Friday, 3 August 2012

Six of the Best!

In no particular order... (3 & 4)

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HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL: The theatrical trailer promoted the film as The House on Haunted Hill, although all advertising material and the title on the film itself were simply titled House on Haunted Hill. The film is best known for a famous promotional gimmick used in the film's original theatrical release called "Emergo": William Castle placed an elaborate pulley system in some theaters showing the film which allowed a plastic skeleton to be flown over the audience at the appropriate time.
Thanks to Castle's gimmickry, the film was a huge success.Alfred Hitchcock  took notice of the low-budget film's performance at the box office, and set out to make his own low-budget horror film, which became the critically acclaimed hit Psycho (1960). Castle was himself a Hitchcock fan, and would try to imitate Hitchcock's work in later films. (from Wikipedia)


Monday, 30 July 2012

WHERE IT ALL BEGINS...

Do not stray from the path, and always be home by teatime!
































 And... never touch a unicorn!










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Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Six of the Best!

In no particular order... (1 & 2)




















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Tuesday, 10 July 2012

"The Horror, the Horror..."

"Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff didn`t like the word horror. They, like I, went for the French description: "the theatre of the fantastique".

Christopher Lee

Pan's Labyrinth

Psycho

Nosferatu


Dead of Night


The Orphanage


Phantom of the Opera

LON CHANEY sr (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930)
regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema,
renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters,
and his groundbreaking artistry with makeup. His ability to transform himself using
makeup techniques he developed earned him the nickname
"The Man of a Thousand Faces."