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Richard Vollin 25th Jun 2017		Book William K. Everson - Classics Of The Horror Film	Rated 10/10 William K. Everson's seminal and thoughtful re-examination of horror films previously relegated to the arena of juvenile interest. Everson single-handedly jump started an entire cottage industry with this, inspiring publications such as Starlog, Fangoria, Scarlet Street, and Filmfax, not to mention publishers McFarland Press, and Midnight Marquee. Should be the cornerstone of every fan of fantastic film. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 25th Jun 2017		Book Bryan Senn - Drums Of Terror	Rated 9/10 Excellent book covering 39 films including White Zombie, I Walked with a Zombie, Weird Woman, Angel Heart, and The Serpent and the Rainbow. Two appendices: Pseudoo-Voodoo films (borderline films), and Boob Toob Hoodoo (made-for-television films). 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 25th Jun 2017		DVD Dementia - Kino Video	A masterpiece of nightmare proportions. This film was obviously an influence on David Lynch. Great cameo of Angelo Rossitto hawking his newspapers. Required viewing and 100% Weird!
Richard Vollin 25th Jun 2017		DVD One Frightened Night - Sinister Cinema	A satisfying Poverty Row mystery in the Old Dark House tradition. Clever opening title sequence as an added bonus.
Richard Vollin 25th Jun 2017		DVD Scared To Death - Alpha Video	Quality of the source film is very good for an Alpha Video release. This little spooker has it's surreal moments, and is definitely 100% Weird!. Third and last pairing of Lugosi with Angelo Rossitto.
Richard Vollin 24th Jun 2017		DVD Box Set Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive - Universal	Uploaded images.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Strait-Jacket - Columbia TriStar	Uploaded images.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Der Schweigende Stern - First Run Features	Rated 10/10 Also known as The Silent Star, and First Spaceship on Venus. Released 26 February 1960 in East Germany, 07 March 60 in Poland. Excellent full length presentation, beautiful print with vivid color. Bonus materials include newsreels, bios, set design gallery, and more. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Stray Cats - Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats	Excellent cover and inner sleeve images. The vinyl, and tape releases feature the unedited version of "Rebels Rule".
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Classic Shorts From The Dream Factory, Volume 3, Featuring Howard, Fine And Howard - Warner Home Video	Rated 10/10 Essential viewing for fans of The Three Stooges. Disc includes the recently rediscovered Technicolor short Hello Pop!, that had been in the custody of a film collector in Australia until 2013. The films were produced following the departure of Shemp Howard in August 1932, and the introduction of his younger brother Jerry (Curly), and Ted Healy's girlfriend Marion "Bonnie" Bonnell into the act. Healy, having secured a contract with MGM, appeared in many features and short subjects with his stooges, and as a solo. Although Healy himself enjoyed a modicum of success, the relationship with Moe, Larry, and Curly was strained (they had already left him once after Shemp split). Not having a legally binding contract with MGM, in early 1934 they walked out on Healy, and signed with Columbia Pictures. They even kept the Stooges name, much to Healy's protest and threats. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Classic Shorts From The Dream Factory, Volume 3, Featuring Howard, Fine And Howard - Warner Home Video	Six comedy shorts produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio in 1933-34. Five of these feature Ted Healy and His Stooges, and Bonnie Bonnell. Nertsery Rhymes released 06 July 1933 (Technicolor) Beer and Pretzels released 26 August 1933 (B&W) Hello Pop! released 15 September 1933 (Technicolor) Plane Nuts released 14 October 1933 (B&W) Roast Beef and Movies* released 10 February 1934 (Technicolor) The Big Idea released 12 May 1934 (B&W) *Roast Beef and Movies featured Jerry "Curly" Howard paired with George Givot.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD The Phantom Of Crestwood - Warner Home Video	I first saw this film on American Movie Classics network way back when it was first aired. Unquestionably one of my favorite Old Dark House mysteries. Slinky Karen Morley as the gold digger Jenny Wren, who demands a comfortable settlement from her former elite, old fart sugar daddy's, and mysteriously ends up dead. Who killed Jenny Wren?
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Secret Of The Blue Room - Universal	Released 20 July 1933 Starring Gloria Stuart, Lionel Atwill, and Paul Lukas Competent Old Dark House mystery, undeserving of it's relative obscurity.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD House Of Horrors - Universal / TCM	Memorable lines: "And I call it tripe! Pure, unadulterated tripe, with an overtone of sheer lunacy." - F. Holmes Harmon (Alan Napier), despised art critic, having just humiliated sculptor Marcel De Lange (Martin Kosleck) in the presence of a prospective buyer, spoiling De Lange's pending sale, and sealing Harmon's deserved fate. Exchange between Kosleck, and Rondo Hatton (The Creeper): De Lange: "I see by the evening paper that a woman was murdered in the neighborhood last night." The Creeper: "Yea." De Lange: "Yes, her spine was snapped. I've often wondered why a man would want to snap a woman's spine." The Creeper: "She screamed." De Lange: "An annoying habit on the part of women; screaming."
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Svengali - Roan Group Archival Entertainment	By far the finest print available anywhere. Unfortunately Roan only markets this as a DVD-R disc.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		Multi-Format Embodiment Of Evil - Synapse Films	José Mojica Marins as Zé do Caixão - Coffin Joe ! Third film in the Coffin Joe trilogy.
Richard Vollin 23rd Jun 2017		DVD Plan 9 From Outer Space - Image Entertainment	Includes the retrospective documentary Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion (1992, 111 min.), featuring interviews with stars Gregory Walcott, Carl Anthony, Paul Marco, Vampira and Conrad Brooks, plus sci-fi historian Forrest J. Ackerman and directors/fans Sam Raimi and Joe Dante
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD Herk Harvey's Carnival Of Souls - The Criterion Collection	Honestly one of the best, and creepiest films I've ever seen.
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD Rocketship X-M - Image Entertainment	A genuine classic, not to mention one of my favorite films. The soundtrack is superb.
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD Santo Contra Las Mujeres Vampiro - Distribuidora Virtual Digital De México	Rated 9/10 If you're not already familiar el Santo and Mexican lucha libre cinema, I would suggest doing some research. If you're seeking out a good Santo film to start off with, and need a nudge in the right direction...look no further. As I wouldn't try and sell anyone a false bill of goods, this film has it all, and worthy of your time. Dark shadows, atmosphere, beautiful female vampires, action, decent effects...it almost looks like a Mario Bava film. It's a comfortable fit with the best of Mexican horror films from that era. A gothic cult classic - you shouldn't pass up this DVD. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD Santo Contra Las Mujeres Vampiro - Distribuidora Virtual Digital De México	Also known as Samson vs. the Vampire Women. Released 11 October 1962
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD The Witch's Mirror - CasaNegra / Panik House Entertainment	The upside: The CasaNegra releases are on the par with Criterion DVDs regarding film print quality, extras, and bonus features. Alternate bilingual menus, subtitles, English language overdub (on some titles), commentary, biographies, scripts, photo galleries; are a hallmark of this line. Handsome packaging and presentation, including reversible front covers, and a loteria card insert. The downside: CasaNegra is no longer in business. Synapse acquired their back stock of DVDs in late 2009. Because the titles are out of print, their availability is growing smaller, and prices are steadily rising. If you're considering adding one or more of their films to your collection - act now.
Richard Vollin 22nd Jun 2017		DVD The Black Pit Of Dr. M - CasaNegra / Panik House Entertainment	The upside: The CasaNegra releases are on the par with Criterion DVDs regarding film print quality, extras, and bonus features. Alternate bilingual menus, subtitles, English language overdub (on some titles), commentary, biographies, scripts, photo galleries; are a hallmark of this line. Handsome packaging and presentation, including reversible front covers, and a loteria card insert. The downside: CasaNegra is no longer in business. Synapse acquired their back stock of DVDs in late 2009. Because the titles are out of print, their availability is growing smaller, and prices are steadily rising. If you're considering adding one or more of their films to your collection - act now.
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD Espiritismo - VCI Entertainment	Also known as Spiritism. Spanish language, no English subtitles, and decent film transfer. I strongly urge all fans of classic horror to explore these unique, and fascinating Mexican horror films. Highly recommended and Monster Club approved.
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD La Invasión De Los Vampiros - On Screen Films	Also known as The Invasion of the Vampires. Sequel to El Vampiro Sangriento. Spanish language, no English subtitles, and decent film transfer. I strongly urge all fans of classic horror to explore these unique, and fascinating Mexican horror films. Highly recommended and Monster Club approved.
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD El Vampiro Sangriento - On Screen Films	Also known as The Bloody Vampire. Spanish language, no English subtitles, and decent film transfer. I strongly urge all fans of classic horror to explore these unique, and fascinating Mexican horror films. Highly recommended and Monster Club approved.
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD Appointment With Danger - Olive Films	Rated 8/10 Border line film noir drama with Alan Ladd as a U.S. Postal Inspector investigating the murder of his partner, and a million dollar heist in Gary, Indiana. Smug crime boss (Paul Stewart) hatches a scheme to kidnap a Catholic nun who witnessed the murder of the Postal Inspector, kidnap Ladd, and pull off the robbery. Early pairing of Jack Webb, and future Dragnet partner Harry Morgan as Stewart's accomplices, give this picture a quasi-Dragnet feel. And no wonder; the film's script writer Richard L. Breen also wrote for Webb. Dragnet regular Stacy Harris turns up in a supporting role as well. Recommended. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD Raw Deal [1948] - Sony Wonder	Rated 10/10 Director Anthony Mann's quintessential film noir masterpiece. Top-notch script, acting, and atmospheric photography. Everyone loses and no happy ending. Stellar performance by Raymond Burr (who nearly steals the picture) as the malignant, sadistic mob boss Rick Coyle. In a priceless vignette, during Coyle's birthday party, underscoring his fetish for flames, a moll accidentally spills a cocktail on Coyle's suit. Angered, and ever the gentleman, he picks up a vessel of flaming cherries jubilee and tosses it into her face. Following her blood-curdling scream, Coyle casually remarks "Take her away, she should have been more careful." Essential viewing. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD Five Minutes To Live - …And More Bears	Rated 8/10 Currently the best available print of this film. Stay clear of all those cheap public domain, and gray market releases; I've seen 'em all and they're miserable transfers. With this disc you get Bear Family's impressive packaging, an illustrated 16 page booklet, and a truly decent looking film. As an added bonus, you get to see Johnny put a bullet through his girlfriend, hear him sing the title song several times to his female hostage, and the climactic ending where Johnny shoots a police officer to death while holding a young Ron Howard in the cross-fire - yea, Opie Taylor. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD Gun Crazy [1950] - Warner Home Video	On a scale from one to ten - I give it eleven (11). I love this film for all the right (and wrong) reasons. Peggy Cummins' explosive entrance, their get-away following the bank robbery - it's like a 3D film: Desperate, Dangerous, and Doomed.

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