Celluloid Terror

A look into the classic and modern Horror Film Genre.

''It Came from Beneath The Sea'' (1955)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/it-came-from-beneath-the-sea-1955 18th Dec 2022 - Special Effects Master of ''Stop Motion '' techniques Ray Harryhausen first feature, 1955s ''It Came From Beneath The Sea'' was typical 1950s Movie '' …

''Konga'' (1961)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/konga-1961 18th Dec 2022 - Everybody loves a ''Giant Ape'' Film. The 1930s US Film ''King Kong'' established the 'Big Beast'' Genre which is still present today. In England of 1 …

''Tarantula'' (1955)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/tarantula-1955 18th Dec 2022 - 1955's ''Tarantula'' is a Classic ''Giant Monster'' Film, which thrilled American audiences. Although classed a ''B-Movie'', it is still a staple in t …

''The Creeping Terror'' (1964)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-creeping-terror-1964 18th Dec 2022 - ''The Creeping Terror'' was a 1964 US Produced ''B-Film'' which rivals ''Plan Nine From Outer Space, as being one of the ''worst'' films ever made. Th …

''The Ghoul'' (1933)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-ghoul-1933 18th Dec 2022 - ''The Ghoul'' was a British 1933 Horror Film starring the immortal Boris Karloff. A classic, it would be released in 1934 in The US under Title of Uni …

''The Day The World Ended'' (1955)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-day-the-world-ended-1955 18th Dec 2022 - 1955... Black and White...Atomic War and Mutants...who could ask for more from this 1955 ''B-Movie'', ''The Day The World Ended'' (to include very che …

''Phantasm'' (''The Tall Man'') (1979)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/phantasm-the-tall-man-1979 18th Dec 2022 - The Antagonist of the ''Phantasm'' US Film franchise, The ''Tall Man'' made his creepy debut in the first ''Phantasm'' Horror Film of 1979. The Movie, …

''Dracula, Prince of Darkness'' (1966)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dracula-prince-of-darkness-1966 18th Dec 2022 - The 1966 British Hammer Film studios ''third'' Vampire Installment in their Movie Series (relating to or directly featuring The Count Dracula Characte …

''Dr. Cyclops'' (1940)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dr-cyclops-1940 18th Dec 2022 - A Classic ''Special Effects'' feature from 1940 ''Dr, Cyclops'' was a (then) rare outing filmed entirely in Technicolor. Expensive, The Studio hoped t …

''Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman'' (1943)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/frankenstein-meets-the-wolfman-1943 18th Dec 2022 - Seen as one of the most profitable of The American Universal Studio's ''Monster'' parings, the 1943 Black and White feature ''Frankenstein Meets The W …

''The Shining'' (1980)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-shining-1980 18th Dec 2022 -  Perhaps no more Classic ''Modern'' Horror can be offered than American Horror Writer Stephen King's Novel ''The Shining''. Written in 1977, it b …

''Dawn of The Dead'' (1978)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/dawn-of-the-dead-1978 18th Dec 2022 -  The Classic 1978 sequel to Zombie Master George Romero's ''Night of The Living Dead'' (which set the stage for the modern Zombie Film), ''Dawn o …