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Category: films
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The Quatermass Xperiment is a 1955 Hammer film directed by Val Guest. It was based on the 1953 BBC serial of the same name. Three astronauts are sent into space in a rocket designed by Professor Quatermass. The rocket crash lands back on Earth, and only one astronaut – the unfortunate Victor Carroon – is…
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Island of Terror is a 1967 horror film from Planet Film Productions, directed by Terence Fisher. On yet another remote island, scientists are doing covert experiments to try and discover a cure for cancer. But, as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and the scientists end up creating mysterious…
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The Horror at 37,000 Feet is a 1973 supernatural / horror TV movie starring Chuck Connors and William Shatner. The plot revolves around a flight between London and New York which is carrying an altar stone from an old English abbey. Before long, the passengers and crew are faced with strange demonic forces emanating from…
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One Cut of the Dead is a 2017 Japanese horror comedy, written and directed by Shin’ichiro Ueda, and based on the stage play, “Ghost in the Box!” by Ryoichi Wada. The film is broken down into three distinct parts. In part one, we join a film crew on location at an abandoned water filtration plant,…
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Dracula A.D. 1972 was the seventh Hammer film featuring Dracula and marks Christopher Lee’s sixth outing as the Count. We also have Peter Cushing returning as Van Helsing for the first time since 1960’s The Brides of Dracula. A prelude to the main story sees Dracula and Lawrence Van Helsing face off on top of…
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Night of the Big Heat is a 1967 sci-fi horror film directed by Terence Fisher. The basic premise of the film is simple. A small island off the British coast is experiencing a mysterious heatwave, despite the fact that everywhere else it is wintertime. In the middle of this we find married couple Jeff and…
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REC is a 2007 Spanish found-footage horror film, co-written and directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza. The film follows reporter Angela, and her cameraman Pablo, who are covering the nightshift at a Spanish fire station as part of a TV series called, “While You’re Sleeping”. During the night, Angela and Pablo accompany the fire crew…
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Asylum is a 1972 British anthology horror film made by Amicus Productions. The film is broken down into four short stories, along with a prologue and an epilogue. The prologue sees Robert Powell’s young Dr. Martin arrive to take up a post at the imposing asylum. He meets Warden Rutherford, who soon informs Martin that…
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Quatermass and the Pit is a 1967 Hammer film which is based on the 1958 BBC drama of the same name. Written by Nigel Kneale, the plot revolves around building work taking place to extend part of the London Underground, and the discovery of what appears to be human remains. Nearby lies a metallic object…
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