The Hidden Hand is a fun little shocker released in 1942, a B picture that stars no one of note except perhaps Craig Stevens who would go on to play Peter Gunn […]
Reaching Out is… – The Hidden Hand (1942)
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, […]
Still Clinging – The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
Though the poster essentially gives away the eponymous beast, the film still manages to engage and delight the viewer until it rears its very unorthodox head. It all begins benignly enough, but […]
Holding Onto the Past – The Brute Man (1946)
The Brute Man starring Rondo Hatton is not so much a horror movie as it is a film with a good dose of suspense and a dash of drama. In it, Hatton […]
Underneath A… – Black Moon (1934)
As far as pre-code horror movies go, Black Moon is definitely underrated and one of the best outside of Universal. A very moody picture, there is a prevalent sense of dread throughout […]
Mating Season – Bigfoot (1970)
Once upon a time, The Post described the creature in this film as ‘The greatest monster since King Kong.’ It is unclear as to which movie The Post was watching at the […]
So That One Might Walk – The Ape (1940)
More than once has Boris Karloff played the mad scientist and he does so again in The Ape, released in 1940. This go round, Karloff is not nearly so mad as he […]
Just Eat It! Eat It! – Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
After Critters, it was only a matter of time before a second film would appear and when it premiered in 1988, it found the same slightly adorable, slightly horrific little creatures causing […]
Break On Through to the Other Side – Hellgate (1989)
Hellgate is a film that makes little sense, with no one direction being set and thus the movie simply meandering all over the place, no rhyme or reason. The opening sequence fails […]
From Out of the Darkness – Monster in the Closet (1986)
Troma is famous for trying to blend horror and comedy into what is usually ends up being a ridiculous film and Monster in the Closet is no exception. Sadly, it is neither […]
