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Halloween Day by Day: "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1959 - 1961)

  As technology advances, allowing newer ways to tell stories, and pass information on, certain forms of entertainment fade away into the mists of the past and nostalgia.  I remember being a kid, and staying up later under my blankets with my radio, tuning into " The Inner Sanctum ", or finding old " Twilight Zone " episodes on VHS tape. Fortunately, while such shows may go out of style, and get relegated to the bargain bin of your local Wal-Mart, the advance of technology also provides new ways to preserve them in the hopes of introducing new audiences to them... One such example is the DVD box-set I found featuring episodes of the show, " One Step Beyond ."  It was a show that focused on presenting re-enactments of recorded paranormal events.  The episodes varied from recounting premonitions had prior to Lincoln's assassination, to pyrokinesis, to World War One soldiers deserting after seeing a heavenly vision, to a clown stalking a woman's kille...

Guest Review: "The Satanic Rites of Dracula"

Mike S reviews a classic horror film- "The Satanic Rites of Dracula". "When I found out that Hammer Films was alive and well again- and in the process of producing a few new horror films, I started getting a little nostalgic. Growing up, I was a HUGE fan of the Hammer horror films, and have been looking for them on DVD for quite a while. A horror library is not complete without at least one of their films. It was with great pleasure when I found "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" on DVD. I was literally, "geeking out" over it. I felt like a kid opening the biggest present under the Christmas tree. It's sad, but true. I couldn't wait to watch it, but I wanted it to be special. At night, with the lights off... alone. Just me, Dracula, and Van Helsing. And, man, was it worth it. By today's standards, this movie might not be considered great- but for me it was fantastic. This film has the British sensibilities for horror, without relyi...