Celluloid Terror

A look into the classic and modern Horror Film Genre.

''Underworld'' (''Selene'') (2003)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/underworld-selene-2003 18th Dec 2022 -  The Principle character of the series of ''Underworld'' Films (2003 to 2016), Selene (portrayed by Kate Beckinsale) was once a Human who lived i …

''Candyman'' (1993)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/candyman-1993 18th Dec 2022 -   Main antagonist of The ''Candyman'' Horror Movie Franchise of the 1990s, The Being known as ''Candyman'' first appeared in English Horror Write …

''Day of The Triffids'' (1963)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/day-of-the-triffids-1963 18th Dec 2022 -   A GREAT British Sci-Fi Horror Novel from 1951 (and later a 1963 Color Film), Day of The Triffids is a must see. Although in the Novel, The Trif …

''Them!'' (1954)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/them-1954 18th Dec 2022 -   The ultimate in cheesy American Horror Sci-Fi Classic films from the 1950s, this B -Movie from 1954 - Them! too, cashed in on the Atomic fears …

''The Wasp Woman'' (1959)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-wasp-woman-1959 18th Dec 2022 -   This is a GREAT B -Movie Horror fare from 1959. Filmed in B&W, Wasp Woman was made to cash in on the success of 20th Century Fox's film The …

''X, The Unknown'' (1957)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/x-the-unknown-1957 18th Dec 2022 -  A first foray into Horror Sci-Fi, British Hammer Studios produced this 1957 feature. A bit campy with regards to a real Monster, X (as it is cal …

''Twenty Million Miles to Earth'' (1957)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/twenty-million-miles-to-earth-1957 18th Dec 2022 - Another campy American B-Movie , this still Classic 1957 B&W gem was another of early Special Effect Wizard Ray Harryhausen (stop-motion technique …

''It, The Terror from Beyond Space'' (1958)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/it-the-terror-from-beyond-space-1958 18th Dec 2022 - 1958, B&W and a trip to Mars was all that was needed for this Classic piece of Horror Sci-Fi Schlock . The first US manned landing to The Red Plan …

''The Amazing Colossal Man'' (1957)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-amazing-colossal-man-1957 18th Dec 2022 -  Another campy (but interesting) B -Movie from 1957, The Colossal Man actual was popular enough to spawn several sequels (unusual for 1950s Low B …

''The Deadly Mantis'' (1957)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-deadly-mantis-1957 18th Dec 2022 -  The Authors personal favorite for 1950s B -Movie Monsters , 1957s The Deadly Mantis is a B&W Classic. Again set during America's fear of Nuc …

''The Giant Behemoth'' (1959)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-giant-behemoth-1959 18th Dec 2022 -  A 1959 British Horror/Sci-Fi B&W film, The Giant Behemoth is (or was), a prehistoric creature (40 feet tall and 60 feet long) looking like a …

''The Incredible Melting Man'' (1978)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-incredible-melting-man-1978 18th Dec 2022 -  Another Classic B -Movie Horror from 1978, the Color film The Incredible Melting Man has great (and gory) special effects (for the Period). Astr …