Category: Horror Films

The Boneyard (USA, 1991) Despite being an indiscriminately omnivorous horror fan, I had never even heard of The Boneyard until last year. I saw mention of it on someone else’s OHMC list, with a note saying…

The Seventh Victim (USA, 1943) Cinematic history is full of sad stories of what might have been. The recent documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune documents the glorious stillbirth of what could have been a defining cult classic. Orson Welles’ The…

Equinox (USA, 1970) I’ve mentioned elsewhere that the most unforgivable thing a horror film can be, in my opinion, is dull. Whatever other faults it may possess, Equinox is certainly not dull. It is clumsy and chaotic,…

The Witches (UK, 1966) I consider myself a Hammer fan. They were in their autumn years as a film studio when I was a child, but they were still contemporary enough to define my idea of what…