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THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973) Driected by Douglas Hickox. It is notoriously difficult to mix Comedy and Horror. Rare are the examples where one element does not overpower the other: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, EVIL DEAD 2... But perhaps no film gets it so spectacularly right as THEATRE OF BLOOD, and perhaps no actor has ever embodied the twin masks of Comedy and Tragedy so perfectly as Vincent Price in what is, arguably, his finest role. A perfectly pitched, deliciously arch slice of Gothic Grand Guignol, with a supporting cast that reads like a veritable Who's Who of British Character actors. THEATRE OF BLOOD is: Sublime... a perfect marriage of genuinely gut-wrenching gore and moments of quite hysterical comedy. - Reece Shearsmith (The League Of Gentlemen, A Field In England, PsychoVille, Number 9)

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Probert is the perfect choice of author for this Midnight Movie Monograph and his book is filled with deliciously meaty morsels about the making of the film, as well as witty and erudite comments on the film itself. Much like the film it explores, Probert's Midnight Movie Monograph on Theatre of Blood is rife with witty Shakespearean revelry; in short, it's highly enjoyable, and highly recommended. - Jon Towlson STARBURST Magazine.

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John Llewellyn Probert is the award winning author of thirteen books of delightfully dark, imaginative fiction, including THE NINE DEATHS OF DR. VALENTINE and its sequel THE HAMMER OF DR. VALENTINE - love letters each to the classic films of Vincent Price. His essays have appeared in BUTCHER KNIVES AND BODY COUNTS, and THE JOURNAL OF THE FRIENDS OF ARTHUR MACHEN among others. A regular panelist at Horror conventions across the country, he can also be found online at The house Of mortal Cinema, which documents his endeavor to review every cult movie in existence. Neil Snowdon is the founder and Editor In Chief for Electric Dreamhouse Press, and Series Editor of the Midnight Movie Monograph range. A writer, critic, and film programmer in his own right, his book WE ARE THE MARTIANS: The Legacy Of Nigel Kneale, is out now from PS Publishing

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