October 2024 Spooky Mini Movie Reviews: Week 3

[@Weiselberry]

0:56 That's Richard Johnson, not Richard English. Don't know where that came from...

[@uknown1100]

Johnny English in your mind for some reason, haha

[@johnpjones182]

Of the excellent 1963 chiller "The Haunting". He's also in an arty Italian pic "The Witch" ('66) with gorgeous Rosanna Schiaffino. That one's more enigmatic than spooky.

[@Weiselberry]

@@johnpjones182 Yes, I would say he's most known for The Haunting.

[@Weiselberry]

@@uknown1100 I suspect I was thinking about how it was an Italian movie with a few veteran Americans and an Englishman. I wanted to double-check that he actually was English and I ended up saying that was his name instead. It's silly how the brain works sometimes.

[@richardenglish2195]

Did someone say my name?

[@WatchitforDays]

Thank you for sharing, as always! I've been going through your backlog of reviews while doing daily cooking and cleaning and you've just been such an enjoyable listen 🎬

[@Weiselberry]

Thank you!

[@splifftachyon4420]

I had forgotten about The Uninvited, until you reminded me of it. I saw it as a kid when by they screened it at my grade school as a special event for Halloween! I love when old memories like that resurface, so thank you for that. Now I will definitely have to watch it again!

[@rsacchi100]

A good mix of classics and ones not so well known. I remember reading in a museum exhibit about Texas Rangers that they sent one in Texarkana to investigate and the killings stopped.

[@411curt]

I saw "The Mummy" at a kiddie matinee back in the 1960s. I remember that print was beautiful and the colors popped off the screen. The intense colors, when Yvonne Furneaux's Ananka was shown after she was prepared for burial, elicited gasps of awe from the usually rowdy young crowd.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

It is for me still the best of the classic Hammer films, along with The Brides of Dracula (1960). I'd say this was the peak period.

[@niallboyle5211]

'The Uninvited' - A lovely choice. Thanks for the reminder. I must rewatch it. Happy Halloween Ms. W. to you and your folks.

[@susanmctavish6639]

Just love a story with an old seaside house like the Uninvited. Wish I could have that for real.

[@stoakland24]

Funniest use of “(fog)” as a subtitle ever. 😂

[@someguy9496]

Just wanted to say I really like your style, it’s really old school, it reminds me of old KZbin. A lot of videos on KZbin are overproduced and lose the personal connection that was unique to KZbin, but your videos dont suffer this issue. Keep up the good work, this type of content is what this site needs.

[@Weiselberry]

Thank you!

[@Sawlon]

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman was my favorite!!! I remember seeing it on Hollywood Special at 11:00 as a kid in the 60s! I bought the DVD classic horror movies with the cool three busts Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein.

[@Ned_of_the_Hill]

Dear Ms Weiselberry, This was an eclectic selection of films. The comic relief cop in "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" was also the director of the movie, Charles B. Pierce. He wrote and directed two of the Boggy Creek movies, and is reported to have worked on the script for "Sudden Impact" (1983). This past week I've watched: "Europa Report" (2013) "The Invisible Man" (1933) "One Million Years BC" (1966) "Countess Dracula" (1972) "Bride of the Monster" (1956)

[@Weiselberry]

Oh, I didn't know that! That's pretty funny. Sounds like you've had some good viewing!

[@alandhopewell]

I love the shirt, too.

[@sams5963]

So good to see you as always. It's only been a week but seems longer. I watched Horror of Dracula today, and I saw The Uninvited earlier this year. I think. I've always enjoyed Ray Miland. Have a great week. ❤️🌸♥️🌸🌸

[@ronnieburton7157]

Wow, I also love your Mechagodzilla tee shirt! As I once said, a girl who likes Godzilla films is a 👂 and wonderful treasure! Thanks, Jerome, for another great video! I haven't recommended any more videos because I feel bad about the Monster a Go Go debacle.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the shirt and the video. And please don't feel bad about Monster a Go-Go! It made for a very fun video. :)

[@ronnieburton7157]

@@Weiselberry Thanks! I must have hit a wrong key because I meant to say "rare and wonderful treasure".

[@andya9050]

Uninvited is amazing … best haunted house movie

[@johnw706]

Many thanks for giving me a few more to watch . I’m not sure if you have seen , or reviewed , this one before , but I would recommend Black Christmas . Make sure it’s the version from the 70s , that was filmed around the University of Toronto . My apologies if you have already covered this one before . Thanks !

[@briggscharleton6139]

I love Island of the Fishmen. Sergio Martino was a fantastic director. I used to hitchhike all the time in the 70s. The golden age of TV movie schlock.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I watched the TV movie Night Terror (1977) recently, poor Valerie Harper out driving being menaced on the road by killer Richard Romanus. Incidentally, this thread has a lot of Cloris Leachman related titles, Harper and her of course co-starred on the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

[@ErrolConner-p8p]

I grew up on “ Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman “ I always thought the beginning was the greatest. Used to watch the hospital transformation scene in slow motion to see the cross fades and Jack Pierce’s great werewolf make up.” The Uninvited “ was a great atmospheric ghost story on so many levels.Great acting from Milland, Hussey, Russel, and Donald Crisp. Also future “ Alfred “ Alan Napier and Actress/Model Elizabeth Russell posed for the ghost of Mary Meredith. Victor Young’s “ Stella by Starlight “ would become a standard played on the radio for years. That same year (1944 ) Elizabeth Russell would co-star with Lon Chaney Jr. in Universals’ Innner Sanctum Mystery; Weird Woman. Thanks for list number 3.Great job Jerome.

[@ChristopherElli-cc1ly]

Frankenstein meets the Wolfman. One of my favorite Universal horror movies. I can't watch it without hearing my my dad say "He wants his ring back" when the grave robbers break in to the Talbot crypt. And my mom loved Maria Ouspenskyapa. It's just so much fun.

[@AJBell-dh6ry]

I rewatched The Uninvited the other day. Love that movie. Milland and Hussey are both hilarious.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

You don't need to worry if the films are all dogs, Miss Weiselberry, we also need to know what to avoid as well as what to search out.

[@D.A.B-w7n]

Love it! Never heard of The Town that Dreaded Sundown. As I dislike slashers as well, that’s probably why but, I love the idea of a slasher with no slashing. Thanks again, you are an inspiration.

[@postercereal3654]

Thanks for the reviews. Have a Happy Halloween, JW!

[@winterburden]

Thanks for these neat spooky reviews!

[@swissarmytenor]

My 2 favorite "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" moments: Dennis Hoey saying, "With his teeth???" after being told how Talbot got out of his straight jacket. Chaney's reaction when the Festival performer sings, "And may they live ETERNALLY!"

[@goregrindisthebestgenre]

Probably your best selection of spooky films this month.

[@Berkner80]

Just saw The Mummy again tonight after seeing it years ago, really liked it. Love your new hairdo but you look really nice with long hair also.

[@wmbriggz]

Cameron Mitchell looked him up and could not believe how many movies he’s been in … one of the favorites that I remember is with Jack Nichols 1966 ride in the whirlwind…

[@wesc6755]

I love that shirt. Yeah, it's hard to be scared when the protagonist is just plain dumb. It deflates all the tension because the solution to their problem is "Um... try not doing that." Have a fun spooky Halloween!

[@davidfrost779]

R.I.P . Yvonne Furneaux. She of course was also in Repulsion (1965)

[@Hum0ng0us]

Man, I love those Universal Horrors...

[@sumo0172]

Thank you for sharing this video. I love The Creature From The Black Lagoon too. I also agree despite what critics some say, Pontypool is overrated. I'm glad you switched mid way through the video. I could literally feel the energy change. I hope yall have Happy Halloween!

[@Ruby_Kang]

The Uninvited is a wonderful movie. I like the unusual mix of light-hearted, heartwarming and highly effective spooky scenes, all in harmonious balance. It also has an intriguing plot and beautiful cinematography. The three main leads are great but my favourite character/performance is the quirky and slightly unhinged Miss Holloway, played by Cornelia Otis Skinner (I love how she delivers her final speech). I too was left a little confused on first viewing as there is a lot of information to take in during the second half. How it all fits together became much clearer on second and subsequent viewings. Btw, Ray Milland reminds me of Cary Grant in this movie. I could imagine him playing the part in similar fashion. I'm not a Hammer Horror fan but I once saw Christopher Lee in the HMV store in Piccadilly Circus, London. This was sometime in the 90s. I only walked in to get out of the rain. Crowds of people were queuing up inside, there were Dracula posters propped up everywhere, then Christopher Lee suddenly walked out to greet them. I was astonished by how tall he was, he was like a giant. He was also the perfect gentleman, talking very intimately with the crowd. I was very impressed by how he conducted himself in presentation and his interaction with the people. He was informative, deeply humble and sincerely grateful to the fans there. ps. Cool T-shirt!

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Great reviews, I particularly liked some of your revisits, "The Uninvited" which I think is a great atmospheric film with great lighting and cinematography throughout, and "The Mummy" from Hammer studios, I think that the leads in this from both Christopher Lee as the titular character and Peter Cushing are excellent, I also think this is one of their best. Have you seen the fourth Hammer 'Mummy' film, "Blood from The Mummy's Tomb"? I like this later entry in the franchise, it's set in the present day of its filming, which was distracting in some 'Hammer' films but not in this fortunately. Like you, I mainly prefer the earlier 'Hammer' films with a few exceptions, another being, "Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde", which I thought was a novel take on the Robert Louis Stevenson story, 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. Have you seen and or reviewed, "The Innocents" from 1961? A film which I think gets overlooked these days, it also helped in inspiring, "The Others" from 2001 and was cited by Guillermo del Toro as an influence for his 2015 film "Crimson Peak", if not I highly recommend this superb film.

[@tonydeluna8095]

Happy early Halloween Jerome! Hope your weekend is going well!

[@Sawlon]

YES!!!

[@missioncodez]

Ahhh, '80's video rental store bliss: Seeing the Embassy *Screamers* VHS box on the shelf, with the grisly cover art and the infamous tagline _"They're men turned inside out! And worse...they're still alive!"_

[@Weiselberry]

Haha, yes, I came across that poster. Funny, I didn't see anything like THAT in the movie. :D

[@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855]

Happy Sunday :) That thumbnail is hilarious hahaha, I Just left the comment section to look at it again hahaha. You’ve had some great thumbnails and this one is now amongst those, it’s great! Strangely I’ve rewatched Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The Uninvited and The Mummy (1959) in the last three weeks, yup. I’ve also rewatched two other Universal Monster films and two Hammer films in the last month, The Mummy’s Tomb, The Invisible Man Returns, Dracula : Prince of Darkness and The Curse of Frankenstein, they were all airing on television and Dracula (1958) is on tonight so I’ll rewatch that too or record it, it started at 10:30 and ends at 12 so it maybe a bit late, Fiend Without a Face was on before it and started at 9 lol, I just checked listings to see if there’s a Hammer film airing next week and it’s The Mummy again. I was shopping online a couple of days ago for a birthday gift for my sister and became distracted looking at lobby card movie posters and saw one for Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and added it to my basket because I’d just rewatched it but then thought do I want this? I like the film a lot but do I want a poster of it? It’s not The Creature or The Invisible Man or even the original Wolf Man, will I buy it? I removed it from my basket and then saw that you had reviewed it again so I changed my mind and ordered it and a frame figuring it was probably a sign hahaha. They have a great Mummy one also, it’s a still of the moment the archaeologist Norton first sees the mummy and starts laughing maniacally, great moment but do I want that moment hanging on my wall? probably not. The Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man poster is a bit more wacky and fun and a little less creepy, I’ll use it as a place holder until I find a great Creature poster. The Mummy is probably my favourite Hammer film too for the reasons you’ve mentioned, plus I’ve always preferred Bela Lugosi over Christopher as Dracula, I like Karloff as The Mummy but think Lee does add something, a little more soul maybe? Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a lot of fun but I agree with your assessment of Lugosi’s monster, it’s not great and the makeup just doesn’t look right, Karloff’s face just works, they should’ve approached Raymond Massey lol. The Uninvited has aired a couple of times during October and it’s a really good film, it has a production quality not usually given to films of its genre, acting, direction, writing and it’s photographed beautifully. For whatever reason I never think of this film when Ray Milland is mentioned. I’m unsure if I’ve seen The Town that Dreaded Sundown before so I’ll watch it tomorrow, it looks really creepy and reminds a little of The Strangers (2008) maybe it’s just the mask. I think you may have mentioned the film before and if you have I’ve probably watched it. Pontypool is another film that looks really familiar, I was convinced I had watched you review it before but I must’ve seen some of it on TV, maybe I saw it on TV and mentioned it in a comment. Thank goodness for your movie directory or I’d be endlessly confused lol, ( you’ve already added The Town That Dreaded Sundown to the directory, amazing! :) bad or wacky movies like Pontypool can blend into each other, I watched another iffy film this morning titled The Crater Lake Monster (1977) it’s about a Loch Ness type monster that attacks a town, attacks is a bit of a stretch, it was stop-motion and looked okay at times but the end battle and the film’s conclusion made me regret watching it. I also saw Ghostbusters Frozen Empire today and it was okay, entertaining enough but will probably be forgotten after a couple of weeks. I watched a true crime film during the week titled Woman of the Hour and it was very good, the true story it’s based on is absolutely crazy. I may give Island of the Fishmen and Hitchhike a miss but maybe they’ll appear on TV someday and I’ll give them a try. Sounds like the woman in Hitchhike should’ve driven the hitchhiker to the island of the fishmen lol. Another fun Halloween selection and the switch up was very funny, the mechagodzilla shirt is awesome. ~ Thank you Ms Weiselberry ~

[@Weiselberry]

Haha, I'm glad you got a kick out of the thumbnail! At first I was just going to go with the picture on the left (red shirt). If I film across multiple days, I tend to use a thumbnail from the first day, and that was the best of the bunch. But the difference between the first and second session was so prominent that I got this goofy idea. :) Tis the season for Hammer horror films to be on TV! How neat that you'd just rewatched a few of these movies yourself. Those original Universal monster posters feature pretty iconic artwork (especially Frankenstein, Dracula, Invisible Man, and the Creature), but while the sequel movie posters don't stand out as much, I'd say Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is the coolest poster of that bunch, so I think you made a decent acquisition. I saw an ad for Woman of the Hour and wondered if it was based on what I thought it was based on. I'm a little surprised it's taken them this long to make a movie about it, but it does look interesting. I might have heard of The Crater Lake Monster. Sounds like it's one to avoid, ha. *Definitely* drop the guy off on the island of the fishmen! LOL Thank you, and thanks for sharing your thoughts on these movies! :)

[@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855]

@@Weiselberry Your thumbnail was a great choice, it’s so funny haha, it has a touch of Jerry Lewis to it. Tis indeed the season for Hammer films on TV, might say…..it’s obvious what’s coming……it’s Hammer time 🕺🏻:D There’s a new documentary airing here on Thursday titled Hammer : Heroes, Legends and Monsters and it has contributions from Tim Burton, Joe Dante and others. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIDOmoJqrL18d8Usi=MDVq4OY0GbIRKYay I went down a KZbin rabbit hole after watching Woman of the Hour :0 I had never heard of this story before hearing about the film and it’s horrifying. I’ll wait a couple of days to wish you a Happy Halloween, can you say it early? it’s really a one day thing although shops have made it a two month thing, it starts in mid-September now. If you wish someone a happy day could it be a good thing to put your wish out in the atmosphere early so there’s more time for your wish to be heard and manifest🤔 Overthinking about the oddest stuff, I’ll just say it on Halloween lol. ~ Thank you again Ms Weiselberry ~

[@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855]

@@WeiselberryHappy Halloween. :)

[@Weiselberry]

@bartolomeuomacduibheamhnad6855 There you go, haha. Happy Halloween!

[@rickcantrell5302]

Hi, JW! I appreciate you featuring a bunch of movies I don't want to see this time. I don't really like to watch the really scary movies anymore! However, I did notice that the amazing trifecta of early Hammer Horror are all on sale for $4.95 on Prime. I can watch them if I only watch in the mornings. I got'em all, plus the Mechagodzilla tee shirt (in Navy Blue). Thanks for sharing your October-y thoughts.

[@Ravenscroft82]

Nice batch of reviews! The Town that Dreaded Sundown stands out for that awful, but effective, trombone scene. It did kind of depress me overall, though. Frankenstein meets the Wolfman is a seasonal favorite. Poor Larry; at least he kinda gets to be a hero at the end. You likely know that the monster was originally written as being blind from the previous film, so that's why Bela's gait has the outstretched limbs, etc. His evil smile when he gets re-energized is very chilling, though. At any rate, Happy Halloween and thanks!

[@donkelley7407]

Hi J. Interesting batch of reviews, and I liked the 'recalculating' changeup halfway through. You seemed a bit happier after that point, so well done. Also, congrats on the new tee shirt, looks great. I haven't seen Uninvited but the lighting and atmosphere remind me of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, which I've always liked. Will check out yours as well. Also the Wolfman one, if I can. Takes me back department: I used to hitchhike quite a bit, to school or work. No problems, nice folks who wanted to help me out. I guess there's no going back now. Thanks for these, enjoy your Halloween.

[@Weiselberry]

Yes, someone else mentioned The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. In terms of story, I'd say the two films are quite different, but there is something about The Uninvited that made me think of it as well. You should check it out. Whew, I'm glad you never had any negative experiences hitchhiking!

[@davidcauley9400]

That shirt is FRESH!

[@JohnMartin-ys1kn]

Agree about 'The Town That Dreaded Sundown', it is very scary movie. Thanks for the reviews.

[@t.andrewhanes872]

I had a car about 20 years ago w the license plate: MECHA G. Love the shirt! (Just watched The Mummy a couple of days ago… along w ‘Curse of’. Really love your reviews… cheers!

[@tinflowers]

ooooo! I love Pontypool!

[@Boogenhagen100]

Not necessarily a spooky movie recommendation but I’d love to see your reaction to Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.

[@edgarfrank5712]

I love your smile❤

[@kirksworks]

Yours is the most positive review of Frankenstein meets Wolfman I’ve seen and makes me want to give it another chance. As for your dislike of ghost stories, but enjoy The Uninvited, I’ve recommended another ghost story I think you’d like and I’ll recommend it again, the Japanese anime When Marnie Was There. Exquisite in many ways. Happy Halloween!💀👍

[@terrylee6919]

The Disney cartoon The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is actually available on KZbin. I like to listen to an audio rendition of the short story late at night a few times each year, and several times during Halloween. I had the physical dimensions of Ichabod Crane in my youth; thankfully age filled me out a bit.

[@Kupokiller]

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Pontypool and I remember liking it a lot when I saw it but I could definitely see how it would wear thin after awhile

[@earthcreature5824]

I watched Creature from the Black Lagoon this week. Thought I might catch it again before they spring that James Wan remake on us. They seem to have been trying to do a remake for decades now. With some big name directors attached. Don't know why ? Also, Happy 70th Birthday Gill-Man. Same age as Godzilla. The two G's. The initial Hammer Frankenstein, Dracula and Mummy movies look gorgeous in Technicolor. The Mummy 1959 can be a bit slow paced, but has a good story and many wonderful moments. Peter Cushing was a physically adept actor and I love how he was given the nickname of "Props" due to his propensity to use.... just watch him, you'll see. The next two Hammer Mummy movies were a bit average. I do like Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971. Based on a Bram Stoker book. Thank you and have a happy Halloween.

[@josephmayo3253]

Good reviews JW.

[@kennethhill-d1g]

I became a fan of Hammer horror films back in middle school watching the Saturday night Creature Feature. You mentioned that you prefer the earlier films. I’m the opposite. I usually prefer the Hammer films from the 70’s, probably because I had more exposure to them.

[@postscript67]

Frankenstein met the Wolf Man. Abbott and Costello did too. But why not the Lone Ranger? I would have thought his silver bullets made him the ideal antagonist!

[@NjK601]

I have a weird nostalgia for Pontypool, just running across it late night on Canadian HBO one night, with no clue what to expect, but definitely agree it starts falling apart once they actually start getting into the details of the infection/3rd act.

[@varanid9]

One cool thing about Lugosi playing the Monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" is that, at this point, the monster now has the brain of Lugosi's character Ygor from the previous film.

[@capablanca4984]

Unfortunatly they cut out all of lugosi's dialog from the movie so it seems as though he is mute. it was originally filmed with Ygor's voice and explained how he is blind now that his brain was put into the monster which is why he walks with his hands out front of him to feel his way forward. Because they removed the monsters dialog his performance looks strange and he gets a bad wrap for his acting in this movie. It also set the president that all actors that followed played the monster in the same way with thier hands out in front of them.

[@D.A.B-w7n]

You’ve done it again, I have never seen Island of the Fish Men (better than Screamers, in my humble opinion) and now my life has new purpose! At least for 2 hours or so🤪

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I must admit, I never really liked it but will now give it another watch some time...

[@D.A.B-w7n]

@@LarryFleetwood8675. I’m sure it’s terrible but, the question is….is it good terrible? With that cast?🤪

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

@@D.A.B-w7n That is the question, yes. ;)

[@dragon-ly2xf]

Enjoyed your reviews of old sci fi/horror movies. Since you are a Godzilla fan, you may already know this (I did not until read the following interview) that James Hong provided the voices for the two lead male characters in GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!: Character actor James Hong is perhaps best known for appearing in three classic movies. In BLADE RUNNER, Hong played eye designer Hannibal Chew, in CHINATOWN he played butler Khan and in AIRPLANE!, he played the Japanese general. One of Hong's earliest movie roles was providing both of the voices for the two lead male roles, Ogata and Dr. Serizawa, in the original GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS! Hong recalled on how he and his friend, Sammy Tong, were cast in the classic monster movie, "One producer said to us, 'We’re looking for guys to do some voices for a Japanese monster film.' He went on to say that he picked up this film in Japan. 'It’s a monster film, and I have the rights now, and I want to do the dubbed version for (the) United States.' He said he was going to patch in some scenes with Raymond Burr and some other colleagues. So they built this set. It’s the set that you see in the movie, that window with Raymond Burr looking out, and narrating all that stuff about the Godzilla. (laughs) Previously, I had worked with Raymond Burr twice, I think, on PERRY MASON and something else. Getting back to how the interview took place, the producer said, 'Come on over to Japan Town, and audition if you want to, for these voices. The pay is minimum.' I think he paid $100. So Sammy and I showed up over at Japan Town. It was a Caucasian guy that got the rights, some producer who was just at that time a nobody. So we went up to the second story - it was a big empty room, and he had a desk in the center. He said, 'Okay, I have the microphone here. Just give me a sample of what you do with a Japanese accent.'" Hong added, "We said, 'Okay, where’s the script?' He says, 'There’s no script.' (laughs) He said, 'Use THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER' (laughs) He said, 'Okay, just read THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER right here on this second column here, with a Japanese accent.' Sammy and I looked at each other: 'Oh, no script, and he wants Japanese accents.' I looked at THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER and I said, 'So let’s see now. Ah, so!' (Mr. Hong proceeds to read in a Japanese accent) I read - I don’t know - maybe another paragraph. He said, 'That’s great! That’s great! (laughs) You got the job!' Sammy Tong did the same thing. He had a broader accent than I do. (laughs) He was going, 'Let’s see.' (Mr. Hong proceeds to imitate Sammy Tong‘s Japanese accent) So Sammy Tong did his accent, and neither one of us was Japanese." Hong said in one scene, the two lead male characters, Ogata and Dr. Serizawa, argue with each other, "Well, both of those voices were mine! (laughs) I’m arguing with myself! So all those voices that I did were just thrown in there for all those characters, the young characters, and all the old men, the scientist that was pointing to the blackboard, all those were Sammy Tong’s voice. Together, Sammy and I did probably 80% of all the voices."

[@Weiselberry]

No, I don't think I knew that, haha! Thanks for sharing. It sounds like such a bizarre experience. No wonder I thought some of the voices in the American version had an uncanny kind of sameness to them. I believe on one of my Heisei Godzilla reviews, a viewer explained that those dubs were all done by the same tiny group of people, which is why characters often sounded so similar. But just two guys! That's nuts.

[@PaintDryPictures]

J, I know it’s five days early, but to tell you in advance…HAPPY HALLOWEEN! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! 🎃💀🧛🧟‍♂️🍫🦉

[@joylederman4501]

Just watched "The Caller" . I 100% agree with your review.

[@Weiselberry]

Haha, thanks for the validation! :)

[@neelyohara88]

j.w. hi! have you ever seen a ghost story called ‘the haunting of julia’, or ‘full circle’? it stars mia farrow who i’m not a massive fan of (kier dullea either, but!) and yet it’s still right up there as one of my favorite (and maybe scariest!) of the subgenre-i think you might enjoy it based on your previous reviews, but not positive. must confess, i love love love pontypool. it’s one of my all time favorites, sorry it didn’t hit for you. the idea of language as virus was really appealing for me. sometimes i can overlook a lot when the idea is neat. the mummy is amazing-i love how physical an actor peter cushing is in this one! but i’m a dyed in the wool hammer kid. happy spooky season to you!

[@Weiselberry]

No, I've never seen that one. Haha, it's okay that we don't agree on Pontypool. I'm glad you love it. :)

[@TheGoodTheBadandTheCheezy]

I always wanted to watch Pontypool. I probably will still watch it sometime in the future. A nice mix of movies.

[@Weiselberry]

You should definitely give it a look for yourself! Just because I didn't like it doesn't mean it won't hold some appeal for you. :)

[@rustedbeetle]

I couldn't find it in a KZbin search, but have you reviewed The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)? Defiantly not a horror film, but still seasonably appropriate (I think). I was thinking about it when you switched to films you would rewatch.

[@Weiselberry]

I haven't reviewed it, but I have seen it. It would make kind of an interesting double feature with The Uninvited, I suppose.

[@rustedbeetle]

@@Weiselberry I haven't seen The Uninvited so I watched the trailer. That would be quite a juxtaposition in tone.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Great reviews, JW...👍

[@Icehandicehand]

Your review of Pontypool reminds me of another movie set mostly in a radio station called Talk Radio from 1988 by Eric Bogosian. Not a horror movie but has tense moments and one monologue scene that is a tour de force. Highly recommend it if you have not seen it. Thanks

[@harrymarshall]

As always yr channel and the symphony of yr reviews is still the cream of KZbin 💐🏆x Whenever I. feel one video of yr voice has not been enough I sometimes just play another random one just to hear yr intelligent discourse🎉it's such a great change it feels like travelling back thirty years or more when an evening's television could be classed as adult viewing and actually of some credibility, thank you for all yr work xxx

[@tomjohnson4922]

I actually watched a Barbara Bach horror the other day, The Unseen,,, it was okay, didn't make a lot of sense as to the why.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I like that she also appeared in several Italian genre films of the '70s, like Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) and The Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971), both highly recommended.

[@tomjohnson4922]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 I shall check them out.

[@only257]

Hooray 😊

[@andrewpragasam]

Apparently Curt Siodmak was quite dismissive of his work on the sequel. He called it "Frankenstein Wolfs the Meat Man". I am fonder of Screamers than most people. Probably because I saw it as a child under its alternate title Island of Mutations. Bizarrely there was a sequel in the Nineties called The Fishmen and their Queen. It recycles footage from the original movie along with sequences from some of director Sergio Martino's post-apocalyptic sci-fi films and, believe it or not, is more of a children's movie! I don't much care for slashers either. But The Town that Dreaded Sundown has some chilling moments alongside some admittedly silly scenes. I personally find the trombone murder sequence treads an awkward line between goofy and bad taste. But it's always great to see Ben Johnson and that very last shot always gave me the creeps.

[@maxdewinter9472]

Cloris Leachman picking up a hitchhiker. It's the opposite of the opening of 'Kiss Me Deadly' from 1955, where she is the hitchhiker desperately needing a ride. I wonder if the makers of this TV movie had that in mind? Since you seem to have a soft spot for these 70's TV movies, have you ever come across one that involved a woman being buried alive? I remember seeing this sometime around 1972, and being very disturbed by it. My child's memory might be deceiving me but it seems that the entire movie was her thoughts playing on the soundtrack, wishing that someone would find her. She was buried directly in the ground. No coffin. It was very creepy and I wonder why my parents allowed me to see it. It would be perfect for your spooky movie festival.

[@Weiselberry]

Oh, I forgot she was in that. Interesting. Some member of the cast or crew (beside Leachman herself) must have at least thought of it when they were making the movie. No, I've never heard of that one. I'm relatively new to the 70s TV thriller thing, actually. It was only last year, I believe, that I realized how many there are and how many you can find on KZbin, often in dubious quality. That does sound creepy, though!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

That would be The Screaming Woman (1972) with Olivia de Havilland and classic Hollywood legends like Walter Pidgeon and Joseph Cotten, not sure if JW has seen it.

[@maxdewinter9472]

@@LarryFleetwood8675 Thank you! Now I know what scared me so much! I had begun to think that maybe it was just a nightmare I had and had only imagined that it was a movie seen on TV.

[@alandhopewell]

Howdy, Sister Jerome! A recommendation: THE PERFECT HOST, with David Hyde Pierce; strange movie.

[@chrisbenavides3176]

Thank you for all the October reviews! Also I love the Mechagodzilla shirt! May i ask where you found it?

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks! You can find it on Amazon.

[@reader1956]

Richard Johnson is always entertaining to watch. "The Uninvited" is a wonderful, wonderful movie. One of the best! I LOVE Ruth Hussey, a (sadly) not well remembered actress. It is very atmospheric. Great, great time!! You've seen "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman". Here is one for you to watch, Jerome. It is called "The Werewolf" (1956) by Fred F. Sears (B-movie director of the 50s). It is very good and the approach is different than most wolfman movies. It is B&W. Give it a shot.

[@Weiselberry]

Yes, last October I very much enjoyed his performance as a vampire in The Monster Club. (My deepest apologies to him and his entire family for saying the wrong name.) Hussey is great in The Philadelphia Story, but I haven't seen her in very many other films. I watched The Werewolf a few years ago (October again!). Here's a link to my review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqWUp2N-hN6fbMU

[@risboturbide9396]

Thank you, Jerome! Cheers to your beauty 🍻

[@TheWisestWizards]

I think I liked Pontypool a little more than you, but I still have the same complaints. It's one of those movies that has the potential to be so great that you get mad at it when it starts to go in the wrong direction.

[@Captain327]

I have to say that I also found Pontypool a bit underwhelming considering how great people say it is. I think I might check out Island of the Fishmen though, even though you found it pretty average. I liked Terror Beneath the Sea which you recently reviewed. I also saw another movie last week with a pretty decent underwater creature - Destination Inner Space (1966) which is on youtube. Here are some other movies I saw recently: Smile (2022) - kind of like a combination of Ringu and It Follows. Bad Taste (1989) - another one of Peter Jackson's humorous early splatterfests Mutant (1984) on youtube The Tomorrow War (2021) - some good action and monsters but extremely short on logic. Blood Tea and Red String (2006) - on Plex - a charming and weird stop motion film that reminds me of 'Alice' 1988. Firestarter (1984) and Firestarter (2022) - despite the recent version having some good aspects the original is much better.

[@seriouslystupidbricks]

You should watch and review Cry Wolf. It's an early aughts techno-thriller with a whodunnit mystery. Not too violent as it's PG13. Also, since you were disappointed by Pontypool, you can try the British horror show Dead Set. It's a zombie apocalypse movie with the main characters being contestants on the TV show Big Brother. Due to their isolation, they have to figure things out in different ways.

[@robertchambers6344]

If I may suggest Plague of the Zombies great HAMMER film

[@Weiselberry]

I saw it some years ago.

[@yyyfffff33333]

Whenever I see Cameron Mitchell , I always think of the High Chapparal .

[@mikesilva3868]

Great 🎉

[@Doomreb]

I think I found a new insult for the future: "Greedy, scenery nibbling villain." - Jerome Weiselberry, 2024, Age 21.

[@nickbovi]

The last 4 films you reviewed which I have seen all of are all top drawer, I really enjoyed all of them. I disagree with you on the Son of Dracula of film obviously Chaney Jr, isn't Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee, but I think he brings a kind of menace to role that Bela doesn't have. I actually enjoyed the film.

[@scratch90]

Where do you get your shirts? They are so cool!!!

[@Weiselberry]

You can find the Mechagodzilla shirt on Amazon.

[@scratch90]

@@Weiselberry Thanks. Adding to cart soon

[@bonehead2768]

Happy Halloween Miss Jerome, Please eat some chocolate candies for me- I'm not allowed them anymore, so Please enjoy them for me, Thanks.

[@yessir6947]

Liked and shared

[@robertchambers6344]

I hated pontypool. I'm glad I'm not the only one who did not get in to it.

[@danvalenti]

Here’s a recommend: 1981 The Changeling starring George C Scott. You’ve been warned…

[@Weiselberry]

I actually did a review of that several years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWWVpZeCor6clbc

[@pamspeptalks]

I appreciate that you are always building my vocabulary! 15:34

[@vdelrio999]

Always enjoy all of your videos. Try Dying Room Only (TV movie, 1973), Night Watch (1973), Late Night with the Devil (2023), or Longlegs (2024). Also Alfred Hitchcock Presents S03E01 The Glass Eye (1957). Looking more gorgeous!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Dying Room Only with Cloris Leachman is very good, yes.

[@FishstickUSA]

Tech geek here. Somehow, I noticed this video is in HD 1080p and not your usual 480p. Curious as to why the change. New equipment?

[@FishstickUSA]

Another great video. Your content is always top notch.

[@Weiselberry]

No, I think KZbin does that automatically sometimes based on the quality of the images included. It makes the video take three times as long to upload.

[@Weiselberry]

Thanks! :)

[@FrancoTocchi]

I don't know if you've seen it/it's being recommended already, but if you haven't seen the Blues Brothers (1980).

[@FrancoTocchi]

Also, I love your mechagodzilla shirt...

[@varanid9]

In "The Uninvited", that window at 04:16 in the background was re-used for the rocket tracking station set in "Monster from Green Hell". Also, the reason you thought the monsters in "Screamers" was cool until you got further into the movie is because the recreated costume for the added Corman footage actually looked better than the ones used in the euro-trash film.

[@michaelstill5184]

It's Richard Johnson, not Richard English in Screamers, but he is English!

[@Weiselberry]

Yeah, I don't know what happened there.

[@MiLikesVids]

Hitchhike! is a stupid movie. Even in the 70s, no woman alone would pick up a hitchhiker. No. I doubt even earlier decades would have but I hitchhiked often enough in the 70s, no woman alone ever picked me up or any friend of mine. I'll leave any assessment of any sketchiness of mine to others. However, horror too often depends on people making stupid choices, especially slasher and proto-slasher films before the 60s.

[@anthonytripp2251]

Anything by Dario Argento?

[@eccehobo]

I would like to know your thoughts about Evil Dead 2

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Lol, left pic in thumbnail looks like a scared Velma dinkley, 😂😂😂 ❤

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

really? wow those are some great movies

[@magistrumartium]

You're right, "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" was not the first slasher film. The first slasher film was "Grizzly"!

[@Weiselberry]

I would say it was Psycho.

[@JEFFIE-jp6kj]

F MEETS WM is no Citizen Kane but just pure FUN ... the Hammer Mummy nooo for me especially the shabby makeup, compare to Jack Pierce's in the original

[@nadirsuter5167]

screamers bizim sinemalarımızda kara gölün canavarı adıyla gösterildi.bu da bir çeşit kafa karışıklığı yarattı. bir b movie önerisi olarak: peter fonda,deborah raffin'in oynadıkları 1983 yapımı dance of the dwarfs