Vincent Price visits the Winnipeg Art Gallery

Courtesy of a friend, I received this photo today of Vincent Price with Dr Ferdinand Eckhart, Director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada on the sculpture garden roof in 1972. It was on display as part of the musuem's 100th birthday celebrations, which runs until 30 September 2012. Vincent was visiting the Canadian city as part of his job with Sears promoting their art collection. He and his second wife Mary later donated a painting by Canadian artist Carole Thompson to the musuem, entitled Seated Man. Do you know more about Vinnie's visit? If you do, do let us know.

House of the Long Shadows - Restored at last?

Pete Walker's 1983 horror pastiche House of the Long Shadows might not be the greatest film ever made, but it was a real coup to have Vincent Price, John Carradine, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all appear in the same film together.

Owning this time piece has been a bit of a challenge. The 1980s VHS version was typical of the era, muddy and out of focus; while the recent MGM Limited Edition and Spanish DVDs were just very, very dark. Now comes a restored version on DVD through Final Cut Entertainment in the UK and on Blu-ray in Germany through Koch Media. Will they be any better than what we have already seen before? I don't know, Im waiting for the DVD (released just yesterday, 17 September) to arrive. But if anyone has seen them, I would love to hear your views.

Meet the man who shot Vincent Price – and Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine

ALL ABOUT BOND
Proud Gallery, Chelsea, London
13 September 2012

Last night I got the chance to chat with Terry O'Neill at his book signing for All About Bond, an exhibition of his photographs taken during all of the 007 movies. While everyone was drooling over the fantastic pics, I was keen on asking him about his photographic session with Vincent Price, John Carradine, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee for the 1983 horror comedy, House of the Long Shadows, which is getting a restored DVD release on 17 September.

Being a good friend of Chris Lee's, O'Neill was called up by his old chum to swing by the studios where all four of the actors were shooting scenes together. It was all done and dusted in an afternoon and despite being done off-the-cuff, the result speaks for itself. A lovely candid shot, with just a hint of cheeky menace. And who can help but melt for Cushing's puppy-dog eyes. Thank you Terry.

Little Shoppe of Horrors' Dr Phibes retrospective coming this Halloween

Halloween cannot come soon enough as far as I'm concerned as the next issue of Little Shoppe of Horrors will be dedicated to the two Dr Phibes films starring Vincent Price. Here are the front and back covers created by the Rondo award-winning artist Mark Maddox. Brilliant work!

The Vincent Price as Edward Lionheart collectable action figure

Thanks to the London 2012 Olympics and the forthcoming Film4 FrightFest, I've been a bit quiet of late, but this has just come to my attention and I'd thought I'd share it with you. It's an action figure based on Vincent's portrayal of Edward Lionheart in Theatre of Blood.

So what do you folks think about it? Here's the link to Monsters in Motion, where you can pre-order the item for shipping in September. Let's just hope it does get shipped, unlike the Masque of the Red Death figure which has still yet to see the light of day.

What happened when Vincent Price met Forrest J Ackerman?

Loving this photo that David del Valle published on his Facebook page recently to advertise his latest Tinseltown tome, Six Reels Under. That's Vincent Price wearing Bela Lugosi's Dracula cape from his Vegas nightclub act, which belonged to the late Forrest J Ackerman. Seems like only yesterday that these two great men were still with us Horror-wood fans. You can find out more about Vinnie and Forry's friendship in David's new book. Just check out the Bear Manor Media website.

There's some Priceless Memories in the latest issue of Monsters from the Vault

I just picked up Volume 16, Issue 30 of Monsters from the Vault and it's certainly one to look out for.

Three-time Rondo Award winner Daniel R Horne's cover of Vincent Price as Dr Anton Phibes is frighteningly good fun - the fleshy tones and blood red veins just burst out at you.

There's also a cool 22-page article celebrating the 100th anniversary of Vinnie's birth, with contributions from a host of writers, including Tom Weaver and Lucy Chase Williams; and a guided tour of the making of 1966's Dr Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine from Michael Hoey, who was director Norman Taurog's right-hand man during the 1960s. His memories about the AIP spoof make this issue a must for every VP collection.

Here's two sample pages from the latest issue. For more information, check out the Monsters from the Vault website. Just click on the link.

NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O'Donnell prepares for his crossover episode with Hawaii Five-O by watching VIncent Price in The Brady Bunch

Tonight on US TV, NCIS: Los Angeles and Hawaii Five-O team up to stop a deadly virus in their first-ever crossover event in the episode Touch of Death, which follows on from last night's Pa Make Loa. So what has this got to do with Vincent Price? Well, the latest issue of TV Guide magazine goes behind-the-scenes and talks to the cast about the episode, and this is what NCIS: Los Angeles star Chris O'Donnell had to say....

"I brought my whole family. We watched The Brady Bunch Hawaii episode before we went. I felt like I was Mike Brady leading my kids over there."

Picturing Chris and his brood glued to their TV sets as the Brady boys find themselves hanging out with Vincent's lonely hermit Professor Whitehead just put a smile on my face. So here's the episode for you to enjoy.

  

Vincent Price in Adventures in Paradise - The Color of Venom

Adventures in Paradise was a US adventure series, created by James Michener, that ran from 1959 until 1962. Gardner McKay played Captain Adam Troy, who sailed the South Pacific in his schooner picking up passengers along the way. The show was created by James Michener.

In the 1960 episode The Color of Venom, Vincent Price guest starred as the evil Armand Duchette who has his sights set on capturing the lovely Chana Eden, who plays a female prisoner being transported from Tahiti to a remote island.

Watch the episode here, then click here for more on my YouTube channel.

Enter the glorious world of Ghoulish Gary Pullin

I've just discovered the Monster-ous artwork of Toronto-based illustrator Ghoulish Gary Pullin, who's unique style has graced many a horror DVD and magazine for the past few years. Truly an artist to follow and collect, he's up there with Basil Gogos and Robert Crumb thanks to his fantastic talent at putting pen, ink and paint to paper. He's also a huge VP fan, so I want him as my new best friend.

Check out his award-winning illustrations and designs on his website. You can even purchase artwork like the two Vincent illustrations shown here.