The Kiss of the Vampire is completely misnamed. No Vampire kissing is ever shown. A better title would have been The Gaslighting of the Vampire’s Victim’s Husband. No, on second thought, maybe not.

Anyways, this is a Hammer Flick during the prime of Hammer, so it’s obviously going to be good. Never saw it before, but it’s become a new favorite.

And now, the week that was:

• Killdozer! [02/16/24]
• Phantasm [02/23/24]
• The Bridge Curse [02/29/24] – Yes, this puts it on a Thursday. As the film takes place on February 29, it seemed more appropriate. Like doing a Friday the 13^th on the same date.
• Ghoulies II [03/08/24]
• The Cat and the Canary [03/15/24]
• Kiss of the Vampire [03/22/24]

Next is the obligatory pointless Awards for the week:

Best Movie of the Week: This is a tough one, as I hit a nice string of good flicks. A coin flip gave it to The Cat and the Canary, but it could have easily been Phantasm. Among others.

Worst of the Week: Ghoulies II. Didn’t even have to think about it.

Movie With a Surplus of Punctuation: Killdozer!.

Best Foreign Flick: The Kiss of the Vampire. Just not The Bridge Curse‘s day.

Which would be February 29^th. We’ve established this.

Newest Film Watched: The Bridge Curse, which came out in 2020.

Oldest Film Watched: The Cat and the Canary, which came out in 1927. Almost a hundred years old. No spring kitty, this.

Film with the Heaviest Monster: Killdozer!. Though the camera adds ten pounds. And a exclamation point.

Best Bad Advise Given By an AI: “Include the reason why ‘Killdozer!‘ was named the movie with a surplus of punctuation.” It’s right there in the title.