12th Sep2024

‘The Curse of the Crimson Altar’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Mark Eden, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough, Virginia Wetherell, Rosemarie Reede, Derek Tansley | Written by Mervyn Haisman, Henry Lincoln, Jerry Sohl | Directed by Vernon Sewell The Tigon-produced The Curse of the Crimson Altar is often regarded as a classic of the genre due to its eerie atmosphere and notable […]

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15th Aug2024

‘The Sorcerers’ Blu-ray Review (88 Films)

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ercy, Victor Henry, Susan George, Ivor Dean, Peter Fraser | Written by Michael Reeves, Tom Baker, John Burke | Directed by Michael Reeves The Sorcerers is a standout film in the canon of British horror cinema, notable not just for its eerie atmosphere but also for its […]

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28th Jan2022

‘Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster’ Review (Shudder)

by Paul Metcalf

Horror, as a movie genre, has a history that goes to the very beginnings of film itself. All the way back in the 1930s when Universal were creating what would become known as the “Universal Monsters” legends were also being born. One of these was Boris Karloff who is celebrated in the documentary Boris Karloff: […]

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17th Feb2015

‘Comedy of Terrors’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone | Directed by Jacques Tourneur If you are anything like me and were told that the cast of a film was Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone you’d be handing over your money to see it without question.  Add to this cast a director […]

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18th May2013

‘Black Sabbath’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Boris Karloff, Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Jacqueline Pierreux, Gustavo De Nardo, Mark Damon, Susy Andersen, Massimo Righi | Written by Mario Bava, Alberto Bevilacqua, Marcello Fondato | Directed by Mario Bava Mario Bava had been steadily working away in Italian cinema before he hit it big with 1960s Black Sunday, a film which introduced […]

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