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Castle Of Frankenstein
Here some copies of a vintage American horror magazine that I picked up recently very cheaply in France, of all places. Castle Of Frankenstein ran for 25 issues between 1962 and 1975. It was at the time the only nationally distributed magazine which covered B-movies seriously, in addition to both classic and current horror movies….
The House Of Hammer
This was one of my favourite magazines back in the 1970s. The House of Hammer was a UK magazine, which originally ran from 1976 to 1978. It went through a few name changes along the way, becoming Hammer’s House of Horror, then Hammer’s Halls of Horror. Its unique selling point was that it featured black…
Vampire Circus
Sometimes there are movies whose title and concept far exceeds the execution. Vampire Circus IMHO is one. Now, admittedly some horror fans love this movie, and it is a great title, but if you have seen the movie you will know it is cheaply made and poorly acted, like much of Hammer’s 1970s output. Sadly,…
Movie Make-up
When I was a kid I developed a nerdy fascination with movie special effects and make-up. There was a point at which I tried (and failed) to build a dinosaur model out of wire, rubber and papier-mâché, in the style of Ray Harryhausen’s much-loved stop-motion monsters. (Quite why I bothered I don’t know as I…
Twins of Evil / Hands of the Ripper
This double bill poster is for two of the more memorable latter-day Hammer horrors. Twins of Evil had Peter Cushing and twin lesbian vampire sisters to recommend it, but skimming through it again recently on You Tube it all looks rather cheap and style-free. I’ve not seen Hands of the Ripper in years but…
Monster Mag
Ok, another guilty pleasure – I was a big fan of Monster Mag back in the 70s. Monster Mag was a UK publication for horror fans, which revelled in showing ‘full gloss gore’ images from the movies – hence the tag-line “open it out if you dare!” (It was designed to fold out into…