Saturday, March 24, 2018

#87 - Edward Scissorhands

Here it is, the final episode of The Fantastic Films of Vincent Price, exploring Vincent's last three films - Catchfire, Edward Scissorhands, and The Heart of Justice. This has been quite a ride, making a video for each of Vincent's theatrically released films as well as a number of other projects along the way, including his books, TV work, radio and more. Thank you all for joining me along the way, and for all your support. It's been a fun project.


In closing, I just want to mention that this series is nominated for a Rondo Award for classic horror excellence. If you have enjoyed this series, please consider voting for it for Best Multimedia. The ballot is at rondoaward.com, or you can just send an email to taraco@aol.com and let them know you'd like to vote for The Fantastic Films of Vincent Price for best Multimedia. Voting goes through April 8th.

Saturday, March 10, 2018

#86 - Dead Heat



In this episode, Dr. Gangrene takes a look at this 1988 horror/comedy film starring Joe Piscopo and Treat Williams, with appearances from two genre favorites, Vincent Price and Darren McGavin.

 About this series: Dr. Gangrene, Physician of Fright and Award-winning Nashville-based TV Horror Host explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review, and criticism.

 Music: "Backed Vibes", "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Opening Credits Artwork: Used by permission from Mark Maddox, http://www.maddoxplanet.com/ All film clips © respective studios and used purely for academic purposes and Fair Use under Copyright Act 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107 #drgangrene #vincentprice

Saturday, March 3, 2018

#85 - The Whales of August



In this episode Dr. Gangrene discuses the 1987 drama The Whales of August, starring Batty Davis, Lillian Gish, and Vincent Price. Also featured in this episode - the Read, Write and Draw TV series.

About this series: Award-winning TV Horror Host Dr. Gangrene (author Larry Underwood) explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review and criticism.

Music: "Backed Vibes", "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Opening Credits Artwork: Used by permission from Mark Maddox, http://www.maddoxplanet.com/

All film clips © respective studios and used purely for academic purposes and Fair Use under Copyright Act 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107 #drgangrene #vincentprice #thewhalesofaugust

Saturday, January 13, 2018

#84 - From a Whisper to a Scream

In this episode Dr. Gangrene takes a look at a pair of 1980s horror anthology films featuring Vincent Price - ESCAPES, and FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM.

 

Saturday, January 6, 2018

#83 The Great Mouse Detective

Episode #83 of The Fantastic Films of Vincent Price spotlights a pair of animated projects from the 80s in which Price voiced characters - The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, and The Great Mouse Detective.

Saturday, December 30, 2017

#82 Bloodbath at the House of Death

The Fantastic Films of Vincent Price #82 takes a look at the 1984 British horror/comedy Bloodbath at the House of Death. Price plays a 300-year-old satanic cult leader known as The Sinister Man.

 

Saturday, September 2, 2017

#81 - The House of the Long Shadows



 Dr. Gangrene takes a look at the 1983 horror/comedy, The House of the Long Shadows. All star horror cast featuring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine in an old dark house mystery. Desi Arnez Jr. is a writer who takes a bet he can script a horror novel in 24 hours provided he has the proper setting.

About this series: Dr. Gangrene, Physician of Fright and Award-winning Nashville-based TV Horror Host explores the films of the merchant of menace, Vincent Price, in chronological order from first to last, approaching them from a scholarly perspective, offering commentary, review and criticism. Music: "Backed Vibes", "Hot Swing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Opening Credits Artwork: Used by permission from Mark Maddox, http://www.maddoxplanet.com/ All film clips © respective studios and used purely for academic purposes and Fair Use under Copyright Act 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 107 #drgangrene #vincentprice #houseofthelongshadows #christopherlee #petercushing #johncarradine