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On this day in 1977 (in France), the big city of Paris played host for an exclusive theatrical premiere engagement of Lady Dracula when it was first screened for audiences of the Paris Festival Of Fantastic Films. Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb from a story by Brad Harris and Redis Read, the film starred Evelyne Kraft, Theo Lingen, Marion Kracht, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A beautiful blonde bitten by Count Dracula 100 years previously is unearthed in Vienna, and soon she goes on a killing spree. The skeptical cop on the case falls for her."
-- EZ
On this day in 1977 (in France), the big city of Paris played host for an exclusive theatrical premiere engagement of Lady Dracula when it was first screened for audiences of the Paris Festival Of Fantastic Films. Directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb from a story by Brad Harris and Redis Read, the film starred Evelyne Kraft, Theo Lingen, Marion Kracht, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A beautiful blonde bitten by Count Dracula 100 years previously is unearthed in Vienna, and soon she goes on a killing spree. The skeptical cop on the case falls for her."
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A mind-bending thriller from the golden age of occult cinema, The House of Seven Corpses follows a crew filming a horror movie at a crumbling mansion, once home to a cabal of satanists. When the actors speak incantations from the "Bardo Thodol", strange incidents befall the production, blurring the lines between reality and nightmare. Headstrong director Eric Hartman (John Ireland, Red River) defiantly presses onward, bullying his leading lady (Faith Domergue, This Island Earth), a young starlet (Carole Wells, Funny Lady), and the estate’s creepy caretaker (John Carradine, Bluebeard). As the cameras grind, the dead claw their way from the graves of a nearby cemetery, and The House of Seven Corpses reveals its terrifying secrets.
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On this day in 2000 (in the U.S.), Final Destination enjoyed a special theatrical premiere event before its full U.S. theatrical release. Written (in part) and directed by James Wong, the film starred Devon Sawa, Kerr Smith, Ali Larter, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"After getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student, saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them."
For the record:
ExtraExtra Alert:
In 2025, I received an all-new home video release of Final Destination (2000) from a distributor in exchange for review coverage on SciFiHistory.Net. Interested readers can find my review right here.
-- EZ
On this day in 2000 (in the U.S.), Final Destination enjoyed a special theatrical premiere event before its full U.S. theatrical release. Written (in part) and directed by James Wong, the film starred Devon Sawa, Kerr Smith, Ali Larter, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"After getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student, saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them."
For the record:
- At the 2001 Saturn Awards, Final Destination took home top honors in the category of 'Best Horror Film.' Additionally, actor Devon Sawa took home the trophy in the category of 'Best Performance By A Younger Actor.'
- At the 2001 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, the flick received a nomination in the category of 'Best Wide-Release Film.'
ExtraExtra Alert:
In 2025, I received an all-new home video release of Final Destination (2000) from a distributor in exchange for review coverage on SciFiHistory.Net. Interested readers can find my review right here.
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The final installment of the controversial Ilsa saga finds the former accomplice of Nazis, Stalinists, and oil barons now operating a psychiatric clinic in an unnamed Latin American country, where political prisoners are tortured. A young woman (Tania Busselier) has herself committed in order to locate her captive sister, but quickly realizes she has entered a hell of sexploitation from which she cannot escape. Dyanne Thorne plays Ilsa to camp excess but it is the ingenue, Lina Romay (Female Vampire), who steals the show as Ilsa’s pet prisoner, a woman who withstands Ilsa’s abuse and manipulates her fellow prisoners, doing anything to stay alive long enough to turn the tables on cinema’s most diabolical villainess.
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On this day in 2004 (in Spain), Godzilla: Final Wars enjoyed its first screening ever when it was unleashed -- cinematically, that is -- on audiences of the Mar del Plata Film Festival. A kinda/sorta Godzilla 'clip' movie written (in part) and directed (in part) by Ryûhei Kitamura, the film starred Masahiro Matsuoka, Don Frye, Rei Kikukawa, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X."
For the record:
-- EZ
On this day in 2004 (in Spain), Godzilla: Final Wars enjoyed its first screening ever when it was unleashed -- cinematically, that is -- on audiences of the Mar del Plata Film Festival. A kinda/sorta Godzilla 'clip' movie written (in part) and directed (in part) by Ryûhei Kitamura, the film starred Masahiro Matsuoka, Don Frye, Rei Kikukawa, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Godzilla's fiftieth Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes and his allies plus a new, mysterious monster named Monster X."
For the record:
- At the 2006 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Godzilla: Final Wars received a nomination in the category of 'Most Disturbing Import (Scariest Foreign Film).'
- At the 2015 Saturn Awards, Godzilla: Final Wars was included as part of an all-new home video release -- the Toho Godzilla Collection -- which was nominated in the category of 'Best DVD / Blu-ray Collection.'
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Maryam d’Abo (The Living Daylights) sinks her teeth into the part of a beautiful vampiress rudely awakened in modern-day Mexico City from a century of deep sleep. She suddenly finds herself pursued by two very different suitors—an eligible doctor and an evil, age-old vampire, played to perfection by Ben Cross (The Unholy). One wants to try and bring her into the 20th century; the other wants her to be his demonic bride. Modern love clashes with ancient evil in this biting blend of humor and horror!
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On this day in 2010 (in Canada), I Heart Doomsday enjoyed its big screen theatrical debut when it was first screened for audiences of the Canada International Film Festival. Written and directed by Patrick Downing, the film starred Dan Beirne, Christine Ghawi, Vanessa Matsui, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A scientist builds an android to reconnect with his amnesiac lover."
-- EZ
On this day in 2010 (in Canada), I Heart Doomsday enjoyed its big screen theatrical debut when it was first screened for audiences of the Canada International Film Festival. Written and directed by Patrick Downing, the film starred Dan Beirne, Christine Ghawi, Vanessa Matsui, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A scientist builds an android to reconnect with his amnesiac lover."
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On this day in 1993 (in Canada), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III sent the infamous hardbacks on a trip into time! Written (in part) and directed by Stuart Gillard, the film starred Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Stuart Wilson, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"When journalist April O'Neil discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the Turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan to rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga."
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On this day in 1993 (in Canada), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III sent the infamous hardbacks on a trip into time! Written (in part) and directed by Stuart Gillard, the film starred Elias Koteas, Paige Turco, Stuart Wilson, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"When journalist April O'Neil discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the Turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan to rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga."
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The third Abbott and Costello movie of 1941, and perhaps their funniest of all-time, was rushed into release to capitalize on the wild success of their first two starring films, Buck Privates and In the Navy. In Hold That Ghost, Bud and Lou come into an inheritance: an abandoned roadhouse formerly belonging to a “rubbed out” mobster. This choice piece of real estate is also supposedly the hiding place for the mobster’s illicit loot. When they arrive to claim the “inheritance,” all mayhem breaks loose. People are mysteriously murdered. Lights go on and off. Walls go inside and out. Moans and shrieks are heard. And ghosts run rampant in the legendary duo's first horror-themed outing, which paved the way for more horror-comedy classics, including the masterpiece, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Before they encountered the Universal Monsters, Bud and Lou enjoyed a jaunt with a haunt in Hold That Ghost! Co-starring Joan Davis, sensational as a “professional screamer,” and featuring toe-tappin’ musical numbers by The Andrews Sisters.
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On this day in 1925 (in the U.S.), The Monster first roared on the silver screen. Directed by Roland West from a story by Crane Wilbur, Willard Mack, Albert Kenyon, C. Gardner Sullivan, and West himself, the film starred Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A meek clerk who doubles as an amateur detective investigates some very strange goings-on at a remote mental sanitarium."
-- EZ
On this day in 1925 (in the U.S.), The Monster first roared on the silver screen. Directed by Roland West from a story by Crane Wilbur, Willard Mack, Albert Kenyon, C. Gardner Sullivan, and West himself, the film starred Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"A meek clerk who doubles as an amateur detective investigates some very strange goings-on at a remote mental sanitarium."
-- EZ