a cult film connoisseur, a fan of movies that take chances, a movie connoisseur, into movies that tell a great story, a baaad movie connoisseur, writer, poet,, very picky about horror films, a Movie Guru
Horror movies didn't get any respect, never won awards and were often scrutinized by movie censors from the Breen office who enforced the Hayes Code. Universal Studios nearly cornered the market in the 30s and in the 40s they put out mostly formulaic sequels to Frankenstein, developed the well done sensation: The Wolfman, and cranked out 4 cheap Mummy follow-ups. There were a lot of really cheap 'b' movies cranked out by the Poverty Row studios. They were usually more mystery and thriller than horror and when they did attempt real horror they had no money for decent special effects. Rubber...
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