Tuesday, July 16, 2024

The Wicker Man

1973
d Robin Hardy
c Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee


Copper gets an anon letter about a missing girl in an island village and storms in to save the day... or does he?



Sunday, June 16, 2024

City of the Dead

1960
d John Llewellyn Moxey c Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher Lee

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.


The Ghoul

1975
d Freddie Franis c Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson


A party of friends are separated on a trip to Land's End. Two girls are abducted and taken to the home of a former clergyman who has lost his faith. A young man who works for him is forced to reveal the horrible truth about the lonely mansion.


Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Horror Heritage

1994
Horror/Documentary


From the 1950s when they pumped Technicolor blood into old monsters like Frankenstein and Dracula, to today's chillers like 'Let The Right One In" and "The Lady In Black", Hammer Films combined ghastly horror with erotic tension. Narrated by Peter Cushing, in his last film appearance, and Christopher Lee.


Season of the Witch (Hungry Women)

1973
d George A. Romero c Jan White, Joedda McClain


A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.

Whiskey Galore

1949
d Alexander Mackendrick c Compton Mackenzie, Joan Greenwood


During World War II, the tiny Scottish island of Todday runs out of whisky. When the freighter S.S. Cabinet Minister runs aground nearby during a heavy fog, the islanders are delighted to learn that its cargo consists of 50,000 cases of whisky. When officious English commanding officer Captain Waggett (Basil Radford) demands return of the liquor, shopkeeper Joseph Macroon (Wylie Watson) and his daughters Peggy (Joan Greenwood) and Catriona (Gabrielle Blunt) spearhead an island rebellion.


Plague of the Zombies

1966
d John Gilling
c Diane Clare, Andre Morell


A medical professor (Andre Morell) and his daughter (Diane Clare) link a Cornish epidemic to a village squire's (John Carson) voodoo.


The Wicker Man

1973 d Robin Hardy c Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee Copper gets an anon letter about a missing girl in an island village and storms in to...