The wonderful Sir Christopher Lee ❤️ 🌹 ... #HorrorSky

Finally watched all of Nocturna (1979), after previously only skipping to John Carradine's Dracula scenes as it was his final performance as the Count, and I really thought it was a lot of fun. Basically it's just lot's of Nai Bonet twirling around to disco music but it's very likeable. #HorrorSky

Had a rather tatty #HorrorMovie double-bill last night consisting of Scars of Dracula followed by The Ape Man. I hadn't watched Scars of Dracula for years but wanted to catch it again from a different perspective as I'm now a huge fan of Patrick Troughton as Doctor Who. #HorrorSky #DoctorWho

It's funny how Michael Gough and Richard E. Grant appeared in famous adaptations of Dracula then both later played vampires in different version of The Little Vampire ... #HorrorSky #Vampires

OK, That's my interest in the Luc Besson Dracula sparked. I didn't bother with the 3rd Nosferatu and was going to pass on this too but after watching the trailer and looking at various stills there's enough there for me to pick it up in HMV next visit ... Yes. 🦇 #HorrorSky #Dracula #HorrorMovies

1927. 1935. 1992. #HorrorSky

Finally got around to watching The Terror of the Tongs from the #HammerHorror studio last night and actually enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. A nice script from Jimmy Sangster written around a set they'd already built for a TV pilot with some great performances and lush score. #HorrorSky

Bought this German Blu-ray of Scream thinking it would be the full-version but it turned out to be the same r-rated one that's out in the US, UK and worldwide streaming but I hadn't seen the film in over 20 years and I absolutely loved it all over again. I even jumped a couple of times. #HorrorSky

As well as having an admirer in Christopher Lee the Jack Palance Dracula was also the basis for the appearance of Dracula in the Marvel Tomb of Dracula series. #HorrorSky #Dracula #HorrorMovies ... 🧛🦇 ... The actor wanted to play Dracula because of Bela Lugosi ...

After having it on my "To Watch" pile for almost 2 decades I finally got around to Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) from the great Mario Bava at the weekend and my fudging goodness is was so incredibly lovely .. I adored it .. The most Gothic film I'd seen since Mark of the Vampire (1935) .. #HorrorSky

Of all the #Horror stars who complained about being trapped in the genre Christopher Lee & John Carradine were the most vocal. As much as I ❤️ Christopher Lee only John Carradine had any real right to moan as his career was going places until he started accepting horror roles. Lee had done nothing.

#ThrowbackThursday ... As BBC4 are showing the superior #Horror double-bill of The Wicker Man and Don't Look Down tonight today's throwback being the original BBC horror double-bill from 1977 which would become a regular season for BBC2 ...

Had a Don Sharp double-bill with Kiss of the Vampire and Witchcraft as my films of choice and it's incredible to think before Kiss he'd never even seen a #Horror film so to prepare he screened a few from the #HammerHoror studio. My goodness talk about being a fast learner. A brilliant director. 🦇

Over the weekend I re-watched & revaluated 2 #HammerHorror films my younger self had dismissed as plodding and dull: The Reptile and Phantom of the Opera. Phantom is really very lovely but not a #Horror film. The Reptile is talky but also super compelling. Both are excellent. But not for a kid. 🦇

My current #Gaming obsession is building up the marvellous Classic Skarlet on #MortalKombat mobile ... She's a wonderful character to play as and certainly one #Horror lovers will enjoy with her gory, bloody moves ... A great addition to the title ... 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 ... 🎮 ... ... ...

When it comes to films by former greats in decline I'd take Dario Argento's Dracula over John Carpenter's Vampires every time. At least that film is recognizable from the same hand that brought us several genre classics whereas Vampires is a dull, repetitive mess that's so badly written & acted too.

Last night I had a wonderfully bonkers Bela Lugosi Monogram double-bill re-watch with The Corpse Vanishes and Black Dragons ... Both huge fun and despite being down in the dumps poverty row productions they were influential ... Bela was a star for Monogram with many varied roles there ... #HorrorSky

#WerewolfWednesday: Licántropo. (1996) ... Easily the best of the Paul Naschy Daninsky movies ... Stylish, very nicely acted with some really lovely moments ... The effective make-up inspired by WereWolf of London ... Shame the series didn't end on this high ... I have the Spanish DVD ... #HorrorSky

With recent #Horror re-watches zombies have been my monster of choice with viewings of the Romero universe + Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things and Living Dead at Manchester Morgue but now I fancy a different movie that I've never seen with Pete Walker's Frightmare calling me for attention. 🧟

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺🌕 The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman. (1970) Direct sequel to Fury of the Wolf Man has Waldemar Daninsky brought back to life after the silver bullets fired in the previous film are removed by doctors. Easily the best movie Naschy made with the dull León Klimovsky. #HorrorSky

#WereWolfWednesday 🐺🌕 The Wolf Man (2010) Another Universal remake this was made with genuine affection for the subject but plagued with all kinds production troubles and followed by unfairly harsh reviews. Not perfect but it's perfectly enjoyable genre entertainment intended as a series. #HorrorSky

Day of the Dead (1985) and Land of the Dead (2005) were my 2 #Horror re-watches over the weekend as I'm revisiting the George A. Romero zombie universe and it remains the most brutal and intelligent place that's served the genre in it's long cinematic history. Truly outstanding stuff. #HorrorSky

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺🌕 The Mad Monster. (1942) ... George Zucco continues his #Horror sideline away from smaller roles in the majors and turns dear old Glenn Strange into a rampaging werewolf in this creepy PRC Wolf Man wannabe ... It's great fun for any open-minded genre fan ... #HorrorSky ...

#Horror re-watches over the weekend: The Mummy. (1932) Werewolf of London. (1935) Dawn of the Dead. (1978) The most I've enjoyed The Mummy, previously I'd considered it an overrated bore, but now I get it. The Werewolf of London is incredibly underrated IMO. Dawn of the Dead is sheer perfection.

#MondayMonster: Nosferatu/Count Dracula. Nosferatu. (1979) ... This 1st remake of the silent masterpiece officially has the names of the Stoker characters which the original had to avoid ... This visually magnificent film is complimented by a hauntingly beautiful score ... Dreamlike and Gothic ...

House of Dracula. (1945) .. If there's a #Horror movie from the vintage era that deserves more love from fans then it's this one .. A good script with a committed cast and a genuine creepy feel makes it a little gem for me .. John Carradine is simply magnificent as Dracula .. #HorrorSky ..

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺🌕: Howling VI: The Freaks. (1991) .. A massively improved follow-up which absolutely wipes the floor with all the previous abysmal sequels .. This franchise went into an immediate decline after such a powerful first instalment .. Howling VII: New Moon Rising is appallingly bad ..

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺🌕 Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). Lon Chaney Jr is absolutely brilliant here, even topping his iconic performance from The Wolf Man (1941). The rest of the cast are excellent too with Bela Lugosi's performance as the Monster making sense when aware of the cuts. #HorrorSky

Waxwork 2: Lost in Time. (1992) Massively improved sequel to Waxwork. Written and directed by Anthony Hickox who was a genuine #Horror fan himself and it truly shows here with some delightful references to the classics. Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat and Hellraiser 3 from Hickox are great too. 🦇

Dracula. (1979) My personal favourite of the many versions of the famous novel. Like the 1931 film(s) it's based on the stage version with the Lucy and Mina name swap. I think it has the best cast with many wonderful turns. Beautifully Gothic. A wonderful John Williams score. 💜 #HorrorSky 🦇

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺: La Casa del Terror. (1960) Lon Chaney Jr recreates his two most famous Universal Monster roles ~ One he loved, the other he despised. After a pretty decent 1950s which found Chaney Jr appearing in a number of classic Westerns the 1960s weren't so good for him. #HorrorSky

The Universal Draculas with dogs .... #HorrorSky #Dogs #Dracula #Universal #HorrorCommunity ... 🐶🐕🐩🐾

#MondayMonster: Kharis. (Universal) ... Lon Chaney Jr played Kharis in 3 of his 4 movies and thought audiences where crazy for paying their money to watch Mummy films but the character had a loyal following and has been referenced multiple times by genre fans turned writers/directors ... #HorrorSky

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺: The Beast and the Magic Sword. (1983) Despite being a good werewolf movie The Craving was a huge box office flop in Spain which almost sent Naschy's production company bankrupt but thankfully he was able to secure Japanese backing for this good-looking adventure. #HorrorSky

Dracula: Prince of Darkness. (1966) Slightly disappointing direct sequel to Dracula which Peter Cushing was surprised not to have been asked to appear in. He is certainly missed but Father Sandor is great fun. Jimmy Sangster confirmed he wrote no dialogue for Dracula. Another brilliant ending. 🧛

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺: The Monster Squad (1987) As well as violent modern #Horror movies the #1980s was also a fertile period for references to the genre's past and this magnificent updating for the classic monsters is probably the highlight of these tributes to the horror's of yesteryear. #HorrorSky

City of the Living Dead.(1980) Many say The Beyond is Fulci's best film but I consider this incredibly stylish outing his finest effort. Narrative incoherence is all part of the charm with European #Horror movies so just enjoy the wonderful Gothic atmosphere, teleporting zombies and gore. #HorrorSky

The Brides of Dracula. (1960) This classic Gothic fairy tail form the #HammerHorror studio had a complicated development with multiple rewrites. Some of the cut material ended up in Hammer's Kiss of the Vampire. This is very kinky stuff and in many ways better than the 1958 Dracula. #HorrorSky 🦇

Mark of the Vampire. (1935). After the massive controversy with Freaks MGM decided to self-censor this wonderfully creepy Gothic masterpiece and remove over 10 minutes of footage but despite that this is an absolute vintage #Horror classic with many moments of genuine beauty ... #HorrorSky 🦇

After all these decades it's still the Bela Lugosi versions of Count Dracula and the Frankenstein Monster that are most impersonated around the world. Boris Karloff's Monster might be the most famous but it's Lugosi's which is always copied with the outstretched arms and walk. #HorrorSky #Horror ⚡🦇

Given the date today's film is: Jason Goes to Hell (1993). A strong first Jason entry at his new home of New Line is a vast improvement over most of his Paramount sequels and makes an unofficial (due to copyright issues) connection to the Evil Dead series explaining Jason's resurrection. #HorrorSky

The Wolf Man was released #OnThisDay in 1941. This wonderful series gave Lon Chaney Jr the opportunity to show what a committed and talented actor he was in a role which played to his strengths as a performer. The only Universal #Horror character played exclusively by the same actor. #HorrorSky 🐺🌕

The Spider Woman Strikes Back. (1946) After the classic Monsters fell out of vouge Universal planned a #Horror cycle with the Spider Woman and Creeper as Rondo Hatton was popular with audiences ~ he isn't playing the Creeper here. Gale Sondergaard thought the actor was wearing Jack Pierce make-up.

#WerewolfWednesday 🐺: The Return of the Vampire (1943) Bela Lugosi was the first choice for the role of Dracula in both House films at Universal but was unavailable so here plays a genuine vampire for the second time. The talking and suited werewolf wasn't effective. Fantastic ending. #HorrorSky

The Blood Spattered Bride. (1972) A powerful version of Sheridan Le Fanu's classic Carmilla Gothic novella with a simply magnificent vampire played by an excellent Alexandra Bastedo ... The gory ending was heavily censored in England and the United States ... A real Euro #Horror highlight ...

El Gran Amor del Conde Drácula. (1973) After numerous werewolf outings Paul Naschy dons the cloak as the King Vampire in this striking Dracula film directed by the extremely talented Javier Aguirre who I wish Naschy had worked with more often instead of the dull León Klimovsky who dragged him down.

A selection of my very favourite incarnations of the female vampire ... It takes a special kind of performer to cut it as an effective vampire as some just look silly hamming it up whilst trying to keep their teeth in which many male actors are guilty of with a few notable exceptions ... #HorrorSky

El Vampiro. (1957) Whilst Germán Robles dresses like Bela Lugosi's Dracula complete with medallion, which Lugosi was the only Universal Dracula to wear, the film itself was modelled on Universal's Son of Dracula and turned Robles into a prolific portrayer of vampires with 7 outings in the cape. 🧛‍♂️🦇⚰️

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein. (1972) .. Dear Jesús Franco made this as an homage to James Whale which I just love .. It's certainly one of his strongest efforts with some very nice scenes .. It's totally bonkers sequel, The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein, is an absolute delight also .. #Horror ..

Despite it's stylish moments I've never taken to The Vampire Lovers or Ingrid Pitt as Carmilla/Mircalla as she just wasn't youthful looking enough + don't even get me started on Peter Cushing opening the curtains for her to let in the sun!. For me Lust for a Vampire is the much better film. #Horror