cross-posting from !fullmoviesonyoutube@piefed.social

Although marketed as "Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace", the film actually derives its plot from The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, a novella by H. P. Lovecraft. ...
In 1765, the inhabitants of Arkham, Massachusetts, are suspicious of the strange phenomena surrounding the grand "palace" that overlooks the town. They suspect the palace's owner, Joseph Curwen, is a warlock.

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In their book Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft, Andrew Migliore and John Strysik write: "The Haunted Palace is a seminal film for Lovecraft lovers; it is the first major motion picture to introduce [Lovecraft's] creation[s] – the Necronomicon, and those cosmic abominations Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth – to a general audience. [Lovecraft's] obsession with the past is clearly presented, and in a heartfelt passage at the end of the film, so is his belief that mankind is a minor species adrift in a malevolent universe. The film strikes a good balance between narrative and action, and Vincent Price is, well, priceless as Ward/Curwen. The supporting cast is solid and the art direction by Daniel Haller is really quite good for such a low-budget film. Roger Corman did an admirable job as the first American feature-film director to stake out some cinematic high ground for the cosmos-crushing adaptations of [H. P. Lovecraft] to follow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunted_Palace

The Haunted Palace (1963) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, October 25 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1x42u7
• for info on how to block ads, see: https://ohai.social/@klu9/115245207831850566
• peertube: https://video.txw.ca/w/7TYHNdYM6kU8pVcJ8HN4G9
• archive: https://archive.org/details/the.-haunted.-palace.-1963
• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-haunted-palace-1963
• it's usually streamed on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at the time of the watch party
• for trigger warnings see: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/105763

Cross-posted from !fullmoviesonyoutube@piefed.social. I usually post these announcements on !bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world but I'm posting this here because it's about VAMPIRES!!?!! (specifically it's an adaptation of Matheson's "I Am Legend")

It is 1968, and Dr. Robert Morgan lives in a world where everyone else has been infected by a plague that has turned them into undead, vampiric creatures that cannot stand sunlight, fear mirrors, and are repelled by garlic.

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Although the film was not considered a success upon its release, it later gained a more favorable reputation as a classic of the genre.[11] As of February 2025, The Last Man on Earth holds an 80% rating at the film review aggregator Web site Rotten Tomatoes from 30 reviews.[12] Phil Hall of Film Threat called The Last Man on Earth "the best Vincent Price movie ever made".[11]

Among the less favorable reviews, Steve Biodrowski of Cinefantastique felt the film was "hampered by an obviously low budget and some poorly recorded, post-production dubbing that creates an amateurish feel, undermining the power of its story",[13] while Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader remarked, "Some would consider this version better than the 1971 remake with Charlton Heston, The Omega Man, but that isn't much of an achievement".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth_(1964_film)

The Last Man on Earth (1964) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, October 18 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC

• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon

• I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• for info on how to block ads, see: https://ohai.social/@klu9/115245207831850566

• youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2WUewBx8U

• dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2t85n1

• peertube: https://video.txw.ca/w/sWAXo2waR1fvhNZN4ofr2P

• wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Man_on_Earth_(1964)_by_Ubaldo_Ragona_and_Sidney_Salkow.webm

• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth-1964_202409

• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth-1964-by-ubaldo-ragona-and-sidney-salkow

• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-last-man-on-earth-1964_20251031

• it's usually streamed on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time

• for trigger warnings see: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11948

Crosspost: see !ClassicFilms@lemmy.world for pictures and posters from all kinds of movies!

'Salem's Lot is a miniseries / movie about vampires based on a novel and short story by Stephen King.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem's_Lot_(1979_miniseries)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Salem's_Lot

In the United States, Salem's Lot aired in two feature-length installments on CBS in November 1979, while internationally it was released as a two-hour theatrical feature. It received positive reviews, earning three nominations at the 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards. In the years following its broadcast, it has accumulated a cult following and has had a significant impact on the vampire genre.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52400240

See !1980s@lemmy.world for more pics of musicians and actors from the 80s!

Yes the bimonthly 15-day SUMO tourney started last night! If you're new to sumo, this is a great video showing all bouts in the first day of the top division: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5113001/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50208746

See !1980s@lemmy.world for more pics of singers and actors from the 80s!

Siouxsie Sioux performing at St. German, Cornwall, July 31, 1982

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world/p/2341770/the-dunwich-horror-1970-mastodon-watch-party-this-sunday-evening

A loose adaptation of the novella of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft, the film concerns a young female graduate student who is targeted by a man attempting to use her in an occult ritual taken from the Necronomicon. ... Critical response was divided, with some critics praising the film's technical elements and adaptation of the source material, while others felt the performances were ineffective, and the film generally mediocre. Despite this, some contemporary film scholars, such as Alain Silver, have championed it as one of the best film adaptations of a Lovecraft literary work. Film historian Rob Craig similarly deemed it "one of the most overall successful adaptations of a Lovecraft source work ever committed to film."[1] Aesthetically, the film has been noted for its psychedelic posterized imagery.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dunwich_Horror_(film)

Cthulhu Fhtaghn, y'all! The Dunwich Horror (1970) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

WARNING: we are watching the 1970 version, but there's a 2009 re-make, so make sure you get the right Horror!

• for info on how to block ads, see: https://ohai.social/@klu9/115245207831850566
• tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100011709/the-dunwich-horror
• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-dunwich-horror-1970_202605
• archive: https://archive.org/details/the-dunwich-horror-1970
• it's usually streamed on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-dunwich-horror
• for trigger warnings see: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/164364

dream pop / post-punk, 1990 cover of the Joy Division / New Order song

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony_(New_Order_song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxie_500

song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2ApbIdNSI

Gothic metal, 2007

https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elusive

https://www.discogs.com/artist/387262-Elusive-5

track link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBiRIi1hV6M

Source / more: https://www.deviantart.com/trellia/gallery/25271332/goth-stereo-types Reposted with permission. The oldest ones are from 2005, and some of the opinions are dated and/or debateable, but they are still a good basis for discussion.

Re-posting here on lemmy.world bc apparently the piefed.social post didn't federate for some reason ?

Cross-posting this watch party announcement from !movies@piefed.social ... according to wikipedia this movie has a lot of Lovecraft Mythos-inspired content, hope it's acceptable!

In the Mouth of Madness (1994) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, August 9 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/715444/in-the-mouth-of-madness
• for info on how to block ads, see: https://ohai.social/@klu9/115245207831850566
• archive: https://archive.org/details/in-the-mouth-of-madness_202510
• archive: https://archive.org/details/in-the-mouth-of-madness.1994
• it's usually streamed on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/in-the-mouth-of-madness
• for trigger warnings see: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/10069

...supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter ... [Sam] Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits a small town while looking into the disappearance of a successful author of horror novels, and begins to question his sanity as the lines between reality and fiction seem to blur. ... In the Mouth of Madness pays tribute to the works of author H. P. Lovecraft in its exploration of insanity, and its title is derived from the Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness. Distributed by New Line Cinema, In the Mouth of Madness received mixed reviews upon release, but has gained a cult following.

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Critics generally commended the film on its technical aspects, particularly its special effects, acting, and directing, but perceived it as being too complicated, confusing, pretentious, and underwhelming. Roger Ebert gave the film two out of four stars, saying that the film has an intriguing premise, but squanders it by relying on hackneyed jump scares and gore, taking the form of "a horror house movie, in which the protagonists creep along while creatures leap at them."[17] Gene Siskel gave the film the same rating,[citation needed] as did James Berardinelli, who said the film "comes close to doing something interesting but gets cold feet" and is "confusing, weird, and not very involving", comparing the film to buying an exotic sports car only to drive it slowly.[citation needed] Lisa Schwarzbaum, writing in Entertainment Weekly, gave the film a C rating, remarking that "much of it [is] bloatedly self-indulgent and a small part wicked funny", with only a smattering of successful moments.[18]

In fully positive reviews from the time period, Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "a thinking person's horror picture that dares to be as cerebral as it is visceral".[19] John Hartl of the Seattle Times also gave the film a positive review, saying it is "a stylized collection of well-timed shockers, helped along by the contributions of its capable cast."[20] The Chicago Reader gave it three stars, calling it "a must see".[21] In a later review, Chris Stuckmann also awarded the film with an "A," noting its ambition, creativity, and originality alongside Carpenter's direction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Mouth_of_Madness