Latest feature, the 16mm Horror/Comedy, Tennessee Gothic, based on a story by Ray Russell From Ray Russell, fiction editor of Playboy Magazine, and author of horror classics such as Incubus, Sardonicus and T he Case Against Satan, comes Tennessee Gothic, a feature-length horror/comedy photographed on 16mm film. …
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- 11/26/2019
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
We’ve covered plenty of obscure films available on iTunes in previous From VHS to VOD columns but Apple’s digital service is not the only VOD service making waves into the strange and obscure – there’s plenty of odd, unseen and unreleased (well unreleased on disc formats) films available on Amazon Video.
Unlike iTunes, a lot of the more obscure titles are only available for streaming rather than purchase, though the wide variety of films you don’t, and probably won’t see elsewhere makes up for that. Like iTunes there are some truly obscure films hidden away in the depths of Amazon’s vast collection of movies. Some of which have been made available in the UK for the first time since VHS and a Lot that have been added to the service in their original uncut form!
So, with that said here’s highlight some of the best (well,...
Unlike iTunes, a lot of the more obscure titles are only available for streaming rather than purchase, though the wide variety of films you don’t, and probably won’t see elsewhere makes up for that. Like iTunes there are some truly obscure films hidden away in the depths of Amazon’s vast collection of movies. Some of which have been made available in the UK for the first time since VHS and a Lot that have been added to the service in their original uncut form!
So, with that said here’s highlight some of the best (well,...
- 9/28/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
We’re back to kick off the week with yet another entry in our October “Best Books of the Halloween Season” series. Today we bring you Ray Russell’s Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories, which is available now from Penguin Classics.… Continue Reading →
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- 10/17/2016
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
Undisputed Fact: Roger Corman is the greatest B picture producer of all time. His ability to find (and exploit, if we’re being honest) amazing talent and pull together movie miracles on miniscule budgets is nothing short of astonishing. However, it’s often downplayed what a smart, succinct director he was on many a project. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) is a stellar example of his talent behind the lens.
Released by Aip in September, X turned a tidy profit on top of its $250,000 budget. Critics were generally kind, but dismissive, calling X well made hokum, essentially. And due to its meager fundage X certainly shows its pedigree through petty set design. But…there’s a kinetic buzz that permeates every frame of X, a swirling colorgasm that bleeds through with Corman’s gift for storytelling. X rises from pulp to a lucid perfection.
Dr. Xavier (Ray Milland...
Released by Aip in September, X turned a tidy profit on top of its $250,000 budget. Critics were generally kind, but dismissive, calling X well made hokum, essentially. And due to its meager fundage X certainly shows its pedigree through petty set design. But…there’s a kinetic buzz that permeates every frame of X, a swirling colorgasm that bleeds through with Corman’s gift for storytelling. X rises from pulp to a lucid perfection.
Dr. Xavier (Ray Milland...
- 6/4/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
It’s one of those fears I never think about until someone brings it up - being buried alive. Just saying it makes my skin crawl, and not in a scary movie kind of way. Waking up in total darkness, unable to really move, hearing the sound of my heart beating wildly in my chest and this is before the true panic sets in. Check please, and bring the car around, won’t you? This is why I will be cremated, thanks (and save the comments about waking up engulfed in flames – it’ll be quicker, at least). Roger Corman’s Premature Burial (1962), based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, taps directly into this fear and mines that vein for 81 entertaining minutes.
Released in North America on March 7th by American International Pictures (there’s a story – more on that later), Premature Burial was the 3rd of Corman’s Poe adaptations,...
Released in North America on March 7th by American International Pictures (there’s a story – more on that later), Premature Burial was the 3rd of Corman’s Poe adaptations,...
- 1/2/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
We're back with another video round-up, this time featuring clips from HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5 and the Julia Stiles-starring horror film, Out of the Dark (now in theaters), as well as two videos featuring renowned filmmaker Joe Dante discussing a pair of Roger Corman titles that Kino Lorber is releasing to Blu-ray this May: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes and The Premature Burial (we also have a look at the final cover art and details on the bonus features for both Ray Milland-starring movies).
Game of Thrones Season 5: “Game of Thrones follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen who are engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. As betrayal, lust, intrigue and supernatural forces shake the four corners of the Kingdoms, their bloody struggle for the Iron Throne will have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences.
Game of Thrones Season 5: “Game of Thrones follows kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars and noblemen who are engaged in a deadly cat-and-mouse game for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. As betrayal, lust, intrigue and supernatural forces shake the four corners of the Kingdoms, their bloody struggle for the Iron Throne will have unforeseen and far-reaching consequences.
- 2/28/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Not unlike the similarly named genius who formed the X-Men, Dr. Xavier wants to use his special power—in his case, X-ray vision—to help people, but eventually the ability to look through almost anything begins to wear on the doctor, showing him more than he ever hoped to see. Reuniting Ray Milland with director Roger Corman, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes is coming to Blu-ray and DVD this spring.
Like their recently announced The Premature Burial home media offering, Kino Lorber will release X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes on Blu-ray and DVD sometime in May. No special features are known at this time, but the distributor has stated this release will feature a new HD master. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details.
Directed by Roger Corman off a screenplay by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes stars Ray Milland,...
Like their recently announced The Premature Burial home media offering, Kino Lorber will release X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes on Blu-ray and DVD sometime in May. No special features are known at this time, but the distributor has stated this release will feature a new HD master. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details.
Directed by Roger Corman off a screenplay by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes stars Ray Milland,...
- 1/9/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Though the fear of being buried alive may seem irrational in this day and age, in the cruder medical era of the mid-1800s it was not unheard of for someone to be placed six feet under while they still had a faint pulse. Taking place in the Victorian era and based on an Edgar Allan Poe short story, Roger Corman’s The Premature Burial focuses on this phobia, and Kino Lorber has announced they will release the film on home media.
From Kino Lorber, The Premature Burial will come out on Blu-ray and DVD sometime in May. Special features have yet to be announced, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further developments.
Directed by Roger Corman off a screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell (based on the 1844 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe), The Premature Burial stars Ray Milland, Hazel Court,...
From Kino Lorber, The Premature Burial will come out on Blu-ray and DVD sometime in May. Special features have yet to be announced, but we’ll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further developments.
Directed by Roger Corman off a screenplay by Charles Beaumont and Ray Russell (based on the 1844 short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe), The Premature Burial stars Ray Milland, Hazel Court,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A Measure of the Sin, the incomparable indie horror movie/art film directed by Jeff Wedding, has been earning high praise at film festivals for the past several months. Nearly six years in on-and-off production, this dream-like, unsettling, and mesmerizing film will finally street this summer. A Measure of the Sin, a GypsyRoot production, is being released by BrinkVision in North America, VOD and Limited Edition DVD, June 17th, 2014. Bonus features for the Limited Edition DVD are not yet finalized, but projected material includes cast and crew interviews, commentary tracks, and Jeff Wedding's transfixing short film, Gracie: The Diary of a Coma Patient. A Measure of the Sin is the haunting tale of Meredith, whose enchanted seclusion is shattered when she is deprived of her mother. Desperate and alone, Meredith must join a household with other women, a sinister man who controls every facet of their existence, and a...
- 3/12/2014
- by Eric Stanze
- FEARnet
Guillermo del Toro has partnered with Penguin Classics to curate the Penguin Horror hardcover series, featuring his favorite horror, sci-fi, fantasy and paranormal stories. EW obtained the exclusive cover art for each of the six books which is designed and illustrated by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley. The series includes: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Haunted Castles by Ray Russell (a Penguin Classics debut), Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and American Supernatural Tales which celebrates the nation’s brightest literary lights, including Poe, Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and-of course- Stephen King.
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- 10/22/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Genre icon Guillermo del Toro, whose love of classic terror tales from Poe, Lovecraft and other literary giants is well known (and has influenced many of his own works), has teamed up with literary giant Penguin Books to curate the “Penguin Horror” hardcover book series. The Pacific Rim director personally selected titles from his favorite horror, science fiction and fantasy stories for the collection, which features the drop-dead amazing cover art shown here, rendered by artist & illustrator Paul Buckley and recently revealed by Entertainment Weekly. “To learn what we fear is to learn who we are,” del Toro writes in the essay “Haunted Castles, Dark Mirrors: On the Penguin Horror Series,” which serves as an introduction to the collection. The titles announced for the series include The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe,...
- 9/16/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Fans can now pick up a brand-new edition of the critically acclaimed novel Jago from Titan Books and other major retailers. We recently chatted with author Kim Newman about his horror novel and what awaits readers around that next dark corner.
Amanda Dyar: For those who haven't checked out the book yet--can you tell us briefly about the story and what horror fans have to look forward to?
Kim Newman: It’s about weird things happening in an English village, focused on a cult led by a charismatic, would-be messiah character with enormous psychic powers.
Amanda Dyar: What were your inspirations for your new novel Jago?
Kim: It’s not actually new, but a reissue – it was my third published novel under my own name, appearing in 1991. It was the first novel I began writing, though it changed from its beginnings, and a sub-plot spun off to...
Amanda Dyar: For those who haven't checked out the book yet--can you tell us briefly about the story and what horror fans have to look forward to?
Kim Newman: It’s about weird things happening in an English village, focused on a cult led by a charismatic, would-be messiah character with enormous psychic powers.
Amanda Dyar: What were your inspirations for your new novel Jago?
Kim: It’s not actually new, but a reissue – it was my third published novel under my own name, appearing in 1991. It was the first novel I began writing, though it changed from its beginnings, and a sub-plot spun off to...
- 3/18/2013
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Roger Corman is not only one of my personal heroes, but also one of the most prolific and incredibly inspiring filmmakers to ever grace our beloved genre. The documentary Corman's World is most certainly one of my favorite films this past year, so it's great to be able to hear more about his work directly from the man himself in this 5 part Post Mortem interview with Mick Garris.
In Part 1, Garris brings up one of his personal favorite Corman pictures, X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes and Roger elaborates on the origin of that particular story; how it began as a story about a jazz musician doing too many drugs and in turn obtaining the ability of X-ray vision to the evolution of it into a "mad scientist" story courtesy of screenwriter Ray Russell. He also explains the process of how he maps out the story in 4-5 page outlines...
In Part 1, Garris brings up one of his personal favorite Corman pictures, X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes and Roger elaborates on the origin of that particular story; how it began as a story about a jazz musician doing too many drugs and in turn obtaining the ability of X-ray vision to the evolution of it into a "mad scientist" story courtesy of screenwriter Ray Russell. He also explains the process of how he maps out the story in 4-5 page outlines...
- 12/21/2012
- by Rob Galluzzo
- FEARnet
We know the greats; movies like Metropolis (1927), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Wars (1977).
And there are those films which maybe didn’t achieve cinematic greatness, but through their inexhaustible watchability became genre touchstones, lesser classics but classics nonetheless, like The War of the Worlds (1953), Godzilla (1954), Them! (1954), The Time Machine (1960).
In the realm of science fiction cinema, those are the cream (and below that, maybe the half and half). But sci fi is one of those genres which has often too readily leant itself to – not to torture an analogy — producing nonfat dairy substitute.
During the first, great wave of sci fi movies in the 1950s, the target audience was kids and teens. There wasn’t a lot in the way of “serious” sci fi. Most of it was churned out quick and cheap; drive-in fodder, grist for the Saturday matinee mill.
By the early 1960s,...
And there are those films which maybe didn’t achieve cinematic greatness, but through their inexhaustible watchability became genre touchstones, lesser classics but classics nonetheless, like The War of the Worlds (1953), Godzilla (1954), Them! (1954), The Time Machine (1960).
In the realm of science fiction cinema, those are the cream (and below that, maybe the half and half). But sci fi is one of those genres which has often too readily leant itself to – not to torture an analogy — producing nonfat dairy substitute.
During the first, great wave of sci fi movies in the 1950s, the target audience was kids and teens. There wasn’t a lot in the way of “serious” sci fi. Most of it was churned out quick and cheap; drive-in fodder, grist for the Saturday matinee mill.
By the early 1960s,...
- 3/17/2012
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
The William Castle Film Collection (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, $80.95) includes eight pictures produced and directed by master showman Castle. In Part One of this lengthy DVD review, I dissected four of them—13 Ghosts, Homicidal and the two best, The Tingler and Mr. Sardonicus. Believe you me, it was a ghastly business! As Sardonicus would say, “I have known a ghoul—a disgusting creature that opens graves and feeds on corpses.” Like a DVD reviewer. See here.
In this epic conclusion, I am fitted out with a Strait-jacket (about time!) and also chronicle Zotz!, 13 Frightened Girls and The Old Dark House, the three Castle entries new to DVD (which lack the short, individual “making of” documentaries accompanying the other five). Only two of these eight flicks were shot in color (Girls, House); theatrical trailers are included with all of the movies. And that’s all you need to know as we continue—in amazing Screamarama,...
In this epic conclusion, I am fitted out with a Strait-jacket (about time!) and also chronicle Zotz!, 13 Frightened Girls and The Old Dark House, the three Castle entries new to DVD (which lack the short, individual “making of” documentaries accompanying the other five). Only two of these eight flicks were shot in color (Girls, House); theatrical trailers are included with all of the movies. And that’s all you need to know as we continue—in amazing Screamarama,...
- 10/21/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
The William Castle Film Collection (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, $80.95) assembles the master showman’s eight Columbia Pictures features in one set. Three (Zotz!, 13 Frightened Girls, The Old Dark House) are new to DVD. Only two are in color (Girls, House), but black and white works far better here to evoke film fear anyhow. Castle produced and directed them all (though he shares a producing credit with Hammer Films’ Anthony Hinds on the House remake). Three were scripted by Robb White (who also wrote Castle’s earlier gimmicky genre hits MacAbre and House On Haunted Hill) while Ray Russell and Robert Dillon racked up two scripts each and Starlog contributor Robert Bloch penned one.
The films (fantasies, thrillers, comedies) are grouped sort of by theme, two per disc. So, 13 Frightened Girls (a.k.a. The Candy Web) is teamed with 13 Ghosts for the triskaidekaphobia entry. Homicidal and Strait-jacket represent the murder,...
The films (fantasies, thrillers, comedies) are grouped sort of by theme, two per disc. So, 13 Frightened Girls (a.k.a. The Candy Web) is teamed with 13 Ghosts for the triskaidekaphobia entry. Homicidal and Strait-jacket represent the murder,...
- 10/20/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who last directed “28 Weeks Later” in 2007, the sequel to the British horror hit, has been attached to help develop a remake of sorts of the classic “X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes” with MGM. Lou Arkoff will be executive produce the project, and Mandeville Films partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will be producing with Enrique Lopez Lavigne. “X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes”, also known simply as “X”, is a science fiction/horror movie from 1963. It was directed by Roger Corman, from a script by Ray Russell and Robert Dillon and starred Ray Milland as Dr. James Xavier, [...]...
- 3/13/2009
- by Costa Koutsoutis
- ShockYa
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