Archive for the ‘Horror’ Category

I can’t think of a better partnership in horror than Vincent Price and Edgar Allan Poe.  Can you?

Vincent Price’s reading of Poe’s ‘The Tell Tale Heart’ is full of suspense and horror and it’s simply amazing to watch.

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Do you have fond memories of watching Dr Terror who used to host BBC2 double horror bill on a Saturday night?

Do you miss watching classic horror movies on television?

Are you fed up with gore, torture and remakes?

If you answer yes to any of the above, you need to support Richard Gladman’s campaign to bring classic horror back to TV.

I fully support Richard with his campaign and I’ve freely contributed my photography to the video below in the hope that his campaign will gather more supporters.  If you want to help Richard, visit his campaign site for further information.

Richard’s Campaign Website

Finally, click here to visit Richard’s blog for an interview he did about me and my photography.

This article is in response to the wonderful article written by the talented @Rubytombstone who tells us why she likes ZOMBIES so much.

After reading @Rubytombstone’s replies, she almost had me becoming a fan of zombies, but alas, vampires do it for me.

Therefore prior to reading my article below, please take the time to read ‘Why Zombie?’ and feel free to comment.

Vampires Always Win

Errr no they don’t always win, but the good vampires do keep coming back with action that BITES.

Take for example Hammer Horror’s Dracula.  How many times did he return from the grave to seduce all those beautiful buxom women with his tantalising gaze?  How many times was he staked?

Lestat came back from the dead in ‘Interview with the Vampire’. Damn he was one sexy vampire!

What will the zombie race do when there are no human survivors left?

Zombies will make themselves extinct once there are no more brains left to consume.  They are not intelligent enough to figure out their own destruction.

Vampires Never Give Up

True, a zombie never gives up as it just keeps on stumbling forward with its chin hanging near the deck and drooling like a teething baby. Very charismatic, NOT!

Vampires don’t give up either.  They require the life-force of humanity to survive and note that I don’t mention blood to survive.  Vampires don’t rely on just one thing to survive like a zombie does.

Vampires Are Everywhere

All over the world vampires are stalking their prey whilst being intelligent enough to blend in with society.  You can’t tell if someone is a vampire or not, but you sure can tell when a foul mouthed rotting corpse is staggering in your direction.

Vampires are intelligent enough to know that there is no future for survival in turning every human into a vampire.  Vampires are predatory creatures and like to be selective with their prey.

Vampires Are Individuals

Vampires are most definitely individuals just like the human race.  Zombies look different, but their personalities are the same.

Vampires Are Inherently Funny

Zombies win hands down due to their hilarious antics.  I love watching a mass zombie shuffle prior to some walking into a situation where they ultimately die in a stupid way.

If I want a laugh, I’ll watch a zombie movie.  If I want to be terrified or mesmerised, I’ll watch a vampire movie.

Vampires Are Gruesome

Both vampires and zombies are gruesome in their own ways.

Vampires are cunning creatures and their mental torturous techniques are pretty gruesome.  Vampires are responsible for haunting people and sending them crazy.  Look at poor Renfield for example!

Not all vampires resemble Human Beings, take Mr Barlow for example from Salem’s Lot.  I know that I’d rather face a stupid rotting zombie than face the hideous blue face of Barlow with those yellow eyes.  Can you imagine that creature hissing in your face prior to slashing your throat?

I’d rather be a vampire than a zombie any day!  WHAT ABOUT YOU?

FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SANITY, PRAY IT ISN’T TRUE!

What an amazing scary film from 1973 starring Roddy McDowell and Pamela Franklin and directed by John Hough.

An annoying ginger haired physicist played by Lionel Barrett is enlisted by an eccentric millionaire to investigate ‘survival after death‘ in the ‘Mount Everest of haunted houses’, which is Belasco House. Accompanying the sceptical Barrett is his sexy wife, lord knows how he managed to catch her, and two mediums. One of these mediums, (Roddy McDowell) is returning after being the only sole survivor of an earlier investigation.

The Belasco house was the scene of debauchery and murder and this investigative team are about to find out how dangerous it really is.  The annoying physicist certainly finds out that that there isn’t an answer for everything.  How many will survive?

When we remember the great non gore horror films, lots of us tend to mention Universal Horror, American International Pictures, Hammer Horror and even RKO, but we forget about this gem of Horror, which totally freaked me out as a teenager.

From the start, the imagery and the music set the tone of the film. Do you remember that eerie like bongo music and then seeing the Belasco House shrouded in mist behind those black wrought iron gates?

How many of you remember the possessed black cat that attacks the female medium?  When I was watching this film last night (lost count of how many times I’ve watched it), during the attack scene and the wailing cat noises as the medium rips the claws off her skin and throws the cat across the room, my identical black cat sprang up on the back of the couch looking alarmed and I can tell you that I must have looked alarmed as well.  Each time she threw the cat, it came back for more until she locked herself in the bathroom.

The same medium eventually succumbs to the spirit that is haunting her and she offers her body in the hope that the spirit will go to heaven. We all knew that she was being fooled and the woman who played her was fantastic, especially when she turned around and started laughing hysterically.  Her face was deranged and scary.

How did Roddy McDowel’s character resist the forward desires of the annoying physicist?

This is a great film and there is lots of freaky stuff happening in this film to keep you entertained.

While looking up information, I found out that this is one of only two productions of James H Nicholson after his departure from American International Pictures.  I also found out that the Blasco house does exist and it is called ‘Wykehurst Place’, a Gothic revival mansion in Bolney, West Sussex. It was designed in 1871. This is a mansion that I have to visit and take photographs of as it is beautiful and haunting.

This is the latest B Movie style poster that can be fully personalised over at Zazzle.  It makes the ideal gift for fans of classic monsters like Frankenstein’s.

This design is available to purchase on the following products and can be customised by adding a name and/or website address.

Frankenstein Poster | Frankenstein Greeting Card | Frankenstein Business Card

The poster above features me as VampBitch and Luke as Frankenstein’s Monster.