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Plenty of songs have been inspired by classic horror films. In fact, you can easily make a whole playlist of them to get you in the mood for the upcoming chills and thrills of the spectral season. Here are a few of my favorite songs that trace their origins back to classic horror movies. "The M read more

Some years ago I attended an academic panel on zombie films that made White Zombie (1932) sound like one of the most fascinating examples of the genre ever to be released, and I duly put the film on my "must-see" list. Sadly, the analysis offered by the panel was better than its source material, as read more

The Birds (1963) was Alfred Hitchcock’s next theatrical project after the popular success of Psycho in 1960, and like Psycho it delves more thoroughly into the horror genre than the director’s earlier pictures. Although some of its special effects show their age, The Birds remains one of read more

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n read more

The Birds (1963) was Alfred Hitchcock’s next theatrical project after the popular success of Psycho in 1960, and like Psycho it delves more thoroughly into the horror genre than the director’s earlier pictures. Although some of its special effects show their age, The Birds remains one of read more

The Birds (1963) was Alfred Hitchcock’s next theatrical project after the popular success of Psycho in 1960, and like Psycho it delves more thoroughly into the horror genre than the director’s earlier pictures. Although some of its special effects show their age, The Birds remains one of read more

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n read more

Directed by low-budget master Albert Zugsmith, Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) bears only the vaguest resemblance to Thomas De Quincey’s 1821 autobiographical account of the same name. Actually, very little opium use takes place in the film, but the one extended sequence of drug-induced n read more

A quick break from this month's classic horror posts for this announcement! I'll be talking about Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching and signing copies of the book at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library on Friday, October 12, 2012, from 1-2 p.m. The event will take pla read more

Jacques Tourneur, who had made his mark on horror directing Val Lewton's Cat People (1942), also helmed Night of the Demon (1957), and he had certainly learned a lot from his time with Lewton at RKO. Tourneur wanted to make another horror film in the same vein as Lewton's pictures, where the audienc read more

A quick break from this month's classic horror posts for this announcement! I'll be talking about Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching and signing copies of the book at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library on Friday, October 12, 2012, from 1-2 p.m. The event will take pla read more

Jacques Tourneur, who had made his mark on horror directing Val Lewton's Cat People (1942), also helmed Night of the Demon (1957), and he had certainly learned a lot from his time with Lewton at RKO. Tourneur wanted to make another horror film in the same vein as Lewton's pictures, where the audienc read more

Jacques Tourneur, who had made his mark on horror directing Val Lewton's Cat People (1942), also helmed Night of the Demon (1957), and he had certainly learned a lot from his time with Lewton at RKO. Tourneur wanted to make another horror film in the same vein as Lewton's pictures, where the audienc read more

A quick break from this month's classic horror posts for this announcement! I'll be talking about Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching and signing copies of the book at the Huntsville Madison County Public Library on Friday, October 12, 2012, from 1-2 p.m. The event will take pla read more

Shirley Jackson is best known today for her literature anthology standard, "The Lottery," but her 1959 novel, The Haunting of Hill House, is widely regarded as one of the best modern horror stories; the 1963 film adaptation, called simply The Haunting, brings Jackson's eerie tale of fear and psychol read more

Scream for classic horror! THE BLOG GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT ALL MONTH LONG! It's the witching hour, a perfect time to announce that the blog will be going all classic horror for the month of October! I'll be looking at classic horror films, profiling stars, reviewing books, and creating lists to t read more

Shirley Jackson is best known today for her literature anthology standard, "The Lottery," but her 1959 novel, The Haunting of Hill House, is widely regarded as one of the best modern horror stories; the 1963 film adaptation, called simply The Haunting, brings Jackson's eerie tale of fear and psychol read more

Scream for classic horror! THE BLOG GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT ALL MONTH LONG! It's the witching hour, a perfect time to announce that the blog will be going all classic horror for the month of October! I'll be looking at classic horror films, profiling stars, reviewing books, and creating lists to t read more

Shirley Jackson is best known today for her literature anthology standard, "The Lottery," but her 1959 novel, The Haunting of Hill House, is widely regarded as one of the best modern horror stories; the 1963 film adaptation, called simply The Haunting, brings Jackson's eerie tale of fear and psychol read more

Scream for classic horror! THE BLOG GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT ALL MONTH LONG! It's the witching hour, a perfect time to announce that the blog will be going all classic horror for the month of October! I'll be looking at classic horror films, profiling stars, reviewing books, and creating lists to t read more