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The Vampires of 1960: A 50th Anniversary Photo Retrospective
1960 was a blood-red year for the vampire’s kith and kin, with over a half-dozen variations on the theme: some old school, some modern; some ugly, some sexy; some classic, some camp. In short, there such a rich diversity of undead revenants and blood-drinking monsters that it is hard to generalize; you have to take each on on its own terms. Here then is a Photographic Retrospective of the Vampires of 1960.
The Vampire and the Ballerina: A Celebration of 1960 Review
Although THE VAMPIRE AND THE BALLERINA (originally L’amanti del Vampiro ["The Vampire's Lover]) is certainly not the most important continental European or even Italian horror film made in 1960, it is nevertheless of significance for a number of reasons. In the first place, it marks the directorial debut of Renato Polselli. Polselli is one of [...]
