******UNDEAD SPOILERS!****** In January of 1975, an entertaining little thriller called “The Dead Don’t Die” aired on the ABC network, which was written by Robert Bloch (author of the 1959 novel “Psycho,” from which Hitchcock’s 1960 film was based) and directed by Curtis Harrington (“Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?”). Not to be confused with a more…
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The Paramount+ prequel “Apartment 7A” (2024) drops “Rosemary’s Baby” on its head…
******SATANIC SPOILERS!****** ParamountPlus has recently released a made-for-streaming movie called “Apartment 7A,” which is a prequel to 1968’s horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby.” This new prequel focuses on a minor character from the original who met her demise early on in that film, and whose experiences more or less mirror those of Rosemary Woodhouse herself. …
Retro-Musings: “The Thing With Two Heads” (1972) is a silly exploitation flick with something on its mind(s)…
*****TWO-FACED SPOILERS!****** 1972’s blaxploitation horror-comedy “The Thing With Two Heads” followed the release of earlier double-headed transplant/monster movies, including 1959’s “The Manster,” and 1971’s “The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant.” “Thing…” was created at the 1970s height of the blaxploitation-horror subgenre, which yielded such cult classics as the “Blacula” movies (1972/1973), 1973’s “Blackenstein,” and 1974’s “Abby” (a knockoff…