Christopher Lee
1) Nemeton
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The year is 3002 B.C.E. For millennia, the Nemeton, a group of clandestine immortal beings, has kept the fragile truce between man and the Fae in the antediluvian world. After six thousand years, the race of men has tired of enduring subjugation under the iron fist of the Nemeton. Kings and peasants clamor and thrones tremble at whispers of war as the Nemeton declares the first Conclave in over two thousand years. As the wheel of the year turns toward...
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1603 was the year that Queen Elizabeth I, the last of the Tudors, died. Her cousin, Robert Carey, immediately rode like a demon to Scotland to take the news to James VI. The cataclysmic time of the Stuart monarchy had come and the son of Mary Queen of Scots left Edinburgh for London to claim his throne as James I of England.
Diaries and notes written in 1603 describe how a resurgence of the plague killed nearly 40,000 people. Priests blamed the...
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100 Years of Horror volume 6
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Of course there's Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over the years.
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100 Years of Horror volume 25
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Another idea borrowed from the world of fairy tales, giants have been found in stories from Jack and the Beanstalk to Jack the Giant Killer and beyond.
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100 Years of Horror volume 15
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King Kong's Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but you'll be surprised to see who else made the list!
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100 Years of Horror volume 14
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Horror films have been peppered with people who didn't need makeup and were actually born disfigured, most notably in the film Freaks. Take a look at those who managed to turn their misfortune into something of a career.
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100 Years of Horror volume 7
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Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as you'll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.
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100 Years of Horror volume 21
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Karloff's parchment-skin portrayal of Imhotep set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten "wrapped up" in their work over the years, as you'll see.
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100 Years of Horror volume 20
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Creatures from "out there" have captured the imagination of everyone from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Here's a look at some out-of-this-world intergalactic beings.
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100 Years of Horror volume 9
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Nothing like a good ghost story — except a century's worth of films filled with more ghost stories!
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100 Years of Horror volume 5
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Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a filmic favorite since early silent days. Various portrayals of the dual doctor are examined.
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100 Years of Horror volume 13
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Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast "hybrids" are here — and more!
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100 Years of Horror volume 17
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Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madman, serial killers, cannibals — they're all here — and more!
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100 Years of Horror volume 3
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Karloff's career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of "the monster," but others took on this challenging role over the years. This fascinating installment tells the story behind Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's timeless tale.
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100 Years of Horror volume 12
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More than just the Devil (although The Prince of Darkness has certainly figured into quite a few motion pictures), demons have been a mainstay of horror films since the silent days.
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100 Years of Horror volume 19
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A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic to achieve their evil goals.
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100 Years of Horror volume 23
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How many times did Karloff and Lugosi play mad doctors? Many horror legends have taken their turn playing sinister scientists and frightful physicians, as you'll see.
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100 Years of Horror volume 10
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Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals — and other notable phantoms!
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100 Years of Horror volume 22
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The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades. Although usually confined to the West Indies, Hollywood has made sure audiences will fear zombies anywhere and everywhere.
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Journey to the royal tombs of Egypt and explore the history of ancient Egyptian society as told through the mummies of the past. The film follows explorers and scientists as they piece together the archeological and genetic clues of Egyptian mummies, and provides audiences with a window into the fascinating and mysterious world of the pharaohs. To unwrap the secrets of the pharaohs is to perhaps glimpse the future of our own civilization.