HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) Blu-ray Review

House on Haunted Hill (1959) d. William Castle (USA) (75 min)

This classic fright-fest frivolity from producer/director Castle stars Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren, offering $10,000 to five diverse guests if they can spend the entire night in the titular haunted house; thrills and chills ensue.

Castle has never been more adept at creating straight-faced spooky atmosphere, and Robb White’s snaky screenplay provides characters and mystery adequate to hold our attention through the film’s zippy running time. Doors creak open and slam shut, decapitated heads appear and disappear, and vats of acid bubble deliciously in the cellar, with a wonderfully cheesy skeleton topping off the delightful buffet.

THE RED HOUSE (1947) Blu-ray Review

The Red House (1947) d. Delmer Daves (USA) (100 min)

Pete Morgan (Edward G. Robinson), a struggling one-legged farmer who dotes on his adopted daughter Meg (Allene Roberts) to the point of smothering her, and while he grants her wish to have a schoolmate Nath (Lon McCallister) come over and help out with chores, it’s clear that he’s aware of her more-than-friendly feelings toward the lad. Luckily, he’s dating the local hottie Tibby (Julie London), so there’s less to fear, but when Nath insists on taking a shortcut through Pete’s backwoods property, we realize that the patriarch has some serious hangups about the woods and the secrets hidden therein. (No surprise, they include a certain red house.)

HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS OF HORROR COLLECTION Blu-ray Review

After Universal exploded the box office not once but twice in 1931, with Dracula and Frankenstein, other movie studios wanted in on the action. And while none of these developed the same identity as Universal, horror fans were graced with a number of classic efforts that endure to this day. The good folks at Warner Archives have recently assembled a collection of six titles under the Warner/MGM banner, all lovingly restored and ready for rediscovery by enthusiasts everywhere! The Hollywood Legends of Horror Collection features Doctor X (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Mad Love (1935), Mark of the Vampire (1935), The Devil-Doll (1936), and The Return of Doctor X (1939), all on Blu-ray with each film given the star treatment via audio commentary tracks and special documentary features, as well as an assortment of WB cartoons to help set the Saturday matinee mood.

THE DAY OF THE BEAST (1995): Alex de la Iglesia’s Groundbreaking Satanic Horror Comedy

THE DAY OF THE BEAST (El Dia de la Bestia) (1995) d. Alex de la Iglesia (Spain)

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Father Ángel (Alex Angulo) believes he has decoded the Book of Revelation and discovered that the Antichrist will be born in Madrid on Christmas Eve, 1995. Convinced that committing evil acts will help him commune with Satan and locate the child, Ángel does his best to descend into moral chaos, with hilariously mixed results.

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, DEVIL'S REJECTS & 3 FROM HELL: Rob Zombie’s Firefly Trilogy

HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003) d. Rob Zombie (USA)
THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005) d. Rob Zombie (USA)
3 FROM HELL (2019) d. Rob Zombie (USA)

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Tonight we’re discussing writer/director Rob Zombie and his most beloved onscreen creation: The Firefly Family Trilogy, one of the most controversial and influential horror sagas of the 2000s. From the grindhouse chaos of House of 1000 Corpses (2003) to the brutal outlaw horror of The Devil’s Rejects (2005), and the divisive return of the Fireflies in 3 From Hell (2019).

35 Years of JACOB'S LADDER (1990): The Meaning Behind the Madness

JACOB'S LADDER (1990) d. Adrian Lyne (USA)

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Jacob’s Ladder follows Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), who begins experiencing terrifying hallucinations and fragmented memories years after returning home from combat. As his visions intensify, Jacob uncovers hints of a possible government experiment linked to his unit. Reconnecting with his surviving comrades, his search for answers forces him to confront the trauma of his past, struggling to maintain stability and sanity in a world that seems to be crumbling around him.

THE REFLECTING SKIN, BABY BLOOD, & SINGAPORE SLING: Forgotten Horror Gems of 1990

THE REFLECTING SKIN (1990) d. Philip Ridley (UK)
BABY BLOOD (1990) d. Alain Robak (France)
SINGAPORE SLING (1990) d. Nikos Nikolaidis (Greece)

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After the excesses of the 1980s, the horror genre struggled to redefine itself, leaving the door open for a handful of international auteurs to collectively veer off the well-lit path, and plunge into something stranger, darker, and defiantly uncommercial. The year was 1990, and the filmmakers in question were less interested in cheap thrills and more committed to unsettling viewers on a deeper, more lingering level. Tonight, we’re celebrating the 35th anniversary of three such releases, Baby Blood, The Reflecting Skin, and Singapore Sling, movies that remain essential viewing for the modern horror fan who craves something bold, transgressive, and artfully off-kilter.