Dungeon Of Harrow, 1962
A film by Pat Boyette
“An evil, sadistic count lives in a waterfront castle with his insane family members. One day the survivor of a shipwreck washes ashore near the castle and finds himself a captive there.” (IMDB)
The management team of Face Activities wishes our members and visitors, and their families, a very Happy Easter!
Easter is the most important holiday in Christianity. It’s celebrated by 2.2 billion Christians world-wide. Traditional Christians worship the divinity of Jesus, and Easter Sunday is the day, according to the Bible, when Jesus rose from the dead, revealing himself to be a divine figure. Easter, at its essence, actually defines Christianity.
Easter is the culmination of “holy week,” including many religious events. Most well known are Palm Sunday (a celebratory day) commemorating when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey (a symbol representing a peaceful King) and Good Friday (a day of fasting and penance), commemorating his crucifixion and death at the hands of the Romans. The joyful holiday of Easter, commemorating his Resurrection, caps the holy week with an exuberant feast.
As with Christmas and other Christian holidays, many pagan elements have worked their way into modern Easter celebrations. This blending of traditions was encouraged by the early church, which sought to incorporate diverse religious and cultural groups into the religion by adopting and repurposing the ancient religious holidays and culturally specific imagery of these groups. For this reason rabbits and eggs, which were common pagan fertility symbols throughout Europe, have their place in the modern holiday.
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Silent Night, Bloody Night, 1972
A film by Theodore Gershuny
“A man inherits a mansion, which once was a mental home. He visits the place and begins to investigate some crimes that happened in old times, scaring the people living in the region.” (IMDB)
Dementia 13, 1963
A film by Francis Ford Coppola
A creepy study of a troubled family by the renowned cinematic master, in which insanity and axe murder are the order of the day. (Browse our Movie Archive)
Reign of the Fallen, 2005
A film by David McLeavy
“As the Sith spread across the galaxy, subjugating planet after planet, a lone warrior seeks out a weapon of legend to save his people.” (IMDB)
In The Year 2889, 1967
A film by Larry Buchanan
“In a post nuclear Earth, survivors are stuck in a valley and have to protect themselves from mutant human beings, and each other in some cases.” (IMDB)
The Screaming Skull, 1958
A film by Alex Nicol
“A newly married couple arrives at the home of the husband’s late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman’s memory. Soon, eerie events lead the new wife to think she’s losing her mind.” (IMDB)
Doomsday Machine, 1972
A film by Harry Hope, Lee Sholem, Herbert J. Leder
“Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a “doomsday machine” capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days. Meanwhile, Project Astra, a manned U.S. space mission to Venus, is in its final hours before launch when it is taken over by the military and nearly half of its all-male crew is replaced by women. The reason for this becomes apparent when, shortly after Astra leaves orbit, the Earth is completely destroyed in a global cataclysm! Is the human race doomed? What dangers and wonders await the crew of the Astra on their journey to Venus?” (IMDB)
The Revenge Of Dr.X (aka Venus Flytrap), 1970
A film by Norman Thomson (uncredited)
“A mad scientist uses thunder and lightning to turn carnivorous plants into man-eating creatures.” (IMDB)
Scream Bloody Murder, 1973
A film by Marc B. Ray
“A disturbed boy kills his father with his farm tractor and his arm is mangled in the process. He’s taken to a mental hospital where he’s outfitted with a hook to replace his lost hand and, years later, he’s eventually released from the asylum. He returns home to find his mother has remarried, which sets him off on a murderous rampage.” (IMDB)
