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Monday 22 June 2020

Castle of the Walking Dead


This film is also called "The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism" and another alternative name is "The Blood Demon". It's a 1967 German made horror film starring Christopher Lee.  
It's a gruesome and very gothic film. The execution of evil Count Regula is part of the town history. A young Baroness is invited to Blood Castle for promise of inheritance. She travels with her maid, a lawyer and a local monk. The journey to Blood Castle is long and dangerous. This is a pretty good film and has actual spooky and gruesome moments.
I rate this a 7/10.
Favourite part of all: the spooky forest!  
Howls ^^

Sunday 14 June 2020

Hi I'm Mary Mary



The next review is for a ghost themed series on the internet, called Hi I'm Mary Mary. It's about a girl named Mary who's locked inside a house. There are nasty entities living in the house that seem to love tormenting her. The web drama itself is well made and impressive. It's a clever series that keeps a feeling of cold chills and tension. There are a number of jump scares. 

This is an example of homemade projects being better than Hollywood today.

 I rate this series a 9/10.

The picture for this post is created by me, on Candy's World. 

Howls ^^

Saturday 13 June 2020

Twins of Evil


This is a 1971 Hammer Horror, starring Peter Cushing, Damian Thomas and twin sisters Mary and Madeleine Collinson. This is a third film about the Karnstein family but set earlier than the previous films. This one is during the 16th Century when the village Brotherhood is busy burning "witches" or innocent young women, while Count Karnstein is enjoying twisted rituals and picking girls for human sacrifice. He uses the blood of his victims to bring back one of his ancestors called Countess Mircalla from the dead. She returns as a vampire and changes him into one after biting him on the neck. Meanwhile twin sisters, Maria and Frieda have arrived to stay with their aunt and uncle. Their uncle is a member of the witch-hunting Brotherhood. There is a lot of twists and gorgeous gothic sets. I really miss Hammer movies making more films today. I give this a 9/10.
Howls ^^ 

Thursday 11 June 2020

Lust for a Vampire



Lust for a Vampire is a 1971 Hammer horror. It's a sequel to the previously made The Vampire Lovers. Lust for a Vampire stars Ralph Bates and Yutte Stensgaard. Actor Harvey Hall appears in all three of the Karnstein films playing different roles.
This is film set in the year 1830 when Carmilla is brought back again. She attends a finishing school for girls. under the name Mircalla. Then a new teacher, Richard Le Strange, falls in love with her. Girls from the village are found dead, one of the girls from the school goes missing and a teacher is found dead. The school is so worried about their reputation that it doesn't report any of this to the police, until one of the dance teachers becomes suspicious.
There is some nudity and not much blood in this film. It's a very pretty vampire movie with a very dangerous woman. I rate this a 6/10.

Howls ^^

Wednesday 10 June 2020

The Vampire Lovers


The Vampire Lovers is a 1970 Hammer horror film. It stars Peter Cushing, Ingrid Pitt and Kate O'Mara. This is a film that's set in the 19th Century and the first of a trilogy of the Karnstein series. Loosely based on the novella Carmilla by Sheridan le Fanu. 
The main character is a vampiress called Carmilla who can befriend the young women that she loves and also views as her prey. Carmilla is one of the remaining undead vampires from the Karnstein family. Many have died and she isn't a typical vampire. She can walk in daytime although prefers shade. She turns into a cat instead of a bat. Yet she hates garlic and crosses.
The film is bloody and sensual.
As I love classic horror, especially by Hammer I rate this a 9/10.
One minor snag: it just wasn't on long enough.
Howls ^^