Tag Archives: william castle

gimmicks better than gold

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: the films of william castle were (and still are) crowd-pleasing favorites. back in the 1950′s, he showboated his films in places like “famous monsters of filmland” magazine (where he had a running column called “william’s castle”) and … Continue reading →

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the sinister and dreadful “yes”

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Vincent Price (1911-1993)! Erudite and eloquent, possessing a singular elocution that could make a three letter word like “yes” seem sinister and dreadful, or drip with lofty sarcasm. Yet with … Continue reading →

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morticia

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) morticia addams. carolyn jones. vampira. lurch. house of wax. vincent price. herman munster. 60′s TV. batman. frank gorshin, get smart. the man from uncle. james bond. ursula andrews. pussy galore. jill st. john. carolyn jones. … Continue reading →

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spooked: after midnight

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dave

getting spooky. And it all began with Helena Blavatsky and her spiritualist movement, then assumed a distinct identity within popular American culture… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): What do the Cramps, Gwar, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Blackstone the Magician, David Copperfield, penn … Continue reading →