CHAPTER XXI DR. SEWARD’S DIARY 3 October.—Let me put down with exactness all that happened, as well as I can remember it, since last I made an entry. Not a detail that I can recall must be forgotten; in all calmness I must proceed. When I came to Renfield’s room I found him lying on […]
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February
05
Suspense -“Two Sharp Knives”
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“Two Sharp Knives” was adapted from the short story of the same name by Dashiell Hammett, which was first published in Colliers, January 13,1934. Stories for Men: an Anthology (1944), also published the story. John Dickson Carr, a staple of the Suspense radio drama adapted this story for radio. As the story begins, early in the morning a […]
January
23
Color Me Blood Red (1965 Full Film)
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So what happens if your an obsessive-compulsive painter who really hates the color of his paints? Store bought paints just can’t get that natural color these days? Adam Sorge has the solution for you. Need that bright red color for your masterpiece? His solution…go on a killing rampage and harvest the natural colors he needs to […]
January
23
Dracula – “Chapter 20” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XX JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL 1 October, evening.—I found Thomas Snelling in his house at Bethnal Green, but unhappily he was not in a condition to remember anything. The very prospect of beer which my expected coming had opened to him had proved too much, and he had begun too early on his expected debauch. […]
January
23
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “The Origin”
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Imagine being able to watch a person’s memories like a television? Buck Rogers was ahead of it’s time when it first talked about this possibility. In this “Origin” episode of Buck Rogers, it gets quite technical with a ton of gobbly gook that a tech nerd will love. Such an experiment is performed on Buck […]
January
10
The Mad Magician (1954 Full Movie)
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It seems even Magicians are victims of copyright infringement. Don Gallico, played by legendary actor Vincent Price, dons the magician’s cape and devil curls to bring life into an early 3D film that Price is perfect for. During the unveiling of a new magic, trick lawyers show up with an injunction forbidding him from using the […]
January
10
“Dracula – Chapter 19” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XIX JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL 1 October, 5 a. m.—I went with the party to the search with an easy mind, for I think I never saw Mina so absolutely strong and well. I am so glad that she consented to hold back and let us men do the work. Somehow, it was a dread […]
January
10
“Courtesy” – X Minus One
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“This is the story of the second expedition to the planet of Landor. I’m recording it for any future expeditions which might land on this God forsaken sphere in the hope that they may learn from our tragic example. As I write there are two of us left – just two out of the original […]
January
09
The Ape Man (1943 Full Movie)
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Ever want to see Bela Lugosi in a rip off of the teen wolf outfit? Yeah, me neither but Bela Lugosi sure knows how to sell this role in The Ape Man! Starring legendary Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster and Henry Hall as Dr. Randall, two mad scientists who are set out in a scientific […]
January
09
“Dracula – Chapter 18” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XVIII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY 30 September.—I got home at five o’clock, and found that Godalming and Morris had not only arrived, but had already studied the transcript of the various diaries and letters which Harker and his wonderful wife had made and arranged. Harker had not yet returned from his visit to the carriers’ […]
January
09
“The Silent Hands” – Inner Sanctum Mystery
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Police reports of a woman in white are appearing around town on a murderous rampage! “The Silent Hands” – Inner Sanctum Mystery – May 13th, 1944
December
04
The Monster Walks (1932 Full Film)
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Ruth Earlton and her fiance Dr. Ted Carver are summoned to her father’s house on a dark and stormy night (of course). Upon arrival, they are informed that Ruth’s father has passed away and the family is gathered to read his last will and testament. Before the will is read the family takes the time […]
December
04
“Dracula – Chapter 17” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XVII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued WHEN we arrived at the Berkeley Hotel, Van Helsing found a telegram waiting for him:— “Am coming up by train. Jonathan at Whitby. Important news.—Mina Harker.” The Professor was delighted. “Ah, that wonderful Madam Mina,” he said, “pearl among women! She arrive, but I cannot stay. She must go to your […]
December
04
The Adventures of Superman – “Clark Kent Captured by The Wolf”
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“The Wolf” captures Clark Kent and redoubles his effort to make “The Silver Clipper” vanish! The Adventures of Superman – “Clark Kent Captured by The Wolf” – February 2nd, 1940
October
31
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 16” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XVI DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued IT was just a quarter before twelve o’clock when we got into the churchyard over the low wall. The night was dark with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky. We all kept somehow close together, with Van Helsing slightly in front […]
October
31
Halloween Edition: “Mercury Theater – Dracula”
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Requires no introduction! Everyone either remembers or have heard about the War of the Worlds scare that happened back in the 1930’s when Orson Wells rocked the country with his martian excursion into terror. But before that, he shocked the world with his portrayal of Dracula. To this day it is probably one of the best-produced […]
October
31
Halloween Edition: The Devil Rides Out (1968 Hammer Full Film)
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Every Halloween we all dress up as ghouls, ghosts, slashers, zombies, werewolves, & vampires. Something about our past keeps coming back each and every year to remind us of the one night a year that it’s okay to love being scared and to have fun with it. But who is the scariest monster of them […]
October
30
Halloween Edition: Horror of Dracula (1958 Hammer Full Film)
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You can’t have Halloween without one of it’s most iconic characters. The Dark Lord of the Vampires himself, Dracula! There are horror movies and then there are Hammer Horror movies. Sure you can pick up any old Dracula film and pretty much get the same story but you won’t get the polish and the enchantment […]
October
30
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 15” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XV DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued. FOR a while sheer anger mastered me; it was as if he had during her life struck Lucy on the face. I smote the table hard and rose up as I said to him:— “Dr. Van Helsing, are you mad?” He raised his head and looked at me, and somehow the […]
October
30
Halloween Edition: “The Vengeful Corpse” – Inner Sanctum Mystery
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In a small hillside New England cemetery, a chill evening wind stirs the leaves and a blood red moon clings to the branches with grotesque fingers touching the faded headstones with their eerie light. The frail drawn faced young woman sits on an old stone bench listening acutely to the rustling of the branches as […]
October
24
Halloween Edition: “Blood of Dracula” (Full Movie)
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Nancy Perkins (Sandra Harrison) is enrolled in a private school after her father marries a bitch of step-mother she is now trapped in a school complete with mean bully women who make Nancy’s life a living hell in her new home. To build her confidence she undergoes hypnosis but is turned into a vampire! Time […]
October
24
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 14” – By Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XIV MINA HARKER’S JOURNAL 23 September.—Jonathan is better after a bad night. I am so glad that he has plenty of work to do, for that keeps his mind off the terrible things; and oh, I am rejoiced that he is not now weighed down with the responsibility of his new position. I knew […]
October
24
Halloween Edition: “Whence Came You?” – Quiet, Please
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An archaeologist is being tailed by a mysterious woman of almost supernatural beauty. He moves through the streets of Cairo in an attempt to unearth an ancient and terrible horror. Quiet, Please isn’t as prolific as other radio drams in terms of pure horror, however, this episode is a masterpiece in using all the well-known […]
October
19
Halloween Edition: The Corpse Vanishes (1942 Full Film)
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Orchids are often sent to weddings. However, not when a mad scientist sends them to a young bride that appears to kill her! When in actuality she was placed in suspended animation where the mad scientist (played by legendary Bela Lugosi) steals her body. Why? To steal her glandular fluid of course! Everyone knows that glandular […]
October
19
Halloween Edition: Escape – “How Love Came to Professor Guildea”
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Professor Guildea is probably one of the most intelligent people on the planet. He calculates that the human penchant for Love is a weakness. However, something non-human decides to fall in love with him and becomes obsessed. This episode of Escape is one our personal favorites in the series. Escape – “How Love Came to […]
October
19
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 13
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CHAPTER XIII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued. THE funeral was arranged for the next succeeding day, so that Lucy and her mother might be buried together. I attended to all the ghastly formalities, and the urbane undertaker proved that his staff were afflicted—or blessed—with something of his own obsequious suavity. Even the woman who performed the last offices […]
October
18
Halloween Edition: Shark Night (2011 Full Movie)
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A group of college undergrads decides to get away from it all so they venture to their friend’s vacation home that sets upon a private lake. However, the fun is interrupted when Mike loses his arm to seemingly random shark attack! When they try to escape the island it becomes very clear that the sharks […]
October
18
Halloween Edition: Escape “Evening Primrose”
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“You are groping in the midnight dimness of a gigantic department store and suddenly you realize that you are not alone, but a hundred eyes are glaring at you from the shadows and a hundred hands are reaching for your throat and your most urgent desire is to … escape!” Escape – “Evening Primrose” November 5, […]
October
18
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 12” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER XII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY 18 September.—I drove at once to Hillingham and arrived early. Keeping my cab at the gate, I went up the avenue alone. I knocked gently and rang as quietly as possible, for I feared to disturb Lucy or her mother, and hoped to only bring a servant to the door. […]
October
17
Halloween Edition: The Crazies (2010 Full Movie)
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Who says nothing ever happens in Iowa? I mean, one day you’re at a baseball game watching the kids have fun then the next thing you know the town drunk shows up with a shotgun and you’re forced to bring him down. Lot’s of paperwork I’m sure but who has time for that when the […]
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