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Category Archives: Frightful Films
Happy National Vampire Day!
Yes, today is the day we celebrate those blood-sucking, garlic-hatting, undead, fiends. There are many good vampire stories and books, but Mark of the Vampire (1935) is not one of them. Of course, Bela Lugosi is wonderful in the few … Continue reading
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Creature Double Feature: Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein
It’s almost Halloween! This October, PeacockTV.com has made a number of classic Universal horror movies available to watch, for free, online. Today’s double feature: The Bride of Frankenstein Son of Frankenstein The 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein (thought by … Continue reading
Spooky Word of the Week: Sepulchral
It’s almost Halloween! Today’s word is sepulchral. It is an adjective that is derived from the word sepulchre — a word that means tomb. It comes from the Latin word for grave (sepulchrum). Sepulchral means something that is gloomy (dark … Continue reading
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Creature Double Feature: Werewolf of London and Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman
As a special treat, Peacock.com is making a selection of classic Universal horror movies free to view online in the Halloween month of October. I thought I would feature two a week, just as I used to watch them in … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Bela Lugosi! Watch “The Raven” free
Happy Birthday, Bela Lugosi! He is one of my favorite actors and Dracula (1931) is one of my all-time favorite movies. Dracula was a tremednous success for Universal Pictures and helped launch the film studio’s horror movie enterprise. The vampire … Continue reading
Creature Double Feature: The Mummy and The Old Dark House
As a special treat, Peacock.com is making a selection of classic Universal horror movies free to view online in October. I thought I would feature two classic horror films a week, just as I used to watch them in second-run … Continue reading
Creature Double Feature: Dracula and Dracula’s Daughter
For the Halloween month of October, PeacockTV.com is making a number of classic Universal horror movies free to watch online. I am showcasing a “double-feature” of films each week. This week, I have selected Dracula (1931) and Dracula’s Daughter (1936). … Continue reading
Happy Haunted House Day!
Yes, today is officially Haunted House Day. I have some ideas for you… Make this paper haunted house craft with the kids. The template makes it easy.
Creature Double Feature: The Invisible Man and The Invisible Man Returns
As a special treat, Peacock.com is making a selection of classic Universal horror movies free to view online in October. I thought I would feature two classic horror films a week, just as I used to watch them in second-run … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark!
Cassandra Peterson was born today. You may know her as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, corny-joke-cracking hostess to Elvira’s Movie Macabre, ressurecting some of the wonderfully worst horror B films. Also known as the Queen of Halloween, Elvira has been … Continue reading
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Autumn in Virginia 