Ever since George Romero turned the horror world on its ear with Night of the Living Dead, the words “Night Of The” have become staples of fright flick titles. Whether it’s a creature feature B-movie such as Night of the Lepus or a tense crime drama like Night of the Juggler, those three words can […]
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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Gothic’ – Ken Russell’s Account Of The Night Frankenstein Was Born
It’s common knowledge that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was the result of a friendly writing competition between herself, her future husband Percy Shelley, the poet Lord Byron, and author/physician John Polidori. While stuck indoors during the unseasonably rainy summer of 1816, the four writers took turns trying to scare each other with […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Diary Of A Madman’ – Vincent Price Does Guy De Maupassant
When most people think about classic horror writers, two names usually come immediately to mind: Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. But there is a third name that deserves to be there. The prolific French writer Guy de Maupassant had every bit as much imagination and talent as Poe and Lovecraft. There just haven’t been […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2’ – One Of The Most Unnecessarily Maligned Sequels Ever Made
The biggest news coming out of last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con was, arguably, the announcement that the upcoming Adam Wingard/Simon Barrett movie The Woods is, in fact, a sequel to The Blair Witch Project. With all the hoopla and hub-bub, some fans seem to have forgotten (or perhaps have been trying to forget) that there […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Carnival Of Souls’ – Who Is Herk Harvey, Anyway?
When people think of horror auteurs, the names that normally get thrown around are ones like John Carpenter, Wes Craven, and Dario Argento. One name that usually does not get brought up is Herk Harvey, an industrial film director who barely dipped his foot into the horror pool. Harvey only made one feature length movie, […]