Laying the Count to Rest

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Christopher Lee, Count Dracula, death, Hammer Films, legend, Peter Cushing

An era has ended today. The last of a group of legends has died. The man we could always “Count” on to rise again, will sadly rise no more.

The news was released this morning that 93-year-old Sir “Count” Christopher Lee passed away on Sunday, June 7th, 2015. It doesn’t seem possible, does it? Our immortal Count, mortal after all. News of his death is spreading like fire in Frankenstein’s castle, and like anyone who grew up on Hammer horror, I don’t want to believe it.

The Art of Fear

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Amicus, Christopher Lee, Count Dracula, cross, crucifix, death, Dr. Phibes, Dracula, Elvira, film, Frankenstein, Halloween, Hammer Films, horror, In Search of Dracula, macabre, movie, Peter Cushing, Sherlock Holmes, stake, Van Helsing, Vincent Price

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“You’ve got Poe, TZ, horror movie posters, and a pretty face. You’re like a classy, non-slutty-looking Elvira!”

Hello, darlings.

It’s me, your classy, pretty-faced, non-slutty-looking Elvira of the blogosphere here. (Thanks to Paul for my new moniker! ;D). October has finally descended upon us and I have a wonderful, spooky, horror-themed month of posts planned for all my fellow Seekers of Truth. Everything will be leading up to a majorly fun and informative Halloween post on the 31^st. Film fans? This one’s for you.

To kick things off, we’re going to be taking a look at three of the most memorable, influential men in the horror genre. They also happen to be my three favourite actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Vincent Price.

Lee and Price shared May 27th birthdays, and Cushing’s was close by, on May 26th. Coincidence…?