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Long Time Dead (2001): Dir. Marcus Adams
Feat. Joe Absolom, Lara Belmont; Though hip, slick and atmospheric, this British horror entry for the multiplexes is at once straight–faced and silly, and strictly…
No One Can Hear You (2001): Dir. John Laing
Feat. Kelly McGillis, Craig Parker, Barry Corbin…; A serial–killing axe–fest set in the USA, but filmed in Auckland, New Zealand. Over the top performances almost lend camp appeal to…
Bruiser (2000): Dir. George Romero
Feat. Jason Flemyng, Peter Stormare, Leslie Hope; Jason Flemyng plays a weak–willed and miserable office executive who wakes to find he's literally lost his identity. His 'blank face' becomes…
Cut (2000): Dir. Kimble Rendall
Feat. Molly Ringwald; Solid Australian variation on SCREAM, with an imported Molly Ringwald helping complete a horror film abandoned some years before due to an…
Ed Gein (In the Light of the Moon) (2000): Dir. Chuck Parello
Feat. Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgrass; Sombre biopic of the 1950s Wisconsin serial–killer, whose macabre exploits were the basis for PSYCHO and many other movies. Steve Railsback…
Hole, The (2000): Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Thora Birch, Daniel Brocklebank, Desmond Harrington…; Thora Birch (AMERICAN BEAUTY) delivers a convincing English accent for this Brit variation of Teenage Gothic, emerging as the only survivor of a…
Strange Frequency (2000): Dir. Bryan Spicer, Mary Lambert
Feat. Eric Roberts, John Taylor, Judd Nelson; This portmanteau of four 'urban myths' set in the contemporary music scene is surprisingly witty and satisfying. Segments 'My Generation' and 'Room…
They Nest (2000): Dir. Ellory Elkayem
Feat. Dean Stockwell, John Savage; Debut feature from NZ–born 'bug–movie specialist Ellory Elkayam features ravenous African cockroaches terrorising a coastal town in…
Universal Horror (2000): Dir. Kevin Brownlow; Reeling back to the horror films produced by Universal Studios in the 1930s, this Kevin Brownlow documentary is a lovingly–made reminder of the…
Bride of Chucky (1999): Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Nick Stabile; Hard to believe this was a good idea, but the writer of the original CHILD'S PLAY manages to rejuvenate the tired series with a sardonic edge and an…
Carrie 2: The Rage (1999): Dir. Katt Shea
Feat. Emily Bergl; The secondary school system gets another dousing in pigs–blood in this less–sequel–more–remake of the Brian DePalma original…
Last Broadcast, The (1998): Dir. Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler
Feat. David Beard, Jim Seward, Stefan Avalos; Preceding THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, but gaining wider release presumably because of it, this uncannily similar item too follows an grim–fated…
Razor Blade Smile (1998): Dir. Jake West
Feat. Eileen Daly; Brazenly over–the–top, low–budget (12,000 sterling) vampire hokum about a bisexual vamp who moonlights as a mortal assassin.…
Trance (The Eternal) (1998): Dir. Michael Almereyda
Feat. Christopher Walken, Jared Harris, Alison Elliott…; Revision of Universal's horror classic THE MUMMY as a contemporary Gothic mood–piece set in coastal Ireland, an alcoholic American couple…
Urban Legend (1998): Dir. Jamie Blanks
Feat. Alicia Witt, Danielle Harris; A serial killer is offing students in the manner of various urban legends (grisly rumours that become so commonly known they're accepted as fact).…
Jack Frost (1997): Dir. Michael Cooney
Feat. Scott MacDonald, Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel; A modern Ed Wood–style horror comedy about a killer snowman terrorising a small rural community. While uneven, this is mostly better than it…
Ugly, The (1997): Dir. Scott Reynolds
Feat. Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand; A local portrait of a serial killer – Auckland lad Scott Reynolds' transcends his derivative script with an audacious visual style that'll…
Campfire Tales (1996): Dir. David Semel, Martin Kunert, Matt Cooper
Feat. Jay R. Ferguson, Christine Taylor, Christopher Masterson…; Urban legends pervade a trilogy of spook stories that emanate from a roadside breakdown. Some competent storytelling is undone by an irritatingly…
Satan Returns (1996): Dir. Allan Lam
Feat. Chingmy Yau, Donnie Yen; On a rash mission to find the devil's daughter, a cult member with strange powers resorts to wrenching the hearts (and we mean literally) of women…
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen; Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
Grave, The (1995): Dir. Jonas Pate
Feat. Craig Sheffer, Josh Charles, Gabrielle Anwar…; Craig Sheffer and Josh Charles break jail to dredge though redneck country in pursuit of buried treasure. Though indebted to the likes of the Coen…
Lord of Illusions (1995): Dir. Clive Barker
Feat. Famke Janssen, Daniel von Bargen, Kevin J. O'Connor…; Cult author Clive Barker resumes megaphone duties on this melange of detective pic and sorcery epic. Points of interest include recent Bond girl,…
Mangler, The (1995): Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor; From a short story by Stephen King, probably written over his Cornies, you'll need to prepare yourself for this high concept – the demonic…
Mr. Stitch (1995): Dir. Roger Avary
Feat. Rutger Hauer; A pulpy Frankenstein variation from the director of KILLING ZOE. Everyone's favourite B–movie stalwart Rutger Hauer stars as a maverick doctor…
Village of the Damned (1995): Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley; Schlocky remake of the 60s horror, where women in a smalltown are inseminated by an alien entity. Luckily, the presence of lightweights Christopher…
Brain Scan (1994): Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T.Ryder Smith; Gimmicky horror flick in which teen horror fan Edward Furlong buys a virtual reality CD–ROM game promising the 'ultimate experience in…
Death Machine (1994): Dir. Stephen Norrington
Feat. Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins; A lethal hardware robot runs amok in a high–tech corporation. Its nerdish inventor fields the blame and is fired, but he has big plans for…
Nightscare (Beyond Bedlam) (1994): Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. Keith Allen, Elizabeth Hurley, Georgina Hale…; An incarcerated serial killer (Keith 'The Yob' Allen) continues his rampage from his prison cell upon procuring the capacity for mind invasion.…
Body Bags (1993): Dir. John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper
Feat. Sheena Easton; An undead John Carpenter unzips three 'body bags' and recounts events leading up to their grisly fate. Above–average triptych with a…
Freaked (1993): Dir. Tom Stern, Alex Winter
Feat. Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves; A film–school–renegade comedy from actor, Alex 'Bill and Ted' Winter. He becomes an unwilling participant in a freak–show that uses…
Needful Things (1993): Dir. Fraser C. Heston
Feat. Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Amanda Plummer; This Faustian tale has Max Von Sydow (ironically) cast as the devil who trades special goods for diabolic favours. Stephen King's rambling novel…
Bloodlust (1992): Dir. Jon Hewitt
Feat. Big Bad Ralph, Kelly Chapman, Max Crawdaddy; Underground cinema rag Fatal Visions presents this guerilla–style, shot–on–video gorefest that failed to amuse the British censors…
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1992): Dir. Dan Hoskins
Feat. Jamie Rose, Catherine Carlen, Lycia Naff; Hit–and–miss parody of zombie and biker flicks with a feminist–revenge kick. An improvement from the dreaded 'Troma' label.
Frankenstein (1992): Dir. David Wickes
Feat. Patrick Bergin; Standard telling of the story with Patrick Bergin as Dr. Frank recounting his chilling experiences with his heinous creation, after being rescued…
Guilty As Charged (1992): Dir. Sam Irvin
Feat. Rod Steiger, Isaac Hayes; Resourceful and 'well–executed' black comedy stars Rod Steiger as a religious zealot who fries sinners in his home–made electric chair.…
Sometimes They Come Back (1992): Dir. Tom McLoughlin
Feat. Tim Matheson; Tim Matheson cannot forget the brutal murder of his brother twenty years earlier, especially when the 'deceased' killers return to play havoc. From…
Trauma (1992): Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie; A young girl becomes convinced she will be the next victim after a seance reveals a murderer in their midst. Argento's first American film will…
Borrower, The (1991): Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Don Gordon, Tom Towles…; When Earth's atmosphere causes an alien's head to explode, he must 'borrow' the heads of others in order to survive. A comic turn from the director…
Graveyard Shift (1991): Dir. Ralph Singleton
Feat. David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht; Stephen King spook story about a group of mill workers who start disappearing within its bowels. Suspend all logic and just enjoy the various ways…
Buried Alive (1990): Dir. Frank Darabont
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tim Matheson; Accomplished Poe–influenced tele–movie about a man who seeks to avenge his wife who buried him alive.
Frankenhooker (1990): Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen; A young scientist accidentally chops up his gal with a lawnmower, then seeks new body parts from the red light district in order to preserve their…
Frankenstein Unbound (1990): Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda; John Hurt stars as a 21st century scientist who is thrown back to 19th century England, where Frankenstein's creature and other famous Brits run…
Holy Virgin vs. the Evil Dead (1990): Dir. Chun-Yeung Wong
Feat. Sonny Chang, Kathy Chow, Hei Man Chui; In taking advantage of the relaxation of some Asian countries regarding nudity, this comic horror mixes erotic fantasy into a tale of a wimpish…
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990): Dir. Dirk Campbell
Feat. Neil Morrissey, Amanda Noar, Michael Elphick…; Tasteless yarn centres around a Harley that runs on human blood. There are some high spots, but it's far too long for a film with a lead character…
Leatherface: the Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990): Dir. Jeff Burr
Feat. William Butler, Miriam Byrd-Nethery; Judging by the title this makes a bid in the horror franchise stakes, but death–by–chainsaw just never quite caught the teenage…
Pit and the Pendulum, The (1990): Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Lance Henriksen; Stuart Gordon's remake is a camp/gothic hybrid, restricted by a low–budget, but with a stand–out over–the–top turn from Lance…
Re-Animator 2 (Bride Of Re-Animator) (1990): Dir. Brian Yuzna
Feat. Jeffrey Combs; Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West and friends return for a gory homage to Bride of Frankenstein, but its a pale shadow of both films, with noticeably…
Tales from the Crypt (1990): Dir. Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill, Richard Donner
Feat. Miguel Ferrer, Roy Brocksmith; Three gruesome anecdotes featuring; an out–of–work executioner who turns vigilante, an adulterous housewife who gets a sharp Christmas…
Hardcover (1989): Dir. Tibor Takacs
Feat. Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner, Randall William Cook; Low–budget horror compendium delivers some unexpected thrills after a young woman unleashes the supernatural upon reading a spooky novel.
Kitchen Sink (1989): Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Theresa Healy, Peter Tait, Anagretta Christian; Three shorts from director Alison Maclean. Her 1989 award–winning Gothic horror is here paired with two earlier works, TALKBACK (1987), and the…
Parents (1989): Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis; Frightening piece of horror kitsch about a boy who suspects his parents are cannibals. Splendid, stylised direction and set design make this a…
Stepfather 2, The (1989): Dir. Jeff Burr
Feat. Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster; Terry O'Quinn returns for more slaying in suburbia in a better–than–average sequel. Highlight is a sequence that gives literal meaning to…
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989): Doco covering the various facets of Stephen King's works, plus tributes to fave movies.
Woman in Black, The (1989): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker; Tastefully macabre ghost story from the makers of REILLY, ACE OF SPIES sees a young lawyer's rural visit turn macabre after his seemingly good deed…
American Gothic (1988): Dir. John Hough
Feat. Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov; Creepy psychos living on a remote isle make life hell for holiday–making teens. Sound familiar? It is, but done with a certain inventive…
Blood Diner (1988): Dir. Jackie Kong
Feat. Rick Burks, Carl Crew, Roger Dauer; Homage to BLOOD FEAST, features similar tongue–in–cheek carnage.
Fright Night Part 2 (1988): Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind…; William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
Jack's Back (1988): Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. James Spader; James Spader plays a reincarnated Jack the Ripper plaguing the streets of modern–day L.A.
Juvenatrix (1988): Dir. Brian Thomas Jones
Feat. Vivian Lanko, John Mackay, James Hogue; Aging woman commissions 'youth serum', with horrible side–effects. True 80s schlock.
Kiss, The (1988): Dir. Pen Densham
Feat. Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Mimi Kuzyk; Fairly trashy rendition of 'Cat People'–style story about evil curse passed on by smooching.
Pin (Pin: A Plastic Nightmare) (1988): Dir. Sandor Stern
Feat. David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Quinn; Fascinatingly creepy psychological horror following the fates of two siblings whose father uses ventriloquism to convince them that a medical doll is…
Pumpkinhead (1988): Dir. Stan Winston
Feat. Lance Henriksen; Trashy directing debut for f/x expert Winston, with Lance Henrikson summoning up a vengeful demon.
Anguish (1987): Dir. Bigas Luna
Feat. Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul…; What starts off as a run–of–the–mill slasher suddenly takes a turn into a highly effective movie–within–a–movie.…
Believers, The (1987): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Martin Sheen; Martin Sheen investigates serial killings connected to the Santaria cult in New York.
Redneck Zombies (1987): Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Feat. Steve Sooy, Anthony M. Carr, Keith Johnson…; Troma–trash about zombies who happen to be rednecks.
Return to Salem's Lot, A (1987): Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Samuel Fuller, Andrew Duggan…; Notably weird and disimiliar sequel to SALEM'S LOT is blessed with the talents of writer/director Larry Cohen. Anthropologist Moriarty is lured…
Maximum Overdrive (1986): Dir. Stephen King
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington; Dubbed the PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE of the '80's, Stephen King's attempt to direct this film about demonic trucks fails miserably, but all is not lost…
Rawhead Rex (1986): Dir. George Pavlou
Feat. David Dukes, Kelly Piper, Lora Lunny; Scripted by cult novelist Clive Barker, a demonesque monster runs riot in an Irish village where an American historian is staying with his family.
Zombiethon (1986): Dir. Ken Dixon; Excerpts from the most outrageous 'Zombie' movies ever made comprise this hysterical compilation film. Many obscure Italian delights are featured…
Clownhouse (1985): Dir. Victor Salva
Feat. Nathan Forrest Winters, Brian McHugh, Sam Rockwell; Three brothers are trapped in their house while clown–attired loonies sneak around outside. Recommended for kids who want to be kept awake at…
Silver Bullet (1985): Dir. Daniel Attias
Feat. Gary Busey, Corey Haim, Everett McGill…; Gary Busey livens Stephen King small town werewolf déjà vu.
Phenomena (Creepers) (1984): Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi; Argento once again forgoes plot to concentrate on his strengths, namely stalk and slash set pieces and kinetic visuals staged like a bad dream. VHS…
Keep, The (1983): Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jurgen Prochnow…; German soldiers camping in a Romanian castle are visited by various ghoulies in Michael Mann's off–beat supernatural yarn set during WWII,…
Lift, The (1983): Dir. Dick Maas
Feat. Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Josine Van Dalsum; Stylish Dutch suspense concerning high–rise elevators dispatching their human contents. Dubbed into English.
Living Dead Girl, The (1982): Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Marina Pierro, Francoise Blanchard, Mike Marshall; Rollin's dream–like visual style dominates this Gallic blood–lusting romp about a sexy vampire whose trail of gore engulfs her in bitter…
Hand, The (1981): Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Caine; Michael Caine stars in this early Oliver Stone mess (still suffering from shell–shock?) as a cartoonist whose severed hand goes about murdering…
Alligator (1980): Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo; Post–Jaws monster thriller, with giant alligator lurking in Chicago sewers. John Sayles script.
Fascination (1979): Dir. Jean Rollin
Feat. Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire; Two castle–dwelling, negligeed vixens ensnare a petty thief for sacrifice and consumption in a ritualistic feast. Visually striking, exotic…
Never Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979): Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister…; This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Death Weekend (1977): Dir. William Freut
Feat. Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata; Four sleazeballs invade a couple's country retreat and proceed to make things rather unpleasant. Well–acted shocker in the wake of the…
Squirm (1976): Dir. Jeff Lieberman
Feat. Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy; A storm–toppled powerline drives large (and vicious) sandworms out the surrounding swamp–waters, terrifying the local populace in this…
Ghoul, The (1975): Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, John Hurt; In the foggy moors of the 1920's, one of Peter Cushing's 'gate crashers' disappears and turns up dismembered, initiating a disturbing pattern. …
Homebodies (1974): Dir. Larry Yust
Feat. Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Frances Fuller; A blackly humourous yarn about a group of retired tenants who are willing to go to extremes to prevent eviction. Inventive genre pic belies its low…
It's Alive (1974): Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. John Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan; A mutant child is born and goes on a murderous rampage while the parents try to come to grips with their 'baby'. With just enough…
Tis a Pity She's a Whore (1973): Dir. Giuseppe Griffi
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Oliver Tobias, Fabio Testi; Incestuous passions in medieval Italy between Charlotte Rampling and her brother, bring blood–drenched consequences. Magnificent photography…
Baron Blood (1972): Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti; A resurrected 16th century warlock moves back into his old haunt to continue his macabre fantasies. A petrified Elke Sommer runs around in a…
Doomwatch (1972): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ian Bannen, George Sanders; Based on the British TV–series, Ian Bannen investigates the effects of an oil spill on an isolated Cornish community. Ecological themes to the…
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972): Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing; Christopher Lee's Count incongruously schmoozes with the youth of the 1970s in his never–ending search for the red stuff. Peter Cushing turns…
Fear in the Night (1972): Dir. Jimmy Sangster
Feat. Peter Cushing, Joan Collins; Hammer chiller about a teacher and his insecure bride who encounter murder at a desolate school for boys.
Frogs (1972): Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark; Swamp critters exact revenge on wildlife predator Ray Milland in this enjoyable schlockfest. Bonus film with PREMATURE BURIAL.
Lisa and the Devil (1972): Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas; Elke Sommer becomes haunted by her own death and devilish lollipop–sucker Telly Savalas in this surreal, dreamlike examination of love, lust,…
Hands of the Ripper (1971): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Eric Porter, Dora Bryan; Atmospheric Hammer puts a Freudian spin on the exploits of Jack the Ripper, whose daughter inherits some of Dad's sharp handiwork. A pleasingly…
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971): Dir. Amando De Ossorio
Feat. Lone Fleming, Cesar Burner, Maria Elena Arpon; Savage 13th Century Templars are resurrected in modern times to exact revenge on young nymphs. The Redemption label redeems another trashy bloodlust…
Willard (1971): Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Bruce Davison, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Borgnine; Superb persecuted–teen–gets–revenge picture about a young nerd who identifies more with rodents than people. The sequel, BEN, is…
Wizard of Gore, The (1970): Dir. Herschell Gordon Lewis
Feat. Ray Sager; One of gore–merchant Lewis’ (BLOOD FEAST) best, involving a bogus stage magician, whose act carves murderous carnage through his…
Scream and Scream Again (1969): Dir. Gordon Hessler
Feat. Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee; Vincent Price, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee all turn in for this Hammer mad–doctor–creates–super–being yarn.
Blood Beast Terror, The (1967): Dir. Vernon Sewell
Feat. Peter Cushing; In Victorian rural England, Peter Cushing's murder enquiries uncovers a beastly weremoth and the gruesome experiments of a crazed entymologist.
Castle of the Walking Dead (The Torture Chamber Of Dr. Sadism) (1967): Dir. Harald Reinl
Feat. Christopher Lee, Lex Barker, Karin Dor; The blood runs thick for its vintage in this variation on Poe's Pit and the Pendulum in which a Count is drawn and quartered for killing twelve…
Sadisterotica (1967): Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. Janine Reynaud, Rosanna Yanni, Adrian Hoven; Eurotrash comedy–thriller about a foxy private eye whose insignia is imprint of her red lips!? She teams with another babe to pursue a nasty…
Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966): Dir. Don Weis
Feat. Nancy Sinatra, Boris Karloff, Tommy Kirk…; Seventh and final in a loose series of 'Beach Party' movies, featuring Nancy Sinatra and an ageing Boris Karloff.
Island of Terror (1966): Dir. Terence Fisher
Feat. Peter Cushing; Peter Cushing stars in this Hammer sci–fi tale about cancer research gone awry.
Die, Monster, Die (1965): Dir. Daniel Heller
Feat. Boris Karloff, Freda Jackson, Nick Adams…; Enjoyable Lovecraft adaptation, featuring an older Boris Karloff going nuts in the greenhouse.
Eye Creatures, The (1965): Dir. Larry Buchanan
Feat. John Ashley; Remake of INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN is a laughable sci–fi shocker about creatures and the intrepid band that try to fight them off.
Nanny, The (1965): Dir. Seth Holt
Feat. Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett; Bette Davis' stoney ambivalence is well employed in this Hammer production as the malevolent/misunderstood minder of a disturbed child who has been…
She (1965): Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Ursula Andress; A scantily–clad Ursula Andress commands attention in this Hammer exotica as the love–starved eternal queen seeking reincarnation of her…
Brain, The (1962): Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Anne Heywood, Peter Van Eyck, Bernard Lee…; A well–meaning doctor keeps alive the brain of a sadistic millionaire who gradually compels him to carry out his evil requests. Well directed…
Night of the Eagle (Burn, Witch, Burn) (1962): Dir. Sydney Hayers
Feat. Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston; A successful academic (Peter Wyngarde) plumbs a prime teaching post at an English village idyll, causing a flurry of petty jealousies among the…
Awful Dr. Awloff, The (1961): Dir. Jess Franco
Feat. Howard Vernon; Deranged doctor Howard Vernon collects skin–grafts for his disfigured daughter, in a Spanish makeover of Franju's 'Eyes Without A Face'. A…
Horror Hotel (The City of the Dead) (1960): Dir. John Moxey
Feat. Christopher Lee; A search party ventures to Salem county after an occult student disappears under mysteriously witchy circumstances. Eerie photography.
Thirteen Ghosts (1960): Dir. William Castle
Feat. Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow; A nuclear family inherit a house haunted by a dozen ghosts of various colourful guises and some hidden stash. Trademark William Castle…
Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959): Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Henry Daniell; Beware–the–family–curse is the theme in this low–budget take on Orville H. Hampton's tale about a family whose members are…
Horrors of the Black Museum (1959): Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Michael Gough, Shirley Anne Field, Geoffrey Keen…; Well–acted Hammer horror about a writer who uses his hypnotised helper to commit a series of inventively gruesome killings.
Manster, The (1959): Dir. George P. Breakson
Feat. Peter Dyneley; An American correspondent in Japan becomes an unwitting human guinea pig while trying to get the scoop on the work of a reclusive scientist. His…
Return of Dracula (1958): Dir. Paul Landres
Feat. Francis Lederer; Coinciding with Hammer studios revival of the Transylvanian count, this commendable effort has a long–in–the–tooth Francis Lederer…
She-Creature, The (1957): Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Marla English, Tom Conway, Chester Morris…; A sideshow hypnotist attains fame by predicting murders that are actually carried out by his lovely assistant, under his hypnotic spell. Slow yet…
Ghost Ship (1952): Dir. Vernon Sewell
Feat. Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hugh Burden…; Small–budget supernatural yarn with a uniquely British flavour about a couple that purchase a haunted yacht.
Mighty Joe Young (1949): Dir. Ernest B. Schoedsack
Feat. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong…; Worthy successor to KING KONG, reunites many of the cast and crew, with a compellingly different slant on the 'Giant Ape' premise. Here, Armstrong…
Beast with Five Fingers (1946): Dir. Robert Florey
Feat. Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre; Psychological horror with Peter Lorre hamming it up as only he can when spooked and stalked by the severed hand of a maddened pianist.
Bedlam (1946): Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Val Lewton, Boris Karloff, Anna Lee…; Meticulous though a trifle tame Val Lewton (CAT PEOPLE) production frequents the drawing rooms and asylums of 18th century London. Boris Karloff is…
Spiral Staircase, The (1946): Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Dorothy McGuire, Ethel Barrymore; This creaky staircase descends into a spooky mansion of cantankerous matriarchs, mute nymphettes, 'weak' stepsons and impending murder. Dated, yes,…
Body Snatcher, The (1945): Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi; Quietly creepy Val Lewton production with Boris Karloff as a sinister grave robber who provides bodies for medical research and then blackmails the…
Dark Eyes of London (Human Monster; Dead Eyes of London) (1939): Dir. Walter Summers
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt; Weirdly atmospheric chiller has Bela Lugosi using his blind disciples as pawns in an elaborate murder/insurance scam.
White Zombie (1932): Dir. Victor Halperin
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn; Creaky but effectively eerie chiller with Bela Lugosi as a voodoo king menacing naive newlyweds in Haiti. The trance–like direction and tiny…
Cat and the Canary, The (1927): Dir. Paul Leni
Feat. Laura La Plante, Tully Marshall; Seminal haunted house flick centres around the gathering of greedy contestants to the will of a rich relative. Imaginative thrills are executed with…
Grampa's Monster Movies: Feat. Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney…; Al Grampa Lewis from the original Addam's Family hosts this collection of 28 horror trailers unearthed from the vaults of Universal studios. This…
Mondo Lugosi: Feat. Bela Lugosi; A compilation of many great sequences in which Bela Lugosi appeared. The perfect bill for your next vampire masquerade party.
This Is Horror I & II: Feat. George Romero, Clive Barker, Dario Argento…; Two informative and entertaining documentaries that celebrate the best of modern horror. Contains many excerpts from films (some unavailable) with…

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