#alan marshall

[transistoradio]

Four pulp novels with cover illustrations by Paul Rader.

[siryl]

Here's something even more obscure by Paul Müller.

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

House on Haunted Hill

The guests are given miniature coffins containing pistols. The hostess hangs herself part way through the festivities. There’s an acid vat in the wine cellar. And a plastic skeleton flies over the audience at a key moment. If nothing else, William Castle’s HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959, Shudder, Prime, AMC+, Tubi, YouTube) proves the man sure knew how to throw a party. After his first gimmick film, MACABRE (1958), made back almost ten times its cost, Castle realized the real money was in the teen market, so he and writer Robb White made HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. Its combination of carnival tricks, Vincent Price and the wonder of Emergo (the flying skeleton trick) brought in more than ten times its cost and set Castle on the road to more gimmick-laden horror films that were camp before Susan Sontag ever used the term. His two films with Price (1959’s THE TINGLER is the other) are probably the best of the bunch, even if HOUSE has some big plot holes and a pretty dreadful damsel in distress.

Price stars as an eccentric millionaire who rents a haunted house (Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House on the outside, a Hollywood Victorian monstrosity on the inside, and no, they don’t look like the same house) and invites four strangers (or so he thinks) and the house’s owner (Elisha Cook, Jr.) to spend the night. If they survive, they each get $10,000, but when strange things start happening, particularly to cash-strapped secretary Carolyn Craig, that begins to seem a pretty big “if.” Although at first reluctant to take part, Price’s greedy wife (Carol Ohmart) starts visiting Craig and handsome test pilot Richard Long to sow the seeds of fear and distrust.

Yes, the film is arrant nonsense. But it’s so much fun only a curmudgeon would care. Price is surprisingly subdued, while Ohmart, originally marketed as “the female Marlon Brando,” is just delicious trading zingers with him. The most fun in the cast, however, is Cook. He keeps popping up with predictions of doom as he gets progressively drunker. Poor Craig is pretty awful; she’s whiny and her terror seems forced (Long deserved some kind of award for keeping a straight face during their scenes). But that actually adds to the camp element. You also get Alan Marshall as a cheesy British psychiatrist who keeps talking about “hysteeria,” Robert Mitchum’s sister, Julie, as a newswoman and Leona Anderson as the blind caretaker who keeps turning up to give Craig something to suffer by.

[mistressofthemacabresworld]

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Colleague, guide, partner. A presence that will be deeply missed.

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I only discovered Remedy games in 2021, I've yet to play Max Payne 1 and 2. Still I felt like doing a small tribute to James McCaffrey's work with them.

[weirdlookindog]

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

by Sam Wolfe Connelly, 2020

[exsofa]

big fan of this bunch

[gatutor]

Madeline Kahn-Alan Arkin "Simon" 1980, de Marshall Brickman.

[hamyheikki]

GREATEST BABYSITTER IN THE REMEDYVERSE!

Time for round 2!

And this time, we will mix Alan Wake characters with the good folks of CONTROL!

(A NOTE FOR THIS PAIR: because of the uneven number of characters, I had to pump one of the loser bracket characters up. And Barry is the one to get the second chance)

(feel free to leave your reasoning in the tags/comments)

[changethecircumstances]

Just some quick sketches for a fic of mine that throws Control/Alan Wake characters into a Reign of Fire AU. Because what's better than an apocalypse au? An apocalypse au with dragons!

[gameofthunder66]

True Blood (2008-2014) tv series

-(finished) watchin' Season 3- 8/1/2024- 3 stars- on Max (Hulu)

68% Rotten Tomatoes

[citizenscreen]

Director George Marshall watches as Alan Dinehart examines Sara Haden in a trial scene from THE CRIME OF DR. FORBES (1936)

[velvetjune]

[ID: Set of 8 screenshots from Alan Wake 2. The first photo is a door numbered 211 at the Oceanview Hotel with an upside down pyramid painted on top. The second is a computer screen with tabs for Marshall Security, Mail, and Media. Marshall Security is open with the subheading of ‘Control and Beyond’ and an upside down triangle at the top. It lists that the security door lock, CCTVs, and medical wing alarms are on. There is a button to unlock a door.

The third photo is a book with a cover of Casper Darling smiling and the title ‘My interpretation of many worlds’ by Dr. Casper Darling. The cover’s background is a swirl. The fourth is an ashtray and a pack of cigarettes next to it. The package has an upside down pyramid with ‘black pyramid’ typed on it. The words ‘super strong,’ ‘relax,’ and ‘enjoy’ are listed on the pack.

The fifth is a stack of books from Logan’s room entitled ‘The Kind Stranger,’ ‘The Very Old House,’ and ‘The Ribbon-Hearted Girl.’ A book for Nordic tales and folklore is displayed in front. The sixth photo is a drawing by Logan of her and her dad smiling and playing video games. The tv screen displays a fight with the Former, a one-eyed being, from Control.

The seventh is a neon light that reads ‘665 Neighbor of the Beast’. The eighth is a television with static showing and an image of Jesse’s face staring. Subtitles read ‘Jesse: Hello?’ End ID.]

Holding dearly onto every reference to Control in Alan Wake 2

[lostinthewoodsomewhere]

Remedy Ladies part 2!

(Also I didn't plan to have this finished today, but I'll take the happy coincidence, so happy international women's day too!!)

[slytherin-gemini-mystery]

I See A Pattern.... [Causing Trust Issues]

Game Of Thrones: Favorite Characters - Killed Off..

Harry Potter: Favorite Character - Killed Off..

Cobra Kai: 2 Tier Favorite Character - Killed Off..

Agatha All Along - 2 Tier Favorite Character - Killed Off..

The Originals: Favorite Character - Killed Off..

Dracula Untold: Favorite Character - Killed Off..

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does anyone know where i can find the tv movie called The Marshal (1993) directed by alan clayton? Ive been trying to watch most the stuff alfred molina is in but ive not been able to find much information on it :((

alfred plays marshal guarnaccia and he looks so handsome i just need to watch it