Poster Art and Lobby Cards for THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)

Then Is Now Ep. 132 – 13 Days of Hallowtober – Paul Naschy Part 1

I was thrilled to be a guest on the 'Then Is Now' podcast! This time the occasion was to talk about Paul Naschy, which I have a habit of doing even if there is no one listening. I've been on the show before and it is always a fun time. This is the second episode of their '13 Days of Hallowtober 2023' and we discuss the Naschy classics “Horror Rises From the Tomb” (1973), “Werewolf Shadow” aka “Werewolf vs the Vampire Woman” (1971), and “The Mummy’s Revenge” (1975)! Its a fine show and if you want to check it out you can follow the LINK below. 

Then Is Now Ep. 132 – 13 Days of Hallowtober – Paul Naschy Part 1 with Rod Barnett

Video - THE SCARLET CLAW (1944)

If you want to watch (or rewatch) this creepy little Sherlock Holmes film before listening to our latest podcast, here it is in all its foggy glory! It is perfect October viewing and one of the more entertaining of the series. 

Vintage Halloween Magazine Covers

 

What I Watched in September 2023

The only film I saw in the theater last month was a screening of William Friedkin's amazing SORCERER (1977) so I'll just present the list and plead a lack of time. 

The List 

AND SOON THE DARKNESS (1974) – 7 (well done thriller from creators of The Avengers) 

IL GIOKO (a.k.a. The Game) (1989) – 5 (Lamberto Bava Italian TV movie) 

TARZAN THE MAGNIFICENT (1960) – 7 (rewatch)

COUNT DRACULA (1977) – 7 (BBC Louis Jordan version) 

FRANKENSTEIN 80 (1972) – 4 (rewatch on Blu) (an entertaining, silly mess)

DR. JEKYLL VS THE WOLFMAN (1972) – 8 (rewatch)

BANDIT RANGER (1942) – 6 (above average Tim Holt B-western) 

THE NAKED CAGE (1986) – 4 (sloppy, poorly directed but it has the exploitation stuff)

SORCERER (1977) – 9 (rewatch on the big screen) 

CINCO DE MAYO (2013) – 3 (pretty terrible comedy/horror) 

THE SHARE OUT (1962) – 6 (rewatch) (Edgar Wallace adaptation) 

THE NYLON NOOSE (1963) – 6 (interesting krimi) 

THE BLACK PIT OF DR. M (1959) – 7 (rewatch on Blu) 

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022) – 7 

SAVAGE HARVEST (1994) – 6 (pretty darned good shot-on-video horror tale)

PIRATES OF THE PRAIRIE (1942) – 6 (solid Tim Hold B-western)

GUNGALA, THE BLACK PANTHER GIRL (1968) – 5 (Italian jungle girl adventure) 

CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959) – 8 (rewatch on Blu) 

DAGON (2001) – 4 (rewatch – still don’t enjoy it) 

FURY OF ACHILLES (1962) – 7 (very entertaining version of the siege of Troy)

THE FOREST OF THE WOLF (1970) – 7 (Spanish tale of a 19th century serial killer thought to have lycanthropy)

THE POPE'S EXORCIST (2023) - 7 

THE NICE GUYS (2016) - 8 (rewatch)

COLD SKIN (2017) – 7 (excellent creature feature) 

THE MONSTER OF THE OPERA (1964) – 7 (strange Italian gothic with a vampire) 

ACACIA (2003) – 6 (slow paced creeper from Korea) 

SWEET SIXTEEN (1983) – 6 (slightly clumsy slasher)

THE NUN (2018) – 5 (gorgeous and well-paced but it feels like a retread) 

Monster Model Box Art

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) Poster Art

Hammer's wonderful werewolf film had some fine ad art.