Posts By: Ken Begg

I realize this still makes it look like they’re something interesting in Ghosthouse…DON’T FALL FOR IT! The beastie here looks a lot more impressive in the still than it does in the… Read Article →

We continue our look at Ghosthouse. Notice the reappearance of the doll, who periodically–by which I mean, every four or five minutes–appears like this with the ghost of this little girl. It’s… Read Article →

Sorry for my absence yesterday; Joe Bannerman was visiting, and we spent much of the extended weekend (get ready) watching bad movies…actually, we watched more good movies, so it was weird that… Read Article →

Hard to get more Gothic than this. Blacula was pretty close, but the whole ‘black Dracula’ thing still injected a very modern note into things. This is one of those films (Warlock… Read Article →

I haven’t actually seen this one, but I’ve only heard good things. Of all the ’70s revisionist vampire films, this one might be the most revisioniest. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3664… Read Article →

What a wonderful film. So far ahead of its time that if they revived it now, it would be considered utterly derivative. (Plus they would completely ruin it.) This is one of… Read Article →

’70s exploitation offered examined the intersection of traditional, gothic monsters with (then) modern American scene. Today this fish out of water element is largely forgone; vampires and werewolves are more likely to… Read Article →

Well, I mentioned this flick in the last MotD, so it’s a natural segue. Not Quarry’s more famous character, of course, but this is floating around on DVD for completists. And again,… Read Article →