Derek Winnert

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The Monster Club * (1981, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Steel, Richard Johnson, Britt Ekland) – Classic Movie Review 7,724

Roy Ward Baker’s 1981 British portmanteau horror movie The Monster Club at least has the enormous distinction of starring Vincent Price, John Carradine and Donald Pleasence.  Director Roy Ward Baker’s 1981 British portmanteau horror movie The […]

Oct, 30

Vamp *** (1986, Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, Grace Jones, Billy Drago) – Classic Movie Review 6520

Writer-director Richard Wenk’s 1986 contemporary vampire tale adds lashings of gory humour to a fair quota of chills. Chris Makepeace and Robert Rusler star as college kids who go to a bar and hire a […]

Jan, 04

The Fall of the House of Usher [Revenge in the House of Usher] * (1983, Howard Vernon, Antonio Mayans, Lina Romay, Fata Morgana, Daniel White) – Classic Movie Review 6385

Jesús Franco [Jess Franco] acts as writer/ producer/ director/ musician and cameraman in his desperately cheap and muddled, but cheerful and good-looking 1983 Spanish film version of the Edgar Allan Poe story, originally called El Hundimiento […]

Dec, 10

Blood of the Vampire *** (1958, Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, Vincent Ball, Victor Maddern, Andrew Faulds) – Classic Movie Review 6266

Director Henry Cass’s lusty 1958 British horror movie stars Donald Wolfit as the anaemic mad scientist Dr Callistratus, who uses criminal inmates of his 1880 Transylvania insane asylum for his blood-typing research and transfusion experiments to replenish […]

Nov, 18

Dead Men Walk *** (1943, George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Dwight Frye, Nedrick Young) – Classic Movie Review 6132

Ah, a dead man returns for vengeance, excellent! George Zucco is on good form and is great fun in two roles as the vampire Elwyn Clayton, who comes back to life to kill his doctor […]

Oct, 23

Fright Night Part 2 ** (1988, Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lin, Julie Carmen) – Classic Movie Review 6093

William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, the teenager who had a vampire as his next-door neighbour in Fright Night (1985) for director Tommy Lee Wallace’s less fun 1988 sequel to the cult vampire comedy. And […]

Oct, 14

Fright Night **** (1985, Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall) – Classic Movie Review 6092

Chris Sarandon has apparently been taking lessons in smooth, polished bloodsucking from Christopher Lee for his performance as bloodsucker Jerry Dandrige, in this rousing, exceptionally good-humoured 1985 horror movie from writer-director Tom Holland. William Ragsdale plays […]

Oct, 14

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