“The house takes care of itself.”
#OnThisDate, July 1, Burnt Offerings (Dan Curtis, 1976) is the #FilmDuJour
https://write.underworld.fr/settima/burnt-offerings-1976
#cinemastodon #film #DanCurtis #RobertMarasco #KarenBlack #OliverReed #BurgessMeredith #BetteDavis #AnthonyJames #BobCobert #JacquesRMarquette #BookAdaptation #horror #USA #Italy #1970s ★★½
The Turn of the Screw, a 1974 Dan Curtis-directed TV-movie adaptation, of the famous Henry James ghost story. A sexually repressed governess sees ghosts, or does she? Inferior to the 1962 movie The Innocents but fairly OK low-key gothic horror.
My review: https://princeplanetmovies.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-turn-of-screw-1974.html
On August 24, 1970, House of Dark Shadows premiered in New York City. Here’s some Jonathan Frid art to celebrate!
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#HouseOfDarkShadows #DarkShadows #DanCurtis #JonathanFrid #HorrorMovies #HorrorArt #Vampires #VampireArt #70sHorror #SupernaturalHorror #VampireMovies #Art #PopArt #Portrait #MovieArt #MovieHistory
On August 11, 1971, House of Dark Shadows debuted in France. Here’s some Jonathan Frid art to celebrate!
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#HouseOfDarkShadows #DarkShadows #DanCurtis #JonathanFrid #HorrorMovies #HorrorArt #Vampires #VampireArt #70sHorror #SupernaturalHorror #VampireMovies #Art #PopArt #Portrait #MovieArt #MovieHistory
On June 5, 1978, Burnt Offerings debuted in Sweden. Here’s some Anthony James art to mark the occasion!
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#BurntOfferings #DanCurtis #AnthonyJames #SupernaturalHorror #HauntedHouseFilm #Horror #HorrorMovies #CultClassic #TCMUnderground #HorrorArt #HorrorFans #Art #PopArt #MovieArt #MovieHistory
Tonight in 1977 — DEAD OF NIGHT debuted on NBC.
#DarkShadows mastermind #DanCurtis produced + directed this creepy made-for TV anthology film written by #RichardMatheson.
It stars Patrick Macnee, Ed Begley Jr. and Lee H. Montgomery (who is nightmare-inducing).
Tonight in 1983 — #HermanWouk’s #TheWindsOfWar debuted on ABC.
#DanCurtis produced and directed the 18-hour epic starring #RobertMitchum, adapted for the screen by Wouk.
It earned blockbuster ratings, won 3 Emmys, and was followed by a 30-hour sequel in 1988.
