Before we go any further let’s get one thing straight, in this movie neither Abbott nor Costello meets Frankenstein as it’s the monster they actually meet and not the infamous doctor who bears the name, there, is everyone satisfied? That kind of thing may win you points at pub trivia but not here, so let…
Category: Reviews
Ghost Ship (2002) – Review
Dark Castle Entertainment’s first two releases were remakes of William Castle’s House on Haunted Hill and Thirteen Ghosts – which is where the studio took its name from – and though both of those films garnered fairly good reviews for their third outing they decided to go with an original story and moved the horror…
Death Ship (1980) – Review
“The Death Ship promises something for everyone, set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance,” well, maybe Alvin Rakoff’s aquatic horror film is a little light on romance but it does have something for everyone. The “Haunted Ship” genre is quite old, dating back to such stories as The Flying Dutchman and…
Thir13en Ghosts (2001) – Review
With the success of their remake of William Castle’s House on Haunted Hill Dark Castle Entertainment producers, Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver, decided to tackle Castle’s 1960s classic 13 Ghosts in what turned out to be one of the better examples of taking an original premise and then spinning it in a variety of different…
13 Ghosts (1960) – Review
When it comes to filmmakers William Castle will never be regarded as one of the best because even though his producing credits include the classic horror film Rosemary’s Baby he’s mostly known for low budgeted B-movies that relied on a variety of goofy gimmicks, such as “Emergo” a skeleton on wires that floated over the…