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)
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 […]
Not as Tough as He Seems – Pushover (1954)
Fred MacMurray stars in Pushover, a Columbia Pictures release from 1954 and while one can always count on the man for a good performance, the film feels more like Double Indemnity-lite than […]
A Reality Worth Fighting For – The Chase (1946)
The Chase, released in 1946, follows the familiar pattern seen in many a film of the down-on-his-luck, war-torn veteran, yet still honest to a fault, fall in with the wrong crowd. Here, […]
Held Prisoner Upon the… – Island of Doomed Men (1940)
The motion picture called Island of Doomed Men would be a rather forgettable experience if not for the memorable performance of Peter Lorre. It was not a terrible movie as such, but […]
The End of the Road – The Mark of Kriminal (1968)
With the success of Kriminal in 1966, it was only natural that a second film be made and thus was born Il marchio di Kriminal or The Mark of Kriminal. Glenn Saxson […]
Not Your Average… – Kriminal (1966)
Kriminal is another film based upon an Italian comic book, this one about a man who lives for the thrill of his criminal actions. While the movie would differ from the source […]
A Twisted Reflection – Satanik (1968)
Satanik, the big screen adaptation of the Italian comic book, is a good movie if taken on its own as it should be. Many like to compare it to Bava’s Diabolik film […]
A Mint on the Pillow and Murder, Only at… – The Black Raven (1943)
On a dark and stormy night, a bunch of strangers are driven towards The Black Raven as the only shelter around, an inn run by the one and only George Zucco, known […]
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night… – The Victim (1972)
As far as thrillers go, The Victim is a pretty standard affair, only setting itself apart thanks to leading lady Elizabeth Montgomery of Bewitched fame. While many of the elements that make […]
The Telltale Mind 