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The Cat And The Canary | The Movie That Helped Create Universal Horror

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The new Blu-ray release of THE CAT AND THE CANARY from Eureka is the first time that the highly-influential proto-horror masterpiece has been given a serious restoration and reassessment in the HD age. Let's explore how it not only helped create Universal Horror as we know it, but remains an important icon of dark cinema.   Thanks for using this Amazon link to support Cereal At Midnight: https://amzn.to/3vLMM2P Further viewing:  The Eureka Interview https://youtu.be/PMKO2KXSIKY Icons of Horror: Universal Monsters https://youtu.be/sXnpCe0tMI4 Antonia Carlotta on Universal and The Laemmle Legacy https://youtu.be/_Ke9rkcc8qQ A Pre-Code Movie Primer https://youtu.be/VjbrjJ4LPDE Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite ********************...

Sugar Rush (August 2019 Edition)

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Joshua Jabcuga Has Some Cool Recs to Guide You Through the Dog Days of Summer! Hell Comes To Frogtown Sure, you’ve seen “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in John Carpenter’s They Live , but are you familiar with this 80s oddity? Frogtown is certainly a product of its time and yet, if you’ve had the pleasure of watching this movie (or if you’ve read the film’s synopsis), you’re likely asking yourself, what time was that exactly? When it comes to the Hot Rod, I don’t have to remind you that just when you thought you knew the answers, he changed the questions. So turn off your brain and enjoy this ultimate throwback to the days of your local Mom & Pop video store deep dive discoveries. Preorder directly from www.VinegarSyndrome.com if you need to have the slipcover edition (a “V-shaped split cover” limited to 3,000 units). Personally, I’m fairly indifferent about slipcovers; I’m more concerned with what’s in the box than the actual packaging—however, nobody rocks slipcovers like the fi...