Okay Hammer Dracula fans, start saving those pennies, because there will be a book coming out this summer that you’re going to want to add to your library. Thanks to the wonderful (and incredibly talented book publishers) people at Peveril Publishing, they will continue to put out amazing looking volumes dedicated to the Studio that Dripped Blood, and that we all love.
Sorry about being a day late with this one, but we didn’t get back from the HorrorHound weekend trip until late. But better late than never, right?
Last week’s photo was from one of my favorites, Timur Bekmambetov’s Night Watch. It has some of the most amazing visuals in here, plus a great and original take on some old familiar themes. Check it out, along with the sequel Day Watch, if you haven’t seen them. But kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Neil Calderone, Kuba Haczek, and Richard Schellbach. Well done!
Okay…without any further delay, here’s this week’s photo. Remember not to post your answers here, but send us an email at jon@kitleyskrypt.com.
Since we are huge fans of horror soundtracks, when the opportunity presented itself to get an interview with composer Wandmacher, we jumped at the chance. Wandmacher is the composer of one of our favorite scores, Cry Wolf. But he has also done a lot of work in the horror and sci-fi genre, as well as just about all other genres out there.
I’ve been a fan of movie music, so I figured I knew a little bit about it. But after this interview, I was amazed how little I really knew about the process. Plus, it doesn’t hurt when the composer is a big fan of the horror and sci-fi genres to begin with. That just made the interview even more interesting for everyone.
This interview was conducted on Dec. 13th, 2008.
Kitley’s Krypt: How did you get started in composing music for films?
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Directed by Richard Fleischer
Starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, Pat Heywood, Isobel Black
Being a fan of horror movies for over 40 decades, one would think that “we’ve seen it all”. But that is not even close to being true. In fact, not only is there plenty of movies that I still need to see, there are still a ton of titles out there that I’ve probably not even heard! And while most of them probably aren’t the greatest, there are some out there that are truly amazing pieces of cinema. The kind that after you watch it, you wonder just how in the hell have you never even heard of this movie, let alone seen it before. 10 Rillington Place is a prime example of this.
Yes, we all know of the giallo films from the likes of Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and Sergio Martino, but there are so many other names out there that need to be remembered. One of them is Luciano Ercoli, who just happened to pass away exactly one year ago today.
While he only directed a little over a dozen film, his last two are usually what makes the biggest impression on viewers. And now, thanks to Arrow Video, these two titles, Death Walks at Midnight and Death Walks on High Heels, are being released on blu-ray in double feature box set. Both starring Ercoli’s wife, the lovely Nieves Navarro (or Susan Scott, as she is usually billed as), these films are great examples of the giallo genre. Filled with twists and turns, beautiful women, amazing shots, and glorious color, they are not to be missed.
Yes, it is that time again. Monday. At least you have this new photo to look forward to at the beginning of the week, right?
Last week’s photo was a classic…well, maybe not a classic, but if you have a movie about a killer tree, that swallows woment whole, there’s something to be said for that! The movie is The Woman Eater (1958) starring George Coulouris. Kudos to the following for sending in the correct answer: Hoby Abernathy, Doug Lamoreux, Michael Shields, and Alan Tromp. Well done!
Now this week’s photo might be a little easier, but it is one that I just love the image from so I figured I’d throw it into the mix. Take a peek, but don’t stare too long or what is happening in the photo might happen to you!
As always, please don’t post your answers here, but send us an email at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Good luck!
10 Cloverfield Lane
Released by Sparks & Shadows, 2016
14 Tracks with a total running time of 63 min.
Music by Bear McCreary
We all have our favorite “bad” movies that we enjoy. Hell, I hold two events a year dedicated to these kind of movies. For years, Ed Wood’s Plan 9 From Outer Space was regarded as the worst film ever made, but I know from personally experiences that not to be true. But there is one title that seems to have risen to the top and is one that is brought up the most when talking about the top turkey! And that film would be Harold P. Warren’s 1966 epic film Manos: The Hands of Fate. A film of this caliper has to have its stories and now you can learn more about this film than you probably ever wanted to!
Growing Up With Manos: The Hands of Fate: How I Was the Child Star of the Worst Movie Ever Made, And Lived to Tell the Story was written by Jackey Neyman Jones, who played the character of Debbie in the film and has all the stories behind it. You will learn of the behind-the-scenes tales of this bizarre little film that has gone on to have a cult status, such as the bet the director made with a TV producer that “anyone could make a movie” to the tragic suicide of actor John Reynolds, who played Torgo, and all the other little historical facts about this strange movie. Hell…they even have the forward written by Joel Hodgson!
Co-written with Laura Mazzuca Troops, BearManor Media is releasing this title upon the world in both a softcover ($14.95) and hardcover ($24.95) versions that will be available soon. You can always check out their website HERE for all the latest details on this book, as well as the many other great titles they offer.
Abominable
Released in 2006, by Aleph Records
21 Tracks, with a running time of
Music by Lalo Schifrin
As we all know, it is very hard for a sequel to top the original, or even come close. And when you’re talking about the original Re-Animator, it would seem to be an impossible task even to think about. But producer turned director Brian Yuzna did just that with his 1989 film Bride of Re-Animator. And you know what…it’s actually pretty damn entertaining!
Okay, so we all know that it isn’t as good as the first one. Case closed. But as a sequel, filled with some incredible, crazy, and down right jaw-dropping effects, not to mention some humorous and wonderfully dark performances by Jeffrey Combs and the rest of the cast, this is well worth your time. Even on mutliple viewings, this is still a great film.
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