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Special effects may be lacking, but vintage horror films still manage to keep our palms sweating and blood pumping; a look back at retro horror films, stories, books and characters that prove everything is scarier in black and white.

Mr.Violence Gets Hellraised Part Two
The Next Morning Jimmy wakes up and kisses Joey and leaves her apartment but leaves behind the puzzle box. Jimmy meets up with Sean at a diner called Angelo's place. Jimmy shows up. Sean is eating an apple pie and drinking a cup of coffee.
By Victor Robinson II3 years ago in Horror
The Headless Corpse
Once, in Wukiang, there was a young student of literature. He was an aspiring teacher, in charge of students from the Tsiang family (who must, we assume have had some prominence), and so had many duties, and worked long days. It was during a particular season that he took a holiday to "sweep out the ancestral tombs."He told his wife one morning, "Prepare my lunch for me as I have much to do today and will be famished by the time I should get in! " Then he left for the day, and his wife went about doing the thing he had commanded.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
Cinders Ella
Ah, so you've returned. Excellent. Welcome back to the Realm of "What if...?". I have another classic for you today, one that has many versions worldwide: the Tale of the Little Cinder Girl. Suspend your disbelief for me once more, just for a few moments, and I shall begin our tale anew.
By Natalie Gray3 years ago in Horror
I Am Not a Freak
I Am Not a Freak (1987) is a documentary I first saw in 1988 or 89, having rented it on VHS cassette back when there was a video store between Gas City and Marion, situated smack dab in the middle. El and Dubya it was called.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
The Top Horror Films You Need to See: The Big Wrap-Up
In the other installments in our series we covered Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Slasher films, Ghosts, Creatures, and Supernatural horror. In this article we'll feature the films that are still horror that may not fit into a specific type, as well as a few we forgot to include.
By Gene Lass3 years ago in Horror
Mr. Violence Vs Maniac Cop
Jimmy walks towards Cordell. Jimmy says You are an ugly son of bitch. Mcrae comes out of the building and Jimmy tells him to get the kids out of here. Jimmy pulls out his desert eagle and starts blowing holes into Cordell. Mcrae jumps in his car with the kids and drives off into traffic. Cordell pulls out his blade and walks towards Jimmy. Jimmy puts up his gun and rushes Cordell with some martial arts moves and kicks the blade out of his hand. Cordell grabs Jimmy by the leg and tosses him through the wall of the police building which is up in flames.
By Victor Robinson II3 years ago in Horror
Basket Case (1982)
One of the most memorable lines from Basket Case, director Frank Henenlotter's 1982 splatter, gross-out icon of a picture, is said by a blonde-headed receptionist, Sharon, (Terri Susan Smith), who has some rather tremendous...talents. She says,
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
The break-in.
I don't talk about this story a lot. It's one of the many things from my childhood, that we still Don't have complete clarity on. And since I'm a fan of such weird and scary things, what's better than telling a story about something crazy in my life? I recall the year vaguely it had to be 96 or 97. It was around Halloween time because we had a lot of decorations all over the house. it was enjoyable because that year we were able to get a lot to decorate. This happened on the weekend, and none of us kids were there at the time. Well for the record no one was there so thank god for that. I was visiting my grandparents I don't remember where my other siblings were, we were a troop (us kids) so we didn't always go to the same place on weekends thank god for family!! lol
By Travis Johnson3 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Salem's Lot' (1979)
Jesus fuck, why the hell was this so scary when we were kids? It's easy to forget the 'Leave It To Beaver' TV acting of the 70s. Mind you, this was considered premo acting back in those days. It's like my review of Suspiria (1977). It doesn't make sense now that acting has evolved and needs to be more genuine. Back in the days, theater acting was considered more appropriate while today it would only seem hammy. That being said, the acting is still good enough for horror, even by today's standards, so fuck it, it's fine.
By Reed Alexander3 years ago in Horror
Fright Night (1984)
Charlie Brewster (William Ragsdale) has a problem. His next-door neighbor, the suave, sophisticated, and undoubtedly wealthy antique dealer Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. He lives with a huge, lumbering manservant (Jonathan Stark), and Charlie sees him carrying what looks to be a coffin out from their creepy Adams Family-style home to the waiting van outside. All this while watching his favorite creature feature host, Peter Vincent (the late Roddy McDowall) on "Fright Night," host bad vampire movies while trying to get some nookie from his girlfriend Amy (a young Amanda Bearse).
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
Produced and directed by a fertilizer salesman, Manos: The Hands of Fate is a film so lacking in any merit, that, to attribute to it the designation of being an actual film in the traditional sense may be overstating things. It's more like an absurd fever dream experienced after eating a heavy Mexican dinner.
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror
Bloodfreak! (aka Blood Freak!)
Blood Freak (or maybe Bloodfreak!) is a movie so wretchedly, abysmally awful it should be in a Museum of the Celluloid Atrocities. It's essentially a movie about a biker (director/ producer "Steve Hawkes" who looks like the bastard offspring of Johnny Cash and Elvis) who goes to a party with some freewheeling hippie chick, gets a lecture from her born-again sister, gets a job at a "poultry farm" (I thought those were mainly for chickens, but all we see are turkeys, which seems somehow appropriate, given this picture) and then eats a turkey or chicken meal wrapped in aluminum that causes him to hallucinate he has a giant bird's head. (I'm not making this shit up. Go, watch the film, and see for yourself.)
By Tom Baker3 years ago in Horror