“Gabriel before me… Raphael behind me… Michael to my right… Uriel on my left side.”
Because when you’re Christopher Lee, St. Patrick’s Breastplate just isn’t enough!
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the 6-foot-5 “Lord of Misrule.” Self-described as “Tall, Dark and Gruesome” (the title of his autobiography), over a career that spanned nearly seven decades, with roles ranging from Count Dracula to Count Dooku, Lee was a presence of stentorian authority, if not menace.
For a variety of reasons, May has been an erratic month for “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.” But, fear not, Lee acolytes! We will reconvene for a salute to Hammer’s heavy-hitter on June 24th – Midsummer! So prepare your offerings to the Wicker Man. Our high school hobby horse, Paul Miller, will join us to form a triumvirate of terror. I trust Lord Summerisle would approve.
In the meantime, while we’re on the subject of classic villains, to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of “Star Trek II” (which opened on June 4, 1982), Roy and I will have a stimulating Khan-versation about Ricardo Montalban, both in “The Wrath of Khan” and the “Star Trek” original series episode “Space Seed.” So leave your Ceti eels in the comments section, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner, NEXT THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, AT 7:00 EDT!
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Then join us for Christopher Lee on JUNE 24!
From hell’s heart we’ll stab at thee!
PHOTOS (clockwise from left): Lee doing his thing, as Count Dracula, the Duke de Richleau in “The Devil Rides Out,” Saruman the White in “The Lord of the Rings,” and Lord Summerisle in “The Wicker Man”