Tonight's UK Talking Pictures' Cellar Club offerings are fine fayre indeed.
8pm The Outer Limits : A Feasibility Study: a city block is abducted by aliens
9pm Blood on Satan's Claw - along with The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General, this is the part of the unholy Trinity of British folk horror from the late Sixties/ Early Seventies. From its opening scene of a strange furry skull found in a field to full-on manifestations of Satan himself, Satan's Claw is that rare thing which showcases the beautiful British countryside, in this case the Chilterns, juxtaposed with despicable village cults and witchcraft. A true Tigon gem.
11.05pm Carnival of Souls - a real American gothic postcard from an abandoned fun fair, Carnival is a wonderful swirling black and white swish of strangeness and alienation by director and chief ghoul Herk Harvey [What a name! Do you know a Herk?]. Made in 1962 and despite a shoestring budget it's now seen as one of the greatest horror films of all time.
12.45am The Screaming Skull - a film from 1958 set in the Southern States. There are lots of flying ghostly skulls in this black and white shocker, not to be confused with The Skull starring Peter Cushing.
There's more horror classics on Legend on Sunday night too.
What will you be watching?
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ReplyDeleteNobody else has Caroline Munro, so I know where I'm heading.
Yes indeed. Only Valerie Leon could compete Mish!
DeleteSomething less scary obviously!
ReplyDeleteCome over to the dark side Khus!
DeleteIn the US on cable we had a British B/W film "Night of the Demon' starring American actor Dana Andrews. This film was shorter than I remembered as it was cut when released in the US as 'Curse of thee Demon'.
ReplyDeleteIt was a delightful tale of Satanic Curses with a surprisingly good special effect for the demon, British locations in 1957 and the usual appearance of the British army.
One of my fave film ever Terran, the epitome of thoughtful Fifties British horror. I've both versions on DVD.
DeleteMy wife and I went through a Hammer phase a while back and bought a bunch of DVDs to catch up on what we'd missed as teenagers...
ReplyDeleteBOSC was pretty good, due in most part to Patrick Wymark.
Ahhh, I remember him as the bullish Director of EUROSEC Jason Webb. A fine actor who went too soon...
That Hammer phase you guys had sounds fab Looey! What did you watch?
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