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 The final film in Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray set of 1960s German Krimis is THE RACETRACK MURDERS, also known as THE SEVENTH VICTIM (DAS SIEBENTE OPFER). This movie stands out from the other entries in the set due to its many Agatha Christie-style elements. The story revolves aroun read more

 We return to Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray set, this time to cover THE MONSTER OF LONDON CITY, a 1964 German Krimi that is heavily influenced by the legend of Jack the Ripper. In modern London, a number of prostitutes are being savagely murdered within the same vicinity that a succes read more

 It's back to Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Krimi Blu-ray set with THE PHANTOM OF SOHO, originally released in 1964. This entry is one of the better Krimis overall, with a well-constructed script and a setting making use of the shady (if somewhat fanciful) environs of Soho, a notorious suburb read more

 It's back to the Krimis again, as I return to Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray box set. This time I'll be covering THE MAD EXECUTIONERS (1963), originally titled DER HENKER VON LONDON. In this one a group of black-hooded and robed men are rounding up criminals who have managed to evade read more

 I wrote a blog post on this movie in January of this year, but it is included in Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG box set of 1960s German Krimis. THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE looks fantastic here, with a very sharp black & white print presented in the movie's original 1.66:1 aspect ratio. T read more

 The first film in Eureka's TERROR IN THE FOG Blu-ray set is THE CURSE OF THE YELLOW SNAKE, made in 1963 by Artur Brauner's CCC company. Unlike the other films in this set, this one is not attributed to the works of Bryan Edgar Wallace --it is an adaptation of an Edgar Wallace novel. Everything read more

 So we finally come to the very last entry of the 1960s German film series detailing the nefarious activities of super villain Dr. Mabuse. This one is called THE DEATH RAY OF DR. MABUSE, and it was made in 1964. (The German title of this film is DIE TODESSTRAHLEN DES DR. MABUSE, and it is also read more

 The fifth film in Eureka's MABUSE LIVES! set is 1963's SCOTLAND YARD HUNTS DR. MABUSE (original German title SCOTLAND YARD JAGT DR. MABUSE, also known as SCOTLAND YARD VS. DR. MABUSE). The preceding film in Artur Brauner's Mabuse series for his CCC production company, THE TESTAMENT OF DR. read more

 The fourth film in the 1960s Dr. Mabuse series produced by Germany's CCC Studios is THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE, a remake of Fritz Lang's legendary 1933 thriller. This 1962 TESTAMENT creates all sorts of timeline conundrums. The early entries in the 1960s Mabuse series make reference to t read more

 My title-by-title look at Eureka's MABUSE LIVES! Blu-ray box set continues with THE INVISIBLE DR. MABUSE (1962), the third film in the 1960s series made by the German company CCC, run by producer Artur Brauner. The original title of this film is DIE UNSICHTBAREN KRALLEN DES DR. MABUSE. It read more

 THE RETURN OF DR. MABUSE (original German title IM STAHLNETZ DES DR. MABUSE) is the first sequel in Artur Brauner's Mabuse series. Brauner didn't get on all that well with Fritz Lang (no surprises there), so Harald Reinl took over the directorial reins. In RETURN, Gert Frobe comes back as read more

 Eureka's amazing MABUSE LIVES! box set starts off with THE 1,000 EYES OF DR. MABUSE, the very last feature film directed by the redoubtable Fritz Lang. (The movie's original title is DIE 1,000 AUGEN DES DR. MABUSE.) Made in 1960, 1,000 EYES acknowledges that the original Dr. Mabuse died i read more

 Eureka Entertainment's very first Region A release is an impressive presentation of the Universal 1927 silent mystery-thriller classic THE CAT AND THE CANARY. The original film adaptation of THE CAT AND THE CANARY had a great influence upon not just the old dark house genre but the Univer read more

My new YA book, Eureka!: 50 Scientists Who Shaped Human History, is coming out on Tuesday from Zest. I still haven’t seen a copy (cutting things a bit fine, hm, Zest?), but I’m told it looks very handsome. I said the other day I’d post a few extracts from the reviews it’s rec read more

  Electronic ARCs of my upcoming (September 6) book Eureka! are now available from NetGalley: click HERE. Here’s a blurb-like object: Galileo, Einstein, Curie, Darwin, Hawking — we know the names, but how much do we really know about these people? Galileo gained notoriety over his battle read more