Samson vs. the Vampire Women (1962)

Samson vs. the Vampire Women (1962)

The vampire women rise after their two century nap to claim the daughter (María Duval) of a local scientist (Augusto Benedico) as their next queen. It is up to Samson (Santo), the masked wrestler and part-time crime fighter, to defeat the evil females and their three bulky henchmen. To truly understand the wonders of Samson vs.

Scream of the Wolf (1974)

Scream of the Wolf (1974)

When people are savagely killed by an unidentifiable wolf-like animal, Sheriff Bell (Philip Carey) asks John Wetherby (Peter Graves) for help.  Unable to catch the beast, Wetherby tries to get his old friend and hunting companion, Byron Douglas (Clint Walker), involved, but Walker is only interested in Wetherby, not in helping on the case. Producer/director

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Sleepwalkers (1992)

Mary and Charles Brady (Alice Krige, Brian Krause) are a mother and son team of shape-changing sleepwalkers, vampiric creatures that feed on virgins. New to a small town, Mary is hungry and Charles has chosen Tanya (Mädchen Amick) as their meal. Do you remember drive-in movies? Simple pictures that were fun, if silly, and just right for

Underworld (2003)

Underworld (2003)

The centuries-old war between vampires and werewolves comes to a head when the vampire warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) falls in love with Michael (Scott Speedman), a newly created werewolf.  More is at stake then just their relationship, as Michael’s genes hold the secret to ending the war. Quick Review: Another of the stylish monster films,

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Underworld: Evolution (2006)

In the aftermath of the vampire-lycan war, undead warrior Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and half-breed werewolf Michael (Scott Speedman) are on the run from the newly-risen and mutated vampire Marcus (Tony Curran).  To save themselves, and possibly the world, the two must dig into the forbidden history of the vampires and werewolves, as well as find

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (2004)

Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to Transylvania to defeat Dracula (Richard Roxburgh).  He joins up with Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), whose family has fought Dracula for centuries, and they find themselves surrounded by vampires, werewolves, the Frankenstein Monster (Shuler Hensley), and assorted other evils. What do you get when you combine exceptionally skilled filmmakers, a

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Cheese enthusiast and inventor Wallace (Peter Sallis – voice), and his much put upon dog, Gromit, run a humane pest control service, saving the local’s “veg” from rabbits. Things are looking up when they are hired by Lady Tottington (Helena Bonham Carter), though her less humane suitor, Victor Quartermaine (Ralph Fiennes), is less than thrilled.

Waxwork (1988)

Waxwork (1988)

A group of students visit David Lincoln’s (David Warner) mysterious wax museum where each monster-filled exhibit can take victims into its world. When all eighteen exhibits have killed, the monsters will come alive in the real world, destroying it. Only two of the students, Mark Loftmore (Zach Galligan) and Sarah Brightman (Deborah Foreman), can stop Lincoln’s evil

Werewolf (1996)

Werewolf (1996)

When a fight breaks out at an archeological dig over the bones of a werewolf, a digger gets cut and becomes infected with lycanthropy. Later, a writer comes to town, and due to a lab fight over the bones of the werewolf, he too becomes infected. “Varevolf ” and “whairwof” are some of the exciting new

Werewolf of London (1935)

Werewolf of London (1935)

Botonist Wilfred Glendon (Henry Hull) is bitten by a werewolf while searching for a rare moon-blossoming plant in Tibet. Upon his return to London, he is approached by Dr. Yogami (Warner Oland) and warned that there are now two werewolves in London, and the only hope for both are the flowers from the strange planet,

Wolf (1994)

Wolf (1994)

Depressed and aging editor Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is bitten by a wolf on a snowy Vermont road.  Returning to the office, he finds himself demoted by wealthy publisher Raymond Alden (Christopher Plummer), and replaced by his traitorous protégé, Stewart Swinton (James Spader). But Randall starts to feel powerful, aggressive, and in control. He also starts a

The Wolf Man (1941)

The Wolf Man (1941)

Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) is called back to his ancestral home by his father (Claude Rains) after the accidental death of his brother. They’ve had a strained relationship, but now as the heir to the estate he tries to fit in to the conservative setting, but his playboy ways leads him to ask out