‘Quatermass and the Pit’ at 60
❉ The enduring appeal of Nigel Kneale’s telefantasy masterpiece, which first aired 60 years ago this week
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After-Image: ‘Dracula’ (1958)
❉ In this occasional series we look at single images and the emotional and narrative weight they carry. First off: Peter Cushing as Van Helsing
‘We Are The Martians: The Legacy Of Nigel Kneale’ reviewed
❉ PS Publishing’s essay collection pays tribute to the Quatermass creator and ‘father of British TV drama’.
Robin Hardy, The Wicker Man and Folk Horror
❉ One year on from Robin Hardy’s death, we look back at his masterpiece – The Wicker Man – and its legacy.
The Vampire Lover: My First Taste of Dracula
❉ Fangs for the mammaries: The first time I tasted the blood of Dracula.
From the flipside: Oddities and forgotten gems of sixties British cinema
❉ Take a trip down some of the lesser-known, uncharted byways of sixties British cinema.
Arrow UK exclusive!: ‘City of the Dead’ Dual Format disc
❉ Christopher Lee stars in cult horror from Amicus founders Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg.
‘The Premature Burial’ (1962) revisited
❉ We revisit Ray Milland’s cult triptych: ‘Premature Burial’, ‘X-Ray: the Man With the X-Ray Eyes’,and ‘Panic in the Year Zero’.
Christopher Lee in ‘Jinnah’ (1998) reviewed
❉ An epic biopic about the life of the man who founded Pakistan, with a career-best performance by Sir Christopher Lee.
Late Night Double Feature: ‘Midnight Movie Monographs’
❉ We review the first two titles in this exciting new series, ‘Martin’ and ‘Theatre of Blood’.