Sometimes all you need is a good piece of horror to consume. So when seeing the eye-catching cover to Ex Sanguine on the stand with two giant heads, one of a pretty […]
Otherworldly Vampires – Not of This Earth (1957)
The film opens and gets right into the action as a man attacks a girl and knocks her unconscious without even touching her. As she is on the ground, he drains some […]
Mad Scientist or Mad Scientist – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
In a slightly different turn, Boris Karloff stars as the congenial mad scientist, or perhaps bumbling would be a little more apt. He calls to mind The Nutty Professor starring Jerry Lewis, […]
Two Different Tonics – Strange Killings: Strong Medicine and Necromancer
The next two chapters in the ongoing tribulations of Ellis and Wolfer’s combat magician, William Gravel are good, with one far better than the other. Strong Medicine has our hero looking into […]
Damned Kids! – Bloody Birthday (1981)
When a movie opens with ominous music, babies being born and an eclipse taking place simultaneously, you just know that nothing good can come of it. And such is the case with […]
Gravel, Teacher – Strange Killings: The Body Orchard
This series of Warren Ellis’s combat magician sees our hero in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Again. Seems Gravel just cannot keep out of trouble no matter where he goes. […]
Immortality By Any Means – Nothing But the Night (1972)
Even though this could be classified as a horror movie, Nothing But the Night is a little light on that particular element. It is more akin to a suspense-thriller picture more than […]
Oh, To Feel Young Again – The Sorcerers (1967)
The first thought that comes to mind when watching The Sorcerers is that Boris Karloff has got to be at least 100 years old. Funny enough, it was not that far off […]
He Knows What He’s Doing – Witch Doctor: Under the Knife
The best thing about watching Hugh Laurie as House is the sarcastic wit and the know-it-all attitude he has. He is so full of himself, thinking he is always right yet unlike […]
Only Good Intentions – Before I Hang (1940)
Before I Hang finds poor Boris Karloff ready to go to jail, sentenced to death for a murder which he did commit, but one he deemed merciful and without malice. How did […]
The Telltale Mind 