#vincent price
my favorite genre of villain is “vincent price having fun”
On April 5, 1973, Vincent Price ushered us into the… “Theatre of Blood!” This coal-black comedy features priceless Vincent as a ham who likes his critics well-cooked! Featuring a cast of distinguished British actors, Price picks ‘em off with methods ripped straight from the plays of Shakespeare. Witty, wild, and wicked, “Theatre of Blood” is Bard brutality at its barbaric best! The SLAY’s the thing!
On April 5, 1926, the incomparable Roger Corman was born! Without even a kernel of doubt, we proclaim that Corman is one of the most important figures in film history. The great man pioneered indie filmmaking, brought the works of several venerated foreign masters to the States, launched the careers of EVERYONE (Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, James Cameron, and Francis Ford Coppola are just a few of the graduates from the Corman Film School), and has produced/directed some of the most eXXXquisite genre movies that cinema has to offer. His Poe films are among the best Gothic thrillers in eXXXistence, skillfully marrying shock-show tactics with arthouse techniques. Corman’s best is divine, and his worst is just fine! The man is an absolute giant, and he will always be a true icon of the moving picture. Long live King Corman!
On March 8, 1964, “The Last Man on Earth” was not alone! Based on the seminal shocker by Richard Matheson, the film eXXXplores the ho-rror of isolation… and of mutant vampires, of CORPSE! The majestic Vincent Price received the rare opportunity to play the hero… or did he? Though far from perfect, “The Last Man on Earth” is a worthy adaptation of the novel with a few genuinely unnerving sequences. Plus, it essentially created the modern zombie film, and that’s pretty darn boss!
Ho-wdy, Ho-rror Ho-mies!
I ho-pe you’re hungry for ho-rror, because you’re invited to an evening of creep cuisine with the man who puts the “gore” in “gourmet,” Vincent Price! In this delectable deviation from “The Price of Fear” radio show, Ol’ Vinnie shares an anecdote regarding some unusual dining eXXXperiences. It doesn’t taste like chicken… and this one certainly isn’t for chickens! Savor the flavor of… “The Specialty of the House!”
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We’re just nutty about the great comedy duos: Abbott and Costello, Nichols and May, and, of CORPSE, Karloff and Price. In this dreadfully delightful skit from “The Red Skelton Hour,” Phibes and Frankenstein commit the most ghastly atrocity of their careers: a musical number. It’s a wonderful little tune that’s sure to raise the dead!
Check it out, Ho-rror Ho-mies:
Ho-wdy, Ho-rror Ho-mies!
The Price is F-right with this week’s groovy movie! Ever had your palm RED? Then let Vincent Price read your future in this sickly scream-story! It’s pure POE-try as Prince Vince tries to corrupt a young woman in a plague-ridden kingdom. Prepare for the scarlet scares of… “The Masque of the Red Death!”
Check it out, Ho-rror Ho-mies!
The Haunted Palace (1963)
w/Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., Debra Paget
‘Vincent Price plays the titular Charles Dexter Ward who, together with his lovely wife Ann, arrives at the spooky New England harbour village of Arkham in order to take possession of the family residence, the titular Haunted Palace, abandoned for a century or more. The villagers are all horrified because Ward is the spitting image of his evil ancestor, Joseph Curwen, who was burned at the stake exactly one hundred and ten years earlier for being the male equivalent of a witch.’ - sandrafirstruleoffilmclubharris
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