Director William Castle and writer Robb White were known primarily for one thing, which is creating gimmicks for many of their otherwise B-productions in order to build the reputation of their films and generate an audience. House on Haunted Hill was no exception,...
Ok so summer is coming and the first horror film to hit the theaters this May is Dark Castle’s “House of Wax”, yes it’s another remake of the 1953 version of “House of Wax” starring Vincent Price, however the story is different than...
Like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Jaume Collet-Serra’s House of Wax shares the name of André De Toth’s 1953 film though it houses few plot similarities, while the latter is a literal remake of a 1933 film by Michael Curtiz, Mystery of the Wax Museum, despite the...
The House of Usher is among the many remakes of the 1960’s Roger Corman film of the same name. The original was written by Richard Matheson and stared Vincent Price as Roderick Usher. This film does not have the name talent or star power that the original did,...
House of Usher was a series of firsts: It marks the first time that B-movie director Roger Corman was issued a serious budget for a film. It is the first movie shot in color for American International Pictures. Lastly, it is the first production in the AIP Corman/Poe...
Under the reliable production hand of Larry Fessenden, Ti West made an impressive horror debut with 2005’s atmospheric zombie-bat retro chiller THE ROOST. Fessenden lurks behind the scenes of his latest movie (as do returning composer Jeff Grace and actor Tom Noonan),...
