[SkipMagic]

Like a lot of other cities in the U.S., Kansas City had its own weekend horror host who played both classic and not-quite-as-classic horror films late into the night. Although Crematia Mortem crawled out of her tomb back in '88, I still remember quite a few movies I saw through her show back when I was a wee kiddo. One of them, however, I can't put a name to, and I've drawn a blank trying to Google-Fu it.

Basically, from what I can recall, the movie--or a short story within a collection of horror shorts--dealt with Bela Lugosi's cape and what happened to the people who owned it. (I assume it was Bela Lugosi; it may have been a generic movie Dracula actor they used in place of Bela.) Those who wore it eventually turned into vampires--a kind of curse that went along with the cape, and the secret of the actor's famed creepiness.

Sound familiar to anyone? The film was shown in the early '80s, so I'm guessing it was made between the mid-to-late '70s and, oh, '84 or '85.

If it was a part of a collection of horror stories, then another story may have been one about a voodoo doll and the stolen beard shavings that bound the doll to its victim.

Any clues? I have faith that Baker and/or Horseflesh might be able to take a stab at it.

[SkipMagic]

Thanks to a quick answer on the SDMB, I have been reunited with: The House That Dripped Blood.

[Baker]

Good thing someone on the other board got it. Despite your faith in me I wouldn't have known it. Although I do have, as I've mentioned before, fond memories of Crematia Mortem, and her unseen servant Rasputin.

This post has been edited by Baker: 11 February 2010 - 10:30 AM