Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Gloria Swanson, William Holden
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Incubus (1965)

William Shatner, Allyson Ames, Eloise Hardt, Ann Atmar
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All the spoken dialogue is in Esperanto. Here is a entertaining clip from the Daily Show about this one time lost film and language.

The Changeling (1980)

George C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas
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Burnt Offerings (1976)

Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, Burgess Meredith
Directed By Dan Curtis
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I took a tour of the Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate where this was filmed last weekend in Oakland California. The Mansion has been in films like this film Burnt Offerings and Phantasm.
I highly recommended taking one of their tours if you are ever in the area.
http://www.dunsmuir.org/
The Mansion Today:

Salome (1923)

Alla Nazimova, Rose Dione, Mitchell Lewis, Nigel De Brulier, Earl Schenck
based on the play by Oscar Wilde
costumes + sets designed by Natacha Rambova, after the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley
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The Body Snatcher (1945)

Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell
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Cure (1997)

Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
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The Living Coffin (1959)

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Manuel Orazi - 1895 Calendrier Magique Lithographs

Much to much delight, i stumbled upon a yet another amazing image blog. Ephemera Assemblyman is an image collectors dream come true. I still have yet to really dive in and sift through all it's glory, but these haunting images in particular made me think of the Obscure Hollow. More information about the artist Manuel Orazi and the Calendrier Magique may be found here.

These images, and many more of it's kind, may be found at The Fantastic in Art and Fiction of the Cornelle Institute for Digital Collections.

Coffin Joe - At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)

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José Mojica Marins

Satans Blood (1978)

aka Escalofrío

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The Psychic (1977) aka Sette note in nero

Director: Lucio Fulci
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Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

Directed by William Castle
Guy Rolfe, Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton
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Hush....Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

The second Bette Davis selection in celebration of her birthday this month is Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. I don't believe it's possible for me to have an absolute favorite Bette Davis movie, but this is definitely the one I've seen the most. Perhaps because it's southern gothic at it's best and practically filmed in my own backyard. Most of the film is shot on location at Houmas House Plantation, about twenty minutes south of Baton Rouge. The entire cast is outstanding, especially Agnes Moorehead as Vlema. And for a yankee broad from Boston, Bette does a damn fine South Louisiana accent. This movie's got blackmail, murder, insanity, dimemberment, and that's just in the first twenty minutes.

Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorehead, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern
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The Blue Bird (1918)

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The Nanny (1965)

I have two Bette Davis selections for you enjoyment in celebration of her birthday this month. The first being The Nanny, an early Hammer Film. Honestly, I think this family could drive anyone to murder. And you always know your in for a special treat when Pamela Franklin pops on the screen.

Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers, William Dix, Pamela Franklin
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The Blancheville Monster (1963)

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if i had a heart

great way to start a monday.
fever ray

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt
Written By Richard Matheson
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Night of the Demon (1957)

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Dana Andrews, Niall MacGinnis, Peggy Cummins

Street of Crocodiles (1986)

Brothers Quay
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Le Locataire or The Tenant (1976)

Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet
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The Obscure Hollow and The Rondo Awards

We have been nominated for best horror blog for the 7th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
Voting ends March 21, 2009 http://rondoaward.com/
Thank you for considering The Obscure Hollow! And be sure to check out the other nominees amazing blogs as well! Thanks for voting.

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968)

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Lon Chaney Jr., Beverly Washburn,
Jill Banner, Sid Haig

The Haunted Palace (1963)

Now for the fifth and final Lovecraft film selection. The Haunted Palace is billed as an Edgar Allen Poe adaptation. There are a few Poe recitations, but it's really based on Lovecraft's novella, "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward".

Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr.
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Dagon (2001)

Stuart Gordon's film, Dagon, primarily follows the storyline of Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth", as well as another of his stories entitled "Dagon".

Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Moreno, Macarena Gomez
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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

Shelley Winters, Chloe Franks, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson
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Lovecraft shorts

A couple notable youtube finds of the Lovecraft variety.

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

Lovecraft in film continues with The Call of Cthulhu adapted from the short story of the same name.

Matt Foyer, Ralph Lucas, David Mersault, Noah Wagner
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The Face at the Window (1939)

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Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Aubrey Mallalieu

The House That Dripped Blood (1970) [The Cloak]

The fourth and final story from "The House That Dripped Blood".
This one is called "The Cloak".

Starring Ingrid Pitt + Jon Pertwee
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Die, Monster, Die (1965)

H.P. Lovecraft in film continues with Die, Monster, Die. Again a rather loose adaptation of a Lovecraft short story, this one entitled "The Colour Out of Space".

Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Freda Jackson, Susan Farmer
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The Dunwich Horror (1970)

The Ides of March, 1937, marks the death of H.P. Lovecraft, one of the most influential horror writers of our time. In remembrance, I've planned a series of Lovecraftian selections between now and march 15th. First up is, the Dunwich Horror. A film loosely based on Lovecraft's short story of the same name.

Dean Stockwell, Sandra Dee, Ed Begely
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The House That Dripped Blood (1970) [Sweets For The Sweet]

The third story from "The House That Dripped Blood".
This one is called "Sweets for the Sweet".

Starring Christopher Lee + Nyree Dawn Porter
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The House That Dripped Blood (1970) [Waxworks]

The second story from "The House That Dripped Blood".
This one is called "Waxworks".

Starring Peter Cushing + Joss Ackland
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The House That Dripped Blood (1970) [Method For Murder]

Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims!
TERROR waits for you in every room. . .

This is, in my opinion, the perfect Obscure Hollow film! Four short stories in one beautiful package! Rather than leave so many good images out by squeezing all 4 stories into one post, I thought I would give each story it's own post. ♥

These are from the first story, called "Method For Murder".

Starring: Denholm Elloit + Joanna Dunham
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Pandora's Box (1929)

aka Die Büchse der Pandora
starring Louise Brooks
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Squirrel Nut Zippers ~ Ghost of Stephen Foster

Violette (1978)

aka: Violette Nozière
starring: Isabelle Huppert + Lisa Langlois
Based on a true story of murder.
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The House with Laughing Windows (1976)

Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina

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The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

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Bette Davis, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Carroll Baker

Obscure Hollow is up for "Best Horror Blog" at this years Rondo Awards!

It has just been announced that The Obscure Hollow has been nominated for the 7th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards in the "Best Horror Blog" of 2008 category! (Category #15 - which is a new category this year). Here is what the site says about the awards:

"These awards are by fans, for fans. Every Rondo nominee is being recognized for a significant achievement in the genre -- great filmmaking, strong writing, significant scholarship or just plain fun. So please take a look at the ballot and let the nominees know how much we appreciate their work by voting.

The winners will receive Rondo statuettes. The statuette is a miniature version of the bust of Rondo Hatton seen in the Universal film, HOUSE OF HORRORS (1946)" (!)



Please vote for us. First, go here to get the Ballot at the official Rondo Award website. Ultimately they want you to email your vote to: taraco@aol.com. Copy + Pasting the ballot is fine! You DO NOT have to cast a vote in every category! In other words, you can just vote for, say... Best Horror Blog, if your time is limited ;)

One vote per Monster. Voting ends March 21, 2009

Showing of Hausu at Club Ding a Ling in LA

For those in the LA area, amazing performer and hostess Kitty Diggins will be showing the very rare, out of print 1977 Japanese horror movie Hausu (House of Death) before Ding a Ling on Tuesday.
At
Hyperion Tavern - Club Ding a Ling

Tuesday, February 17, 2009
9:00pm - 10:30pm

1941 Hyperion Avenue, LA

More info here

The Show Off (1926)

Starring Louise Brooks + Ford Sterling
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More stills from The Show Off @ Flickr

Our Hospitality (1923)

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Buster Keaton, Natalie Talmadge

Jack the Ripper (1976)

Klaus Kinski, Josephine Chaplin
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T W I T T E R

The Obscure Hollow now has a Twitter account, so if you are so inclined, please follow us there. . .



www.twitter.com/obscurehollow

+ leave a comment with your twitter URL, and we will follow you back!

Love,
Kerry Kate, Rebecca, and Micha Mae

(this concludes this brief intermission. . .)

Fear In The Night (1972)

Starring Joan Collins + Peter Cushing (as The HeadMaster)
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More Fear In The Night stills @ Flickr

The Black Pit of Dr. M a.k.a. Misterios de ultratumba (1959 )

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Rafael Bertrand, Gastón Santos, Mapita Cortés

The Exorcist (1973)

Starring Linda Blair + Max Von Sydow + Ellen Burstyn + Jason Miller + Mercedes McCambridge.

Directed by William Friedkin + Written by William Peter Blatty.
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