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Cary Odell

Bell Book and Candle (1958)

Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Rating: ★★★
Dec 13, 2000Witch in Love
Witch in Lovebell-book-and-candle-19581958Charming fantasy in which James Stewart is tempted by capricious witch Kim Novak. This almost certainly served as the inspiration for tv's Bewitched
Director: Richard Quine
Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Elsa Lanchester, …
Category: Fantasy
13 December 20009 November 2019 by Roog

13 Ghosts (1960)

13 Ghosts (1960)
Rating: ★★
Jul 8, 2001Haunted House
Haunted Housethirteen-ghosts-19601960One of the films from gimmick master William Castle, a more routine ghost story that eventually opts for a mundane ending. This was later remade as Thir13en Ghosts
Director: William Castle
Actors: Donald Woods, Margaret Hamilton, Martin Milner, Charles Herbert, …
Category: Horror
8 July 200114 October 2022 by Roog

Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 11, 2012Man With a Frozen Grin
Man With a Frozen Grinmr-sardonicus-19611961Another of the films from gimmick master William Castle … a classic work of Grand Guignol in its story of a man with a permanently frozen Joker-like grin, which Castle fills with memorable shock effects
Director: William Castle
Actors: Guy Rolfe, Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Oscar Homolka, …
Category: Horror
11 January 201227 October 2019 by Roog

Recent Posts

  • Puppet Master 4 (1993)
  • House IV (1992)
  • Die Screaming Marianne (1971)
  • Tobor the Great (1954)
  • Freelance (2024)
  • Darkgame (2024)
  • Jules (2023)
  • Wicked: For Good (2025)
  • Please Don’t Feed the Children (2024)
  • Older Gods (2023)
  • H.P. Lovecraft’s Cool Air (2006)
  • Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
  • The Haunting of Morella (1990)
  • The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
  • The Mouse Trap (2024)
  • Mouse of Horrors (2025)
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (2025)
  • Deathstalker (2025)
  • The Beast Within (2024)
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1943)
  • Night of the Seagulls (1975)
  • The Alpha Test (2020)
  • Hagen (2024)
  • The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
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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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