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‘The Old Dark House’ (1963): Enjoy a great cast as we wait for the laughs & scares…and we wait…and we wait…

Okay, let’s go back a little ways and switch up the 80s gore for 60s yocks and chills, with this very gentle murder comedy from the combined talents of exploitation pro William Castle and England’s Hammer Films.

October 24, 2026 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

It’s May, 1978. Do you know what’s on Showtime?

I read someone once who stated there comes a moment of decision in every man’s life where he chooses either to move forward or back. At the time it sounded faintly ominous, but after a few years paddling around in what suicidally-bored George Sanders correctly referred to as that “sweet cesspool,” I found it a… Read More It’s May, 1978. Do you know what’s on Showtime?

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