Oooooo. FRIDAY THE 13TH!!!! OOOOOoooOOOOoo….
Ya know. I once worked with this mechanic. He was SO superstitious of Friday the 13th, he’ld actually NEVER work one.
I’ve never really understood the fascination. I remember paying attention to it as a child for a year or two, and nothing odd ever happened. Same with black cats, ladders, mirrors, and etc.
Anyhow. Firgured maybe AMC would pull out all the stops in leiu of it being Friday the 13th and all?
THIS week, AMC is treating us to:
This happens to be the FIRST Dracula I saw as a child. As such, there is this special place in my heart for it. The first Dracula to get the full Hollywood special effects treatment, A very cool black and white set, and Frank Langella as Dracula are the primary draws for this film. But, at the end of the day, it’s not the classic 1931 Bela Lugosi version, nor is it as well done as the 1992 version. Thus, it’s just kind of there.
Still, it’s not every day you get to watch SKELETOR play Dracula. (Just for you Spud…can’t believe you made me sit through THAT film…)
What could possibly follow up Dracula, you ask?
It’s rare they pull something out of the garbage pile that I haven’t actually seen before. So, this is a rare treat.
I understand it was shot in 3D. Don’t know if AMC is airing it as such or not.
UEN, on the other hand has dug up a gem.
Claude Rains and Fay Wray. What more reason do you really need?
The Evil Mind is a quite pleasant film where Claude Rains plays a con artist clairvoyant whose predictions start coming true. A fact which begins to obsess the poor bloke.
Yes, the story has been imitated many times since. From movies to Twilight Zone episodes.
You know you’re really glad Spud made you watch. I hope he reads your blog. And yeah for friday nights. In my day it was frightmare night.