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The Gorgon Overview:

The Gorgon (1964) was a Fantasy - Horror Film directed by Terence Fisher and produced by Anthony Nelson Keys.

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HOUSE OF THE GORGON Wins The Rondo Award For Best Independent Film!

By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 6, 2020 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know about HOUSE OF THE GORGON--writer-producer-director-star Joshua Kennedy's tribute to the English Gothic, starring four notables of that genre: Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson, Martine Beswicke, and Christopher Neame. The movie was filmed i... Read full article

HOUSE OF THE GORGON

By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 6, 2019 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

HOUSE OF THE GORGON was written, produced, and directed by Joshua Kennedy, and it was filmed during the spring of 2018 in Southeastern Texas. The movie is a "Gothic Fairytale" (that phrase actually appears onscreen under the title in the opening credits)--a tribute to the classic horror productions ... Read full article

A Special Announcement Concerning Joshua Kennedy's HOUSE OF THE GORGON

By Dan Day Jr. on Mar 10, 2018 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

Next week begins production on multi-Rondo Award nominated filmmaker Joshua Kennedy's (THE NIGHT OF THE MEDUSA, THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR) latest opus, HOUSE OF THE GORGON. The movie is obviously influenced by the classic English Gothic horrors of Hammer Films. Josh is a lifelong Hammer fan, and all ... Read full article

Announcing THE GORGON Stone Cold Tweet-a-thon!

By Dan Day Jr. on Sep 14, 2016 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

One of the things I do on most Saturday nights is partake in the Svengoolie tweet-a-thon. What that means is while watching Svengoolie on MeTV, I (and many others) on the internet go on Twitter and make various comments about the movie that Sven is showing. It's a lot of fun, and it also helps expla... Read full article

THE GORGON

By Dan Day Jr. on May 26, 2015 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

On this day in 1913, Peter Cushing was born. Tomorrow, May 27th, will be the 93rd birthday of Sir Christopher Lee. In honor of these screen legends I asked my good friend, independent filmmaker Joshua Kennedy, to contribute a guest post about his favorite movie of all time--THE GORGON, released in 1... Read full article

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The Gorgon Quotes:

Dr. Namaroff: [Seeing Carla's reaction to his dissecting of a brain] It isn't a pretty sight. Never ceases to amaze me why the most noble word of God, the human brain, is the most revolting to the human eye.
Professor Jules Heitz: I want to ask you a simple question.
Dr. Namaroff: Pleas...
Professor Jules Heitz: You were once a guest in my house in Berlin. You met both my sons - Bruno. in particular. You talked to him at some length.
Dr. Namaroff: I believe I did.
Professor Jules Heitz: What impression did you form of him?
Dr. Namaroff: Well, I thought he was...
[Pausing to light a match]
Professor Jules Heitz: Normal?
Dr. Namaroff: Why, yes, of course.
Professor Jules Heitz: Yet capable of murder?
Dr. Namaroff: My dear Heitz, that is hardly a fair question. Given a certain set of circumstances, I believe almost everyone is capable of murder.
Prof. Karl Meister: Well, I hadn't seen you for some considerable time, so I thought I'd come see what you're doing.
Paul Heitz: It's a long story.
Prof. Karl Meister: I've come a long way to hear it.
Prof. Karl Meister: [Contemptuously to Inspector Kanof] Don't use long words, Inspector; they don't suit you.
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The Gorgon Facts
Michael Goodliffe who plays Richard Pasco's father in this film, is only 12 years older than Pasco.
Christopher Lee is quoted in 'The Films of Christopher Lee': "Beautiful-looking picture, but the whole thing fell apart because the effect of the snakes on Megaera's head was not sufficiently well done for the climax of the film. Not a memorable film, but it could have been terrific."
The name of the Gorgon character is "Megaera", supposedly taken from mythology. But Megaera ("jealous") in ancient myth is one of the three Erinyes, or Furies - the goddesses of revenge - not a Gorgon. According to Hesiod, the three Gorgons were Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa.
Prudence Hyman's snake-filled wig was worked by five wires which were attached to a box that was about 25 feet behind her.
Double-billed with Hammer's "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb."
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