Category: Veronica Cartwright

(April 20, 1949)
Born Veronica Cartwright in Bristol, United Kingdom.
Notable works include: The Birds (1963), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and Alien (1979).

Cartwright’s foray into horror began at the age of 12 when she appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. She also appeared in two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and an episode of The Twilight Zone. She followed this up with 10 more horror outings starting with the first of many Invasion of the Body Snatchers remakes and the first instalment in the Alien franchise.
Fun fact: Veronica was born in England but moved to Los Angeles when she was three years old.

The Birds (1963) Review

I think The Birds is one of the best-known movies in Hitchcock's filmography and one of the few that is thought of as an actual horror movie. After a chance encounter with a man named Mitch at a pet store, Melanie travels to Bodega Bay to deliver a pair of lovebirds to him. During her … Continue reading The Birds (1963) Review →

Alien (1979) Review

Alien can be viewed as a slasher flick set in space. A slasher movie is defined as having a body count. Alien restarted the slasher genre that was started nearly two decades earlier, in 1960, with Psycho. James Rolfe reviewed this twice, once in 2007, then again in 2013. Everything Wrong With and Kill Count. … Continue reading Alien (1979) Review →