Celluloid Terror

A look into the classic and modern Horror Film Genre.

''Diamajin'' (1966)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/diamajin-1966 18th Dec 2022 -  A really COOL movie from 1966 Japanese Toho Studios (who brought us the many Godzilla Films), Diamajin is a rare find that is highly recommended …

''Attack of The Killer Tomatoes'' (1979)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-1979 18th Dec 2022 -  WHO could not pass up this one. A VERY bad film ( D -Movie, if the scale went that low), but an instant Cult Classic in MANY places (unusually). …

''The Birds'' (1963)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-birds-1963 18th Dec 2022 -  An underrated but amazing scary film from 1963, The Birds was based on Daphne Du Mauier's same named 1952 Novel. Set on a rustic California Isla …

''The Beast with A Million Eyes'' (1956)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-beast-with-a-million-eyes-1956 18th Dec 2022 - The title of this 1956 B&W American-Made B -Movie (Low Budget), is somewhat misleading. As the story goes, an Alien life form crashes in The Ameri …

''The House on Haunted Hill'' (1957)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-house-on-haunted-hill-1957 18th Dec 2022 - Originally a 1957 William Castle (whom we've discussed earlier) production, he (as an ex-Carnival Show Owner), capitalized on cheap scare and thrill t …

''Poltergeist'' (1982)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/poltergeist-1982 18th Dec 2022 - Made in 1982 (with a recent remake, of course), this classic Horror film centers around a normal Family moving into their beautiful new home. Almost i …

''The Thing'' (1951)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-thing-1951 18th Dec 2022 -  The more iconic of films made (originally in 1951), that cashed in on the growing UFO sighting craze that was beginning to sweep America at the …

''Carrie'' (1976)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/carrie-1976 18th Dec 2022 -  Based on American Horror Writer Stephen King's Novel of the same name Carrie was a 1976 Horror Movie (with several remakes). Carrie centers arou …

''Friday The 13th'' (''Jason Voorhees'') (1980)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/friday-the-13th-jason-voorhees-1980 18th Dec 2022 -  Antagonist of the Friday The 13th Film franchise, the series began in 1980 as is considered the Grandfather of the Slasher/Splatter genre of Hor …

''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1923)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-1923 18th Dec 2022 - A 1831 Victor Hugo Novel, the story centers around an extremely deformed Bell Ringer named Quasimodo. His inability to interact with people due to his …

''Blade'' (1997)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/blade-1997 18th Dec 2022 -  Originally a 1973 Marvel Comic, Blade was developed as an Anti-Hero and was one of the first Black American Superheros/ The Comic messed both th …

''Halloween'' (''Michael Myers'') (1978)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/halloween-michael-myers-1978 18th Dec 2022 -  Another iconic Horror Film Monster , Michael Myers first debuted in John Carpenter's 1978 film Halloween . The subject of 8 films and several sp …