Monthly Archives: August 2011

Blood of the Vines: VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Danny

Randy treks into the Valley of the Dolls and brings plenty of provisions with him.

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New at TFH: David DeCoteau on BEYOND THE DOOR

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Danny

Step inside if you dare.

Ovidio Assonitis (credited as Oliver Hellman) directed this popular Exorcist rip-off, which inspired an unsuccessful lawsuit from Warner Bros. An open season of further Exorcist copies followed at home and abroad, but this was the trailblazer. Pregnant Juliet Mills alarms hubby Richard Johnson when she’s possessed by a projectile-vomiting demon. It was successful enough to inspire distributors to give otherwise unrelated films release titles like Beyond the Door II and Beyond the Door III–although the original Italian title was Chi Sei? (Who Are You?).

Click here to watch the trailer.

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Stills We Love: [Mystery Still...]

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Danny

Where could this mesmerizing photo come from?

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Watch: John Landis Explains Why We Need Monsters!

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Danny

Why do we need monsters in the movies? John Landis explains.

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New at TFH: Mark Goldblatt on CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Danny

Mark Goldblatt! (Also, Lucio Fulci.)

Also known as The Gates of Hell (among other titles), this gruesome entry is the first of a loose Lucio Fulci trilogy including The Beyond and The House By the Cemetery. When the Gates of Hell are opened, hordes of ravenous levitating zombies are unleashed and reporter Christopher George has to travel to Lovecraft’s Dunwich to close the portal before All Saint’s Day. Ace editor and sometimes director Mark Goldblatt makes his Trailer from Hell debut.