Lost MST3K Episode: Star Force: Fugitive Episode!
MST3K fan Arthur Putie has found, digitized and shared a new episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 from its KTMA days! Watch Star Force: Fugitive Alien II here.
BBC Archive 1968: “Whicker’s World of Horror!”
There’s a full documentary on horror in 1968 that you can enjoy on BBC Archive right now! It includes interviews with Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele, Terry Nation, Screaming Lord Sutch and Ray Harryhausen. “Many people enjoy being scared and will happily pay for the pleasure of being frightened […]
Ghost Story for Christmas Locations
At BFI, Adam Scovell explores locations used in the classic BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas. “Particularly in the 1970s adaptations, location filming added to the atmospheric appeal. From windswept landscapes to haunted cathedrals, many a viewer’s Christmas was haunted by the evocative visuals of East Anglian plains and […]
BBC Archives: “A Curious Case of Black Magic in Norfolk”
BBC Archives has a 1964 Tonight piece on black magic in Norfolk. “Chris Brasher reports on three incidents involving what appears to black magic rituals in Norfolk. The incidents occured at three separate locations; the ruins of Castle Rising–where two human effigies and a sheep’s heart were nailed […]
From the Archives: (Some of) The Women Who Wrote Hitchcock
Hitchcock gets a lot of credit for his mystery and suspense films, rightfully so, but sometimes that credit goes as far as erasing the writers who came up with the mysteries, twists, dark jokes, thrills and stories Hitchcock built his films on. Hitchcock himself gave credit where it was due. He put writers’ names on screen for everyone to see. But if film history has taught us anything, it’s that credits, dedications and acknowledgments are not enough to keep women both trans and cis, genderqueer and nonbinary people from disappearing from memory and history.
BBC Archive: The Making of The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
BBC Archive has a segment on the making of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). “Film Night catches up with Richard O’Brien, Tim Curry and director Jim Sharman, who are hard at work on the movie adaptation of their cult stage musical, The Rocky Horror Show for 20th […]
The Cultural Gutter 