Hungarian producer Val Lewton produced nine of the greatest horror films in American history in his short, ill-fated career in Hollywood, and then he died without ever knowing how important his legacy would become. He was one of the first filmmakers to posit that ideas hidden in shadow would ...
This Hungarian horror comedy directed by Balázs Hatvani stars an actor familiar to scary clown fans. Tim Curry, who played Pennywise, the dancing clown, stars as Gingerclown, an evil monster who takes the form of a clown. Other horror icons who play the other monsters in the film in voice...
Decades before “Shock Corridor” or “Titicut Follies,” it puts audiences in the place of its patients, challenging them to lose their minds just a little in the process.89 Horror of Dracula (1958) Photo : Courtesy Everett Collection Of the countless films inspired by Bram Stoker’s novel...
Few horror films have had as instant and seismic an impact in recent years asGet Out. Jordan Peele's hugely entertaining and incredibly potent satire portrays societal horrors in clear-sighted, direct style through the story of Chris – a young Black American who prepares to meet his white mid...
1933, the year Hitler came to power, saw a peak in mad scientist movies; it seems the genre was horribly prescient of the scientific insanity to come in the Nazi-run concentration camps. The Golden Era of Horror? It’s startling to consider how many classic horror films were made between...
There are a lot of horror films about witches. In real-life though, the real danger of witches is gettings accused of being one, as witch hunts across American and English history have caused the death of many men and woman alike. “Witchfinder General” is one of the rare horror films...
was 13 years old and has continued his passion for film to present day. Currently, he is directing feature films, documentaries and commercials. Throughout the years, he directed dozens of music videos, and also worked as 1st Assistant Director in Hungarian features, international films, ...
Before Christopher Lee donned the infamous collared cape, Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi sank his fangs into the role of the “epitome of evil” in Tod Browning’s haunter. Not only did this Dracula establish the aesthetics of the villain, but he and Browning helped catapult the supernatural genre...
Hungarian-American filmmaker Nicholas Gyeney has unveiled the new innovative poster artwork for the award-winning supernatural thriller The Activated Man, in advance of its next set of film festivals on its already highly successful run. Drawing on the universal theme of grief with a twist that Gy...
was 13 years old and has continued his passion for film to present day. Currently, he is directing feature films, documentaries and commercials. Throughout the years, he directed dozens of music videos, and also worked as 1st Assistant Director in Hungarian features, international films, ...