Got nothing to do on Thursday, October 30th, just prior to the wild bash on Halloween night in West Hollywood?
Why not prep yourself for the ghoulish celebrations on spooky Friday - by attending a couple of trick-or-treat Horror Classics - sponsored by American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood?
The prestigious organization is screening 2 Peter Cushing/Terrence Fisher features on a double-bill! (Hammer Productions)
Horror of Dracula was shot in 1956.
Director Terence Fisher and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster offer up their take on Bram Stoker’s celebrated gothic horror period piece.
Christopher Lee's moody performance as Dracula is a stand-out.
And, Professor Van Helsing is played to the hilt by spirited Peter Cushing.
Highlights include brooding cinematography and a stirring score by James Bernard.
Horror of Dracula is touted as one of Hammer’s most enduring masterpieces!
The second thriller on the bill - The Brides of Dracula - was shot in 1960.
Terence Fisher directed.
In this scary offering, Baron Meinster is played by David Peel.
At the beginning of the film, an intro by voice over, intones:
"Transylvania is a land of dark forests, dread mountains and black unfathomed lakes, still the home of magic and devilry as the nineteenth century draws to its close. Count Dracula, monarch of all vampires is dead but his disciples live on to spread the cult and corrupt the world"
In a nutshell, it is a wacko tale about a bloodsucking villain chained in a castle lair by a conflicted deranged mother (Matita Hunt).
When the Baron is unwittingly released by a stranded French schoolteacher by the name of Marianne (Yvonne Monlaur) he proceeds to wreak havoc amongst the local female population.
Luckily, Marianne is rescued by a traveling vampire hunter by the name of Professor Van Helsing (played with great dramatic flair by Peter Cushing) - at which point - the battle between good and evil begins in earnest.
A rip-roaring tall tale and one of Hammer’s most rewarding vampire pictures, according to horror genre film buffs.
Enter to win fright-filled DVD’s throughout the blood-splattered weekend courtesy of Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. and MGM.
Click on this link if you dare: http://www.wedareyoutowatch.com/
See 'ya there!
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