Dubbed “The Blaxorcist” for more reasons than one, Abby is William Girdler’s Blaxploitation horror movie about marriage counsellor Abby Williams (Blaxploitation regular Carol Speed), possessed by an African sex spirit accidentally released by archaeologist-cum-Bishop Garnet Williams (William Marshall of Blacula fame).
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There is perhaps no woman killer more crazed, more brutal and more visceral than Alucarda (Tina Romero) in Juan Lopez Moctezuma’s 1978 erotic horror, Alucarda. For WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH!
It's been a busy week here at LongLiveTheVoid.com and Beyond The Void Horror Podcast! So here is what you missed so far. Going to try and make this a regular thing each week to gather all the important posts we put up on the site. So feel free to catch up on things you might have missed each week.
Of all the female actors who broke through in the 1960s and changed the way women were portrayed – not just in horror, but in movies full stop – one stands head and shoulders above the rest.
Simon’s career began in much the way we are led to believe fairytale Hollywood stories do – the aspiring fashion designer was spotted in a restaurant, plucked from obscurity and established herself as one of France’s hottest stars in no time at all.
Born Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia Rossi, Milicent Patrick was born sometime between 1915 and the 1930s (reports vary wildly) in El Paso, Texas. Milicent was a multi-talented woman (an actor, costumer, designer, illustrator and animator) whose name you may never have heard, but whose work you are certainly aware of. Indeed, much of Milicent’s life remains a mystery, partly due to her desire to avoid the spotlight, giving several conflicting stories to would-be biographers as to her background and real life.
English born, German raised Veronica Mary Glazer was already a published model when Hammer Films boss James Carrera noticed her and featured her opposite Christopher Lee in Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968, dir Freddie Francis). A stunning beauty with genuine talent, she dazzled on the big screen and would go on to feature in arguably the studio’s best
Mark drops his next 2 WIHM Challenges and he takes it back to some of the classics. What are your choices this month?
To kick off Women in Horror Month, I’m going to go for an obvious one – Anya Taylor Joy in Robert Eggers’ The VVitch. A standout performance in a beautifully original film that, like most Witch stories, carries a very potent message about the way women, particularly young women on the verge of discovering their sexuality, are treated in patriarchal society – something that.....