Witches, Maniacs, and Russian Ghosts. The Horrors of 1967

What does Audrey Hepburn, Sharon Tate, and a Russian priest haunted by beautiful corpses have in common? They make up my favorite spooky films of 1967. 

1967

1. Wait Until Dark (Directed by Terence Young)

IMDB plot: A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.

2. Eye of the Devil (Directed by  J. Lee Thompson)

IMDB plot: Workers employed at a French vineyard quietly follow old pagan rituals that call for the life of the marquis owner to save his crops during dry seasons.

3. VIY (Directed by Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov)

IMDB plot: A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him.

Alright my lovelies, thanks for visiting my lair. Be sure to return tomorrow with extra spooky snacks for the horror of 1968. xoxo

The Horrors of 1966.

1966 was a bit of sleepy horror year. Sleepy like a moody nightmare perhaps but never dull. Like the rest of the 60s, the scares were there. 1966 was ruled by Mario Bava and Hammer films. Dracula, little girl ghosts, zombies, and lizards teamed up to battle your boredom. 

1966

1. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Directed by Terence Fisher)

IMDB plot: Dracula is resurrected, preying on four unsuspecting visitors to his castle.

2. Operazione Paura aka Kill, Baby... Kill! (Directed by Mario Bava)

IMDB plot: A Carpathian village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl, prompting a coroner and a medical student to uncover her secrets while a witch attempts to protect the villagers.

Okay for the third films I'm going to cheat and give you a Hammer double feature by the same director.

3. The Reptile & The Plague of the Zombies (both films directed by John Gilling)

The Reptile IMDB plot: In a Cornish village, various locals die from mysterious snake bites, but the coroner rules the deaths as heart attacks, until a family of newcomers starts an investigation.

The Plague of the Zombies IMDB plot: A medical professor (Andre Morell) and his daughter (Diane Clare) link a Cornish epidemic to a village squire's (John Carson) voodoo.

So there is my walking corpses. I hope you enjoyed my faves of 1966 and found yourself a new scare to watch. Tune in tomorrow for spooky 1967. xoxo

The Horrors of 1965

Sometimes bad people make good art. Do you abstain from the enjoyment of the art because it burdens your morality or do you like it for what it is? Can you separate the art from the artist? On that note, 1965 wasn't much of a year for horror except for a few treasures. Rotting rabbits, space vamps, and a tarot train.

1965

1. Repulsion (Directed by Roman Polanski)

IMDB plot: A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

2. Terrore Nello Spazio aka Planet of the Vampires (Directed by Mario Bava)

IMDB plot: After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

3. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (Directed by Freddie Francis)

IMDB plot: Aboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.

So there you have it my little ghoulies. I hope you enjoyed my top three spooky films of 1965. Have pleasant nightmares and I'll see you tomorrow for 1966. xoxo