Gojira (1954)
The movie known by a lesser known name than Godzilla, it is about an after a dinosaur-like beast – awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing – ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it. Storyline When 17 vessels explode and sink near Odo Island, […]
The Wolf Man (1941)
Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse. Storyline Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright.” Upon first hearing these words, […]
Frankenstein (1931)
Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses. Storyline The 1931 horror movie “Frankenstein“, tells the tale of when Henry Frankenstein who is a doctor, trying to discover a way to make a living human using human body parts from the recently deceased. He succeeds, but his […]
Dracula (1931)
This is probably the movie that started it all for me, I watched in on the Creature Feature-type show on my little black and white TV as a kid and I was hooked. Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where […]
A Viewer’s Guide to Made-for-TV Horror (1950s–2000s)
Before streaming, prestige cable, and “limited series,” horror found a strange and wonderful home on network television. These films were often made quickly, broadcast once, and then disappeared into late-night reruns or memory. What they lacked in budget, they made up for with atmosphere, restraint, and ideas that lingered. Below is a chronological guide to […]