William Castle was Hollywood’s undisputed “King of Gimmicks,” who gave us “Emergo,” “Percepto,” “Illusion-o,” “The Coward’s Corner” and “The Fright Break.” Early in his career, he worked as an associate producer for legendary filmmaker Orson Welles. Castle gained a reputation for his unorthodox promotional techniques and his ability to bring film production in under budget. …
Look, I know Whitey Bulger was a despicable, violent killer. I know he was responsible for at least the 19 murders for which he was convicted, in addition to racketeering, drug dealing and money laundering. But it takes a special kind of evil to beat an 89-year old feeble, wheelchair-bound man to death with a …
Jet, was your father as bold as a Sergeant Major?
At fifteen years of age, Gail Gilmore joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in her native Canada. Later, she taught ballet for a time in upstate New York. For a whirlwind three years, Gail enjoyed a successful acting career. In a short time, she made appearances on the popular television series Mr. Novak, My Three Sons, Perry Mason and Wagon Train. …
Tomorrow is the final day of Inktober 2018 and finishing things off is poor Casey Becker, who has had just about enough of the taunts from her unknown caller in the 1996 horror/spoof Scream.
Ruth Gordon holds the distinction of being the only person to win an Oscar for playing a witch. When she accepted the award, at the age of 73, for her role as “Minnie Castevet” in Rosemary’s Baby, she said: “And thank all of you who voted for me, and to everyone who didn’t — please, …
As a young man, Boston Corbett began working in a hat factory in Troy, New York. He had regular exposure to mercury nitrate used in the production of felt. Boston showed signs of hallucinations, psychosis and twitching. After the death of his wife and child, he began drinking heavily. He was unable to hold a job until an …
It’s winding down to Week Four of Inktober 2018 and here’s Kathy Thorn shielding her young son Damien from the gift his nanny offers — all for him — the the 1976 film The Omen.
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still that is the time when ghosts are present practicing their terror with ghoulish delight!
As an elementary school student in her native Scotland, Mary Ure express an interest in acting. In her final year as a student at the Royal Albert Hall’s Central School of Speech and Drama, Mary was offered an opportunity to join the BBC’s Radio Drama Company. She declined. Instead she pursued a successful career on the London …
