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Queen of Schlock! Actual Gothic Horror

Oh Hi! Yes, I’m back. I was going to continue my blogging break until the new year… but, a blog post, listing top 10 Gothic Horror movies, stirred something up. Ticked me off. Confused me.

I’m not going to post the article or any of the others I looked at afterwards {to see if they had similar entries — sadly, they mostly did}. This will only create an angry mob. You know torches, pitchforks, and all that jazz. This happens when you see a list that contains only a few actual Gothic Horror movies. Instead, I am going to list some of my all time favourite Gothic Horror movies.

{I included full movies when possible.}

As I mentioned, I’m confused by the other lists. I’m not an expert by any means, but… there were some very obvious choices that were omitted. How could they have missed most of Barbara Steele’s movies {one list has zero}, not included a single Hammer film… or any Italian, Spanish or Mexican movies? How? It leaves me wondering if they watched any of the movies or were paid to create a list and used what they googled. 😦

Below is a very small list of my all time favourite Gothic Horror movies. If I listed everything, I would need to create 100 parts to this blog post. Maybe in the near future, I will post some more.

Nightmare Castle (1965)

Castle of Blood (1964)

Premature Burial (1962)

Invasion of the Vampires (1963)

The Pit and The Pendulum (1964)

Terror in the Crypt (1964)

The Mask of Red Death (1964) Trailer

Black Sabbath (1963)

EVERY SINGLE HAMMER MOVIE EVER MADE! Not one single Top 10 list I read, had a Hammer movie as an entry! HOW? There are sooooo many of them!

We also can’t forget the original classics such as Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstien, Dracula, The Wolfman, White Zombie, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and The Bat. These should automatically be on everyone’s list. Yes, I know, I know, they can put what ever THEY want on their own lists, but… if you are making a top 10 list of Gothic Horror… maybe have more than three Gothic Horror movies on your list and do a little bit of fact checking.

What are some of your favourite Gothic Horror movies?

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Stay The Fuck Home Vincent Price Edition

There are three actors that I had major crushes on when I was younger. Harold Lloyd (silent film star), Jon Erik Hexum and Vincent Price. Yes, that sounds like a mixed bag, but they all had a uniqueness that had me crushing hard. I know… I know… you need more info than that.

Harold Lloyd had an adorable awkwardness about him. Watch any of his movies (Girl Shy, The Freshman or Why Worry) and you will get it. Jon Erik Hexum… his time travelling, swash buckling hero character of Phineas Bogg got my heart a pitter pattering. But Vincent, Vincent Price was this horror loving, spooky story girl favourite.

Vincent Price was not only the voice of many radio plays, he was a Film Noir star and a campy horror god! I’ve long been a fan of his horror movies and radio plays, but it wasn’t until recently that I have really gotten into his Film Noir movies. I highly recommend Shock!, Laura and The Long Night. Here is a link to some more of his well known Film Noir roles. Check them out, you won’t be disappointed. However, it’s his horror films that we know and love him for the most.

However, before I get to the horror stuff, I need to talk about the Vincent I remember from my childhood. If you are not Canadian you many not be as familiar with this as we are. There are box sets out there of the entire series, you need to go buy them. What am I talking about, well, The Hilarious House of Frightenstein of course! This show, along with the Addams Family were my favourite things to watch. They were dark, funny and I loved all of the characters. I also love that it is a Canadian show filmed in Hamilton.

Then comes The Last Man On Earth. This is still one of my favourite of his horror movies along with The House On Haunted Hill, The Witchfinder General, The House of Wax, The Pit and The Pendulum, The Bat, Theatre of Blood and The Fly. There are so many more, but this post will end up being really long!

Let’s not forget that Vincent also loved to cook! He and his wife Mary created a cookbook called A Treasury of Great Recipes! Oh how I would love to get my hands on a copy! My birthday is coming if anyone is looking for gift ideas!