Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride, often referred as Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, is a 2005 stop-motion-animated fantasy musical film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton. It is set in a fictional Victorian era village...
View ArticleBlack Widow (rock band)
Black Widow are a rock band that formed in Leicester, England in September 1969. The band were mostly known for its early use of Satanic and occult imagery in their music and stage act. They were...
View Article‘Werewolf’ by Morgus and the Daringers (song)
Werewolf is a novelty horror single by Morgus and the Daringers, released in 1964 by Fulton Records of Detroit, Michigan. It has subsequently turned up on unofficial compilation albums such as Garage...
View ArticleThe Monster Club
The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror author R....
View ArticleHammer Presents Dracula with Christopher Lee
Hammer Presents Dracula – with Christopher Lee is an LP vinyl album released in 1974 by EMI. It is the only released production of Hammer City Records. The LP consists of two distinct parts. Side One...
View ArticleThe Blood on Satan’s Claw (film soundtrack)
In 1970, the heady, care-free days of the sixties were already a distant memory in the horror film world; British horror in particular took on a distinctly sideways glance at life and history, what...
View ArticleBasil Kirchin (composer)
In England, jazz drummer Basil Kirchin had established himself as a reliable hand to bandleaders such as Ted Heath, belting out resolutely British jazz stylings to 1950s ‘cats’. Although his success...
View ArticleKISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (also known as KISS in the Attack of the Phantoms) is a 1978 television film directed by Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box, Cry of the Banshee, Scream and Scream Again)...
View ArticlePhantom of the Paradise (film)
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American musical film written and directed by Brian De Palma (Carrie, The Fury, Dressed to Kill). The story is a loosely adapted mixture of The Phantom of the Opera,...
View ArticleHo! Ho! Horror! Christmas Terror Movies
Christmas is generally seen as a jolly old time for the whole family – if you are to believe the TV commercials, everyone gets together for huge communal feasts while excited urchins unwrap whatever...
View ArticleStruwwelpeter (book and stage musical)
Der Struwwelpeter (1845) (or Shockheaded Peter) is a German children’s book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that...
View ArticleLittle Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. The Monsters
In the early 1960s, US film distributor K.Gordon Murray had a surprising amount of success importing, editing and dubbing Mexican children’s films and releasing them to unsuspecting audiences. His...
View ArticleHorrorpedia Facebook Group (social media)
Open up your mind for everyone’s dissection and delectation! There is now a Facebook Group for Horrorpedia users/followers. Sign up and have your say about all things horror related! Post anything and...
View Article‘Werewolf’ by Morgus with The Daringers – song
Werewolf is a novelty horror single by Morgus with the Daringers, released in 1964 by Fulton Records of Detroit, Michigan. It has subsequently turned up on unofficial compilation albums such as Garage...
View ArticleBig Terror Movie Themes – UK, 1976
Big Terror Movie Themes is a 1976 British album by Geoff Love and His Orchestra, featuring a collection of ‘cover’ versions of horror, thriller and disaster film music. Love produced several film...
View ArticleAnna and the Apocalypse – UK, 2017
‘A zombie Christmas musical’ Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 British comedy zombie horror feature film directed by John McPhail – based on his 2010 short film Zombie Musical – from a screenplay by...
View ArticleThe Blood on Satan’s Claw – film soundtrack
In 1970, the heady, care-free days of the sixties were already a distant memory in the horror film world; British horror in particular took on a distinctly sideways glance at life and history, what was...
View ArticleBasil Kirchin – composer
In England, jazz drummer Basil Kirchin had established himself as a reliable hand to bandleaders such as Ted Heath, belting out resolutely British jazz stylings to 1950s ‘cats’. Although his success...
View ArticleKISS Meets the Phantom of the Park – USA, 1978 – reviews
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (also known as KISS in the Attack of the Phantoms) is a 1978 television film directed by Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box, Cry of the Banshee, Scream and Scream Again)...
View ArticleBig Terror Movie Themes – UK, 1976
Big Terror Movie Themes is a 1976 British album by Geoff Love and His Orchestra, featuring a collection of ‘cover’ versions of horror, thriller and disaster film music. Love produced several film theme...
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