Tag Archives: The Fly

Monsters and Matinees: Like big-bug films? Try these she-bug B-movies

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Toni Ruberto

Classic horror fans are forever grateful to the 1950s, a decade that birthed one of the greatest of all film genres: the big-bug movie. Multitudes of giant ants, spiders, grasshoppers, shrews and scorpions all treated moviegoers to oversized terrors. Toward … Continue reading →

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Silver Screen Standards: Vincent Price

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: Vincent Price During the Halloween season we naturally think of Vincent Price, that undisputed icon of horror whose many roles in the genre put him in the exalted company of Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: From Villain to Wronged Man, the Diverse Horror Roles of Vincent Price

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Toni Ruberto

From Villain to Wronged Man,the Diverse Horror Roles of Vincent Price It’s October, the time of year when the world realizes it’s OK to watch scary movies every day – and horror film fans are right there with suggestions whether … Continue reading →

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Monsters and Matinees: Still Buzzing about ‘The Fly’ Trilogy

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Toni Ruberto

Still Buzzing about The Fly… It’s easy to think of the 1958 film The Fly in two words: “help me.” That phrase – often said in a silly high-pitched voice meant to mimic the film – is from an iconic … Continue reading →

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