Orson Welles is an iconic figure and the perfect choice for hosting an anthology series telling tales of suspense and terror. Appearing in shadowy silhouette as the brilliant John Barry theme plays over the titles every episode of Orson Welles Great Mysteries begins with his rich deep voice introducing another instalment of intrigue.
It might not surprise anyone reading this website to find that alongside my intense enjoyment of watching horror films I also like to read books in the horror genre. One of my favourite authors is John Connolly and although he is most famous for his Charlie Parker series which blends crime and the supernatural he […]
For lovers of macabre movies the names Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing evoke all sorts of images from a host of different horror films. Be it modern or classic collaborations, there catalogue of Hammer films together or even there most famous roles individually as theatrical duelling duos go Cushing and Lee are amongst the greatest.
Horror movie streaming service Shudder has a terrifying ton of great horror movies, so we thought we would delve into some of their specially curated Shudder Collections to pick some of our favorite frighteners.
Coming out in 1960 it’s hard to believe that the legendary horror icon Christopher Lee had already previously played The Mummy, Count Dracula and The Creature in The Curse of Frankenstein all for Hammer, yet the City of the Dead would give him a whole new opportunity in a role straight from the American Gothic […]
The art of the sequel subtitle is a refined and beautiful one. It takes scriptwriters, wordsmiths and marketeers sometimes months, sometimes minutes to come up with the perfect witty and whimsical name for the 3rd, 4th or 17th movie in a franchise that was once a smash hit and is now just shit.
