Today some more of Karloff's Caedmon Records oeuvre with a visit to Aesop , "...who created an independent class of stories about animals, so that in a few generations his name and person had become typical of that entire class of literature. In course of time, thanks to his plain, popular manner, the story of his own life was enveloped in an almost inextricable tissue of tales and traditions, which represented him as an ugly hunchback and a buffoon. In the Middle Ages these were woven together into a kind of romance." [...]
This is one of those the house is colder than outside sort of morning. I put on my sweatshirt, roused Gracie, slipped my feet into warm slippers and came downstairs. The temperature is 58°, a lot cooler than the last few days. I'm glad I put in the storm door. I'm watching 19332s The Ghoul. It's has all the wonderful characteristics those old horror movies always have. Two women have spent a great deal of the film screaming or swooning. The female star managed both, one after the other. I guess it was that dual combination ability which [...]
I tell you one thing: as a kid, if I'd gone up to trick or treat at a house and Elvira answered the door ... I would have been pretty, ah, scared. Looking at the photo, I'm pretty sure I would have the same reaction today. MP3: "Elvira's Intro" by Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark MP3: "Attack Of The 50-Foot Woman" by the Tubes MP3: "Little Demon" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins [...]
By popular demand, the last three cuts are here for your perusal from Volume Two of Tales of the Frightened , most of which was recently presented here . It's one of my favorite Boris Karloff records, and I love them all, but the unusual noise stylings and music that are provided by Tom Dissevelt (perhaps with Kid Baltan , I'm still not sure if he is on these recordings) put this lp in a class by itself. [...]
The cover of this curious 1963 Mercury record brings back fond memories of cheap comic books, paperbacks, and horror mags from Warren Publishing and others. Many a youngster must have hunkered down to play these corny tales over and over and I can't help but join 'em. I never acquired Volume One of Tales of the Frightened , so I've been milking the material on this one for years.It's terrific (I almost typed terrorific! - sorry, Forry ! - {gratuitous Forrest [...]
This is the latest review of my all-time favorite movies. Frankenstein (1931) | DVD Instant Video This adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel led to numerous sequels and mishmashes with other Universal monster characters, including Dracula, The Wolfman, and The Mummy....
It's safe to say that if Boris Karloff came down my chimney on Christmas eve, I'd probably shit my pants in terror. [via mothgirlwings ]
The Terror The Terror is a film that promises thrills and chills but in reality its only real selling point is that it features horror icon Boris Karloff. Yet even fans of Karloff will find little to cheer about in this schlock fest of a film. Instead of instilling fear, The Terror offers up unintentional laughs and a plot twist that are silly even by Roger Corman standards. Set in the 18th Century a young French lieutenant in Napoleon's [...]
As usual, this season brings on the urge to wallow in monster movies and suchlike media, and a bit of a dredge through the record pile to play those once-every-year-or-two discs that are mainly pulled on holidays. Not much I wanna say about these three giants today, we have Vincent Price reading an old Navaho legend, Boris Karloff with a story from 'Tales of the Frightened' volume two, as written by Michael Avallone and featuring the terrific electronic noise stylings of (uncredited) Tom Dissvelt , and last but by no means least, 'The [...]
Saddest Ghost by Marcel Dzama Happy Halloween all! I hope everyone has a great weekend enjoying whatever hijinx you find yourselves in. Just wanted to post some Halloween themed vids for your enjoyment. My fav Halloweens have always been the movie marathon ones. While going out to parties all dressed up is fun too...they never seem to live up to my expectations. I think I've been over saturated by year after year of TV show Halloween episodes that I have yet to be to a Halloween party that's blown me away. But movie marathons [...]
I tell you one thing: as a kid, if I'd gone up to trick or treat at a house and Elvira answered the door ... I would have been pretty, ah, scared. Looking at the photo, I'm pretty sure I would have the same reaction today. MP3: "Elvira's Intro" by Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark MP3: "Attack Of The 50-Foot Woman" by the Tubes MP3: "Little Demon" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins [...]
"Brothers shall fight and fell each other, And sisters' sons shall kinship stain; Hard is it on earth, with mighty whoredom; Ax-time, sword-time, shields are sundered, Wind-time, wolf-time, ere the world falls; Nor ever shall men each other spare." -the Poetic Edda Celebrating the ongoing collapse and composting of language(s) here is a Just So Story from Rudyard Kipling , as read by Boris Karloff , who for years had a recording nook at his house with his mic and reel-to-reel all set up to roll, where he [...]
Black Sabbath / Les Trois Visages de la Peur Mario Bava, 1963 Ah ça y est, j'en tiens un : un grand, grand film de Mario Bava. Victoire ! Après Danger: Diabolik , joli mais trop décérébré, et Planet of the Vampires , qui m'a laissé plutôt perplexe, je suis vraiment content d'avoir persévéré dans la veine Bava, grâce notamment aux bons conseils du spécialiste ROBO32.EXE (quel pseudo ... à la hauteur de son blog que je vous recommande et qui est une vraie mine [...]
Black Sabbath / Les Trois Visages de la Peur Mario Bava, 1963 Ah ça y est, j'en tiens un : un grand, grand film de Mario Bava. Victoire ! Après Danger: Diabolik , joli mais trop décérébré, et Planet of the Vampires , qui m'a laissé plutôt perplexe, je suis vraiment content d'avoir persévéré dans la veine Bava, grâce notamment aux bons conseils du spécialiste ROBO32.EXE (quel pseudo ... à la hauteur de son blog que je vous recommande et qui est une vraie mine [...]
...or my attempt to get some unlikely artists on elbo.ws.... How the Grinch Stole Christmas is always welcome, right?, What about if it's read by Boris Karloff? Why sure, it's the soundtrack from the 1966 cartoon , and is very nice indeed, complete with all the songs too (not sung by Boris, perhaps just as well...) Available from amazon as an mp3 or CD try a 2:30 excerpt mp3
DON'T USE THE PHONE! Art Linkletter PATTERN OF SUVIVAL Bob Hope FAMILY FALLOUT SHELTER BOOKLET Fred MacMurray NUCLEAR ATTACK Tony Bennett PROTECT YOUR HOME Boris Karloff MESSAGE FROM MARS Don Pardo & Pedro Gonzalez HELP OURSELVES Johnny Cash EXCELLENT CHANCES Groucho Marx Civil Defense Spots, available on: Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age of Homeland Security Bear Family : 2005 [...]
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