Ghastly Gems: Werewolf of London (1935)
Forgive the pun, but Werewolf of London is a strange beast of a film. It preceded the much more well-known The Wolf Man by six years and established a fair amount of mythology that we...
Tagged: Horror Movies
Ghastly Gems: Phantom of the Opera (1943)
After a solid run, the Universal monster series of movies suffered its first notable dud with the 1943 remake of 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera. In case you forgot, I considered the 1925...
151 Proof Movies: Monster Brawl
We’re days away from the best time of the year, Beers n Fears! We’ll unveil the official theme and movies this weekend, but to give just a little taste of what to come we...
Ghastly Gems: Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
OK, I know I said I’d save sequels for later, but I’ll cheat just this once, because the film is so significant (and technically introduces a new monster). 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein is the...
Ghastly Gems: Frankenstein (1931)
Released the same year as Dracula, Frankenstein marked a pivotal moment for the then-budding horror genre. In sharp contrast to Dracula’s purely malevolent vampire, the central monster in Frankenstein is almost entirely sympathetic. While...
Ghastly Gems: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Going backwards a bit chronologically from Dracula, 1925’s The Phantom of the Opera offered audiences a memorably horrific adaptation of the famous French novel. This particular screen version is notable for many reasons –...
Top 7 Slasher Flick Kills
Nothing defines cinematic horror quite like the “slasher” flick. The sub-genre that Psycho begot went full steam ahead after Halloween became a smash hit, and has spawned a large number of long-running series. Part...
Bears n Fears 7: When Animals Attack
The 7th Annual Beers n Fears goes to the wild with Animal Attack movies!
151 Proof Movies: Day of the Dead Drinking Game
George A. Romero really put his stamp on the zombie-genre so it’s of no surprise that many grew up fans of his movies, and some even tried to remake his works to varying degrees...
