Oliver Reed with his favorite co-star. This one is for belle dee, by request.
some films: The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Night Creatures (1962), Paranoiac (1963), Blood Island (1967), The Devils (1971), Blueblood (1973), Burnt Offerings (1976), The Brood (1979), Spasms (1983), The House of Usher (1988), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
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Happy 45th birthday, Mr. Brown
as director, actor, or producer: Past Midnight (1992), From Dusk Til Dawn (1996), From Dusk Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999), From Dusk Til Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter (2000), Celluloid Horror (2004), Hostel (2005), Death Proof (2007), Hostel Part II (2007), Planet Terror (2007), Diary of the Dead (2007)
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A very happy 77th birthday to you, James Tiberius Kirk.
some films: Incubus (1965), The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973), Impulse (1974), The Devil’s Rain (1975), Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), Visiting Hours (1982), American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002), Groom Lake (2002), and of course, Full Moon Fright Night and some classy Outer Limits and Twilight Zone episodes (such as Nightmare at 20,000 feet)
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some films: Nights of the Werewolf (1968), Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror (1968), Jack the Ripper of London (1971), Vampire Playgirls (1972), House of Psychotic Women (1973), Horror Rises From the Tomb (1973), Orgy of the Dead (1973), and about 35 more.
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some films: Mad Love (1935), The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942), The Beast With Five Fingers (1945), Tales of Terror (1962), The Raven (1963), The Comedy of Terrors (1964)
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some films: If you can’t name a Price film, then you shouldn’t be visiting this website.
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Roy Scheider passed away today at the age of 75. It’s only fitting that the most badass police chief in horror gets his tribute in our “Men of Horror” category. The ferryman is coming with a bigger boat just for you, Mr. Scheider.
Some Films: The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964), Jaws (1975), Jaws 2 (1978), The Doorway (2000), Dracula II: Ascension (2003), Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
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Freddie Francis. Genius.
Some films (as director and/or cinematographer of horror): The Innocents (1961), The Day of the Triffids (1962), The Brain (1962), Paranoiac (1963), Nightmare (1964), The Evil of Frankenstein (1964), Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965), The Skull (1965), The Psychopath (1966), Torture Garden (1967), The Deadly Bees (1967), They Came From Beyond Space (1967), Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968), Trog (1970), Tales From the Crypt (1972), The Creeping Flesh (1973), Son of Dracula (1974), Craze (1974), Legend of the Werewolf (1975), Dark Tower (1987), Cape Fear (1991)
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Curt Siodmak had an enormous influence on the horror and sci-fi genres that is rarely appreciated. He sometimes directed, and mostly wrote, over 50 films that have had a giant impact on how our favorite genre is perceived not only critically, but also in terms of conventions and archetypes. Much respect to you, Mr. Siodmak.
Some films: The Invisible Man Returns (1940), The Wolf Man (1941), Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943), I Walked With a Zombie (1943), Son of Dracula (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), Bride of the Gorilla (1951), Earth vs. the Flying Saucer (1956), and a ton more.
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some films: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Pirahna (1978), The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Dark Tower (1987), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1991)
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Some Films: Boris Karloff is in a lot of horror films. You should know that.
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Some films: If you don’t know, then you shouldn’t be here.
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If you’re talking about the greatest actor in the history of horror, two names come immediately to mind: Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, Sr. Chaney was such an immensely popular and idolized actor in 20’s silent film that parents, when their kids would come across an insect or reptile, would tell their children “Don’t step on it; it might be Lon Chaney”. “The Man of a Thousand Faces” was famous for putting himself through agonizing prosthetics in an attempt to create his unique characters. Nowadays, Karloff is generally considered the greatest male horror actor of all-time, but it should be noted that Lon Chaney not only did it first, but arguably created more frightening characters.
Did you know: Lon Chaney, not Bela Lugosi, was set to star in Dracula before his untimely death of lung cancer. Imagine that!
Some films: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), The Monster (1925), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Unholy Three (1925, 1930), The Unknown (1927), London After Midnight (1927)
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