BBC2 Horror Double Bill

I'd like to see any of the old Universal Frankenstein or Wolf Man movies.

It was quite clever how Universal managed to get a total of seven films out of the Frankenstein legend:
Frankenstein; Bride of Frankenstein; Son of Frankenstein; Ghost of Frankenstein; Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man; House of Frankenstein; House of Dracula (included the Frankenstein monster-resurrected yet again-and the Wolf Man).

The old Universal Wolf Man was also really good. Lon Chaney Junior was superb as tragic Laurence Talbot, doomed to become a werewolf during the full moon. The transformation special effects in those, in the sequences where Talbot becomes the Wolf Man, are also pretty impressive.
 
The original BBC2 "Horror Double Bills" started around 1976/77 I think...

I have extremely fond memories of sitting up with my mum watching them on the sofa from behind a cushion.

It was my horror movie education at age 11...

Mostly classics.

I'd have mates round if they did the same on BBC2 now...make a night of it!
 
Absolutely. I used to go around my mate's house to watch them. Great fun -- so much Hammer and Universal. Only I'm not sure what they'd show if they brought it back: SAW and CALVAIRE?
 
Here we are.

The version I was thinking of concurs with Mike65 as the 97 broadcast and was introduced by Mark Cousins (BBFC violence cuts of 6 seconRAB). I get a headache with all the bloody (quite literally!) different versions of the film.

Now Mike65 mentions the 'Forbidden' season it all comes back to me; and I remember line-up wise the season was a pale imitation of the brilliant 'Forbidden Weekend' Alex Cox had hosted back in 1995. The subsequent 2000 screening was linked to a brief horror-themed season (with the BBC2 logo in a spooky graveyard), I taped it in the vain hope the violence might 'accidentally' be uncut (as when around that time BBC1 had shown the uncut version of 'The Fiend') but it was the same print.
 
I think "Appointment With Fear" was the name of one of the local ITV station's late night horror movie seasons on Friday nights.
 
Jebus, so there were two Forbiddens? I remember stuff like Eyes Without A Face and Django Kill plus something by Takashi Miike (?)

edit it was Tetsuo - The Iron Man
 
I really liked Land That Time Forgot but thought People... was dull, dull, dull!

The BBC should also start up a regular season of monster movies on Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons for the kiRAB.

Movies like At The Earth's Core, the original Godzilla films, King Kong, Gorgo, Them! and other related monster flicks!:D
 
Regarding the original topic of this thread I am a fan of old horror/B movies despite being in my 20's.

I don't rate many modern films at all. They're all style and no substance.

During the late 90's I do recall seeing alot of these old fims on the BBC and Channel 4. I saw all the old Universal films, Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man etc...

I also really love the Hammer horrors.

Horror Express (which has been mentioned on here) was fantastic along with The Creeping Flesh. I also enjoyed the Hammer Quatermass films and of course the original series' from the 50's.

I also enjoy the 50's B movies, Attack Of The 50ft Woman, War Of The Colossal Beast and many many more.

These films and series will stand to be watched by generation after generation.
 
QUOTE=hotdiggity1;40175372]I liked that film from the moment I saw it on ITV in the 70's.
It took a while for the dvd release to come out but the quality is excellent.
I expect any screening today would omit the afterthought introduction the producers added just after the release as it uses un PC language:rolleyes:



I never saw Gargoyles but it was clearly a popular one as the Japanese dvd I have of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is a double bill with Gargoyles.
Trilogy of Terror is another Dan Curtis classic that's just had it's second release on R1.

I don't think any Dan Curtis movies are out in the UK but R1 and R4 have plenty[/QUOTE]

Oh my God, Don't be Afraid of the Dark, scared the life out of me and even now when I think of it I'm a bit scared. Onece I'd googled to find out the actual name of the film, I thought about tracking it down but, what if I found it total rubbish now? I think I'd rather live with it in my memory:eek:
 
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