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http://www.bmonster.com
Find all kinds of information on your favorite B movies!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard
Nova Online:  Killer's Trail.  A forensic look at the real life story that inspired "The Fugitive":  the unsolved 1954 murder of Marilyn Sheppard.  Includes an interactive section on DNA fingerprinting, information about 3-D mug shots, and a surprising look at the number of convicted criminals who were later cleared by DNA evidence. 

http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/
Science Hobbyist homepage includes weird science, nerd/misfit resources, unusual phenomena, weird research/anomalous physics, links to science museums

http://www.fright.com
The Fright Site is dedicated to horror entertainment, with frightening fiction, scary movies, gruesome games, bizarre comix, stimulating movie reviews, commentary on the horror genre, and weird diversions.

http://www.monstrous.com
Monstrous.com features information about all sorts of monsters and includes photo galleries of favorite movie monsters like Dracula, the Wolfman, and the Phantom of the Opera.

http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/graves.html
Corsinet.com’s section on Brain Candy has the epitaphs and tombstones of famous people.

http://www.nightgallery.net/index.html
Homepage for Rod Serling’s Night Gallery weekly television series that featured his original dramas along with adaptations of classic horror, fantasy and science fiction works, including H.P. Lovecraft.

http://www.rockyhorror.com
The Official Rocky Horror Picture Show web site has information on everything having to do with the cult classic!  Toast and squirt guns not included.

http://www.tomsmithonline.com/shtick/rhms/rhmstext.htm The Rocky Horror Muppet Show: A Rather Weird Script by Tom Smith.

http://www.courttv.com/forensics_curricuum/ Court TV brings forensics to high school science classrooms. This program was developed as part of a continuing educational partnership with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. The lessons and activities are each centered on a unique, realistic mystery and involve simple lab experiments aligned with nationally recognized educational standards and safety requirements.

http://www.horroronline.com/
Horror Online - This chamber of horrors is your doorway into all the current releases and classic thrillers available from Universal Studios Home Video!

http://www.horror.net
This site claims to be the world's most deadliest horror network and search engine.  Find all sorts of horror related websites.

http://www.horror.com
The web's premiere site for horror movie reviews, discussion, culture, and more.  Also contains interviews and articles.  Very cool site!

http://www.horror-web.com/
News, interviews, surveys, trailers, and reviews on movies, books, and other related items.  (Web site rated PG 13)

http://www.cavernsofblood.com
Free online games, the magic ouija board , magic 8 ball of horror, a virtual haunted house, horror movie trivia, free Halloween and horror graphics, animated gifs, fonts, Halloween midis, Halloween sounds, horror movie villain, jigsaw puzzles, celebrity horror secrets, biorhythms, blood and gore 

http://www.horror.org
The Horror Writers Association includes writers and publishers dedicated to creating and promoting dark literature. Site includes links to horror sites, reading lists, writing tips, recommended reading.

http://www.ultimatehaunt.com
This ultimate Halloween haunt experience documents the transformation of Knott’s Berry Farm into Knott’s Scary Farm each year.

http://www.tcnj.edu/~beres/horror.htm#3
If you write horror screenplays (or if you want to) then this is the site for you.
The site has links to various screenwriting and horror sites, writing contests, and tips on writing a screenplay.

Movies

http:www.imdb.com/charts/votes/horror  Top 50 Horror Movies from Internet Movie database

http://www.terrortrap.com  A museum for horror films from 1925-1987.  This site also includes a section on “TV terror”.

www.bmonster.com  Features the publication “B Monster Bulletin”, movie reviews, B movie personality profiles, extensive archives, interviews.

War of the Worlds 1953.  Oscar winner for special effects in 1953, this classic adaptation of the H.G. Wells book about being invade by outer-space aliens. Set the stage for Sci-Fi for decades.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, 1977, PG. Horror spoof features thousands of ordinary garden tomatoes that turn savage and begin attacking people.

Beetlejuice 1988 PG. A couple of likable ghosts contact the afterlife's bio-exorcist to rid their home of a trendy New York family that moves in.

Creature From the Black Lagoon 1954 (not rated)  An anthropological team in the Amazon jungle encounters Gill-Man, a prehistoric humanoid fish monster creature that takes a liking to the coed majoring in science.

I Was a Teenage Werewolf 1957 (not rated)  A rebellious teenager is treated by a psychiatrist for his aggression, but the treatment is worse than the "disease." The teen becomes a werewolf and begins a murder spree that makes his pastbehavior seem like a stroll in the park! Michael Landon’s first film appearance.

The Mummy 1932 (not rated) Scientists examine a sarcophagus from an unmarked grave in 1921 Egypt, releasing disgraced priest Imhotep.

The Mummy 1959 (not rated) A mummy kills off British archaeologists when they violate his princess’ tomb.

The Mummy 1999 PG-13.  Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year-old legacy of terror, Imhotep.

Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 PG.  Green Town, Illinois is visited by Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifying things begin to happen when two adventurous boys stumble onto the Carnival's deadly and destructive secret. Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury.

Weird Science (1985)  Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Out of  desperation to be liked,  they "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation, Lisa, tries to boost their confidence by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men, encountering many hilarious obstacles along the way.

Tales from the Crypt (1972) PG.  While visiting an underground catacomb, five tourists (including Joan Collins) venture off into a secret room where a mysterious, robed man shows them the horrible fates that will befall them should they decide to go through with the dastardly deeds they have secretly planned. This movie was the basis for the TV Show

Nosferatu (1922)

Shadow of the Vampire (2001)

Shining (1980)

The Birds (1963)

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Night of the Living Dead. (1968) The classic, where the dead rule the streets.

Frankenstein. (1931)  Building a friend from scratch might not be the best idea.

The Body Snatchers. (1945)  Digging up the dead.

Tower of London. (1939)  Evil uncle kills nephews for the throne of England.

Eraserhead. (1977) Bad hair day.

Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness.  One of the greatest horror movie trilogy's of all time!  Director Sam Rami (Spider-man) injects a dose of humor and intense creepiness into the typical horror movie formula.

Bauhaus "Bela Lugosi's Dead". (song)  Play this one out loud and scare the neighbors!  The signature song in the vampire movie "The Hunger" starring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie.  Is the great actor Bela Lugosi dead or not?

Ed Wood.  Director Tim Burton's bio-pic of Ed Wood, writer/actor/director of some of the worst B-grade horror films of all time.  Starring Johnny Depp as Wood and Martin Landau as the aging actor Bela Lugosi.

The Hunger.  Stylish clothes from the 80s, rock & roll clubs, and vampires make this one of the most underrated horror flicks of all time.  Starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, and Susan Sarandon.

GhostbustersGet slimed!  Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, and Harold Ramis star in this hilarious tale of ghost chasing scientist in New York City.

The Haunting (1963) Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson. A paranormal investigator invites a trio of people to help him examine Hill House, a sinister family estate haunted by the angry souls from its troubled past. While Eleanor (Harris) looks for an escape from the memory of her recently-deceased mother, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the history of the huge, ominous house. Based on Shirley Jackson's lyrical novel, "The Haunting of Hill House" and one of the most frightening psychological horror films ever made, featuring virtually no blood, gore, or monsters for its effective scares.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) PG 13.  This unusually beautiful horror classic features Vincent Price in the title role of Dr. Anton Phibes, a genius who specializes in organ music, theology, and concocting bizarre deaths for anyone who wrongs him.

Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Bette Davis, Agnes Moorehead, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotton.   Hermetic spinster Charlotte Hollis is haunted by memories of her murdered fiancé. Charlotte is crushed to learn that the state wants to tear down her mansion and put a highway in its place. As the nightmares of her fiancé continue to haunt her, Charlotte ends up fighting not only for the Hollis estate but for her sanity as well.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1960) Robots Crow and Tom Servo, along with human Mike Nelson, comment on this decapitation thriller in which a suave scientist keeps his fiancé’s head alive while searching for a proper replacement body.

Psycho.  (1960)  Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh.  Lonely motel keeper, Norman Bates, presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering specter of his mother.  The young, well-intentioned Bates' life is forever changed when Marion Crane, a blonde on the run with stolen money, checks in for the night.  But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for the classic tale of horror--and one of the most famous scenes in film history.

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Bette Davis, Joan Crawford . As an elderly woman, Jane Hudson, wishes to revive her vaudevillian career but she has become a grotesque caricature of her former self. She wishes to revive her vaudevillian career, but she has become a grotesque caricature of her former self. Over the years as her star faded, the star of her older sister Blanche rose, outshining the career of the has-been Baby Jane. The film opens years after a calamitous car accident leaves Blanche in a wheelchair, with no one to care for her except the increasingly insane and sadistic Jane and their servant, Norman. Trying to punish Blanche for her years of success, Jane tortures the housebound woman, slowly trying to starve her to death, all the while attempting to recapture the fame of her youth.



 

 

 


 

 



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