#TOOCOOLTUESDAY : JUST HOW DOES DRACULA CREEP UP ON HIS VICTIMS : TRICKY SUNLIGHT : SKULL EYE SOCKETS

#TOOCOOLTUESDAY: Here's the first of TWO #cool 'things you may have missed' about Hammer films 'DRACULA ' HORROR OF DRACULA' starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.... If you listen carefully, you hear Cushing's Van Helsing FOOTSTEPS while running up the stairs, but you have also just watched Christopher Lee's Dracula, streak up the same stone stairs... and not noticed, he DID NOT HAVE ANY FOOT STEPS SOUND! Being the Prince of the Undead, he has no reflection in a mirror...and now footsteps! Director Terence Fisher and sound editor Jock May and film editor, Bill Lenny painstakingly TOOK OUT all of Lee's foot steps, though-out the ENTIRE film!

#TOOCOOLTUESDAY  A great GIF from a scene in Amicus films, 'THE SKULL' (1965) . Those of you with a sharp eye, will recognise this technique of . . . 'filming a point of view shot from the 'Skulls' eyesockets' was employed in Tigon productions, 'THE CREEPING FLESH' in 1972. Both films were directed by Freddie Francis, who I guess likes the 'pov shots' he used this in Tyburn film' THE LEGEND OF THE WEREWOLF' (1975)

 

THE SUNLIGHT ray that helped to slay Count Dracula in the 1958 Hammer film 'Dracula' / 'Horror of Dracula' is actually painted on GLASS! It's called a Glass Matte Shot. The glass pane is placed IN FRONT of the camera lens, and films THROUGH the glass. That is why, for a spilt second, Peter Cushing's arm disappears BEHIND the light shaft!

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GRIMSDYKE GIF AND DOG WITH YOUR DOGS GALLERY ON NATIONAL DOG DAY!

AS WELL AS BEING OUR WEEKLY #FRANKENSTEINFRIDAY yesterday, it was also #NationalDogsDay. We thought we would take the opportunity to mark this with a GIF of Peter as Arthur Grimsdyke with his dog, Jamie from Tales From The Crypt! We also though, it might be an interesting idea to ask you to share any pics you might want to share with us, of YOUR canine Friends and Pets too! And boy, did you??!! We posted LOTS of your dog buddies on our facebook page. Here are just a few: 

HERE ARE KRISHEN'S Mervin (whippet) and Sapphire (rescued greyhound) who she says, 'loves watching Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee films with me!' 

THIS IS ZETAN'S DOG, taking in some rays and looking very cool indeed!

MEET EDDIE aka 'The Beastie' who belongs to Lexi.

THIS IS SCOOBY, whose owner Samantha says, 'Butter wouldn't melt!' Ha! A biscuit would though, I see!

HERE ARE A LOVELY COUPLE, Maggie and Ben who look very much at home. Their owner, Jennifer says,'We aren't exactly sure how old because they are rescue dogs. We believe they are around ten years old, and we have had them for eight. This is an older picture, but it is my favorite one of them. They had a pretty rough life before they came to us so we spoil them terribly'. What a couple eh?

JUST LOOK AT THIS LITTLE FELLA. His name is Mochi, pronounced 'Mock-key', he belongs to Mark, who when I asked him about his unusual name told me, 'He is named Mochi after Japanese glutinous rice cake, because he is kind of sticky (always at one's side and follows everywhere!)

AND FINALLY, this handsome fellow is Shadow, who once belonged to Dee, who told us, 'He was my definite wee shadow in so many ways ! This was him at just 5 months old, (he was big) bless him, a wee rescue pup, passed on 4 years ago. So thank you for helping me to look at his photo again.. took me a while x :) x 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENTIRE GALLERY of your pics that were shared, you find them at OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE HERE. But, we end this feature on a photograph of Peter Cushing, who although didn't actually own a dog, he was extremely fond of his long time friend and secretary's family's pet dog, who I believe was named, Toby!

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