“figures it’d be something like this.” 

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GET IT OFF THE AIR

figured this would be an ideal place to start with Hammer. loved it! a ravishing piece of Gothic horror with incredible colors and great spooky autumnal atmosphere. i like that Dr. Frankenstein is just a complete scumbag in this version.

mostly just fine until it suddenly turns into one of the greatest body horror spectacles i’ve ever seen. it’s easy to tell exactly what direction this is heading in right from the beginning, and yet my jaw was still on the floor during the final reel. some of the most gloriously disgusting practical effects of all time. nobody did it like Screaming Mad George. shout out to the butthead.

genuinely very scary! can’t imagine what it must have been like to watch the live broadcast of this lol. love all the split-second glimpses of ghosts in the background. will absolutely be adding this to my October rotation going forward.

“But they belong in the river. I don’t think they would fight if they were in the river. If they had room to live.” 

Spooky graveyards, a big ominous castle, fog machines, cobwebs, secret ageways, impeccable Gothic atmosphere, Vincent Price doing what he does best, Poe and Lovecraft blended together — this has just about everything you could ask for from something like this. Rest in peace to the god Roger Corman.

“No one goes to the movies anymore, and no one re us anymore.”

Oh my god I adored everything about this!!! Some of the most joyous and invigorating filmmaking ever put to screen. Every second of this bursts with life and energy. Not sure if I’ve ever seen anything that captures the exhilarating feeling of falling in love quite like this does. Just unbelievably gorgeous and romantic. Feels like the movie I’ve been looking for my entire life. Can’t wait to watch it again and again and again.

“We should use first names, Bertha. We’re sisters under the mink.”

Loved this. Basically the quintessential ‘80s horror aesthetic. Chris Sarandon and Roddy McDowall are so fucking good in this, and the practical effects (especially towards the end) are unbelievable. Definitely becoming an October staple for me going forward.