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‘White Zombie’ Review
The fact that ‘White Zombie’ looks and sounds so good is all the more commendable since it was an independent movie, made for a fraction…
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‘Vampyr, Der Traum des Allan Grey’ Review
Carl Theodor Dreyer’s ‘Vampyr’ could never beat ‘Dracula’ at the box office, but in point of fact, it gives us a much more fearful breed…
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‘Witchcraft Through the Ages’ (‘Häxan’) Review
Benjamin Christensen’s ‘Witchcraft Through the Ages’ is perhaps the most striking example of a movie ahead of its time
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‘Between Two Worlds’ (‘Der Müde Tod’) Review
After Victor Sjöström perfected the trick of double exposure in ‘The Phantom Carriage’, it continued to be used by other directors who wanted to conjure…
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‘The Phantom Chariot; The Stroke of Midnight’ Review
The question of when and where the horror genre was brought to life has been, and will perhaps always be, a subject of many heated…
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From Text to Myth: Penny Dreadful and Adaptation
This article examines contamination as a form of adaptation in the Showtime/Sky television series Penny Dreadful.
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The First Supernatural Vampire Films in North America
Between 1895 and 1915, the subject of vampirism also experienced great change, with the supernatural characters of folklore and popular culture
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Exploring the Gothic in Latin America’s ‘El Fantasma del Convento’
Fernando de Fuentes Carrau’s film emphasizes darkness and mystery. Accompanied by effective sound effects of lamenting off-screen voices and howling winds, it is clear that…
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Egyptology And Occultism In Kenneth Anger’s ‘Lucifer Rising’
A follower of Thelema, the religion of infamous British occultist Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Anger’s work is imbued with occult themes of archaeology and heritage.
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The Purge: Election Year
It is amusing that our most interesting genre franchise is from Platinum Dunes (American production company created in November 2001 by filmmakers Michael Bay, Brad…
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Creative Control, a nearsighted look at tomorrow
Amazon Studios has fourteen thousand four hundred plus projects currently in the works or recently completed according to their website. This movie is currently one of…
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Anti-hero Deadpool screens in its deadliest droll
Since the test footage of a Deadpool movie project featuring Ryan Reynolds got leaked a couple of years ago, fans have been eagerly anticipating the…
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