Category Archives: vampires

Black Sunday (1960)

Posted on November 30, 2020 by scarina

This week, during my mini-quarantine, I watched the Mario Bava classic Black Sunday from 1960. This was Bava’s first credited, feature-length film. It’s kind of like if a witch movie had a baby with a vampire movie. Apparently, Bava was … Continue reading →

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Posted in 1960's, classics, foreign, gothic horror, thriller, vampires, witchcraft | Tagged 1960s horror, barbara steele, black and white, cult classics, famous people like whoa, gothic horror, gothic horror movies, italian, italian horror, mario bava, vampires, witchcraft | 1 Comment

Maury the Miserable Vampire by Jeff Roland

Posted on July 9, 2019 by scarina

Scarina ventures into new territory…reviewing children’s books. Continue reading →

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Posted in 21st century, books, monsters, vampires | Tagged adamah vanarsdale, children's book, illustrated, jeff roland, maury the miserable vampire, vampires | Leave a comment

I Sell the Dead

Posted on March 5, 2015 by scarina

“I Sell the Dead” mixes horror and comedy like Reese’s mixes peanut butter and chocolate. Continue reading →

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Posted in 21st century, comedy, crime, monsters, vampires, zombies | Tagged famous people liek whoa, I Sell the Dead, vampires, zombies | 4 Comments

Prince Lestat

Posted on November 10, 2014 by scarina

After eleven long years, Anne Rice has written a new “Vampire Chronicles” novel. Continue reading →

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Posted in 21st century, books, things involving me, vampires | Tagged anne rice, dancing with leland palmer, famous people liek whoa, illustration, not edward cullen, prince lestat, vampires, where's my soul? | 4 Comments

Nosferatu (1922)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by scarina

What better way to resurrect a dead blog than with the silent vampire movie, “Nosferatu?” Continue reading →

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Posted in 1920's, famous movie monsters, foreign, vampires | Tagged foreign, german, nosferatu (1922), silent, vampires | 7 Comments

Messiah of Evil

Posted on May 21, 2014 by scarina

“Messiah of Evil” is one of the best reviewed movies I’ve watched from my Mill Creek “50 Chilling Classics” collection. It’s an interesting if incoherent story. Continue reading →

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Posted in 1970's, 50 chilling classics, cults, vampires, zombies | Tagged messiah of evil, scenes that make you go "What?", who am I here? | 1 Comment

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death

Posted on May 1, 2014 by scarina

“Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” has an awesome title but doesn’t really deliver on the scares. Continue reading →

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Posted in 1970's, ghosts, psychological, vampires | Tagged let's scare jessica to death, meh, scenes that make you go "What?", who am I here? | 5 Comments

Let the Right One In

Posted on September 16, 2013 by scarina

The 2008 Swedish movie “Let the Right One In” isn’t just an exceptional vampire movie, it’s an exceptional movie about alienation and love. Continue reading →

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Posted in 21st century, foreign, vampires | Tagged let the right one in, not edward cullen, swedish | 5 Comments

The Monster Squad

Posted on June 11, 2013 by scarina

I relive the eighties with the cult classic, “The Monster Squad.” Continue reading →

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Posted in 1980's, comedy, creatures, famous movie monsters, monsters, vampires | Tagged the monster squad | 13 Comments

The Lost Boys

Posted on June 3, 2013 by scarina

You know, I really fought my mom over watching “The Lost Boys.” She thought I’d really like it, I thought it would be stupid. I’m sorry, mom! Because this movie is one of my favorites. Continue reading →