Author: VHS Tracking
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Issue 15
Issue 15 of VHS Tracking zine is now out! A two-page A5 sized fold-out publication printed on riso printers from Neighbourhood Press. The cover illustration is by Ellen Broadhurst based on the film, Daisies, directed by Věra Chytilová. Artwork is also included from Claudia Deborah based on the film, Scream, directed by Wes Craven. There’s… Read.
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The Dark Corner (1946)
Looking for an old-school film noir to watch, I took a recommendation that writer Angelica Jade Bastien wrote about, The Dark Corner (1946) released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Henry Hathaway. What caught my attention was that it starred Lucille Ball, and this was Lucille before The Lucy Show, from what I understand… Read.
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Dracula (1931)
Sometimes you’ve gotta go back to the original spooky source. Seeing Bela Lugosi in The Black Cat made me realise I’d never seen his portrayal of Dracula (1931), the very role that made him a star and a horror icon. The performance, and Lugosi’s Hungarian accent, looms so large over pop culture, everything from Sesame… Read.
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Messiah Of Evil (1973)
I was keen to see Messiah Of Evil (1973) as it had often been compared to Carnival Of Souls, a low-budget horror movie that I’ve come to love because of the atmosphere it creates. Like in Carnival Of Souls, a close up on a suspicious, evil person in Messiah Of Evil might reveal bad, cheap… Read.
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Night Of The Demons (1988)
I found Night Of The Demons (1988) a lot of fun even before the demons show up. With a classic horror movie set-up – a bunch of teens decide to party on Halloween night at an abandoned crematorium called Hull House – the characters are all teen cliches archetypes dialled up to cartoonish levels. There’s… Read.
