#Daphne Woodbridge

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

daphne, did you and milward ever end up getting together?

"I think it's safe to say we did! There was a mutual confession, at least. I'm taking that as a sign. A wonderful, marvelous, delightful sign."

[vicki-cucumber]

“Well this is awkward…” (can either be main verse or Star of Christmas up to you!)

Victoria Darcy glowered at the redheaded reporter. She pursed her lips and fluffed her own hair, trying to seem more put together than she actually was, given the morning she had.

"Oh, Daffy, isn't it?" She said, pretending she didn't full-well know Daphne Woodbridge, the pretty, doe-eyed reporter for the London Gazette. "I expect it would be awkward to you - seems everything comes awkwardly to you, really. Don't tell me you came sniffing around this burnt out theater for a story? Wasn't it enough of a disaster without your help?"

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THE REPTILE (1966) – Episode 168 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“This has become an evil place. Corrupt and evil. Ignorant fools! Peasants! … Oh. Good evening sir. Ever so sorry ma’am. Beg your pardon.” So corrupt evil, ignorant, … and polite? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they dip again into the Hammer well with The Reptile (1966)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 168 – The Reptile (1966)

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Harry Spalding and his wife Valerie inherit a cottage in a small country village after his brother mysteriously dies. The locals are unfriendly and his neighbor Dr. Franklyn (a doctor of theology) suggests they leave. They decide to stay only to find that a mysterious evil plagues the community.

  Director: John Gilling

Writer: Anthony Hinds (screenplay) (as John Elder)

Music by: Don Banks

Cinematography by: Arthur Grant (director of photography)

Editing by: Roy Hyde

Production Design by: Bernard Robinson

Art Direction by: Don Mingaye

Makeup Department: Roy Ashton (makeup artist); Frieda Steiger (hair stylist)

Selected Cast:

Noel Willman as Dr. Franklyn

Jennifer Daniel as Valerie Spalding

Ray Barrett as Harry George Spalding

Jacqueline Pearce as Anna Franklyn

Michael Ripper as Tom Bailey

John Laurie as Mad Peter

Marne Maitland as The Malay

David Baron as Charles Edward Spalding

Charles Lloyd Pack as The Vicar

Harold Goldblatt as The Solicitor

George Woodbridge as Old Garnsey

The Classic Era podcast returns to Hammer for another monster movie gem. This is one of their far too infrequent original creations, The Reptile (1966), directed by John Gilling from an Anthony Hinds (writing as John Elder) script. The film features a stellar cast that includes Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Michael Ripper, John Laurie, Marne Maitlan, and Jacqueline Pearce as the titular character. Shot at the same time as Dracula: Prince of Darkness, The Plague of the Zombies, and Rasputin the Mad Monk – all four released in 1966 – The Reptile was featured on a double bill stateside with Rasputin: The Mad Monk. Are you a fan of The Reptile and if so, do the Grue Crew agree with you?

At the time of this writing, The Reptile is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Scream Factory.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Doc, is Konga (1961)! You knew when they covered Gorgo (1961) in episode 157, Konga wouldn’t be far behind. Written by Aben Kandel and Herman Cohen and starring the inimitable Michael Gough, this one should be fun!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

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Australian Open hits the road | October 10 2022

October 10, 2022 | victoria tennis When we start the 100-day countdown to Australian Open 2023the Victorians are set to get a taste of the Grand Slam as fabulous prizes hit the road on a tour that will visit more than 20 communities across the state as part of the AO on the road. You will witness the amazing folk tour Norman Brooks Challenge Cup And the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup It intersects Victoria, with Goldfields, Gippsland, Macedon Ranges and Daylesford, Geelong and Bellarin and Murray. “AO on the Road is a fantastic initiative as it creates a tangible connection for people across Victoria to the incredible event that is the Australian Open,” said John Fitzgerald, Australian tennis champion and former Davis Cup captain. “Having traveled to many cities as part of the AO on the Road myself, I have experienced how special it is to be able to bring these wonderful and historic awards to the country of Victoria. It is also a great opportunity to showcase the wonderful regional tennis communities and the tremendous work that so many are doing to get more involved of people of all ages in tennis.” AO on the Road is supported by the State Government through Visit Victoria and launched on the banks of the Yarra River today by the Minister for Tourism, Sports and Major Events, Mr. Steve Dimopoulos MP. “Victoria is proud home to the world’s best Grand Slam, and to celebrate its 100th anniversary we are making sure locals get a chance to get a taste of the event through the Trophy Tour before we take it to the world stage,” said Hon Representative Steve Demopoulos. “The Australian Open will be the first of many amazing major events in Melbourne in 2023, attracting thousands of visitors to the region, and supporting local businesses and jobs.” Bendigo is the first official stop for AO on the Road on Saturday 15 October. Prizes will be part of 75The tenth Bendigo Tennis Association Anniversary Celebrations, and some of the best regional players from across the state will take part in the Inter-Academy Challenge. Players and community members will have the opportunity to stand with the Silverware, affectionately known as Norm and Daphne, like many of the AO champions who came before them. Awards will also visit some of the area’s highlights including Central Deborah Goldmine, Bendigo Art Gallery, and Capital Theatre. Tennis legends including Todd Woodbridge and John Fitzgerald will make a special appearance along the way, meet fans, visit local tennis clubs and check out some of Victoria’s unique attractions. Just as the best of Victoria will be showcased at the Australian Open through an impressive program of local chefs, restaurants, performers and artists, stunning prizes will bring some of the prestige and excitement of the tournament to cities and landmarks across the state. Source link Originally published at Melbourne News Vine

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[pete-and-pete]

Elizabeth Trump-Grau: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Donald Trump’s older sister Elizabeth has a bit of a lower profile than his other siblings, namely Maryanne Trump Barry, a federal court judge, and businessman Robert Trump. Elizabeth Trump-Grau may fly under the radar, but is still very much a Trump.

In the expansive and explosive New York Times story on Trump and his siblings’ alleged tax scams, Grau is barely mentioned. But in a statement from a Trump lawyer, who denies the entire searing and searching year-long investigation and article as being “false, 100 percent false.”

“The facts upon which the Times bases its false allegations are extremely inaccurate. All estate matters were handled by licensed attorneys, licensed CPAs and licensed real estate appraisers who followed all laws and rules strictly.” But the lawyer for Trump, Charles J. Harder goes further. He said in a statement to the Times that if anyone was involved, it wasn’t him, it was his family.

“The affairs were handled by other Trump family members who were not experts themselves and therefore relied entirely upon the aforementioned licensed professionals to ensure full compliance with the law,” Harder wrote.

The Times’s investigation found that Trump and his “siblings set up a sham corporation to disguise millions of dollars in gifts from their parents …” The Times investigation discovered that Trump patriarch and matriarch, “Fred and Mary Trump, transferred well over $1 billion in wealth to their children, which could have produced a tax bill of at least $550 million under the 55 percent tax rate then imposed on gifts and inheritances. The Trumps paid a total of $52.2 million, or about 5 percent, tax records show.”

Robert Trump told the Times his parents’ estate matters were squared away by the Internal Revenue Service years ago and all taxes were paid.

In the Times piece, Donald, Robert and Maryanne Trump were executors; Elizabeth was not named as an executor, according to the Times. “As their father’s executors, Donald, Maryanne and Robert were legally responsible for the accuracy of his estate tax return …”

It’s not clear if Trump-Grau was interviewed. Indeed, there’s just two references to her in the entire story, including from when she showed up with her brothers and sister to a 2003 Trump Tower meeting where among other business, “profits (were distributed) to each Trump.”

It’s been reported that New York tax officials are “reviewing the allegations that Trump received more than $400 million from his father Fred Trump’s New York real estate business via what the paper deemed ‘questionable’ tax practices.”

A Showtime documentary airs Sunday about the Times investigation. Filmmakers followed reporters for a year as they followed the money and paper.

But here’s what you need to know about Elizabeth Joan Trump Trump-Grau:

1. Elizabeth Joan Trump Was Born in Queens, New York in 1942 to Fred & Elizabeth Trump. Her Brother Donald Would be Born 4 Years Later

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Elizabeth Joan Trump grew up in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood of Queens. She attended the Kew-Forest School in Forest Hills bordering Kew Gardens. The very small and very private independent, co-ed, college prep school for grades Kindergarten to 12th grade was also attended by her younger brother, the now President of the United States. The 100-year-old school was established in 1918 primarily for the upper middle class residents of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens.

Elizabeth Joan Trump would go on to attend Southern Seminary College, now known as Southern Virginia University.

2. Married to James Grau in 1989, Elizabeth Trump Was a ‘Administrative Assistant at Chase Manhattan Bank’

James Grau

In a New York Times wedding announcement from 1989, readers learned that at the “Marble Collegiate Church in New York, Elizabeth Joan Trump, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Trump of Jamaica Estates, Queens, was married yesterday to James Walter Grau, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grau of Dayton, Ohio. The Rev. Dr. Arthur Caliandro, a Methodist minister, performed the ceremony.”

“Judge Maryanne Trump Barry of Federal District Court in Newark, the bride’s sister, was the matron of honor, and James W. Barry Grau, the bridegroom’s son, was the best man. The developer Donald J. Trump, a brother of the bride and president and chief executive officer of the Trump Organization in New York, was an usher.”

The Times reported in 1989 that Grau was a graduate of Northwestern University and that his first marriage ended in divorce. ON his website, Grau said he graduated from NYU.

3. She Bought a Hamptons Mansion in 1996 for $1.2 Million & Sold it in 2017 for $3.8 Million to a New York Bankruptcy Lawyer

Elizabeth Trump Trump-Grau’s Westhampton mansion sold in 2017 for $3.7 million. She bought it in 1996 for $1.2 million. She sold the house to a New York bankruptcy lawyer

The mansion that sits on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean at87 Dune Road in the Village of Westhampton Beach sold for $3,718,500 in 2017. Nestled on just over half an acre, the 4,123-square-foot residence with 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, a heated in-ground pool, 2 fireplaces perched on the oceanfront was sold by Trump-Grau to New York bankruptcy attorney Kenneth Eckstein. Sotheby’s handled the sale. It had been previously put on the market on 2016 for $5.5 million but the price was continuously lowered until Eckstein’s purchase. Trump-Grau purchased the then-recently-built house in 1996 for $1.29 million.

Trump-Grau also is reported to own a house in the enclave around Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, near where her sister Trump Barry owned a home that she sold to a corporation created by her nephew’s Eric and Donald Trump Jr. for $18.25 million last year. Trump-Grau’s house is in the same area that the Palm Beach Post reported is closed to traffic when Trump is in town, Ocean Drive near Woodbridge Road.

4. Her Husband Was ‘Director of Entertainment’ at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Elizabeth Trump Grau works in the banking industry, administrative assistant for Chase Manhattan Bank, she married James Grau pic.twitter.com/DhfRLC3fiz

— Political Scrutiny 101 (@PoliScrutiny101) November 18, 2016

According to his IMDb page and his own website, which does not appear to have been updated of late, Grau has held various positions in sales, marketing, production management in the cable, broadcast, information fields and “ethnic media.”

A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, he began his career at Charisma Communications, an advertising agency and a production company. Grau developed marketing and advertising campaigns for CBS Sports, CBS Radio, CBS News, Rolex Watch Company, IBM, AT&T and Bristol Myers. His website lists his accomplishments as including winning an Emmy Award for producing the 1983 Superbowl XVI show opening titles. He’s also listed on IMDb as having done sound for what appears to be a German horror flick.

His site also says he has developed, managed, distributed and launched “several international television networks with programming targeted towards the ethnic population in the United States and Canada.”

Another great pic from a fun-long lunch in Palm Beach ..@MayorGUNASTI , my amazing brother Ed, Jim and Elizabeth (Trump) Grau ..The well achieved banker-sister of @potus & her accomplished producer husband ..@TrumpGirlStrong @deedeegop @Scaramucci @KayaJones @KimKimmwaters pic.twitter.com/DScAa0qLzw

— Daphne Barak (@daphnebarak) January 3, 2018

It’s been reported he once served as the “director of entertainment” for Mar-a-Lago. According to a press release from 2014, Grau “created programs earning the highest awards and accolades and has eleven productions in The Museum of Television and Radio. He served as the Entertainment Director of Donald Trump’s world-renowned Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach, FL, and as Executive Producer of contemporary concerts for the Trump Organization.”

5. Trump-Grau Hosted ‘Safari Night’ at Mar-A-Lago for Charity ‘Young Adventurers’ Which Says It’s Movement is ‘For All of Us to be Great Again.’

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‘Young Adventurers’ hasn’t done much in a decade or more, but one couldn’t tell from its website with Pres. Donald Trump on the homepage and a new mission statement that incorporates the words ‘great again’ as part of its new “movement.”.

“We were founded in 1992 as a non-profit 501c3 organization. Through the years we have served over 12,000 young people and their families all across America and around the world,” the group says on its website. It’s financials show that in 2006, for example, it took in less than $100,000 and spent around that to keep it up and running.

In preparation for its Safari Night at Mar-A-Lago with Trump Grau, as she and her husband are referred, the charity updated it’s mission.

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“Now, we are embarking on an exciting strategy to reach a new generation of millennials. America is a Great Country! America is the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave, but how will they know it if no one shows them? We’re starting a movement for all of us ‘To Be Great Again.’ It starts with you. We need your help and hope that you will get involved.”

Pres. Donald Trump promoting Young Adventurers at Mar-a-Lago in January 2018.

Non-profit database GuideStar says the charity based in Palm Beach has been in existence since 1993, is listed in the “cause” category of “Sports Training Facilities” but has not provided a mission statement to GuideStar.

The Washington Post reported that following his election, Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club more than a dozen charity events. But Trump-Grau “booked a new gala event — put on by a small, previously dormant charity that was encouraged to use the site by Trump’s sister.”

The last ‘Young Adventurers’ Mar-a-Lago fundraiser before the 2018 event was in 2011 with the Trump-Grau’s and, inexplicably, Kato Kaelin in attendance.

source https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/elizabeth-trump-grau/

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

“   now i’ve found a real love ;   you’ll never fool me again .  ” (milward soc)

Daphne pouted, but tried to put on a polite smile. "I'm...happy for you." she wanted to be, at least.

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

“ you know i make those cookies you like . ” (from Victoria)

"The shortbread ones with the sprinkles?"

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

Are you sure you really wanna be going after an in-debt, practically indentured to work at a factory playwright? Or are you just after the money he'll make from his hit twin towers play? (to Daphne)

Face flushing, Daphne admitted. "I feel happy around him. Conversation comes naturally. He makes me smile. It's not about money, current or present situation. It's about being happy. If only he was actually interested in me."

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

Flufftober Day 11

Prompt: Meet Cute

Pairing: Daphne Woodbridge and Milward Phelps (Star of Christmas/Easter Carol with a BRAND NEW PETUNIA CHARACTER MAKING HER INTERNET DEBUT)

Daphne Woodbridge was at the church to see the Star of Christmas. Every journalist for The London Post Gazette was. And as they watched the performance - the rocketing in, the very cute cucumber illuminated with electric lights on the scenery rather than the star itself - they all knew it would be all over the next day’s front page.

While many of her colleagues seemed to gravitate towards the angle of not even showing the star and how the pageant was still wonderful, Daphne was more interested in a certain individual. The rocket carried 5 different veggies. Reverend Gilbert and his son, Edmund, playwrights Cavis Appythart and Milward Phelps…and an asparagus who didn’t seem related to the show at all.

She hummed and hawed over it. He was sat next to Effie Pickering - was he possibly an actor? Daphne loved the theatre, and his face didn’t seem familiar. He was an asparagus - perhaps a relative of the pastor and his family?

As the masses filed out after mass, Daphne unfortunately lost the man in the crowd. But who might possibly know more? The rhubarb scanned the crowd…no sign of the reverend or his family…but…was that old man Nezzer? Talking to Cavis Appythart?

She waited for her chance, and then, as soon as whatever conversation they were having closed, she moved in. “Cavis Appythart? Daphne Woodbridge of the London Post Gazette.”

“Oh.” The tomato winced. “Hi.”

“Can I ask you who that fifth person who flew into the theatre was?” She asked.

“There were only four of us.” Cavis replied, confused.

Daphne shook her head “the third asparagus-“

“There were only two.” Cavis spoke assuredly “Edmund and the Reverend.”

“Hey, Cavis,” a voice soon interrupted “Were we still gonna pop by the jail and visit Mr. Pincher?”

“In a moment, Milward.” Cavis shook his head. “As I was saying, there were only the four of us on that carriage-“

“Until we went through the bank!” Milward interrupted, eyes wide with excitement “Then we picked up a hitchhiker! Boy, THAT was crazy-“

“A hitchhiker?” Daphne questioned, the fire in the search for her lead reignited.

“Yeah, we picked him up inside the bank, seemed like his shift was done anyway, but…” Milward trailed off, before suddenly becoming a lot more…bashful. “Uh, sorry, who are you? I don’t think we’ve met.”

“Daphne Woodbridge.” She introduced. “Of the London Post Gazette.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Woodbridge,” the cucumber smiled sheepishly. “I’m-“

“Milward Phelps!” She exclaimed excitedly. “I’m a huge fan of your work. Your composition for turtle wax was inspired.” She gushed.

“Why thank you!” He smiled proudly.

“We wrote that together-“ Cavis tried to interject.

He went unheard. “Mr. Phelps, would I be able to schedule an interview? Find out more about the rogue hitchhiker at the bank?”

“Sure!” He beamed. “I’m free all the time, since our shows cancelled due to the theatre burning down and…I’m not free,” he sighed. “Since I’ll be working for Uncle Nezzer to pay it off. The only time I’d be available would be well after dinner, and I don’t think your husband would think kindly of you meeting up with another man at that hour.”

“I don’t have a husband.” She giggled. “So that won’t be an issue.”

“Your boyfriend, then.” Milward corrected.

“Don’t have one of those at the moment either.” She batted her eyelashes. “So I can meet you when you’re free. F-for an interview, of course!”

Milward’s face lit up far more than it should have to be accepting an interview. “Yes! I look forward to it! Say tomorrow outside Nezzer’s factory?”

“Sounds perfect!” She, too, was looking forward to this more than a usual interview, but didn’t dare say that out loud. She wouldn’t want to jinx anything.

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

Did you know someone else has feelings for you? Besides Milward? Were you aware you caught the eye of someone who hadn’t thought about you in years?

"I wasn't aware. But I'm very happy with Milward. I mean, we're fuckin like crazy."

[sweet-sweet-petunia]

Mariah's Star of Christmas Verses

Canon

Bob the Tomato as Cavis Appythart - You know. The main guy. Cavis is a playwright who wants his legacy to be more than his turtle wax jingle - he wants to put on a show that teaches London to love! Gets carried away, burns down Milward's Uncles theatre in the process, you remember. You've watched it.

Dad Asparagus as Reverend Gilbert - The pastor of the church that's putting on the play that will showcase the famed Star. Has a son, Edmund, who's sickly, but tries to not let it show.

Archibald Asparagus as Arthur Hollingshead - Reporter for the London Post Gazette. Infodumps about historical decorative items at a moment's notice. Noticeably more British than others despite them all living in England.

Jerry Gourd as Constable Dwight - Police Officer who works at the station currently holding Charles Pincher. May or may not be related to that gourd starring opposite Effie Pickering in Appythart and Phelps's newest production

Non Canon

Petunia Rhubarb as Daphne Woodbridge - Another reporter for the London Post Gazette. Especially interested in who that other man in the rocket carriage was as the playwrights, Gilbert and Son flew into the theatre. She thinks it will be her big break. Perhaps...(Cavis voice)...her first big break?

Esther as Evelyn Clarke - Just a sweet young woman going caroling for the holidays. Attends the church Reverend Gilbert preaches at.

Francois Blueberry as Pierre Pickering - A french little blueberry boy who wants to be a famous playwright and director! Is hoping to apprentice for Cavis and maybe even work on the show with the famous Effie Pickering...for no particular reason...

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THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) – Episode 165 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“How can I do me dance without me legs?” Or how can you be a pickpocket without your arm? Dr. “Schtein” doesn’t seem to care. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in the second of Hammer’s Frankenstein films: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 165 – The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

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Having escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling’s brain into a perfect body, but the effectiveness of the process and the secret of his identity soon begin to unravel.

  Directed by: Terence Fisher

Writing Credits: Jimmy Sangster (written by); Hurford Janes (additional dialogue by); George Baxt (additional dialogue) (uncredited)

Produced by: Michael Carreras (executive producer); Anthony Hinds (producer); Anthony Nelson Keys (associate producer)

Music by: Leonard Salzedo

Cinematography by: Jack Asher (director of photography)

Editing by: Alfred Cox

Production Design by: Bernard Robinson

Makeup Department: Philip Leakey (makeup artist) (as Phil Leakey)

Selected Cast:

Peter Cushing as Doctor Victor Stein

Francis Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve

Eunice Gayson as Margaret Conrad

Michael Gwynn as Karl (New Karl)

John Welsh as Bergman

Lionel Jeffries as Fritz

Oscar Quitak as Dwarf (Original Karl)

Richard Wordsworth as Up Patient

Charles Lloyd Pack as President

John Stuart as Inspector

Arnold Diamond as Molke

Marjorie Gresley as Countess Barscynska (as Margery Gresley)

Anna Walmsley as Vera Barscynska

George Woodbridge as Janitor

Michael Ripper as Kurt

Ian Whittaker as Boy

Avril Leslie as Girl

It’s Doc’s choice of films for this episode, so it should be no surprise the film chosen is the Hammer/Peter Cushing classic The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). A rare event for Hammer, this feature is a direct sequel to its predecessor, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), beginning with Victor Frankenstein escaping the guillotine. A dastardly chap, that Frankenstein. A new series of shenanigans begins as Frankenstein, now known as Doctor Stein, continues his experiments. A surprisingly serious take on the character and Shelley’s story follows Peter Cushing’s Doctor Frankenstein instead of Christopher Lee’s Monster. Check out what the Grue Crew shares about this fantastic early Hammer horror entry.

At the time of this writing, The Revenge of Frankenstein is available for streaming from multiple PPV sources. It is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray in the Hammer Films – Ultimate Collection, a 20-film set from Sony. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Chad, is Fiend Without a Face (1958)! The Grue Crew can’t wait!

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HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) – Episode 109 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

"I am Dracula and I welcome you to my house." Are you falling for that old trick? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew - Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with special guest Dick Klemensen (since 1972, the editor and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine - The Journal of Classic British Horror Films) - as they enter the House of Hammer once again with one of the company’s best, (Horror of) Dracula (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 109 – (Horror of) Dracula (1958)

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Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to hunt the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones.

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  Director: Terence Fisher

Writers: Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Bram Stoker (novel)

Music by: James Bernard

Cinematographer: Jack Asher (director of photography)

Production Design: Bernard Robinson

Makeup Department:

Philip Leakey (makeup artist) (as Phil Leaky)

Roy Ashton (assistant makeup artist) (uncredited)

Special Effects: Sydney Pearson

Selected Cast

Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing

Christopher Lee as Count Dracula

Michael Gough as Arthur Holmwood

Melissa Stribling as Mina Holmwood

Carol Marsh as Lucy Holmwood

John Van Eyssen as Jonathan Harker

Valerie Gaunt as Vampire Woman

Olga Dickie as Gerda

Janina Faye as Tania

Charles Lloyd-Pack as Doctor Seward

George Merritt as Policeman

George Woodbridge as Landlord

George Benson as Frontier Official

Miles Malleson as Undertaker

Geoffrey Bayldon as Porter

Barbara Archer as Inga

Paul Cole as Lad

Whitney had a “reel” treat when she first saw (Horror of) Dracula at Geoffrey Rayles’s Rayle Archives in Lenoir, NC where she was able to view the 1958, 35mm, Technicolor print along with a couple reels of the early 1960s re-release. Of course, she loved the movie. What’s not to like with Cushing, Lee, and Gough? For Chad, (Horror of) Dracula changed the way he looked at the Count and, along with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), this one is his favorite Hammer film. Chad also has a heck of a story about the first time he saw the film at his grandparent’s house. Daphne had great fun watching Cushing and Lee, especially in the few scenes they had together in (Horror of) Dracula. Jeff is a big fan of Dracula (1931) but also loves Lee’s more feral, animalistic interpretation in (Horror of) Dracula. 

You might say Dick Klemensen gives truth to the statement, “If you show it, he will come,” when he drove over two hours across the state to catch a showing of (Horror of) Dracula at a drive-in theater in Des Moines. According to Dick, if you want to show someone a Hammer film who has never seen one, this is it. The film has everything: action, blood, fights, and pacing.

Incidentally, if you haven’t read an issue of The Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine, edited and published by Dick Klemensen since 1972, head on over to their website and order yourself an issue (or two or three). They’re stock full (at about 100 pages of 8-point font) of interesting articles and art about classic British horror films.

Also be sure to check out The Men Who Made Hammer shorts (running between 15 and 60 minutes each) featuring Dick and produced by Constantine Nasr on the Scream Factory Blu-ray releases of the following Hammer films: X the Unkown (1956, Jimmy Sangster), The Brides of Dracula (1960, Jack Asher and Terence Fisher), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961, Roy Ashton), The Phantom of the Opera (1962, Anthony Hinds), The Kiss of the Vampire (1963, James Bernard and Bernard Robinson), The Lost Continent (1968, Michael Carreras & film commentary), and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974, Roy Skeggs). The other entry in The Men Who Made Hammer series features Tony Dalton (author of Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Cinema, 2021) discussing Freddie Francis on The Evil of Frankenstein (1964).

October is a great month to revisit this Hammer gem! As of this writing, (Horror of) Dracula is available for streaming on HBOmax.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next on their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Daphne, Antonio Margheriti’s The Long Hair of Death (1964) starring Barbara Steele!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of us, “Thank you so much for listening!”

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