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Peter Sykes

Demons of the Mind (1972)

Demons of the Mind (1972)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 16, 2000Family Madness and Victorian Psychology/Hammer Film
Family Madness and Victorian Psychology/Hammer Filmdemons-of-the-mind-19721972One of the rare failures from Hammer Films, a not uninteresting work set during the early era of 19th Century psychology and directed with some vivid effect
Director: Peter Sykes
Actors: Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Patrick Magee, Paul Jones, …
Category: Horror
16 December 200022 July 2020 by Roog

The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
Rating: ★
Feb 2, 2003Old Dark House Comedy
Old Dark House Comedyhouse-in-nightmare-park-19731973Amidst the Anglo-horror cycle of the 1970s, there was this throwback to the 1940s styled Old Dark House comedy. Made as a vehicle for comedian Frankie Howerd, this only demonstrates how creaky the genre was
Director: Peter Sykes
Actors: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith, …
Category: Horror
2 February 200321 October 2020 by Roog

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Rating: ★★★
May 21, 2003Satanism
Satanismto-the-devil-a-daughter-19761976The second-to-last Hammer film, an adaptation of one of Dennis Wheatley's occult novels, shows them trying to catch up with The Exorcist and its ilk
Director: Peter Sykes
Actors: Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, Nastassja Kinski, Denholm Elliott, …
Category: Horror
21 May 20039 July 2020 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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