Celluloid Terror

A look into the classic and modern Horror Film Genre.

''Horror Express'' (1972)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/horror-express-1972 19th Dec 2022 - Although often mistaken as a Hammer Films Production, 1972s ''Horror Express'' was actually a Spanish-British venture which meshed Horror and Sci-Fi q …

''Tales From The Crypt'' (1972)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/tales-from-the-crypt-1972 19th Dec 2022 -  Seen as the ''Grandfather'' – if not Film ''reboot'' of the classic American Horror graphic novels of the 1950s, ''Tales From The Crypt'' …

''Antrum'' (2018)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/antrum-2018 19th Dec 2022 -  A 2018 Horror Film, ''Antrum'' is a masterpiece of clever marketing and gimmicks which produced this unusual psychological piece. It is a ''Film …

''The Crooked Man'' (2016)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-crooked-man-2016 19th Dec 2022 -  Related (to a degree) to ''The Conjuring'' Franchise of Horror Films, ''The Crooked Man'' was a 2016 Horror Movie which featured a demonic Entit …

''Let's Scare Jessica to Death'' (1971)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/lets-scare-jessica-to-death-1971 19th Dec 2022 -  The much overlooked and under appreciated ‘’Let’s Scare Jessica To Death’’ was a quasi-independent 1971 Horror Fil …

''Beyond The Door'' (1974)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/beyond-the-door-1974 19th Dec 2022 -   A very strange Film from 1974 – ‘’Beyond The Door’’ shouldn’t have become the Cult Classic it did. Filmed a …

''The Exorcist'' (1973)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-exorcist-1973 19th Dec 2022 -  Warner Brothers 1973 classic and genre forming Film dealing with Demonic Possession, ''The Exorcist'' was based on the novel by William Peter Bl …

''Return of The Living Dead'' (1985)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/return-of-the-living-dead-1985 19th Dec 2022 -  Zombies (as we have seen) in film have undergone a long evolution. From the 1930s to 1968, ''They'' were often pale white humans, placed under a …

''The Unholy'' (1988)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-unholy-1988 19th Dec 2022 - 1988s ''The Unholy'' is typical 1980s Drive-In and late night Theater fare. Unlike most in the ''Demonic Possession'' genre popular since the 1970s, t …

''House of Dracula'' (1945)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/house-of-dracula-1945 19th Dec 2022 - Universal Studios 1945 Black & White  ''House of Dracula'' was the last ''outing'' for that Studio's ''Classic Monster Brand'', so well know …

''The Lodger'' (1944)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-lodger-1944 19th Dec 2022 - Based on a 1913 Novel, ''The Lodger'' has been filmed many times. It is perhaps the 1944 20th Century Fox Studios Production, which is perhaps the mos …

''The Wolfman'' (''Larry Talbot'') (1941)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-wolfman-larry-talbot-1941 19th Dec 2022 - The titular character of 1941s Universal Studios ''Classic Monster Brand'' – known as The Wolfman, Talbot was an American, with an often ''myste …