The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Dance of the Vampires (1967) Written (shared credit) and directed by Roman Polanski Summary by Nadia Bryden The movie is old-style cinema, with exaggerated movements and traits of characters and slapstick comedy—main characters Professor Abronsius and his young assistant Alfred are hopelessly clumsy. The actors’ thick accents take a little…
Tag: horror comedy
Deadly Business: ‘I Sell the Dead’ Review
It’s hard to find a great horror comedy; unfortunately the majority of horror comedy is in ‘spoof’ form. Wading through the many idiotic spoof films is like trying to fight your way out of the post office during an employee riot. Everywhere you look, there’s blood, guts, and neuroses. And not even the entertaining kind.…