The Last Drive In

06/12/2023

Coming up!

My interview with actress Beverly Washburn! and… From Glamour to Trauma: Deconstructing the Myth of Hag Cinema! This is your EverLovin Joey sayin’ See ya at the Snack Bar!

29/11/2023

The Dark Mirror (1946) In films such as The Dark Mirror and The Locket, the male psychiatrist is posited as an antidote to the bad female by being ‘’established as a detective figure whose principal function is to investigate and ultimately to eradicate ‘deviance’ (represented in these insta...

19/11/2023

Gloria Swanson at home in NYC
1965

09/11/2023

Marlene Dietrich and Anna May Wong are on that Shanghai Express!

‘’Dietrich is something that never existed before and may never exist again. That’s a woman.” -Maurice Chevalier ”A shaft of white light used properly can be far more effective than all the color in the world used indiscriminately.” 
– Josef von Sternberg – Fun in a Chinese Laundry...

30/10/2023

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Alien (1979) Invaders from Mars (1953) The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1962) Mad Love (1935) What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) The Undead (1957) Tarantula (1955) The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) Godzilla (1954) The Golem (1...

26/10/2023

Z Zombies of Mora Tau 1957 Zombies of Mora Tau 1957 directed by one of the masters of B-movie horrors, Edward L. Cahn, combines elements of horror, adventure, and mystery. The film stars Allison Hayes as Mona, Autumn Russell as good girl Jan, Gregg Palmer, Joel Ashley, Marjorie Eaton as the Grandmot...

26/10/2023

Who's the black private dick that's a s*x machine to all the chicks?
(Shaft)
You're damn right

While indelibly tied to the role that made him famous in 1971, he remained active for more than four decades afterward.

26/10/2023

Loss of an icon. Richard Roundtree dies at 81

Richard Roundtree, the movie star who originated the role of detective John Shaft in the blaxploitation classic, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer.

25/10/2023

Y Yongary 1967 Yongai directed by Ki-duk Kim is about Earthquakes in central Korea that turn out to be the work of Yongary, a prehistoric gasoline-eating reptile that soon goes on a rampage through Seoul. This is your EverLovin’ Joey Sayin’ Y fight it? Z is breathing down your neck as I write th...

24/10/2023

X X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 1963 Produced and directed by Roger Corman with a screenplay by Ray Russell and Robert Dillon, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes is a 1963 science fiction horror film that follows the story of Dr. James Xavier, played by Ray Milland, a brilliant scientist who develops ....

23/10/2023

W The Wasp Woman 1959 The Wasp Woman is a 1959 American science fiction horror film that has attained cult status over the years. It was a double-bill with Beast From Haunted Cave 1959, both directed by Roger Corman. The film’s central figure is the head of a cosmetics empire, Susan Cabot (In her ...

22/10/2023

V The Vampire and the Ballerina 1960 BLOOD-LUSTING FIEND WHO PREYS ON GIRLS! VAMPIRE-QUEEN WHO FEEDS ON LIFEBLOOD OF MEN! The Vampire and the Ballerina also known as “L’amante del vampiro,” is a 1960 Italian horror film directed by Renato Polselli. The film is notable for its blend of vampire ...

21/10/2023

U The Unknown 1927 LINK HERE: TO CHANEY BLOGATHON & my tribute to The Unknown A glimpse at The Lon Chaney Blogathon and some fantastic submissions HERE: The Unknown is a compelling 1927 silent horror film directed by Tod Browning, starring the great Lon Chaney in a memorable and transformative perfo...

20/10/2023

T Terror is a Man 1959 Terror Is a Man is a 1959 film directed by Gerardo de León and Eddie Romero. The film is a loose adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic novel “The Island of Dr. Moreau.” Set on a remote island in the Philippines, a shipwrecked survivor William Fitzgerald (Richard Derr) finds...

19/10/2023

S Supernatural 1933 Supernatural (1933) is directed by Victor Halperin and stars Carole Lombard as Roma Courtney, a young woman who finds herself entangled in a web of eerie supernatural events. After a strange encounter with a fortune-teller Madame Gourjan (Beryl Mercer), Roma’s life takes a dark...

18/10/2023

R The Raven 1935 Dr. Vollin ‘Your monstrous ugliness breeds monstrous hatred. Good! I can use your hate.’ The Raven is a 1935 classical American horror film directed by Lew Landers, and it features two iconic horror actors, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, in starring roles. This would be the seco...

17/10/2023

Q Queen of Blood 1966 Read my older piece on Queens of Blood HERE: Director Curtis Harrington became known in later years for his excursion into psychological ‘horror of personality’ films depicting broken people who commit frightful acts of violence and murder. Before that, he made a really col...

17/10/2023

With those captivating eyes and an underrated sensuality, there was no better witch than Angelique. So sad to hear that Lara Parker is gone.

Lara Parker, known for playing antagonist Angelique Bouchard in the "Dark Shadows" daytime serial, has died at 84.

16/10/2023

P Pharaoh’s Curse 1957 Pharaoh’s Curse is a 1957 American horror film directed by Lee Sholem (Tobor the Great and Superman and the Mole Men) Character actor George N Neise plays the obsessed archaeologist Robert Quentin as part of a team of American archaeologists who unwittingly awaken a three-...

15/10/2023

O Orlacs Haende – The Hands of Orlac 1924 The Hands of Orlac is a 1924 Austrian silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920). The movie is based on the novel “Les Mains d’Orlac” by Maurice Renard and is known for its early exploration of psychological horror...

14/10/2023

Beloved actress Piper Laurie passed at 91. A most underrated actress, having spent time with her I can say that she was as lovely a person in real life as she was on the screen. Don't let her provocative manifestation of Carrie White's mother drive your perception of her acting. Laurie was a serious, profoundly talented, and gracious woman.

Piper Laurie, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her roles in 'Carrie,' 'Twin Peaks,' and 'The Hustler,' has died. She was 91.

14/10/2023

N The Nightcomers 1971 The Nightcomers is an elegant Gothic 1971 British film directed by Michael Winner who was concerned about potential censorship in the UK because of the provocative nature of the s*x scenes. It serves as a prequel to Henry James’s classic novella “The Turn of the Screw” a...

13/10/2023

M The Mad Doctor of Market Street 1942 GENIUS – OR FIEND?… I’ll be the most important man to have ever walked the earth! Mad Doctor of Market Street is a lesser-known 1942 American horror film directed by Joseph H. Lewis (Gun Crazy 1950). A product of early ’40s horror, the film is unintenti...

12/10/2023

L The Leech Woman 1960 Men Were Her Prey For Eternal Youth! The Leech Woman is a 1960 American sci-fi/horror hybrid film, the tragic parable about the steep spiritual toll extracted in the relentless pursuit of immortality. directed by Edward Dein (Shack Out on 101 (1955) and Curse of the Undead 195...

11/10/2023

K Kronos 1957 “We have half of the equation; we can turn matter into energy. But up there, they have the second half; they can turn energy into matter.” Kronos is a film I’ll be talking about with more gusto for my series Keep Watching the Skies: The Year is 1957. Stay tuned! 🚀 Kronos … C...

11/10/2023

I am absolutely over the moon to share with all of you the exciting news that I have been honored by the Classic Movie Blog Association community with the 2023 CMBA Award for Best Classic Movie Series! 31 Flavors of Noir on the Fringe to Lure You In! There is nothing more important than standing …...

10/10/2023

J The Jungle Captive 1945 The Jungle Captive is a 1945 classic American B-movie horror film directed by Harold Young. The film is part of the Universal Pictures series of horror movies featuring iconic characters like the Mummy and Frankenstein’s Monster. In this installment, the story revolves ar...

09/10/2023

I I Married a Witch 1942 I Married a Witch is a 1942 romantic comedy fantasy directed by René Clair. The movie combines elements of witchcraft and romance in a lighthearted and whimsical tale. The story revolves around a 17th-century witch named Jennifer, played by Veronica Lake, and her father Dan...

08/10/2023

H Horrors of the Black Museum 1959 Horrors of the Black Museum is a 1959 British-American horror film directed by Arthur Crabtree (Fiend Without a Face 1958). Filmed in Hypno-Vista it was the first American International release to be in both color and CinemaScope. It is notable for its focus on gru...