Video WatcHDoG
the Perfectionist’s Guide to
Fantastic Video ®
No. 184 June 2017
“Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die.”
—THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980)
Contents
FEATURES
How Do You Solve a Problem Like CARMILLA? Part Two
John-Paul Checkett continues his groundbreaking survey of films based on, or deeply influenced by, J. Sheridan Le Fanu's classic novella, including LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, THE BLOOD-SPATTERED BRIDE and THE MOTH DIARIES!
DEPARTMENTS
Kennel
The Watchdog Barks
Larry Blamire’s Star Turn
Portrait of a man appreciating three outstanding performances in a classic TWILIGHT ZONE episode. That’s the sign- post up ahead—your next stop, Star Turn!
The Letterbox
On the Covers
Front: Lily Cole as Ernessa in THE MOTH DIARIES (2011).
Inside Back: Where it all began: the RKO Albee Theatre on
Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Ohio. This rare photo captures Donna at work in the box office a couple of weeks before meeting Tim on June 26, 1973.
The movies he came to see on that fateful day? “EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK” and THEATRE OF BLOOD!
Back: Maika Monroe checks the rear view in IT FOLLOWS (2015).
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REVIEWS Audio Watchdog
By Douglas E. Winter Biblio Watchdog
70s MONSTER MEMORIES, BRONSON’S LOOSE AGAIN!, and REGIONAL HORROR FILMS 1958-1990
Discs In Depth 48
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE, EDGAR ALLAN POE’s BLACK CATS, GET MEAN, COMIN’ AT YA!, HOUSE OF MORTAL SIN, PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, SECRET CEREMONY, VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, and more!
Dog Bytes
CAPTAIN APACHE, THE DEATH OF APRIL, DERANGED, GANG WAR IN MILAN, MEET HIM AND DIE, ILSA THE MAD BUTCHER, MALIGNANT, NIGHT WATCH, SCREAM PARK, THE VISIT, and more!
Ramsey’s Rambles
IT FOLLOWS
By Ramsey Campbell
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