#macabre 1958

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Macabre (1958)

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movie poster - Macabre - 1958

Roy Besser

movie poster - I Married A Monster From Outer Space - Sep 1958

M Copizzi

[bitter69uk]

On this day (9 October 1957) in old showbiz history: House of Horror premiered on Portland, Oregon TV station KPTV. Like Vampira (Maila Nurmi) before her and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson) afterwards, cadaverous cutie Tarantula Ghoul (real name: Suzanne Waldron, 1931 – 1982, affectionately known by fans as “Taranch”) provided campy comedic introductions to horror movies as the morbid Morticia Addams-like hostess of the weekly TV show from 1957 to 1959. Sadly, not a single frame of House of Horror survives (as was routine at the time, KPTV wiped and re-used the tapes of her shows), but backed by rock’n’roll band The Gravediggers, in 1958 Ghoul cut one immortal Halloween novelty single in her brief heyday: "Graveyard Rock" / "King Kong". Both songs are seasonal staples – crank ‘em up LOUD today! Her 1950s TV show may be long forgotten, but "Graveyard Rock" lives on every Halloween. Pictured: 1955 portrait of Waldon when she was appearing in the play "Oh, Men! Oh, Men!" As you can see, even out of Tarantula Ghoul drag she possessed a nicely macabre quality. (Frustratingly, there are extremely few decent quality pics of Ghoul / Waldron in circulation, and I’ve already posted them all over the years!). Link to the Lobotomy Room Halloween playlist. Read more about Waldron here.

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Zodiac Signs, Cities & Curious Facts! 🌆

Each city was selected by me from "The Rulership Book" by Rex E. Bills, alongside one fact that matches that particular sign's energy! There are more cities and places that align with the vibration of each sign, but these are the ones I picked for this post. All pictures are from Google Images.

Enjoy this random and (hopefully) fun thread!😁

♈Aries: FLORENCE, Italy

Florence has a unique street festival: The "Calcio Storico" is a traditional street football game played annually there. The game involves four teams representing the four historic quarters of the city, and it's known for its rough and intense style of play!

♉Taurus: LEIPZIG, Germany

Leipzig is known as the "City of Music": Leipzig has a rich musical heritage and is considered one of the world's most important cities for classical music. Famous composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy have strong connections to Leipzig, and their music is celebrated in the city's numerous concert halls, museums, and festivals.

♊Gemini: LONDON, England

London has a "whispering gallery": The Whispering Gallery in St. Paul's Cathedral is a circular gallery that runs around the interior of the dome. Due to its unique acoustics, if you whisper against the wall on one side of the gallery, the sound can be heard on the other side, over 100 feet away.

♋Cancer: ISTANBUL, Turkey

Istanbul has a famous street for cats: The "Cat Street" or "Kedi Sokak" in Turkish is a narrow street in the historic district of Sultanahmet that is home to dozens of stray cats. The cats are well-fed and cared for by locals, and the street has become a popular tourist attraction.

♌Leo: BERLIN, Germany

Berlin is a graffiti artist's paradise: The city has a long history of street art and is home to some of the most famous graffiti murals in the world. The East Side Gallery, a section of the Berlin Wall that has been turned into an open-air gallery, features over 100 paintings by artists from around the world.

♍Virgo: MOSCOW, Russia

Moscow has a rich literary history: Many famous Russian writers, including Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov, lived and worked in Moscow. It also has the largest number of public libraries in the world: "The Russian State Library" , which is the largest library in Europe and the second largest library in the world, after the Library of Congress in the United States.

♎Libra: VIENNA, Austria

Vienna has a rich musical history: Vienna has been a center of musical innovation and creativity for centuries and has been home to many famous composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss. Today, the city is renowned for its classical music scene and is home to the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

♏Scorpio: TOKYO, Japan

Tokyo has a unique fashion scene: Tokyo's fashion scene is known for its avant-garde and eclectic styles, with Harajuku being the center of youth fashion culture. "Gothic Lolita" is part of Harajuku, and it incorporates darker and more macabre elements into the Lolita fashion aesthetic.

♐Sagittarius: TUSCANY, Italy

Tuscany is home to the oldest university in Europe: The University of Bologna, which is located in Tuscany, is the oldest university in Europe, having been founded in 1088. It is still one of the most prestigious universities in Italy.

♑Capricorn: BRUSSELS, Belgium

Brussels is home to the "Atomium": The Atomium is a unique architectural structure in Brussels that was built for the 1958 World Exposition. It is designed to represent an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, and it has become an iconic symbol of the city.

♒Aquarius: LOS ANGELES, California

LA is the birthplace of the Internet: The first successful transmission of a message over the Internet occurred on October 29, 1969, between two computers located at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Stanford Research Institute. This event is considered the birth of the Internet.

♓Pisces: GALICIA, Spain

Galicia is home to an ancient spiritual destination: The Way of St. James, also known as the Camino de Santiago, is a famous pilgrimage route that leads to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world make the 780 km journey on foot, bicycle, or horseback. Many of them walk the route for spiritual reasons, while others enjoy the physical challenge and the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.

Now, that was a pleasure to put together! How do you feel about the fact/city for your sign? As a Virgo, I'd love to visit the Moscow library, but as a weird/edgy fashion sucker, Tokyo seems like a whole lot of fun! Also, the Aries one made me LOL! Y'all just can't stop fighting, can you? 😂

Which fact/city is your favorite one(s)? Let me know down below! 🖤

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Watching every Dracula adaptation! #2

Dracula (1931) starring Bela Lugosi

Next up is the first authorised film adaptation of Dracula. The movie is actually based on a play adaptation from 1924, which explains some of the changes they made.

Should you watch it? Yes, but not for the reasons you might think. The movie is very funny (not intentionally), great to watch with friends. It is also free to watch on the Internet Archive. It is still recognizably the story of Dracula, but a lot of the details have been changed, especially the characters, so beware of that if that bothers you.

↓ Character and Story Changes + notable moments under the keep reading. ↓

Character Changes: -Renfield takes up Jonathans role of the young solicitor traveling to Transylvania in the beginning of the movie. Until he is put under Draculas influence where goes back to his book version after that. Dwight Fryes performance as essentially both Jonathan and Renfield are both very entertaining. Like that man is giving 200%. -With Bela Lugosi starring as Dracula, this movie was definitely the starting point of the sexy-fication of the character. Even thought I think this Dracula has even worse social skills than his book counterpart. -Mina is actually Jack Seward’s daughter in the movie, I assume this change was made to explain why the main characters would be hanging around at the sanatorium. Personality wise she is a bit blander than her book counterpart, partially because she spents a good chunk of her screen time under Draculas influence. -John Harker (just John, not Jonathan in this version) has been definitely changed for the worse. They made him the sceptic that doesn’t understand what is going on and is constantly doubting Van Helsings advice. He feels a bit more like a douchy version of Arthur than Jonathan. -Like I said, Jack Seward is Mina’s father in this version and is the character in name only and in the fact that he owns a sanatorium. -Lucy (her surname has been changed to Weston) is a single girl since Arthur and Quincey don’t appear. She has a stronger interest in the macabre and has a small crush on Dracula (despite everything about him). -Van Helsing gets a lot of good lines in the movie, he seems a lot less eccentric, and Dracula remarks that he has heard of him. But he is not yet the badass expert vampire hunter later movies make of him. -The movie also added two prominent characters the sanitarium worker Martin the and nurse Briggs, which both serve as a kind of comic relief. Story Changes: -As far as I know this is the first time the female vampires (Draculas roommates) are referred to as his wives. -We get a lot more scenes from the point of view of Dracula -Dracula actually introduces himself to the main characters as their next door neighbour and casually comes over for conversation before they find out he’s a vampire -Lucy dies very shortly after being introduced, but the plotline of the gang trying to keep her alive was given to Mina instead - The ending is surprisingly anticlimactic. They find Dracula lying in his coffin in Carfax Abbey, Van Helsing kills him off-screen, while John looks for Mina. -Afterwards Van Helsing also says they should leave without him, they do and then the movie just ends

Notabel Moments: -The movie starts with Swan Lake out of all songs and then is dead silent when it comes to background music afterwards -The opossums and armadillos (classical Romanian wildlife)

-this GIANT BEE (totally not a normal sized Bee jerusalem cricket in a miniature coffin)

-The BATS!!! Oh my god the spirit halloween bats! The bat driving the carriage?! -the spirit halloween plastic spider on a string -”I never drink... wine.” is such an iconic line, that I was surprised it’s not from the book, this also goes for ”the strength of the vampire is that people will not believe in him” -The best scene in cinema history! I cant do it justice by explaining it, you’ll have to watch it yourself, it’s at 1:03:20

Next Up: Dracula (1958) starring Christopher Lee

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Chris: Macabre is a crime / horror film directed by William Castle and with the millionaire from Gilligan’s Island and Richard Kimble’s sister from The Fugitive, mostly creepy b/w graveyard scenes, about looking for a girl buried in a coffin running out of air, this would mainly be of interest to fans of the director, Watch: When Free.

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Horror movie picks by the decade (USA) The Essentials in Horror History

Phantom of the Opera (1925) - Lon Chaney's most iconic performance, based on the French novella, a suspenseful silent thriller and romance with a spectacular color sequence.

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Classic Universal sequel inspired by the Mary Shelly novel, with a touch of the macabre, drama and comedic relief, it showcases the James Wales' directorial mastery and set in motion the Universal monster horror machine.

Cat People (1942) - Val Lewton's horror debut, delivering horror and suspense through minimalism and suggestion, pioneering horror storytelling techniques for decades to come.

The Blob (1958) - charming 50's popcorn monster fest for the teenage audience; with a young Steve McQueen in the lead and the right blend of thrills and camp, it is more than enough to keep one entertained.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) - George Romero's independent masterpiece that broke new grounds and raised the flesh-eating dead into the mainstream media zingiest.

Halloween (1978) - John Carpenter's low-budget thriller that made Jamie Lee Curtis into the next scream-queen and popularized the slasher genre for the next generation of horror films.

Poltergeist (1982) - From producer Steven Spielberg, a quintessential 80's spectacle, balancing charm and unsettling horror in this awe-inspiring ghost tale for the ages. *Strobe Warning*

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - An unnerving crime thriller that delves into the psychological impetus of human killers and brought horror to the academy awards.

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October Movie Journal — Day 2, Part 2

Elvira’s Movie Macabre (2011): The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

Overall thoughts: Silly, schlocky black & white mad scientist monster movie. Wayyyy too much unnecessary dialogue in this one but had its fun moments. Ofc Elvira is always fun!!

Did I enjoy it: Yes

Would I recommend it: With Elvira, yes. Without Elvira, no.

Reminds me of: The Blob (1958), A Bucket of Blood (1959), Re-Animator (1985). I actually have not seen Frankenhooker yet but it seems like this movie has basically the same premise as Frankenhooker (1990)

Where I watched: Rented DVD from the library

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FROM THE B-MOVIE BADLANDS...

...images from the lost continent of cult films, b-movies and celluloid dreamscapes

Classic horror film promotional gimmicks

Gladys, tonight's main feature is The Attack Of The Oblong Beast From Dimension 13.

Yes Mr Hodges.

During the interval, you'll be required to smear yourself in blood, scream and execute any patron that does not have the correct change for a choc ice.*

It will be a pleasure Mr Hodges.

Macabre (1958) The Tingler (1959) House on Haunted Hill (1959) Psycho (1960) 13 Ghosts (1960) Homicidal (1961) Mister Sardonicus (1961) Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)

pics and info: www.fangoria.com

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Macabre (1958)

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La Morte

The sick child, 1896 | Edvard Munch (1863-1944, Norway)

Funerale bianco (White funeral), 1901 | Edoardo Berta (1867-1931, Italia)

Autoritratto macabro (macabre self-portrait), 1899 | Carlo Fornara (1871-1968, Italia)

Tombe romane (roman tombs), Concordia (Venice), 1887 | Filippo Franzoni (1857-1911, Switzerland)

Miseria, 1886 | Cristóbal Rojas (1857-1890, Venezuela)

Böcklin's grave, 1901-02 (Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe) | Ferdinand Keller (1876-1958, Germany)

The widow (detail), 1882-83 | Anders Zorn (1860-1920, Sweden)

L’adultera o La femme de Claude, 1877 (Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Torino) | Francesco Mosso (1848-1877, Italia)

The funeral of Shelley, 1889 | Louis Édouard Fournier (1857-1917, France)

La peine de mort | Félicien Rops (1833-1898, Belgium)

Funeral at sea (on the death of the painter David Wilkie), 1842 (Tate Gallery, London) | William Turner (1775-1851, England)

La mort de Marat, 1793 (Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles) | Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825, France)

Le jour des morts, 1859 (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux) | William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905, France)

Bradamante at Merlin's tomb, 1820 | Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1780-1850, France)

Death on the pale horse, 1865 | Gustave Doré (1832-1883, France)

 Il trionfo della morte, 1464 ca. (Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo) | Anonimo

Roman widow | Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882, England)

Cemetery in the moonlight, 1822 | Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869, Germany)

The plague, 1898 | Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901, Switzerland)

Ophelia, 1851-52 (Tate Britain, London) | John Everett Millais (1829-1996, England)

Grief, 1902 | Anna Ancher (1859-1935, Denmark)

The plague of pestilence, portfolio (two of seven etchings), 1920 | Stefan Eggeler (1894-1969, Austria)

The plague of pestilence, portfolio (three of seven etchings), 1920 | Stefan Eggeler (1894-1969, Austria)

Dr. Nicolaes Tulp's anatomy lesson, 1632 | Rembrandt (1606-1669, Netherlands)

La sepoltura del conte di Orgaz (El Entierro del conde de Orgaz), 1586 (Chiesa di Santo Tomé, Toledo) | El Greco (1541-1614, Greece)

Woman on her deathbed, 1883 (Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo) | Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890, Netherlands)

Princess Tarakanova, in the Peter and Paul Fortress at the time of the flood, 1864 | Konstantin Flavitsky (1830-1866, Russia)

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Georges Montalba [rumored to be Robert Hunter or Anton LaVey, head of the Church of Satan] at the Mighty Wurlitzer with Percussive Accompaniment. Recorded 1958.

Danse Macabre Mazurka From Masquerade March Fantasy In A Persian Market Theme From Scheherazade Ritual Fire Dance Polovtsian Dances

[bitter69uk]

On this day in show business history: House of Horror premiered on 9 October 1957 on Portland, Oregon TV station KPTV. Like Vampira (Maila Nurmi) before her and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson) afterwards, cadaverous cutie Tarantula Ghoul (real name: Suzanne Waldron, 1931 - 1982) provided campy comedic introductions to horror films as the macabre Morticia Addams-like hostess of the weekly TV show from 1957 to 1959. Sadly, not a single frame of footage of House of Horror survives, but backed by rock’n’roll band The Gravediggers, in 1958 Ghoul cut one immortal Halloween novelty single in her brief heyday: "Graveyard Rock" / "King Kong". Both songs are seasonal staples – crank ‘em up LOUD today!

[garethllane]

FILM LOG || April 2024

★★★★★ - Pandora's Mirror, Shaun Costello (1981) ★★★★★ - Zabriskie Point, Michelangelo Antonioni (1970) ★★★★★ - Night Tide, Curtis Harrington (1961) ★★★★☆ - Poltergeist, Tobe Hooper (1982) ★★★★☆ - Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Kenneth Anger (1954) ★★★★☆ - The Trip, Roger Corman (1967) ★★★★☆ - Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper (1969) ★★★★☆ - Eggshells, Tobe Hopper (1969) ★★★★☆ - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Tobe Hooper (1986) ★★★★☆ - I Drink Your Blood, David E. Durston (1971) ★★★★☆ - A Night to Dismember, Doris Wishman (1983) ★★★★☆ - Blood Rage, John Grissmer (1987) ★★★★☆ - Take Off, Armand Weston (1978) ★★★★☆ - Let Me Die a Woman, Doris Wishman (1978) ★★★★☆ - Spider Baby, Jack Hill (1967) ★★★★☆ - The Old Dark House, William Castle (1963) ★★★☆☆ - Death Spa, Michael Fischa (1988) ★★★☆☆ - The Associate, Donald Petrie (1996) ★★★☆☆ - Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Gus Van Sant (1993) ★★★☆☆ - Blue Sunshine, Jeff Lieberman (1977) ★★★☆☆ - Stardust Memories, Woody Allen (1980) ★★★☆☆ - Burglar, Hugh Wilson (1987) ★★★☆☆ - Salem's Lot, Tobe Hooper (1979) ★★★☆☆ - Lifeforce, Tobe Hooper (1985) ★★★☆☆ - For Ladies Only, Mel Damski (1981) ★★★☆☆ - Killer Workout, David A. Prior (1987) ★★★☆☆ - She-Man, Bob Clark (1967) ★★★☆☆ - Invaders from Mars, Tobe Hooper (1986) ★★★☆☆ - Eaten Alive, Tobe Hooper (1976) ★★★☆☆ - Wild in the Streets, Barry Shear ★★☆☆☆ - Queen of Blood, Curtis Harrington (1966) ★★☆☆☆ - Riot on the Sunset Strip, Arthur Dreifuss (1967) ★★☆☆☆ - Macabre, William Castle (1958)

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Macabre (1958)