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Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 American 3D horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth (The Terror; The Alligator People) from a screenplay by Harold Medford and James R. Webb (Cape Fear), a very loose...
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Larry Drake (actor)
Larry Drake (February 21, 1950 – March 17, 2016) was an American actor and was best known to horror fans as the titular Dr. Giggles in the 1992 film of the same title. To the general public, he is...
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The Mad Magician (1954)
‘Absolutely!!! The most sensational thrills you have seen in’ The Mad Magician is a 1954 American 3-D horror film directed by John Brahm (The Undying Monster; The Lodger; Hangover Square) from a...
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Acquanetta – actress
Acquanetta (July 17, 1921 – August 16, 2004), nicknamed “The Venezuelan Volcano” by her friend William Randolph Hearst, was a B-movie actress known for her exotic beauty. The facts of Acquanetta’s...
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Martin Kosleck – actor
Martin Kosleck (March 24, 1904 – January 15, 1994) was a German film actor, born Nicolaie Yoshkin in Barkotzen in Pomerania. He soon gained a foothold in German cinema and landed a role in Alraune,...
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It Came from Outer Space (1953)
It Came from Outer Space is a 1953 American science fiction film, the first in the 3D process from Universal-International. It was produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold (Tarantula;...
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The Return of Dracula (1958)
The Return of Dracula is a 1958 American supernatural horror film directed by Westerns specialist Paul Landres (The Flame Barrier) from a screenplay by Pat Fielder (The Vampire; The Monster That...
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Robert Bloch – writer
Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Bloch is best known as the...
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Tor Johnson – actor
Tore Johansson (19 October 1903 – 12 May 1971), better known by the stage name Tor Johnson, was a Swedish professional wrestler (billed as The Super Swedish Angel) and actor. He appeared in many...
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Psycho – novel (1959)
Psycho is a suspense novel by Robert Bloch. It was first published in the United States in 1959 by Simon & Schuster. The story was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal 1960 film of the same...
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Trick or Treat – animated Donald Duck short (1952)
Trick or Treat is a 1952 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon, which takes place on Halloween night, follows a series of...
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The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
‘Written, produced and directed to scare the daylights out of you!’ The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake is a 1959 American horror film directed by Edward L. Cahn (It! The Terror from Beyond Space;...
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Robert Vaughn (actor)
Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor. His best-known TV roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and wealthy...
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The New Invisible Man (1958)
The New Invisible Man is a 1958 Mexican science fiction thriller film written and directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna (Bring Me the Vampire; House of the Frights; Santo vs. the Martian Invasion), based...
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The Man from Planet X (1951)
The Man from Planet X is a 1951 science fiction horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer (Daughter of Dr. Jekyll; Bluebeard; The Black Cat) from a screenplay co-written by producers Aubrey Wisberg and...
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Tales of Frankenstein – TV pilot (1958)
Tales of Frankenstein is a 1958 science fiction horror TV pilot episode directed by Curt Siodmak from a script by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as Catherine Kuttner), based on Siodmak’s story. The...
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Macabre (1958)
Macabre is a 1958 American horror mystery thriller film produced and directed by William Castle (Strait-Jacket; Mr. Sardonicus; House on Haunted Hill) from a screenplay by Robb White (Homicidal; 13...
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The Vampire (1957)
‘It claws… it drains blood!’ The Vampire is a 1957 American horror film directed by Paul Landres (The Flame Barrier; The Return of Dracula) from a screenplay by Pat Fielder (The Monster That...
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Dwarfs in Horror Cinema – article by Daz Lawrence
For some, all the world’s a stage, for others, a battlefield. Circumstances sometimes mean that these two options are thrust upon a person, both socially and as a career. It’s one thing to possess...
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William Peter Blatty – writer and filmmaker
William Peter Blatty (January 7, 1928 – January 12, 2017) was an American writer and filmmaker. The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his most well-known novel; he also wrote the screenplay for the 1973...
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