Dr. Loomis and the Leggy Vampire Lover

Yoooo, check this out! Just when I thought the internet had revealed all there was to know about the world, this set of photos with two legendary horror actors surfaced and proceeded to blow my mind. Just a couple of icons, sharing coffee and some laughs. Amazing. Donald Pleasance made a lot of movies, horror … Continue reading Dr. Loomis and the Leggy Vampire Lover →

Queen Ingrid

I once referred to the late, great, polish-born actress and writer Ingrid Pitt as the High Priestess of Horror. The curvaceous beauty with the seductive accent has been referred to by many sobriquets: England’s Scream Queen, the Queen of Gothic Horror, the Queen of Hammer Horror, etc. Even though Ingrid only made a few horror … Continue reading Queen Ingrid →

They Want to Suck Your Blood

October is all about chilly, cozy autumn vibes and binging all things horror. I relish these 31 days spent gorging on scary novels, short stories, movies, art, podcasts, television, comics, you name it and I’m feasting on all the horror right now. Speaking of feasting—what a segue—vampires are one of the stars of October, no … Continue reading They Want to Suck Your Blood →

High Priestess of Horror

“I think it's very amazing that I do horror films when I had this awful childhood. But maybe that's why I'm good at it.” Ingrid Pitt grew up in Nazi occupied Poland. She survived the concentration camps. A few years later she was a young mother who started a career in film at a time … Continue reading High Priestess of Horror →

Vampire Lovers

“Just to let him get the full inventory I eased out of my very mini-skirt and tight—but tight—sweater. Get the picture? Jimmy did. ‘I’ve got three parts for you’ he said.” That’s actress and Hammer horror legend Ingrid Pitt, in her extremely entertaining book Ingrid Pitt’s Bedside Companion for Vampire Lovers. In that passage she’s … Continue reading Vampire Lovers →