The Old Dark House, 1932. Directed by James Whale. Starring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Raymond Massey, and Eva Moore. SYNOPSIS: During a thunderstorm, five travellers take shelter in an old house occupied by the very strange Femm family. In recent times a particular subgenre of horror has become known […]
Ghost Story (1981) – October Horrors 2022
Ghost Story, 1981. Directed by John Irvin Starring Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal and Alice Krige SYNOPSIS: Two generations of men find themselves haunted by the presence of a spectral woman. We all love a good ghost story. Gathering around the fireplace late at night and telling […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Changeling (1980)
The Changeling, 1980. Directed by Peter Medak. Starring George C Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos, Jean Marsh, Helen Burns and Madeline Sherwood. SYNOPSIS: After a personal tragedy, music professor John Russell relocates from New York to an abandoned Victorian mansion on the outskirts of Seattle. However, Russell quickly comes to believe that […]
