Category: Movie Reviews
Movie Review: Phantom Ship (1935)
Here we are…the final Horror Movie Monday of 2024! Today we’re looking at a 1935 film called Phantom Ship (released as The Mystery of the Mary Celeste in the UK). Starring the great Bela Lugosi, this was one of Hammer Film Productions’ earliest offerings. It puts a murderous spin on the real life mystery of…
Movie Review: Torture Ship (1939)
Welcome back to Horror Movie Monday! Today’s film is 1939’s Torture Ship starring Lyle Talbot, Julie Bishop, and Irving Pichel. Directed by Victor Halperin, the film is rather short at just 64 minutes (and there are other cuts that are even shorter). The screenplay is “suggested” by the 1899 Jack London story “A Thousand Deaths.”…
Movie Review: Death Ship (1980)
It’s October, which means that spooky season is here! I figured it might be fun to review a few ship-based horror movies this month. I’m calling it Horror Movie Monday. First up is a somewhat obscure film starring George Kennedy and Richard Crenna: 1980’s Death Ship. Directed by Alvin Rakoff, the movie was based on…