In this terrible Irish-Swedish co-production, a young man visiting the Continent after the close of the Napoleonic Wars is drawn to a mysterious woman who is married to a strange man who may be a vampire — or is she? A slow pace, poor camerawork and lighting, and unappealing characters really drag down the movie, …
Tales from the Magician’s Skull, No. 5
Back in 2021, role-playing games publisher Goodman Games launched a new magazine focusing on sword and sorcery, a well-made and well-illustrated journal whose production values were very high, and whose contents were a good match for that quality. I recently received the latest issue, No. 5, and promptly read it this past week. I’m pleased …
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Earth vs the Spider (American International, 1958)
High school students, a teacher, and the sheriff end up fighting against a monstrous arachnid after one student’s father is killed by the giant creature. Initial success proves illusory, however, and more terror awaits the teens and the town. There’s nothing particularly distinctive about this creature feature, but it fills its short running time well …
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The Old Dark House (Universal, 1932)
There are strange doings at an old dark house where travelers are stranded for the night in the midst of a storm. Melvyn Douglas is fine as the lead, and if the romance that develops between his character and that of Lilian Bond seems rather rapid, they at least do appear to belong together. The …
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