Welcome to the last Mystery Photo of 2019. This will be the 47th Photo we posted this year. Didn’t make it for a full 52 shots, but we were pretty close. Over the last decade, we’ve gone through 438 Mystery Photos. That is a lot of images that I’ve put in your brain. I also think it is some of these images that got me unfriended by some people, including my own family! I want to thank everyone that takes a peak at the photos I post, and to those that send in your guesses. I hope that those of you have haven’t seen the film the photo is posted from, once you learn what it is, that maybe you seek it out. That is, after all, my master plan! Hopefully it is working. But, as always, before we get to our last photo for the year, let’s review last week’s photo. It was a little easier but figured I’d throw you a bone for the holiday! It was from the 1974 film Madhouse, starring Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, and Robert Quarry. For a film that had a great cast, an interesting story, and some beautiful (and creepy) images, it is a shame the film isn’t better. But kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Gregory Avery, Todd Barwick, Craig J. Clark, Dave Fronto, Troy Howarth, Antoinette Keen, Doug Lamoreux, Michael Shields, Todd Warren, and Greg Wojick. Well done!
Okay, let’s get to our very last photo for this decade. This is going to be a tough one. As in up until a few months ago, I had never even heard of this film, so if you don’t know it, don’t fee bad. But once we reveal the title, I would suggest everyone to see it, if only for their Horror History! Anyway, give it a peek and see what you can come up with. As always, please remember not to post your answer in the comment section. Those do get posted when you do that and I’d like to let others have a chance at guessing. So don’t post it, but just send us an email to jon@kitleyskrypt.com with your answer. Good Luck!
Even though this book was released October of 2018, this is the first time I’ve come across it, or at least that I’m remembering! Of course, being on Hammer Films, I know I’m going to need to add it to my library. But at only 96 pages, it does raise some concerns on the content. Sure, I’ll be ordering it anyway, if only to be able to review it here and let other Hammer fans out there know whether it is worth their $25!
I can remember being in a theater back in 1990 and watching a screening of Hardware, by a young filmmaker, who showed me a post-apocalyptical world like I hadn’t seen before. But also one filled with amazing colors and sounds. I was so excited to see what this guy was going to do next. Then two years later, he gave us Dust Devil (though it took a few years to see the full version of the film!). And then we get to the tragedy that was The Island of Dr. Moreau, where he was fired and replaced, after bringing that film from the very beginning. That was well documented in David Gregory’s Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014). Ever since then, besides some crictially acclaimed documentaries, he has never made a full lenght feature film since that debacle. Until now.
The Lighthouse
The Wind (2018)
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