Yes, I know, a day late. I almost was just going to wait until next Monday, but figured I’d get it out anyway. Wouldn’t want to disappoint everyone. One would think that having a 4 day weekend, I would have been on top of these things, but since fate would give me a sinus infection right before the holiday weekend, I spent those days trying to cough up a lung! So… now that I’ve survived, let’s get to it! But first, let us congratulate those that sent in the correct answer for last week’s photo, which, by the way, was from Hammer’s Night Creatures (1962). Kudos to the following: Todd Barwick, Dave Fronto, Troy Howarth, Lee Nattrass, Michael Shields, and Vincent Simonelli. Well done!
Okay, so being that I was laid up for the weekend, I did spend a lot of that time in front of the TV so I was able to knock out quite a few movies. This is from one of those. Give it a good look and see what you can come up with. As always, remember not to post your answers here so that others can have a chance at guessing. Just send your guess to us in an email (to jon@kitleyskrypt.com). Good Luck!
FAB Press is now taking pre-orders for the Exclusive Collector’s Edition, limted to only 1000 individually numbered copies of the English edition of Argento’s autobiography, which will be shipping in September. This is a limited hardcover edition, which is priced at £20.00 (UK) / $30.00 (US). There will be a trade edition later on at some point, but they have not listed a date yet.
Just throwing this out there, so other lovers of movies about spooky houses can add it to their list of upcoming books to buy, McFarland has announced this title to be released later this year. I don’t have a lot of information about it other than the title is The Haunted House on Film and is by Paul Meehan. I’ve been a huge fan of haunted house movies ever since those old black and white thrillers from the ’30s and ’40s (which always turned out to be some sort of Scooby Doo endings), but once I got to see The Haunting (1963) and The Legend of Hell House (1973), there was no turning back. So I’m thrilled that someone has put a book together compiling all of these great movies. Granted, the “Historial Analysis” has me worried a bit that it might be one of those academic, microscopic looks at the sub-genre, but one can hope, right?
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Film that Terrified a Rattled Nation
I’ve been a long time fan of the work of Al Adamson. I know, some say that would be on par with being a fan of Larry Buchanan, but as I’ve said many times before, if you’re entertained by their work, then they can’t be bad movies! And I still stand by that statement! Adamson made some of the best in low budget horror and exploitation films, such as titles like Satan’s Sadist (1969), Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970), Brain of Blood (1971), Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971), The Naughty Stewardesses (1975) and Blazing Stewardesses (1975), and so many more. But Adamson’s ending was right out of one of his movies.
If ever there was a film that would be at the top of a cult and/or exploitation genre, or especially a Turkey Day festival, it would have to be the 1972 film Blood Freak. I mean, where else could you find a movie about a Turkey-Headed, blood-drinking, religious-backed horror film, than in this must-be-seen-to-believed film. Unfortunately, Steve Hawkes (real name Steve Sipek), co-writer, co-director, co-producer, and star of this film has passed away.
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