The Monster Walks (1932)
Oct 26, 2022Old Dark House Thriller
This was misleadingly sold as a monster movie and is otherwise an Old Dark House thriller, most of which is blatantly borrowed from The Cat and the Canary
Mischa Auer
And Then There Were None (1945)
Sep 1, 2020Agatha Christie Murder Mystery
Agatha Christie created the slasher film (sort of). This murder mystery (usually known by several less politically correct names) with a series of murders on an isolated island holds the kernel of what became the slasher template. This was the first film adaptation.
The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966)
Mar 5, 2003Santa Gets Evicted from the North Pole
An incredibly dreary Christmas film directed by actor Rosanno Brazzi where the South Pole in bought by a miser (played by Brazzi) and Santa ends up being evicted