TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) Turns 50: The Legacy of a TV Horror Classic!!

TRILOGY OF TERROR (1975) d. Dan Curtis (USA)

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Trilogy of Terror, the beloved horror anthology movie from producer/director Dan Curtis starring Karen Black, premiered on ABC television March 4, 1975. Curtis was already a household name, having created the legendary vampire soap opera Dark Shadows, as well as The Night Stalker, the highest-rated made-for-television movie released at the time, alongside well-received adaptations of Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (both starring Jack Palance). So when he hired the legendary Richard Matheson to adapt three of his short stories, it seemed like a can’t-miss proposition.

Tobe Hooper’s LIFEFORCE (1985) Turns 40: Nude Space Vampires & The Apocalypse!!

LIFEFORCE (1985) d. Tobe Hooper (USA/UK)

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Based on Colin Wilson’s novel, The Space Vampires, a team of astronauts encounter a ship lodged within the head of Halley’s Comet and discover three impossibly beautiful humanoid creatures, two male, one female, encased in coffin-like crystalline blocks. And, as any genre film fan can predict, as soon as they get these strange creatures back to earth, blocks are going to crack and heads are going to roll.

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN & WEREWOLF OF LONDON: THE UNIVERSAL LEGENDS TURN 90!

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935) d. James Whale (USA)
WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935) d. Stuart Walker (USA)

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Tonight, we open the creaking doors to celebrate a pair of Universal classics that both turn 90 this year: Werewolf of London and Bride of Frankenstein, released in that golden year of genre cinema, 1935. While not always mentioned in the same breath, these two films mark an important moment in Universal Pictures’ legendary horror cycle, one building on an already iconic legacy, and the other attempting to carve out a new path through uncharted territory.

THE CHANGELING (1980): ONE OF THE BEST GHOST STORIES EVER MADE!!

THE CHANGELING (1980) d. Peter Medak (Canada)

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Tonight we’re discussing The Changeling (1980), Peter Medak’s stellar haunted house tale which usually takes a back seat to the big-budget envisioning of Stephen King’s The Shining, released the same year. But in many ways, this small Canadian film, loaded with creepy atmosphere and tightly fashioned suspense sequences, surpasses the ax-swinging histrionics that Kubrick and Co. dish out.

MARIO BAVA'S BLACK SUNDAY (1960) UNMASKED – The Italian Gothic Horror Boom Begins!

BLACK SUNDAY (1960) d. Mario Bava (Italy)

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Tonight we’re discussing Mario Bava’s Black Sunday (aka The Mask of Satan) (1960), one of the most atmosphere-drenched cinematic forays into the supernatural. Marrying the feel of the Universal classics with the darkness of a Grimm fairy tale, and adding in the gorier and sexier feel of the rising Hammer color Gothics, this tour-de-force directorial debut introduced the world to Italian DP Mario Bava (Blood and Black Lace, Black Sabbath) and scream queen in the making Barbara Steele (Castle of Blood, The Long Hair of Death), both becoming genre superstars overnight.

SCARE-A-THON 2025: IT TAKES A VILLAGE

Hello, friends and fellow fiends!

Yes, believe it or not, SCARE-A-THON turns 15 this year, having raised nearly $50K for over a dozen organizations in that time. In honor of the occasion, I decided to do something a little different. In the spirit of bringing folks together, instead of our usual walk-a-thon approach (pledging per movie), we're going old-school TELETHON style (look it up, kids), with a grand array of guests enticing you to break out the checkbook!

Throughout October, an amazing group of amazing horror-themed organizations and individuals are collaborating with the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, helping people affected by humanitarian crises to survive, recover, and rebuild their lives. (Their current focus is the situation in Gaza, for obvious reasons.) 

You can donate to IRC RIGHT NOW: https://irc.donordrive.com/campaigns/SCARE-A-THON-2025