Expert: Popcorn Guy - 8/12/2004

Question
Hey Guy,
there's this flick that i remember seeing on TV as a young man...you know...Chiller Theater...any way Christopher Lee is in it He plays a Cotton Mather type character. he does some rotten things to some witches and years later his ancestor...also played by Chris Lee is plauged by the ghosts of these witches i think thats the nuts an bolts of the story. you got a title for me? hey what's your opinion on the best Dracula i think Chris Lee in the old Hammer films was the best, my friend thinks Frank Langella was the the best what you think?
thanks for the answers and keep your hands buttery
Lance

Answer
Hi, Lance...

First off, the best Dracula outside of Bela Lugosi was, indeed, Christopher Lee. I am truly excited to see his career in such an upswing now. Frank Langella, on the other hand, was ridiculous... tell your friend that ol' Frank was hired strictly for looks, not vampiric quality... I do like the trick Frank did with his eyes in that film though... if you haven't noticed, go back and watch it again. Look for a close-up on him, and watch his eyes shift back and forth quickly... they almsot vibrate... quite amazing...

Now, about your other question... I'm striking out here on that... I thought at first you might have confused things with an old Vincent Price film called "The Conquerer Worm," or a Herbert Lom film called "Witchfinder General." No dice. However, I am told by a source of mine that what you are describing sounds vary familiar to him... and that it was part of one of the many "multi-story" films that Hammer did. Sort of like "Creepshow" did, there were several films that had about five short stories in them. So don't give up yet, we might still strike gold for you...

By the way, Peter Cushing was and always will be the best Van Helsing, not to mention Dr. Frankenstein...

Send me a follow-up if you remember anything else about the film you are thinking about...

OH! You did know that "The Wicker Man" is finally on DVD, right???


Thanks,

PCG