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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 11h

Now rewatching the 1943 horror movie “The Return of the Vampire” featuring Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch and Matt Willis. One of the few horror movies produced by Columbia in the 1940’s.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 12h

Now rewatching the 1943 Universal Monsters movie “Son of Dracula”. Featuring Lon Chaney Jr, Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige and Evelyn Ankers. Directed by Robert Siodmak from a story by Curt Siodmak.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 14h

Now rewatching the 1936 Universal Monsters movie “Dracula’s Daughter”, the follow up to 1931’s “Dracula”. Featuring the return of Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing. Also with Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger and Marguerite Churchill.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 15h

Now rewatching Tod Browning’s 1935 horror movie “Mark of the Vampire”. Featuring Bela Lugosi, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan and Lionel Atwill. A supposed remake of Browning’s “London After Midnight” a silent film that is now lost.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1944 Val Lawton thriller “The Curse of the Cat People”. Featuring the return of Simone Simon, Kent Taylor and Jane Randolph from “Cat People”, but the story has very little to do with the first film. Robert Wise’s first directorial credit after taking over from Gunther V. Fritsch.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1942 horror classic “Cat People”. Producer Val Lewton’s first horror film for RKO, directed by Jacques Tourneur and featuring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway and Jane Randolph.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the final of the classic Universal Mummy movies, 1944’s “The Mummy’s Curse”. Featuring Lon Chaney Jr, Peter Coe, Kay Harding and Martin Kosleck.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1944 Universal Monsters movie “The Mummy’s Ghost”. The fourth of the original Mummy films and the second with Lon Chaney Jr. also featuring John Carradine, Robert Lowery, Ramsay Ames and George Zucco.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1942 Universal Monsters classic “The Mummy’s Tomb”. A direct sequel to the previous film but this time with Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the Mummy. Dick Foran, Wallace Ford and George Zucco return with new comers Turan Bey, John Hubbard and Elyse Knox. My favorite of the series.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the second Universal Mummy movie, 1940’s “The Mummy’s Hand”. The first of 4 films about the Mummy of Kharis. Featuring Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco and Tom Tyler.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Now rewatching the original 1932 Universal Monsters classic “The Mummy”. Featuring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan. An amazing film directed by cinematographer Karl Freund who previously worked on the silent classics “Metropolis” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Taken a break from Cronenberg for some light hearted fun with 1988’s “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark”. I watch this every year around Halloween, such an underrated movie.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Continuing my David Cronenberg rewatch with his 1986 horror movie “The Fly”. Featuring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis. Remake of the classic 1958 monster movie co-starring Vincent Price. Saw this in the movie theater when it first came out and threw up afterwards because I ate too many gummy bears 😁

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Now continuing my David Cronenberg rewatch with his 1983 adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dead Zone”. Featuring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen and Tom Skerritt. My favorite Cronenberg film and favorite King adaptation.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

6 seater! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1983 David Cronenberg surreal body horror movie “Videodrome”. Featuring James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits and Peter Dvorsky. Crazy stuff but fascinating.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My David Cronenberg rewatch continues with his 1981 science fiction / horror classic “Scanners ”. Featuring Jennifer O’Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan and Michael Ironside. One of my favorite Cronenberg films.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My David Cronenberg rewatch continues with his 1979 horror movie “The Brood”. Featuring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Now continuing my David Cronenberg rewatch with his 1977 body horror classic “Rabid”. Featuring Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Howard Ryshpan and Susan Roman. Another one produced by Ivan Reitman.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Starting my David Cronenberg rewatch with his 1975 horror movie “Shivers” (AKA They Came From Within). Featuring Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry and Barbara Steele. Produced by Ivan Reitman.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I only knew of it because I saw it in the Walmart Blu-ray bins years ago and bought it

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Now finishing up my John Carpenter rewatch with 2010’s horror film “The Ward”. Featuring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker and Jared Harris.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My John Carpenter rewatch continues with his 2001 movie “Ghosts of Mars”. Featuring Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham and Clea DuVall.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1998 John Carpenter horror movie “Vampires” featuring James Wood, Sheryl Lee, Daniel Baldwin, Thomas Ian Griffith and Maximilian Schell. Based on the novel by John Steakley. Fun vampire western.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1997 science fiction movie “Escape from L.A.” with Kurt Russell. Saw this in the theater when it came out, had high hopes. Always want to like this more than I actually do. Soundtrack was pretty cool.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now continuing my John Carpenter rewatch with 1995’s Village of the Damned. Featuring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare and Mark Hamill. I’m a big fan of the John Wyndham novel and the 1960 film adaptation, this has moments but is on the tail end of my Carpenter ranking

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My wife saw it for the first time and was laughing her ass off

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now rewatching John Carpenter’s 1994 Lovecraft inspired “In the Mouth of Madness”. Featuring Sam Neil, Julie Carmen and Jürgen Prochnow. Plus appearances by David Warner, John Glover, Bernie Casey and Charlton Heston. My third favorite Carpenter film.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Plus cameos from Roger Corman, Wes Craven, Sam Rami and Greg Nicotero.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1993 horror anthology “Body Bags”. Originally made for Showtime as a pilot for a potential rival for HBO’s Tales From the Crypt”. Two stories directed by John Carpenter and one by Tobe Hooper. Carpenter hosts and features Alex Datcher, Stacy Keach and Mark Hamill.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I love Sam Neil in this and the effects are well done. Definitely one to revisit if you have not.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1992 science fiction movie “Memoirs of an Invisible Man” directed by John Carpenter. I enjoy this movie and hate that it is always referred to as a comedy. I think if it had someone other than Chevy Case in it, it would have been taken more seriously.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Now rewatching the 1988 John Carpenter science fiction movie “They Live”. Featuring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster and Peter Jason. Based on a story by Ray Nelson. Saw this in the theater when it came out, the fight scene is iconic.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My John Carpenter rewatch continues with the underrated 1987 horror/science fiction movie “Prince of Darkness”. With a treasure trove of “players” from his previous movies including Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, and Peter Jason. Plus Jameson Parker, Lisa Blount and rocker Alice Cooper.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Now rewatching my 2nd favorite John Carpenter movie, “Big Trouble in Little China”. I had the good fortune to see this in the movie theater when it came out. I instantly loved it. There’s not a single bad frame in this film, Russell is perfect and the supporting cast is giving their all. Love it

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My John Carpenter rewatch continues with the 1984 science fiction movie “Starman”. Featuring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith and Richard Jaeckel. It took me a long time to see this one, wasn’t that interested in the premise when it came out.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Next up on my John Carpenter rewatch is the 1983 horror movie “Christine”. Featuring Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul and Harry Dean Stanton. One of my favorite Stephen king adaptations.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It doesn’t get any better than this. My favorite film of all time (Alien ‘79 is an extremely close second). Saw this in the theater with my Dad when I was 11 years old, my first modern horror film. The whole cast is amazing. Kurt Russell and Keith David are forever in my heart.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now rewatching the fantastic John Carpenter movie “Escape From New York” from 1981. Featuring my main man “Kurt Russell plus Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Lee Van Cleef and Donald Pleasence. One of my favorite Carpenter films and scores.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now continuing my John Carpenter rewatch with the 1980 horror film “The Fog”. Featuring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Hal Holbrook, John Houseman and Janet Leigh.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now rewatching the 1978 made-for-tv movie “Someone’s Watching Me!” Written and directed by John Carpenter. Featuring Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Cyphers and Len Lesser.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love Gourley’s impression 😂

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes. I was 7 and remember seeing it in the newspaper and thinking “nope” 😁

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now rewatching the 1978 thriller “Eyes of Laura Mars”. Featuring Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, Rene Auberjonois and Raul Julia. Directed by Irvin Kershner and a story by John Carpenter. Really fun stuff.

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now rewatching John Carpenter’s 1976 thriller “Assault on Precinct 13”. Featuring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West and Tony Burton. Poor Kim Richards…always starting trouble 😉😁

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Kevin Bows @bowsknows71.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now rewatching Joe Dante’s 1985 science fiction movie “Explorers”. Featuring Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson and Amanda Peterson. Watching the theatrical version on the new @vinsyn.bsky.social 4K box set.

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