The special effects may be better today, but the old ones were a lot more fun.
Before Star Wars: Early Sci-Fi Films
Some of the classic science fiction films that came before Star Wars.
Monsters And Demons: A Short History Of The Horror Film
Guest writer Astrid Bullen briefly covers the history of the horror film, from the early days of cinema through the 1990s.
Classic Science Fiction Movies
From Arnold E. van Beverhoudt's Sandcastle, V.I. site's "At the Movies" section, this is a directory of his choices for the best science fiction movies of the 20th Century, from A Trip to the Moon to Galaxy Quest, complete with synopses.
Barry's Temple of Godzilla
Get stomped at Barry's Temple of Godzilla, and find out all about Godzilla movies and more.
Brimstone Pit
Brief reviews of over 1300 horror films, starting with 1910's Frankenstein, including cast and crew, running times, etc.
Classic-Horror
A great site for horror film fans, including hundreds of reviews of classic scary flicks going back to the 1930s and even earlier. You can even join LURCH (Lunatic Union of Reviewers on Classic Horror) and contribute your own reviews if you qualify.
The Dracula Guide
Bob Bankard created what he hoped would be the "definitive site" on Dracula for the 70th anniversary of Universal's Dracula in 2001. Original content includes a history of Dracula's creation as well as reviews of the various film versions and much more.
Hollywood Ripper
A chronological guide to Jack the Ripper movies from the silent era to the 21st century, plus some TV shows. You'll also find a guide to faux rippers, false sightings, and copycats, and a guide to the various types of Ripper films and TV shows. Very comprehensive and mostly text (which some may find refreshing).
Horror Classic Films
Although this is a fairly new site, it already offers a lot to horror film fans, including an encyclopedia of actors and directors, news, reviews, links, top 20 lists, and more. You can also register and contribute to the site or post on the message boards.
Horror Movies from Horrorfind.com
A huge listing of sites dedicated to assorted horror films, both old and new, from an even larger site dedicated to "Horror, Halloween and Spooky subjects" in general.
Ladies of The Evil Dead
Home page for the three women who starred in the original Evil Dead film directed by Sam Raimi, with biographies, appearance schedules, and links. Created by yours truly.
The Chamber of Dr. Werdegast
Chris Veinot's site, named after Bela Lugosi's character from "The Black Cat," offers a biography, filmography, photos, and other features dedicated to Lugosi, as well as a profile of actor Dwight Frye. Not updated recently, but still a lot of fun.
Fritz Lang's Metropolis
A comparison of various versions of the Fritz Lang film and its soundtracks, plus other material and links to other relevant sites.
Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"
Kino International presents the story of the new state of the art digital restoration of the great silent film by Fritz Lang, including galleries of stills, posters, and sketches, and a schedule of play dates. Be patient and let the animation unfold.
The Missing Link
The folks at the Missing Link invite you to join them on a "horror film voyage of discovery," as they pay tribute to the classic b&w horror movies of the twenties, thirties and forties, including silents, with feature articles on subjects like zombies, Lon Chaney, Max Schreck, Karloff and Lugosi, and more.
Mondo Digital
Reviews and features about suspense and horror films and their creators, mostly written by Nathaniel Thompson. Runs the gamut from early Hitchcock and Hammer to more recent slash-fests. Also includes a section on scores and a list of upcoming DVD releases.
Monster at the Soda Shop
From the latest issue of images magazine: Cyndy Hendershot takes a look at the monster movies of the 50s and their relationship to the iconic teenagers of that fabled decade, concluding that the films provide "a glimpse into the insanity at the heart of many Fifties authority figures... much more terrifying than juvenile delinquency could ever be."
MonsterZine.com
A quarterly online-only horror movie magazine dedicated to thoughtful discussions of classic horror films (think Cineaste meets Famous Monsters Of Filmland).
The Other Movies
Dedicated to classic horror and science fiction cinema from 1910 to 1960, The Other Movies offers reviews, posters and images for each of the films. There's also a version in Italian.
THE PIT!
Classic Horror sound wavs, animations, and clips from favorite "menaces and monsters," including Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, Alfred Hitchcock and others.
The Sci-Fi Movie Page
Offering reviews of classic and current sci-fi movies, as well as articles, bulletin boards, clips and trailers, downloadable scripts, news on upcoming movies and other goodies for sci-fi fans.
Sciflicks.com
Subtitled "Science Fiction Cinema," this site focuses primarily on newer films, but also has a lot of content related to earlier sci-fi flicks, as well.
SFDFPS: A Tribute to B-Movies in Memory of RKO
From a site called "The In.Sect," here's a Quicktime movie created in tribute to B-Movies in general and RKO in particular (based on the song "Science Fiction Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show). The page contains detailed information about the movies and actors mentioned in the song, including Michael Rennie, Claude Rains, and Fay Wray.
Silent Running
A site currently containing a tribute to Silent Running, the cult sci-fi film starring Bruce Dern.
Spooky's Nightmare Mansion
Tom Winegar's site consists of a huge collection of photos of horror and sci-fi celebrities, both head shots and screen captures, including the only group of pages we know of dedicated to African-American horror and sci-fi actors; plus a tribute to the horror hosts of Kansas City! (A sound file will open automatically.)
The Star Wars Collectors Archive
If you're a Star Wars fan or a movie memorabilia collector, don't miss this site from Gus Lopez and fellow editors. It's a "virtual museum" of images from private collections from all over the world.
The Terror Trap
Described as "a museum for horror and thriller films from 1925 to 1987," this site includes reviews, director bios and a top ten list, plus special sections on TV, Italian movies, and slasher flicks.
Things From Another World
A source of videos and DVDs, plus comic books, collectibles, action figures, manga & anime as well as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, etc. As the name implies, it's a site primarily for sci-fi/fantasy fans.
The Thriller Chiller Page
A nice collection of individual salutes to some classic and not-so-classic horror and sci-fi films, from King Kong to Plan 9. Includes photos, cast lists, sound files, and more. Plus a special section on horror magazines and tributes to Vicent Price and Boris Karloff.
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara
An oddly-named but entertaining review site by two sisters who love horror movies -- "good, bad, classic and current." Instead of stars, movies receive severed thumbs. Five of them (who has five thumbs?) is the best. Zero is second-to-worst ("Biohazard" is the worst). You'd think it would be the other way around.
Touched By The Hand of Goth
History of gothic horror films, from 1919 to the present.
Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection
The purpose of Steven Hill's site is "to disseminate information regarding the series of Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection DVDs." We're talking about Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, and more of the most famous classic horror films. In addition to individual pages on each film, there is also a chart with ratings of each DVD in 7 categories.
Universal Terror
Dedicated to Universal Monsters, the site includes several articles about the men who made the monsters, and specific features about Bela Lugosi and Frankenstein. Plus desktop themes, videos, wallpaper, and more.
