The House of Long Posters

 It's been quite a weekend for haunted house films.

Two on my bucket list got half-ticked off. I've been wanting to see them for years. Alas, I was too knackered to stay up so compromising I watched the start of both, one on Fearsome and one on Rewind.

The House of the Long Shadows is the serious one of the two. Directed by Pete Walker, it involves Desi Arnez's son staying at a Welsh manor to write a book in 24 hours. The movie's claim to fame is that it's the only time four great old horror icons have started together: Lee, Cushing, Price and Carradine. Pete Walker always made interesting British chillers. I remember seeing Frightmare with a girlfriend at the flicks in the late 70s. Gruesome stuff, I think I was more creeped out than her! 

Next up was the black comedy Bloodbath at the House of Death starring the brilliant but waning Vincent Price once again and zany 80's funny man Kenny Everett. I don't get beyond the titles on this one so it's still all to ay for.

For some reason I think of Monster Squad too when I think of these two movies.

Have you seen any of them? 

Continuing the horror film theme, it's Father's Day here in Blighty and my lovely grown-up daughter, Son in Law and Grandkids got me a fabulous and original cinema movie poster, the third in the last ten years I reckon.

This one is To the Devil a Daughter.

It's a flick I adore, starring Christopher Lee and Richard Widmark, who always reminds me of my own late Dad too, being one of his generation. It's a great film and recalls the tension of Christopher Lee's earlier The Devil Rides Out.

Needless to say I was chuffed with my poster.

Do you have any film posters?

Oh and Happy Father's Day!