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The Harvey Klinger Experience
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I'm writing about the movies, music and books that I like. Or that I hate.
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The Skinny On... The Legend of Blood Castle
Elizabeth Bathory was the notorious 16th-century Hungarian countess who butchered hundreds of young girls and allegedly used their blood in an attempt to regain a youthful appearance. While the latter claim has been largely debunked, the story remai...
The Skinny On... The Beyond
Considered a genius by some and a hack by many, director Lucio Fulci is responsible for a handful of the most notorious titles of late ‘70s, early ‘80s Italian horror, including Zombie (1979), City of the Living Dead (1980) and House by the Cemet...
The Skinny On... Nightmare City
I’ll admit it -- I’m a sucker for zombie movies. And when it comes to old-fashioned, entrails-eating, blood-spurting hi-jinks, the Italian and Spanish zombie movies of the 1970’s and 1980’s are tough to beat. Doubling the fun is Nightmare C...
The Skinny On... Nightmare Castle
Mario Bava kick-started the Italian gothic boom of the 1960’s with the baroque majesty of Black Sunday, which was followed by the exceptional work of Riccardo Freda (The Horrible Secret of Dr. Hichcock, The Ghost), the slow-moving but atmospheric f...
The Skinny On... Up
You will find few if any movies on this blog that can be described as sweet, heartfelt or touching. These are words I do not use lightly to describe a movie (or anything else, for that matter), so when I find one for which those words not only apply...
The Skinny On... The Curse of the Crying Woman
The Crying Women (La Llorona) of Mexican folklore has been a staple of South-of-the-Border supernatural cinema since 1933, with The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963) being one of her finest film incarnations. Using as a template the classic Universal...

