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In honor of Halloween, I've been selecting one horror movie a day. Here are the selections for the third week: Alligator , 1980 My favorite monster movie! It features a lot of great humor, stars an absolutely adorable Robert Forster and showcases a truly amazing supporting cast including Henry Silva, Robin Riker, Michael Gazzo, Dean Jagger and Sydney Lassick. My favorite sequence is the attack on the outdoor wedding!  The Lionsgate DVD is currently out of print, but used copies can be found on Amazon . The Unseen , 1980 A creepy chiller I caught on television at a young age. Once seen, you will never forget "Junior"! This is now a favorite due to the fact that it features the largest role ever for my second favorite character actor: Sydney Lassick (Divine being the first...duh!). Sydney is truly the star of this movie and is practically in every frame! Now available on Blu-ray from Scorpion Releasing . Deep Blue Sea , 1999 This sele...

Continuing my series on character actor appreciation, here are a couple of additional people I would like to showcase. Ottiano with Lionel Barrymore in The Devil-Doll (1936) The second I saw this actress appear in Tod Browning's impressive The Devil-Doll , I fell hopelessly in love. Playing Malita, the damaged assistant to Lionel Barrymore's revenge-seeking, escaped convict Paul Lavond (who, in his effort to elude the authorities, disguises himself as an old woman), Ottiano's first appearance is a bit startling. Sporting a shock of unruly hair that includes an artistically arranged white streak (perhaps inspired by the Bride of Frankenstein?) and hobbling around on one crutch, I was reminded of two current actresses that I also admired - Grace Zabriskie and Diane Salinger. Perhaps a bit too stylized in an attempt to let the viewer know that she was the villain of the piece, her performance is fun and her facial reactions and wild eyes are put to great effect in ...