Once upon a time, there was a film studio that made great horror movies despite its output being far less than its rival Hammer Studios. That aside, Amicus would still remain a […]
Within the Depths of… – The Skull (1965)
We Are Family – House of the Long Shadows (1983)
After many years of appearing in various horror movies, four of the genre’s biggest stars would finally come together under one roof as it were and give audiences something they had been […]
At the Mercy of the Cards – Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)
With Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, Amicus delivers five fun-filled tales of horror to regale and entertain the audience, not to mention gifting the audience with Peter Cushing who plays Death himself. […]
Of the Heart and the Home – Dark Places (1974)
Greed, as deadly a sin as any other, always seems to lead people down the wrong road and that is what happens in Dark Places as a number of people give in […]
If These Walls Could Talk – The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
In 1971, Amicus Productions would release yet another horror anthology titled The House That Dripped Blood. While there would be no dripping blood or even any blood of any kind, the title […]
Carmilla Rising – Crypt of the Vampire (1964)
Bringing together Christopher Lee and vampires is the not-so-secret recipe to make a good horror movie, though to be fair, all one really needs is Christopher Lee period. That being said, Crypt […]
Children Are the Future – Nothing but the Night (1973)
Usually, when one sees Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee on the big screen together, it is instant magic. It is immediately known that what follows is going to be good, that no […]
Come One, Come All to the… – Circus of Fear (1966)
Circus of Fear, or Psycho-Circus, begins ambitiously enough with a daring robbery on Tower Bridge and from there, it somewhat slows down once the circus comes into play. It also marks one […]
Life From Death – Castle of the Walking Dead (1967)
No matter how one watches this film, whether as Castle of the Walking Dead, The Blood Demon, The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism or any of the other innumerable titles it has, […]
Trouble Comes in Many Forms – Curse III : Blood Sacrifice (1991)
After some alien goo and a mutated snake-man, there was only one obvious place for the Curse series to go – a blood sacrifice. The story finds the main character Elizabeth as […]
The Telltale Mind 