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Tag Archives: Vincent Price
The rest of Vincent Price in the 80s
The king of horror left his mark on the 1980s simply by leaving his mark on the title track from the king of pop’s massive album Thriller. But he also continued to appear in horror flicks, most of which I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Johnny You ARE Queer - Gay Thoughts, Living in the 80s - forever, Movie Times & Television Schedules - Staying Entertained, Scared Silly - Horror Comedy, The Evil of the Thriller - Everything Horror
Tagged 1980s, 80s, Bloodbath at the House of Death, Escapes, gay horror, horror anthologies, horror comedies, occult, slashers, Vincent Price
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Vincent Price madness!
My Vincent Price marathon continues (my other blogs covering his movies are here and here) with the perfect number of films: 13! I wish the number had been 14, but I’ve yet to get my hands on a copy of … Continue reading
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Tagged creature feature, Cry of the Banshee, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, gay horror, horror anthology, horror comedy, House of the Long Shadows, House of Wax, Madhouse, Return of the Fly, Scream and Scream Again, slashers, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Bat, The Comedy of Terrors, The Mad Magician, Theatre of Blood, Twice Told Tales, Vincent Price, witches, Witchfinder General
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Vincent Price meets the horror biggies: Poe, Corman, Matheson, Lovecraft
The House on Haunted Hill will forever remain my favorite Vincent Price horror flick, followed closely by The Tingler (and a few others). But in the 1960s, when he wasn’t working with William Castle (I blog about those films here), … Continue reading
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Tagged Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, horror anthology, House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, slashers, Tales of Terror, The Haunted Palace, The Masque of the Red Death, The Oblong Box, The Raven, The Tomb of Legeia, Vincent Price
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Vincent Price ushers in the new wave of the 80s with The Monster Club
Before he scored a huge hit on the 1980s pop charts with “Thriller,” Vincent Price experimented with the early new wave scene in the 1981 anthology horror film The Monster Club. It could seriously be called The New Wave Monster … Continue reading
Dead Heat – zombie cops and zombie robbers
Take 80s buddy cop comedies like Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop, add an undead twist, and you have the 1988 flick Dead Heat! Treat Williams plays the straight guy and SNL alum Joe Piscopo is the comic relief as … Continue reading
Rankin & Bass & Easter Bunnies
When I went on a hunt for the Rankin & Bass Easter special I watched as a kid, I was confused when I bought Here Comes Peter Cottontail and it felt like it wasn’t everything I remembered. I soon learned … Continue reading
Castle…the king of 60s horror
I love that I was a teenager all through the horror perfection that was the 80s. But when I watch a William Castle classic, it makes me wish I could have been at the theaters experiencing the evil little gimmicks … Continue reading