At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo shares this year’s Midnight Madness highlights at the Toronto International Film Festival! “One of my favourite times of year is the annual reveal of the ten films that make up the Midnight Madness programme of the Toronto International Film […]
Chelsea Rialto Studios’ Ray Faiola has released the short curtain call epilogue from the original pre-code release of Tod Browning’s Dracula starring Béla Lugosi. “This is the actual footage of the Edward Van Sloan curtain speech from the end of Dracula. The picture came from a 16mm SILENT […]
For Women Writers Week 2026 at RogerEbert.com, Alisha Mughal writes about Larry Fessenden’s Habit (USA, 1995). “Fessenden displays an immeasurable awareness of masculinity in his crafting of Sam, and a graceful sense of self in his carriage. Sam is so incredibly charming and fallible; he is smart and […]
Vampire’s Embrace (1991) starts like many horror films: with teenagers mucking about somewhere they shouldn’t be. In this case, it’s a night party at a local crypt with a side of Spin the Bottle. After they get bored with the game, they decide to explore and come upon […]
It’s a Halloween tradition–or should be–the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula! “I feel it my duty to set the record straight regarding a number of erroneous statements made recently concerning the events I am about to describe. I refer in particular to a spurious […]
On Tasting History, historian Max Miller recreates the Count’s Paprika Hendl from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). Watch here.
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