Today marks the birthday of actor Neil McCarthy (26 July 1932 – 6 February 1985), who played Calibos in closeup scenes in ‘Clash of the Titans’.
The character of Calibos was initially planned to be mute, given the difficulty of matching dialogue with stop-motion animation. However, when it became clear that the creature had to speak, Neil was found to be the perfect match, due to his distinctive facial features (actually brought about by a form of acromelagy, a condition similar to gigantism). Thus, the character was to become unique amongst Harryhausen creations, as a blend of live action and stop-motion was used for the character throughout the movie.
Before starring as the Lord of the Marsh, Neil was a well recognised face on British television, appearing in a multitude of classic shows and films throughout the 1970s. Very sadly, ‘Clash’ was to be one of his last film appearances, and he passed away less than four years after its release.
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The Monster Club
It should be said that The Monster Club is a different horror anthology. Vampire Vincent Price invites writer John Carradine to an unusual club, where he tells three stories …
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Ideas for future episodes of “Epic Rap Battles of History”:
1) The Snow White Battle Royale (Brothers Grimm Snow White vs. Disney Snow White vs. OUAT Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard vs. Weiss Schnee from RWBY vs. Fables/Telltale Snow White)
2) Wednesday Addams vs. Sabrina Spellman (theme: the “weird” girls who were beloved sitcom characters that later received a dark reboot)
3) Yuri Gagarin vs. Neil Armstrong (theme: the ‘nauts who left their mark on history)
4) Marlon Brando vs. Humphrey Bogart (theme: two actors who are considered to be the greatest)
5) Benedict Arnold vs. Judas Iscariot (theme: two of the most infamous traitors in world history)
6) Hugh Glass vs. Bear Grylls (theme: legendary frontiersman against a TV show survivalist. Both also have a connection to bears)
7) Joseph McCarthy vs. Abigail Williams (theme: individuals whose legacies are tied to two of the most infamous witch hunts in American history)
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Great Expectations (BBC, 1967)
"Do you remember how you once came out of the house and put meat and drink down on the doorstep for me and then turned on your heel as if I were a beggar?"
"No, I don't recall it."
"But you must, don't you remember how I cried and how pleased you were?"
"No."
"But surely you must remem-"
"Pip! You must know that I have no heart, if that has anything to do with my memory."
"I don't believe that."
"Oh, I have a heart to be stabbed at or to be shot at, I have no doubt. And of course, if it ceased to beat, I should cease to be. But you know what I mean. I have no softness there, no sympathy, sentiment, nonsense. If we are to be thrown much together, you had better believe that at once."
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INSIDIOUS INFERNO Calvin Morie McCarthy horror - free to watch on Tubi
‘The gates of Hell are open‘
Insidious Inferno is a 2023 American supernatural horror film about a young couple plagued by a malevolent paranormal presence.
Written, photographed, directed and co-produced by Calvin Morie McCarthy (Exorcism in Utero; Pillow Party Massacre; Conjuring: the Beyond; Mutant Vampires from the Planet Neptune; A Haunting in Ravenwood; An Amityville Poltergeist; Jesus I…
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Open Up Your Mind to EVIL! "Conjuring the Beyond" reviewed! (DVD / Breaking Glass Pictures)
Open Up Your Mind to EVIL! “Conjuring the Beyond” reviewed! (DVD / Breaking Glass Pictures)
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Divorced and left to wallow in her own self-pity, Wanda Fulcia moves into her brother and wife’s house but her inability to secure a job and act responsible has proved difficult with her hosts as she continues to ask for favors, such as borrowing her brother’s car to drive to a paid sleep study in the middle of a nearly deserted small town. Dr.…
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It's Pride Month!
Check out these LGBTQ+ themed reads at your local library:
GAY & LESBIAN
Last Night at the Telegraph Club / Malinda Lo
Gwen & Art Are Not In Love / Lex Croucher
Pritty / Keith F. Miller, Jr.
The Black Flamingo / Dean Atta
We Deserve Monuments / Jas Hammonds
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School / Sonora Reyes
BI & PAN
Imogen, Obviously / Becky Albertalli
The Luis Ortega Survival Club / Sonora Reyes
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue / Mackenzi Lee
I Wish You All the Best / Mason Deaver
Ander & Santi Were Here / Jonny Garza Villa
Forever Is Now / Mariama J. Lockington
TRANS & NONBINARY
Pet / Awaeke Emezi
Man o' War / Cory McCarthy
Self-Made Boys / Anna-Marie McLemore
The Honeys / Ryan La Sala
The Sunbearer Trials / Aiden Thomas
Dreadnought / April Daniels
AROMANTIC & ASEXUAL
Wren Martin Ruins It All / Amanda Dewitt
Loveless / Alice Oseman
Planning Perfect / Haley Neil
All Out / edited by Saundra Mitchell
Being Ace / edited by Madeline Dyer
Gender Queer: A Memoir / Maia Kobabe
QUEER & INTERSEX
None of the Above / I. W. Gregorio
Hell Followed With Us / Andrew Joseph White
Just Ash / Sol Santana
Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution / Kacen Callender
Pantomime / Laura Lam
The Heart-Break Bakery / A. R. Capetta
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