The Devil's Bride 1968 6 out of 10 (AKA The Devil Ride Out)

The Devil's Bride  1968  6 out of 10

The second Hammer Horror movie for the morning was  The Devil's Bride from 1968.  Starring Christopher Lee who is trying to save the son of his old friend from a Satanic mind control cult.

The movie is basically a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil (represented by the Angel of Death and the Goat of Mendes).  Our heroes end up hunkering down in a circle to protect themselves from the evil that will tempt them.   The movie was interesting  and Christopher Lee was excellent as usual.  The movie could be ripe for a remake as the concept has such potential that seemed unrealized on screen.  I'd love to see this movie concept with modern day special effects that could intensify the battle between good and evil as the characters face challenges to their circle of protection.  (as seen below).

Here is the trailer.

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The Gorgon 1964 7 out of 10

The Gorgon 1964   7 out of 10

October is here and that means all the channels are starting to run Halloween programing..... which translates to Horror movies.  TMC had a Hammer Horror films double feature this morning.   The first movie was The Gorgon  from 1964 starring Hammer horror legends  Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.  The Gorgon centers around a 20th century village that has the spirit of Megaera (one of the 3 Gorgons from mythology)  taking human form during the full moon and turning people to stone.  So basically it is just a version of the werewolf story with  a Gorgon instead of a wolf.   The story centers around who the Gorgon is (which can be figured out really early in the film --despite an attempt at a red herring.    It had the typical feel and style of many of the 1960's Hammer Horror movies,  both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were great as usual they both have such great screen presence. They are  similiar to Vincent Price in that they elevate the low budget horror movies that they are in simple by their prescene on screen.  I enjoyed the tone and feel of this Hammer movie.

Hammer Horror  legends Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee  together again.

Check out the trailer here.

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Dracula Has Risen from his Grave 1969 5 out of 10

Dracula Has Risen from his Grave  1969   5 out of 10

"No coffin could ever hold him"   states the trailer that like the poster   is more thrilling than the movie itself.  Christopher Lee stars as Dracula for one of the 7 times he played the role in this Hammer horror film.  It is your standard.... slow moving, horny Dracula movie.  Dracula slowing stalks his pray in between taking naps in his coffin.  It has some of the typical Hammer style to it -but there is nothing remarkable about this Vampire movie.  The girl Dracula has an eye on in this feature is the stunning Veronica Carlson.


.....I personally prefer kick ass... action packed Vampire flicks like Underworld of Blade.....or comedy action Vampire stuff like Buffy or Angel.....The slow---lurking in the shadows  seduction Vampire stuff.....NOT so Much.----anyway check out the trailer and decide for yourself.

She 1965 7 out of 10

Based on the H. Rider Haggard book who also wrote the Alan Quartermain novels (like King Solomon's Mines)  this feature film stars Ursula Andress as the immortal Ayesha, 'She who must be obeyed'.    The movie also stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee , it is a Hammer film during the period that they were branching out beyond horror movies into the adventure and scantily clad women genre.   The movie was a good  solid adventure story which like  the other H. Rider Haggard books it deals with explorers coming across  a lost city.    A Brit played by John Richardson is believed to be the long lost love of Ayesha.   He is lured to the lost city by Ayesha's eternal beauty....(and boy does Ursula Andress fit the role).   She is flawlessly beautiful is this picture, it is easy to see why he falls for her.    The movie is well paced  starting with their journey to find the lost city, there encounter with the slaves that serve that city and a climatic fight at the end that deals with the the flame that gives eternal life.   The movie has an ending which definitely influenced my favorite movies of all-time from the Indiana Jones series.   George Lucas credits as one of the main influences for Indy being King Solomon's Mines and the serials of the 1930's and this H Rider adaptation clearly influenced Indy as well

Here is a sample of the movie and Ursula's beauty.