#Horror Released April 30:
Val Lewton's I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943)
One of Lewton's Jacques Tourneur directed films that (very) loosely based on Charlotte Brontë's novel 'Jane Eyre.' One of a handful of horror films with tall black actor Darby Jones.
#ValLewton #HorrorBasedonLiterature #Zombie
#Horror Released April 24: 55th Anniversary
DORIAN GRAY
A multi-country production w/ a number of aka's, this was directed & co-adapted by Massimo Dallamano. It stars Helmut Berger as Dorian.
#HorrorMovieAnniversary #OscarWilde #DorianGray #HorrorBasedOnLiterature
#Horror Released April 23
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1973)
A Dan Curtis production made for television (ABC) this was directed by Glenn Jordan & adapted by John Tomerlin. It stars Shane Briant in the titular role.
Stream: Pluto & Tubi
#DorianGray #DanCurtis #HorrorBasedOnLiterature
#Horror Released April 12
THE IRON ROSE [La rose de fer] (1973)
A Jean Rollin film that is based on a poem by Tristan Corbière. Rollin co-adapted the poem w/ fellow filmmaker Maurice Lemaître. Stars Françoise Pascal & Hugues Quester.
#FrenchHorror #HorrorBasedOnLiterature
#Horror Released March 3: 80th Anniversary
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Classic horror & an Oscar winner for best black & white cinematography, this was directed & scripted from the Wilde novel by Albert Lewin.
Stream: HBO (Max)
#HorrorMovieAnniversary #ClassicHorror #HorrorBasedOnLiterature
#Horror Released Feb 14
DRACULA (1931)
There might no better Valentine gift than this!
#Dracula #Dracula1931 #UniversalMonsters #VampireHorror #BelaLugosi #TodBrowning #HorrorBasedOnLiterature
Horror Released Feb. 5
PRIDE & PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES (2016)
Based on the parody book by Seth Grahame-Smith of Jane Austen's famous novel, this was directed & adapted for the screen by Burr Steers (Igby Goes Down). Stars Lily James & Sam Riley.
#HorrorBasedOnLiterature #BritishHorror #Zombies
Horror Released Feb. 4
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1982)
A made for American television (CBS) rendition of Hugo's classic, but filmed at Pinewood studios & featuring a whose who of British repertoire actors too numerous to name here.
#HorrorBasedOnLiterature #CostumeHorror #VictorHugo
