It's time to celebrate Halloween, so here are eight horror films, all from the 1970s. If you prefer to observe Halloween the science fiction way, you'll want to check out The Scary Cold War: 1950s Science Fiction Films. The Exorcist (1973) Panned by a review in The New York Times, The Exorcist is based on a best-selling novel by William Peter Blatty. (You can read the review … [Read more...] about Watch Eight Horror Films from the 1970s
Halloween
The Art of Disguise: “How To” Tips from the CIA and 11 Spy Films
What do you know about disguises? Are you thinking that to be effective they need to be complicated? After I picked up the recently published Jonna Mendez book, In True Face, I started thinking a bit about the art and psychology of disguise, mostly based on what I was learning about how the CIA uses disguises and the way Jonna talks about the disguises we see in the … [Read more...] about The Art of Disguise: “How To” Tips from the CIA and 11 Spy Films
The Scary Cold War: 1950s Science Fiction Films
Several things have happened recently that make me think of old science fiction movies. First, the US Defense Department announced that the Pentagon has launched a website for declassified UFO information, including videos and photos. The new site has been designed to provide the public with declassified information about the mysterious objects which were sometimes called … [Read more...] about The Scary Cold War: 1950s Science Fiction Films
A RED SCARE HALLOWEEN
Cold War Studies has come up with a list of 10 Red Scare films for your Halloween viewing. To purchase from Amazon, just click on each movie title. To view trailers for most of the movies go the Cold War Studies You Tube Channel. In no particular order, the Red Scare films are: THE RED MENACE The Red Menace has been called an overheated expose of Communist Party … [Read more...] about A RED SCARE HALLOWEEN
Commie Mummies
What happens to a Communist leader when they die? They’re mummified of course. What does that entail? Well, it’s been the stuff of Halloween Stories for hundreds of years. According to Wikipedia, a mummy is a deceased human or an animal whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or … [Read more...] about Commie Mummies
