Director James Whale rests his arm on the shoulder of Boris Karloff in full Bride of Frankenstein monster costume and makeup.

I love re-reading a book I last read 30 years ago, with no memory of it, and discovering it is fantastic. I can't leave it another 30 years - I won't be here!
#JameWhale #MarkGatiss #Booksky #Biography #UniversalHorror #Frankenstein #Invisibleman #OldDarkHouse #BrideofFrankenstein #BorisKarloff

Today’s Decay celebrates the master of menace #ernestthesiger himself!
#todaysdecay #williamoneshotbeaudine #martinlutherkingjr #brideoffrankenstein #universalmonsters #olddarkhouse

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The toy rabbit belonging to Norman Bates. An innocent, neglected plaything? Or a demonic entity responsible for all the madness that followed? Study that expression closely...

#psycho #normanbates #60s #alfredhitchcock #toys #rabbits #childhood #olddarkhouse #horror #gothic

Worship of Tsathoggua does wonders for your health, your attitude and makes you handsome to boot!

(Illustration from “The Damned House”, the forgotten scenario published in the 2007 update of Mansions of Madness.)
#callofcthulhu #horror #art #tsathoggua #monsters #olddarkhouse

Random Horror Marathon

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS (2018)

[randomly generated by the keyword: Sorcery]

#RandomHorrorMovie #HorrorForKids #OldDarkHouse

#Horror Released May 15

PARANOIAC! (1963)

A lesser known Hammer horror & 1 of a string of smaller production horror thrillers the studio made in the 60's. Directed by Freddie Francis, it is based on a Josephine Tey novel & stars Oliver Reed.

#HammerHorror #HorrorThriller #OldDarkHouse

#Horror Released May 2

THE BLACK CAT (1941)

This VERY loosely based on Poe's story, this is more inspired by the old dark house trope (a family fortune, a will, etc.). The is the 2nd time Bela Lugosi appeared in a black cat film.

#CatMovie #CatHorror #BelaLugosi #BasilRathbone #OldDarkHouse

#Horror Released April 17

BEHIND YOU

Co-directed & co-scripted Matthew Whedon &
Andrew Mecham, based on a story by Christian Busath.

Stream: Prime or Tubi & Free Roku

#HorrorMovieAnniversary #OldDarkHouse #CreepyHouseHorrir

Laemmle, Whale and Karloff reunite after Frankenstein for one more banger. Karloff plays a very different character in this one though. The movie itself served as inspiration for the cult hit Rocky Horror Picture Show.

#horror #filmsky #karloff #olddarkhouse #horrorsky #moviesky

#SilentHorror Released April 7

THE HAUNTED CASTLE [Schloß Vogelöd] (1921)

F. W. Murnau's Schloß Vogelöd is one the best old dark house films out there, silent or otherwise. While not one of Murnau's best, it is nontheless a silent gem, esp. the restored copy.

#OldDarkHouse #FWMurnau #GermanHorror

#Horror Released March 17

LEGACY OF BLOOD [aka Will To Live aka Blood Legacy]
(1971)

Low budget re-hashing of the old dark house will reading horror trope. And, of course, there is also a murderer.

Stream: Tubi, etc

#OldDarkHouse #IndieHorror #JohnCarradine

#SilentHorror Released March 14

THE BAT (1926)

So many aspects of this film influenced the earliest Batman images, including the the "bat signal." The penultimate old dark house film of the silent era.

#EarlyHorror #SilentHorrorMovie #CrimeHorror #OldDarkHouse

#Horror Released March 6

THE HAZING [aka Dead Scared] (2004)

College horror comedy that has a plot similar to Hell Night (1981). Written & directed by Rolfe Kanefsky, Brad Dourif appears as a Prof.

Stream: Prime or Tubi, etc

#SlasherFlick #OldDarkHouse #TeenSlasher

#Horror Released Feb 28

LEGACY OF BLOOD (1978)

There independent films, and then there are films like this: written, directed, edited, designed, costumed & (co) produced by the same person. In this case: Andy Milligan.

Stream: Tubi

#IndieHorror #OldDarkHouse #NewYorkHorror

Horror Released Feb 7

THE MONSTER WALKS (1932)

An independent pre-code horror directed by Frank R. Strayer that mixing together the killer ape trope with the old dark house sub-genre.

Stream: MGM+ or Philo Free, etc.

#PreCodeHorror #OldDarkHouse #1930sHorror

Horror Released Jan. 27

ST. JOHNS WORT [Otogiriso] (2001)

Creepy old dark house film out of Japan. The back-story follows typical creepy old mansion films from the earliest days of horror, but the distinctly J-Horror take makes this a bit different.

Stream: Shudder/AMC+

#JHorror #OldDarkHouse

Horror Released Jan. 13: 60th Anniversary

TWO ON A GUILLOTINE

Produced & directed by William Conrad, who also appears the film, this updated old dark house film stars Connie Steven & Dean Jones w/ Cesar Romero in support.

#HorrorMovieAnniversary #OldDarkHouse #ThrowBackHorror #HorrorRelease

Horror Released Jan 4

A BRUSH WITH DEATH (2007)

An indie horror directed & co-written by Brad Wiebe in his directorial debut (& to date his only direction). It's basically an updating of Hell Night (1981).

#OldDarkHouse #IndieHorror #HorrorMovieRelease

'Sexual Power is a very Big Power', oil on canvas
Happy birthday to Fenella Fielding who would have been 96 today. BOTD 17th Nov 1927. This painting is based on her appearance in the film Old Dark House, 1963.
#fenellafielding #botd #happybirthday #actress #sixties #classic #olddarkhouse #film

Fenella Fielding in Old Dark House (1963)

Fenella Fielding on the Morecambe and Wise Show (1969)

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Fenella Fielding, born on this day in 1927. Photos from Old Dark House (1963) and Morecambe and Wise (1969). Currently on iPlayer, Fenella in (1962) Double Gallant: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#fenellafielding #olddarkhouse #morecambeandwise #timothywest #doublegallant