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First-time views are noted with an asterisk. October 31: “Strange Confession” (1945, dir. John Hoffman)*- The Inner Sanctum Mysteries change hands once again with this entry, which initially sounds completely horror-free until it takes a hard left turn at the end. Lon Chaney, Jr. is back once again, this time as Jeff Carter, a brilliant [...]
October 29-30 was this year’s Exhumed Films Horrorthon in Philadelphia. This was the fifth annual 24-hour horror marathon show, and it was excellent as always. First-time views are noted with an asterisk. October 29: “The Death Wheelers” (aka “Psychomania”) (1973, dir. Don Sharp)* – I’m actually glad I’ve missed out on seeing the Severin DVD [...]
October 15-16 was this year’s annual Music Box Massacre, a 24-hour horror movie marathon held at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. It’s always a good time, but this year’s show was particularly great! October 15: “Waxworks” (1924, dir. Paul Leni)* – The Massacre kicked off with Paul Leni’s “Waxworks” with live organ accompaniment by Dennis Scott. [...]
I should note that I will be dealing heavily in spoilers for some of these movies, but in general those are movies I would absolutely not recommend another human being actually watch. Still, fair warning. Also, films denoted with an asterisk are first-time watches. Don’t forget, SCARE-A-THON 2011 is supporting the Kentuckiana Pug Rescue! October [...]
Hello everyone! October is nearly upon us once again, and for me the month of October is like Christmas, only it lasts for a whole month and instead of getting presents, I just sit in the dark watching movies for more hours than a NASA test subject. For the last two years, I have joined [...]
