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Special effects may be lacking, but vintage horror films still manage to keep our palms sweating and blood pumping; a look back at retro horror films, stories, books and characters that prove everything is scarier in black and white.
The Graveyard Shift
The town of Millwood had always been quiet, but it held a dark secret. At the edge of town stood an ancient cemetery, its gravestones worn and weathered by time. A dense fog often rolled in at night, casting an eerie pall over the tombstones and the gnarled trees that lined the cemetery's borders. The locals avoided it, especially after sunset. They spoke in hushed tones about the strange occurrences that had plagued the cemetery for generations, but no one dared to investigate. That is, until a group of teenagers decided to explore the forbidden grounds on Halloween night.
LAKSHMAN MOHANRAJPublished about an hour ago in HorrorThe Storage Room
The old mansion had stood on the outskirts of town for generations, its grand facade crumbling with age. No one dared go near it. The townsfolk whispered that it was cursed, that unspeakable things had happened there. But to Lucy, a young journalist looking for her big break, it was the perfect story. She had heard rumors about a hidden storage room in the mansion, where the previous owner, Victor Holloway, had kept all manner of strange artifacts. She believed that discovering its secre
LAKSHMAN MOHANRAJPublished a day ago in HorrorThe G.I. Executioner
G.I. Executioner is a political action thriller filmed either in the late sixties or early seventies (various dates are given) in Singapore, directed by Joel M. "Bloodsucking Freaks" Reed. It stars Tom Kenna, an unknown, and Angelique Pettyjohn, who had a tiny career in television and the sci-fi convention circuit, having starred in the "Star Trek TOS" episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion," as well as playing transexual agent Charlie Watkins in the old show "Get Smart" with Don Adams. (She also appeared in films such as Repo Man [1984], Fred Olen Ray's Biohazard [1985], and The Wizard of Speed and Time [1989], as well as some very naughty XXX features, all the while working as a stripper in Vegas. She died in 1992 of cervical cancer.)
A horror story Dead
Start writing...In the tired town of Willowbrook, settled in the midst of thick backwoods and haze covered slopes, there stood an old house, its disintegrating exterior a demonstration of a failed to remember period. Local people murmured of its dull past, asserting it was spooky by the spirits of the individuals who met their end inside its walls.
Pairvag IslamPublished 4 days ago in HorrorThe Shadows of Ashwood
In the heart of the dense forest, surrounded by towering trees and shrouded in mist, lay the forgotten village of Ashwood. Once bustling with life, it now stood eerily silent, its cottages crumbling and overgrown with ivy. Locals from neighboring villages whispered stories of Ashwood, saying it was cursed, haunted by the restless spirits of those who once lived there.
LAKSHMAN MOHANRAJPublished 4 days ago in HorrorReed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Late Night with the Devil (2024)
When I say this movie went all in on the 70's theme, I mean at the cost of the plot. Even the practical FX are something you would expect out of a 70's horror movie. Even weirder, the movie feels like watching an episode of The Price Is Right. This really makes the movie seem profoundly absurd. Here's the thing though, it's why the movie is so damn good... I mean, don't get me wrong, it's actually quite bad, but in a really good way.
Reed AlexanderPublished 4 days ago in HorrorHouse of Dark Shadows
"Dark Shadows," as almost everybody knows, was a short-lived though wildly successful cult gothic television soap opera that aired in the late sixties, getting canceled comfortably one year before this feature film was made. It was the immensely long and rambling saga of the Collins family, who were haunted by an endless variety of gothic horror tropes, from the iconic vampire Barnabas (played so excellently by the quintessential bloodsucker Jonathan Frid) to the green-skinned Frankensteinian Adam (Robert Rodan); to werewolves, ghosts, demons, witches, and what-have-you. "Shadows" danced all the gothic, Lovecraftian, Stokerian, and Poesque skeletons out of the closet, played with them awhile, got bored, and then put them back before moving on to a new story arc. Stephen King, in the pages of his horror monograph Danse Macabre, called it a "Mad Hatter's tea party." He was not far off.
First Ghost
The myth of ghosts has been a fascinating and diverse topic across cultures and centuries. It dates back to ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Mesopotamia, where spirits were believed to linger in the earthly realm after death. In Greek mythology, spirits of the deceased wandered the underworld, while in Norse mythology, the spirits of the dead resided in Valhalla or Hel. Across Asia, beliefs in ghosts varied widely, from vengeful spirits seeking justice to benevolent ancestors watching over their descendants.
Praveen PkPublished 9 days ago in HorrorThe Ceiling Cat of the Bullet Train
apan's bullet trains, those sleek silver bullets hurtling across the countryside, are testaments to modern marvels. But for Akiko, a weary traveler on a late-night Shinkansen, the journey became a chilling encounter with a spirit that defied gravity – the Ceiling Cat.
mahmoud elsaadPublished 9 days ago in HorrorEchoes of Despair
In the desolate heart of Texas, where the sun weeps shadows upon the earth and whispers of forgotten tales echo through the abandoned factories, there lived a soul teetering on the brink of sanity. Her name was Elara, a fragile wisp of a woman whose footsteps left no mark upon the dusty ground, but whose presence hung heavy in the air like a shroud.
Whispers of the Past
In the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans, there stands a mansion with a dark past. Known as the Lori Mansion, it holds a chilling tale of betrayal and restless spirits. Madame Deline McCarthy Lori, a wealthy socialite of the early 19th century, once ruled this grand estate with an iron fist. The legends say she treated her workers with disdain, showing no mercy or compassion.
The Gates of Hell (a.k.a. City of the Living Dead)
The Gates of Hell is a 1980 Italian cheapo horror flick with zombies and gore. I'm not certain you'd call it "Giallo" but everyone and his little brother likes to throw around that term, so I'm going to do the same here. it was directed by Lucio "The Beyond" Fulci, a good Italian director from ages past but a rather bad child advocate who filmed a scene wherein he threw live chickens at Wil "Wesley Crusher" Wheaton's little sister during the single scene he filmed for David Keith's wretched H.P. Lovecraft "adaptation" The Curse (1987), about which Wil has written a horrific blog post alleging abuse and maltreatment of various shades by the Italian crew and the American actor and director, Keith (we say allegedly, as nothing can be definitively proved). We've written about that post in an article we never finished; oh, but we'll get to it, trust us.