Spooktober: “House on Haunted Hill” (1959)

“House on Haunted Hill” is famed horror director William Castle’s best movie. It’s got all the campiness of classic Castle, but with an intriguing, twisty plot that makes for a genuinely thrilling tale. Vincent Price, who also teamed up with Castle that year for the horror thriller “The Tingler”, stars as millionaire Frederick Loren, who […]

Spooktober: “The Bat” (1959)

“The Bat” does not contain any of the cheesiness normally associated with horror films of its era. Despite being a low budget thriller, “The Bat” is a taut, suspenseful film that will keep you guessing from start to finish. Based on a 1920 Broadway play of the same name, “The Bat” was put on film […]

Spooktober: “House of Wax” (1953)

“House of Wax” is one of the most notable horror movies to come out of the 1950s, for technical reasons and because it’s simply a great film. It’s actually a remake of the 1933 movie “Mystery of the Wax Museum“; while that film is also great, this one has more distinct horror elements in it. Vincent Price stars […]