All right, we're gettin' down to the nitty-gritty here as Oct. 31st approaches. Once more, Joseph Maddrey has provided some fantastic photos of famous horror movie locations. So -- if you can -- NAME. THE. MOVIE.
Creator of the award-winning web series, Abnormal Fixation. One of the horror genre's "most widely read critics" (Rue Morgue # 68), "an accomplished film journalist" (Comic Buyer's Guide #1535), and the award-winning author of Horror Films of the 1980s (2007) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002), John Kenneth Muir, presents his blog on film, television and nostalgia, named one of the Top 100 Film Studies Blog on the Net.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Two More Days Till Halloween
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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is #2 the lost boys?
ReplyDeleteNice job, John! # 2 is indeed The Lost Boys!
ReplyDeletebest,
JKM
Is #1 Frankenstein?
ReplyDeleteMark:
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right! Great job! Even in color, you figured it out!
best,
JKM
JKM, I figured you would have a Frankenstein photo in here somewhere. LOL Did you post it today because some people celebrate National Frankenstein Day today, October 29th?
ReplyDeleteFaninawe
Hey Faninawe:
ReplyDeleteThe appearance of Frankenstein here was a happy coincidence (or was it synchronicity?)
best,
JKM
My guess for Photo # 3
ReplyDeleteMovie: Prince of Darkness
Location: Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, Mission Hills, CA
The architecture of the structure in the photo was so familiar to me, it was driving me buggy:-)
I finally found a website that put 2 and 2 together for me.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/article/378
The mission served as the residence of Father Loomis, played by Donald Pleasence (a wonderful actor who is sorely missed). R.I.P. Donald
Thanks John, for the opportunity to learn so much and have so much fun at the same time!
Faninawe
Faninawe:
ReplyDeleteYou got it, baby! :)
Congrats on another right answer. Thanks for such enthusiastic participation.
cheers,
JKM