William Castle (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was one of those Renaissance men from the studio system that doesn’t really exist anymore. He’s known for… Read more “Top 5 William Castle movies”
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Top 5 Creatures on the Loose Movies
It’s a tale as old as the movies itself. Man does something stupid, or brilliant, or brilliantly stupid, and finds/discovers/invents/stumbles across a monster, and then spends the… Read more “Top 5 Creatures on the Loose Movies”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 2010s
The “teens” saw a resurgence in horror (draw your own conclusions as to what in the zeitgeist might possibly have increased such an interest), bringing with it… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 2010s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 2000s
Y2K did not plunge us into a world of darkness and despair, much to the chagrin of all the people who’d gotten off of the grid in… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 2000s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1990s
This decade, preceded by the plastic 1980s, and let down by the promise of peace that accompanied the end of the Cold War, was a cynical and… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1990s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1980s
Mullets, Synthesizers, and Day-Glo Swatches. Also, Dungeons & Dragons, Heavy Metal, and the ever-present threat of nuclear holocaust. It should come as no surprise that with all… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1980s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1970s
Cinema Verité. The death-throes of the studio system. Docu-dramas and New Age Woo conflated with UFOs, Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, the Bermuda Triangle, the pyramids, the… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1970s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1960s
The sixties were a decade of extremes. The joys of The Beatles and the British Invasion, the wild, cool, and swingin’ excess of Frank Sinatra’s Ratpack, the… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1960s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1950s
Post-World War II, American tried desperately to return to normal. The problem was, 1940 was ten years ago, before the atomic bomb, secret Communists teenagers running amok,… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1950s”
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1940s
The 1940s found America engaged in the business of war, and for four and a half years, business was good. Then in 1945, all of the active… Read more “Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1940s”