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Voodoo Woman
‘Creeping terror… striking from the depths of Hell!’ Voodoo Woman is a 1957 US horror film produced by Alex Gordon and directed by Edward L. Cahn (It! The Terror from Beyond Space; Invisible Invaders;...
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Francis in the Haunted House
‘Their favorite haunt is a haunted castle!’ Francis in the Haunted House is a 1956 American comedy horror film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and directed by Charles Lamont...
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Caltiki – The Immortal Monster
‘Terror amok! Hungry for the flesh of the world!’ Caltiki – The Immortal Monster – original title: Caltiki – il mostro immortale – is a 1959 Italian science fiction horror film directed by Riccardo...
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The Disembodied
‘Female witch doctor… fiendish tigress of the jungle!’ The Disembodied is a 1957 US horror film directed by Walter Grauman (Crowhaven Farm; Are You in the House Alone?; Nightmare on the 13th Floor)...
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Hellfire Caves – horror location
The Hellfire Caves – also known as the West Wycombe Caves – are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns that extend a quarter of a mile (500 metres) underground. They are situated above the...
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Christopher Lee – actor
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor, singer, and author. With a career spanning nearly seventy years, Lee initially portrayed villains and became best...
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Death Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – article by Kevin Grant
Horror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each other, in...
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From Hell It Came
‘Frightmare! Born of Jungle Witchcraft! Created by a Curse!’ From Hell It Came is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Dan Milner from a screenplay by Richard Bernstein, based on a...
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Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon is a 1956 American horror monster film directed and written by Curt Siodmak (The Wolf Man; I Walked with a Zombie; Donovan’s Brain). Although nearly all 1950s monster...
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Cat-Women of the Moon
‘They’re fiery… fearless… ferocious!’ Cat-Women of the Moon is a 1953 American science fiction monster film, produced by Jack Rabin and Al Zimbalist, directed by Arthur Hilton. The musical score was...
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Invisible Invaders
Invisible Invaders is a 1959 science fiction horror film produced by Robert E. Kent (The Curse of the Faceless Man; The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake) and directed by Edward L. Cahn (Invasion of the...
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Reynold Brown – artist
Reynold Brown (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was a prolific American realist artist who painted many Hollywood film posters. He attended Alhambra High School and refined his drawing under his...
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The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
‘From the depths of the sea… horrifying terrifying!’ The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues is a 1955 science fiction horror film directed by Dan Milner, co-produced with editor Jack Milner, from a...
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Maila Nurmi aka Vampira – actress
Maila Nurmi (December 11, 1922 – January 10, 2008) was an actress born in Petsamo, Finland, who created the campy 1950s character Vampira, TV’s first horror host. Her gothic look and extreme 38-17-36...
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Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow is a 1959 American comedy horror film directed by William J. Hole Jr. (The Devil’s Hand) from a screenplay by producer Lou Rusoff (The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues; Cat Girl)....
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The Creature Walks Among Us
‘A city screams in terror!’ The Creature Walks Among Us is a 1956 science fiction horror film. It is the third and final instalment of the Creature from the Black Lagoon horror film series from...
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X the Unknown
‘Nothing can stop it!’ X the Unknown is a 1956 British science fiction horror directed by Leslie Norman from a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster (The Curse of Frankenstein; Dracula; The Mummy, etc). It was...
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Cover Girl Killer
’40 luscious beauties marked for murder’ Cover Girl Killer is a 1959 British psycho-thriller film written and directed by Terry Bishop (Model for Murder). It predates films with similar themes such...
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Angus Scrimm – actor
Angus Scrimm (born Lawrence Rory Guy; August 19, 1926 – January 9, 2016) was an American actor and author, best known for playing the Tall Man in the 1979 horror film Phantasm and its sequels. Scrimm...
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Mystic (comic book, 1951 – 1957)
‘Mystic… the most eerie stories ever told!’ Mystic was an American horror-suspense anthology comic published by Marvel’s 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, from March 1951 and August 1957, lasting...
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