Monthly Archives: December 2022

The Testament Of Dr Cordelier (1959)

“I had become a free being, free of all constraints, aware that I could do whatever I wanted…”   [Original title: Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier; also known as: Experiment In Evil, The Doctor’s Horrible Experiment] Director:  Jean Renoir Starring:  … Continue reading

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The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

“These young girls, whether dead or alive, are being used by Lorenz, in some manner, as human guinea-pigs, to sustain his wife in a youthful state!”   Director:  Wallace Fox Starring:  Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Elizabeth Russell, Tristram Coffin, Angelo … Continue reading

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Et Al. Dec22

Hilde Warren And Death (1917) Original title: Hilde Warren und der Tod. Directed by Joe May from Fritz Lang’s first screenplay, this is another important early horror movie that has survived only in fragmented form. Sources indicate an original running-time … Continue reading

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Cave Of The Sharks (1978)

“I’ve got a head full of weird images. Mysterious, powerful beings that held me prisoner; men and beasts dominated by a will apart from their own. I keep thinking of those sharks…”   [Original title:  Bermude: La Fossa Maledetta / … Continue reading

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