The world premiere of Doctor Jekyll at Frightfest 2023 (which I was able to attend) began with director Joe Stephenson announcing he was about to go into a meeting to find out whether Hammer would still be producers on the movie. By the end of the screening, it was confirmed […]
Hammer Horror
Corruption (1968) Camp British Proto-Slasher with a surprisingly game Peter Cushing (Review)
Re-released by Indicator, 1968’s Corruption asks a bold question, unheard of during that era of British horror… “What if Peter Cushing did horrible murders in a 60’s style suit rather than a Victorian-era suit?” The plot of this Robert Hartford-Davis directed slasher is the kind of nonsense that you’d expect […]
The Wicker Man & The Final Episode of Cinema Eclectica (277)
Hiroshima Death Match – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 275
I Monster (1971) A horror monster masterclass from Christopher Lee (Review)
After seeing them feature in a plentiful amount of Hammer Horror films, I feel like I’m coming to terms with the charms of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Their ability to turn seemingly standard, flatlining stories of beasts and monsters into something acerbic and tense is a testament to their abilities […]
The People Under the Stairs – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 263
The House That Dripped Blood: All Things to All British Horror Fans (Review)
The Legacy: A Dated Horror Heirloom for the Late ’70s (Review)
Released to Blu-ray by the excellent Indicator label this week, The Legacy is a 1978 British-American horror mystery starring real-life couple Katherine Ross, Sam Elliott and The Who’s frontman Roger Daltrey. Ross and Elliott star as Maggie Walsh and Pete Danner, lured from their home in California to England on […]
The Lair of The White Worm (1988) Ken Russell’s campy horror take on Bram Stoker (Review)
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) a deliciously stylish melodramatic Occult Hammer Horror (Review)
It’s nearly Christmas, so let us think of those less fortunate than us: specifically, the Mummy. Even before this summer’s Tom Cruise-led flop, ol’ bandage face had a chequered screen history. The 1932 Universal feature had Boris Karloff in front of the camera, Karl Freund behind and a certain topicality […]