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Category Archives: Horror
Meet Grande Dame Guignol at the American Heritage Center
This Halloween, we consider the sub-genre of horror films referred to as “Grande Dame Guignol,” also known as “Hagsploitation,” “Psycho-biddy,” or “Hag Horror,” and three films in that sub-genre that are represented in three of our collections. Films of this … Continue reading
The Many Faces of Peter Lorre
This Halloween, we highlight the career of actor Peter Lorre (1904-1964), who is represented in two of our collections. Lorre, who was born László Löwenstein in Hungary, began acting for the stage in Vienna in the early 1920s. He gained … Continue reading
William Beaudine, Bela Lugosi, and Horror Films Out West
For Halloween 2018 and 2019, we brought you blog posts on The Killer Shrews and The Giant Gila Monster, two low-budget horror movies financed by Texas radio pioneer Gordon McLendon. This year, we shine a spotlight on the career of … Continue reading
Archives Rewind Vol. 8 (Halloween Edition)
It’s the last week of October, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t pay homage to Halloween with this edition of Archives Rewind — our occasional highlights of past “Archives on the Air” programs. Let’s rewind for Vol. 8 (Halloween … Continue reading
Posted in Archives on the Air, Authors and literature, Horror, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, science fiction
Tagged Dick Tracy, Eric Taylor, Forrest Ackerman, Godzilla, H.P. Lovecraft, Halloween, Kenpachiro Satsuma, monster suit, Robert Bloch, science fiction, Son of Dracula, The Haunter in the Dark, The Smog Monster, vampire, Werewolf, Wolfman
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The Giant Gila Monster
Last Halloween, we brought you a blog post on The Killer Shrews, a low-budget horror movie shot in Dallas, Texas, and released in 1959. What is the film’s connection to the American Heritage Center? We hold the papers of Forrest … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, science fiction
Tagged Attack of the Crab Monsters, film, film history, Forrest J. Ackerman, Godron McLendon, movie, movie history, movie posters, movies, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Ray Kellogg, science fiction, science fiction movie, Tarantula!, The Giant Gila Monster, The Killer Shrews, Them!
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New Finding Aids: May 2019
Welcome to the second round of our Finding Aids updates! As a reminder, Finding Aids act as a table of contents for our collections. These aids help you find information about specific collections we have, and the information contained in … Continue reading
Posted in energy resources, Finding Aids, Heart Mountain, Horror, Laramie, Local history, military history, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Recreation, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming history, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Wyoming history
Tagged Albany County, Buffalo Bill Cody, Emmett D. Chisum, Heart Mountain, laramie, oil, Rawlins, Thermopolis, Tie Hack, Troma, Troma Entertainment, University of Wyoming, University of Wyoming Athletics, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
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Attack of the Killer…Shrews?
With it being the Halloween season, it seems appropriate to take note of a gruesome creature of movie land that may have haunted our dreams, or is kitschy enough to have made us roll our eyes in disbelief. You’ve heard … Continue reading
Celebrating 200th anniversary of Frankenstein
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. In the novel, Shelley (1797-1851) tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who builds a sapient creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Authors and literature, Current events, events, exhibits, found in the archive, Frankenstein, Horror, Motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture history, Photographic collections, science fiction, television history, Uncategorized, University of Wyoming
Tagged announcements, popular culture
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Terror in the Theater – Fifties Fears
Science fiction films of the 1950s commonly expressed several themes: fear of technology leading to unintended consequences; invasion of the planet by aliens; and the effects of atomic radiation. Because science fiction movies were not constrained by reality, more imaginative … Continue reading
Posted in Cold War, Fantasy, Horror, motion picture history, Politics, science fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Entertainment industry, popular culture
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