Thursday, November 27, 2014

Bela Lugosi “Interviewed” by Dorothy West

I came across an interesting piece last night of a segment called Intimate Interviews with Dorothy West. The “interview” is from 1932, about a year after Dracula was released, and was clearly scripted. That’s what I think makes this so enjoyable to watch. It is informative with a

Thursday, September 11, 2014

The Haunted Castle (Le Manoir du diable)(1896)

The Haunted Castle is considered by most to be the first in what became the horror genre of film. Is it horror? Not in the sense that it’s made to scare the viewer however elements of common horror film themes are abundant. We have bat’s that transform into what appears to be