far exceeded
House of Wax (1953)
Vincent Price delivers his first starring role within the Horror genre as Prof. Henry Jarrod, a crippled but talented wax museum sculptor who was scarred by a greedy business partner years earlier. Jarrod continues his work in a brand new exhibit, but when his recent additions begin bearing striking resemblances to bodies that have gone missing from the morgue, the police decide to settle in on
I Sell The Dead (2008)
A pair of grave robbers strike gold when they discover a wealth of undead corpses (including zombies, vampires, and other ghouls) buried in the local cemetery, bodies that earn them a fine reward from the seedy local doctors working under the guise of science. Their framed story is retold by Arthur Blake, the younger of the two thieves, who relays their adventures to a priest while awaiting the
I Vampiri (1956)
A police detective attempts to solve a series of murders that are plaguing Paris, which he comes to find out are being committed by a mad doctor who has been bleeding young women in order to restore the youth and beauty of his aging wife. I VAMPIRI is a strong step forward in the emerging Italian Horror cinema, boldly reshaping the Gothic Horror film with influences from the German Expressionists
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1963)
AT MIDNIGHT I'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL finds Coffin Joe, a black-clad phantom of a gravedigger, terrorizing the denizens of a small town before being cursed by a gypsy woman whom he disrespects. Joe continues his evil ways, undaunted, until he ends up murdering his best friend and raping the woman he lusts after in the pursuit of an heir -- the continuation of blood being the only true meaning in life
The Others (2001)
An overly cautious mother takes on three new servants to look after her two children at their beautiful English estate, but all is not well in the Stewart household... Strange sounds and odd occurences wrack the quiet halls of the house, leading the children to believe that it may be haunted by the spirits of the past. After reaching world renown with his brilliant psychological thriller OPEN
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)
The daughter of a renown Egyptologist is overcome by an ancient evil after receiving a mysterious ring on her birthday. The ring, it turns out, once belonged to a powerful sorceress who bore Margaret's exact likeness. With it, Margaret becomes a living conduit for the soul of the mummified queen, allowing her to return to Earth and exact her revenge against the ones who defiled her grave! BLOOD
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