Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

[phantomstranger]

Night Of The Living Dead

Still the best

[The Ugly Duchess]

The Monolith Monsters - a Universal 50's sci fi!

[The Ugly Duchess]

The Flesh & the Fiends is defianlly underrated..

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Remake of the Todd Browning silent movie and Chaneys last flick. Its pretty stagey and a bit forced but I so love the basic premise of the films. Chaney is amazing and I always have a soft spot for HArry Earles. A personal fave..

Weirdly I have yet to watch the original.

I like this film too! I had recorded it off of TCM a few years ago and it was the talkie remade in 1930.

I was able to record the silent version as well.

In the talkie, Chaney while on the witness stand forgets himself and uses his real voice rather than the falsetto one of Ms. O'Grady. I always wanted to see how that come out in the silent version. But with Chaney, it comes off fine, as expected from the master.

[phantomstranger]

The Monolith Monsters - a Universal 50's sci fi!

I love that movie.

[roshiq]

She (1965)

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Always been a fan of this story as it was very popular in here when a first paper back Bangla adaptation published here back in 80s. Anyway, Hammer delivered it in a short but pretty entertaining way and I loved it! After all, "SHE-who must be obeyed" played by Ursula Andress...the hottest hottie of all time...the beauty who defines seduction in the most sexiest way! Oh, Ursula...!

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The great Gentleman of Horror totally surprised & amazed me here! Needless to say that's a very rare moment of his career.

>>: A-

[phantomstranger]

"The Pirates Of Blood Island" (1962)
-Christopher Lee

Plot: IMDB
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

Phantom's Review: A very different type of Hammer Film production. No supernatural creatures in this one, just a good old fashioned swashbuckler
Lots of action and fun. Christopher Lee is excellent (as always) as the one eyed pirate captain. (he would have made a great Captain Hook).
My only complaint about this film is, it's a PIRATE movie and there is virtually no ocean or ship scenes. It all takes place on dry land. Apparently due to budget constraints. outside of that , it's a very entertaining film..
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[Berzin]

Just finished watching "The Ghoul" (1933) with Boris Karloff.

I really didn't get the juxtaposition between the scary parts and the comedic, camp-style humor that dominated much of the film. Some of the comedic turns the film took really hurt it in my opinion.

It just didn't work for me, but I loved the premise and the overall atmospheric manner in which it was filmed.

[phantomstranger]

"The Valley Of Gwangi" (1969)
-James Franciscus

Plot:
At the end of the 19th century, an American Wild West show, traveling in Mexico, discovers a hidden valley filled with prehistoric beasts.

Phantom's Review: The very definition of the term "weird western". James Franciscus (the poor mans Charlton Heston) stars in this variation on the "King Kong" theme. While this film is nowhere as great as "Kong" It still is a highly entertaining mix of western and monster movie genres.
With great special FX from the legendary Ray Harryhausen. Lots of fun to watch.

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Those who have seen Barrymore's and March's take on R.L. Stevenson's ever-popular character might be a tad disappointed with Hammer's effort, but director Terence Fisher tries to bring his own touch to the classic tale. The result is a seemingly adult-oriented plot with blackmail, post-marital affair, and self-virtues running alongside the main premise.

Christopher Lee is in his elements as usual, but Paul Massie steals most scenes when he is Mr. Hyde - vile, dark, complicated, brutal...but his Dr Jekyll falls flat. The two women actors do well with whatever space the script gives them. Without a doubt, the film's saving grace is Lee.

Watch this if you have time to spare. Otherwise, give it a skip.

* * ½

[neverending]

Yah, that was not one of Hammer's shining moments.

I recently watched Dinosaurus! (the ! is part of the title). A mid-60s creature feature that features dinosaurs coming back to life. The stop-motion wasn't by Harryhausen, and it shows. Still, the battle between a T-Rex and a steam shovel was fun, and the comedy relief provided by a re-animated cave man is cheesey, but entertaining.

[phantomstranger]

1)"The Smiling Ghost" (1941)
-Wayne Morris

Plot: IMDB
Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.

Phantom's Review: Light hearted mystery suspense film, done in the style of Bob Hope's "Ghost Breakers". Decent little film if you can get past the heavily racist humor provided by the hero's sidekick. It's an okay film, nothing great but I've seen far worse.

2) "Creature From The Black Lagoon"
Classic from beginning to end. I love this movie.

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Reading Rayne's Poe book over the last two days made me want to pop this in again last night.

Such a nice little film. Very enjoyable despite minor flaws in it's story execution. And, one of the rare moments when Price gets outshined by someone in the same frame, this time by Rathbone in the final story segment.

More people need to see this.

* * * ½

[phantomstranger]

"The Cosmic Monster" (AKA "The Strange World Of Planet X"1958)
-Forrest Tucker
Plot: IMDB
At a small, rural British lab, monomaniac Dr. Laird and his staff create ultra-intense

magnetic fields. Inexplicably, the apparatus seems to be affecting distant objects, and to be drawing "extra power" from...somewhere. One night, after a "freak" storm, strange and deadly things start happening in Bryerly Woods, and a strange man from "a long way off" appears in the district...concerned about Laird's pulling down disaster from the skies.

Phantom's Review: Dull little Sci-Fi film. Too much talk, too little action. The monster FX are just extreme close ups of insects. Not worth the effort

[neverending]

Hey now- I thought the part where they show the giant bug munching on the guy's face, complete with sickening crunch crunch sound effects was pretty amazing for the time!

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Six reels of joy...indeed! With a touching climax and an ending which gurantees to bring a heart-warming smile to your face.

[fortunato]

Strait-Jacket (1964)

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Holy crap, I love this movie. Never gets old to me.

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Strait Jacket is such a fantastic film. Ahead of it's time and Joan Crawford gives the best performance of her career IMO.



Fighting severe fever over the past few days and decided to distract myself by popping in Casino Royale (Peter Sellers/David Niven) late last night. Fell asleep at around the 1 hour mark.

Reason I posted is - anyone who has seen the film, did you see the reference to The Cabinet of Dr Caligari in it (the Mata Bond training intro)? The whole film is in itself a parody of other films, not necessarily only Bond films.

Hoping to complete it tonight.

[neverending]

It's been a while, and I don't remember that part.

[roshiq]

The Snorkel (1958)

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Oh, she didn't need to report to the police at the end...damn!:D

>>: B+

[The Villain]

Beast From Haunted Cave

Its a little slow and the story isnt developed enough but i enjoyed it.

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Nothing better to fight off a persistent bout of fever than a couple of giant-monster Harryhausen classics.

Absolute treats to watch.

Both - * * * ½

[roshiq]

Twisted Nerve (1968)

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>>: B+

[neverending]

I've never seen The Twisted Nerve- but if it has Billie Whitelaw, I need to!

[zwoti]

metropolis - restored and remastered

[Ferox13]

I've never seen The Twisted Nerve- but if it has Billie Whitelaw, I need to!

Its an amazing film - I love the disclaimer at the begining too.

[phantomstranger]

"The Cyclops" (1957)

Plot: IMDB
Susan Winter undertakes an expedition to a remote area of Mexico, hoping to find her fiance, Bruce Barton, whos plane-crashed there some time ago. The area is suspected to have a good supply of uranium, so Susan has promoted this to wealthy Martin Melville to get money for her expenses. In addition to Melville, she is accompanied by guide Russ Bradford and pilot Lee Brand in his small-engine craft. But the plane crashes, stranding the four in an isolated valley, which they soon discover is highly radioactive and inhabited by mutated life forms - giant insects, enormous lizards, and a 25-foot-tall human male with a deformed face, just one eye, and only brute animal instincts to feed and protect its turf...

Phantom's Review: Terrible acting ! Lousy FX! It can mean only one thing ! Another Bert I Gordon Classic! One of Gordon's earliest efforts at the "Giant Monster Genre". While not as "good" as later films like "The Amazing Colossal Man" or "Earth vs The Spider" this is still lots of cheesy fun. Sit back, leave your brain at the door and have fun.
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[roshiq]

Its an amazing film - I love the disclaimer at the begining too.

Ditto. A very solid Brit Psycho-thriller with some interesting characters.

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A novel take on the Stevenson legend, this slightly Bizarro version is actually much better than the other Hammer offering I watched a couple weeks ago. Found it quite entertaining, although the ending felt a bit ham-fisted. Look out for Martine Beswick at her best - a hot looker (if you remember her from the early Connery-as-Bond films) and a standout performance.

Overall, very watchable and recommended.

* * * ½

[phantomstranger]

"Destroy All Monsters" (1968)

Plot: IMDB

Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race.

Phantom's Review: One of my all time favorite Godzilla films. Plenty of monster action, decent FX (for it's time) and damn near every monster in the Toho stable. One of the best.

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A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.

Obscure little Corman flick, made by Jack Hill of Spider Baby fame. Very campy, very low-budget stuff with a confusing and bizarre story, and the execution will make your eyes roll more than once. Watch it if you are a fan of trashy cinema. It will help immensely if you make this a double-bill with Spider Baby. Just a note - don't be surprised out of your wits when the film suddenly stops and a dance ensues for a long while.

* * ½

[The Villain]

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Amazing movie. Contains one of the greatest horror movie moments ever in my opinion.

[ABjerg]

I don't ever think I've seen a movie that old!

I've seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc., but before '69? That's crazy!

I've seen a lil of Dracula and Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead, but never finished em.

[hammerfan]

I don't ever think I've seen a movie that old!

I've seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc., but before '69? That's crazy!

I've seen a lil of Dracula and Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead, but never finished em.

*speechless* :eek::eek::confused::confused:

[The Villain]

I don't ever think I've seen a movie that old!

I've seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc., but before '69? That's crazy!

I've seen a lil of Dracula and Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead, but never finished em.

Dude, you got some movies you need to see!

[ABjerg]

Dude, you got some movies you need to see!


I know man, hit me with some recommendations then! ;)

[hammerfan]

If you go to the General Forum, there are a couple of extensive lists that members here have put together.

[ABjerg]

If you go to the General Forum, there are a couple of extensive lists that members here have put together.
Yeah, actually I saw it 3min's ago, but didn't look it thru. I'll check it out tomorrow..

[ABjerg]

*speechless* :eek::confused::confused:
Relax man. :D -I'm not that old, I got a lot of time to watch movies in!

I just watched Child's Play a lil while ago, that's a classic! -Still not a before-1969-movie tho, lol.

[hammerfan]

Everyone has their own favorites, so the lists are pretty comprehensive of everyone's tastes.

My personal favorite movies are the ones from Hammer Studios with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, obviously.

[The Villain]

Right now im into foreign horror and old classics and sci-fi greats. Love Roger Corman movies as well.

[neverending]

There's a sticky in this forum with HDC's official Classic Top 101 films... so there's your recommendations.

[ABjerg]

There's a sticky in this forum with HDC's official Classic Top 101 films... so there's your recommendations.
Thanx, I'll just check the 1-10 and hopefully I like em!

[The Villain]

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Very entertaining monster movie.

[neverending]

You've been watching TCM... been loving their tribute to the drive-in theater this month.

[The Villain]

You've been watching TCM... been loving their tribute to the drive-in theater this month.

Actually i've just been renting them on Netflix but i've been in a mood for those kinds of movie's lately

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- "I'm blind to all but a tenth of the universe."
- "My friend, only the gods see everything."
- "My dear doctor, I am closing in on the gods."


One of the best sci-fi's ever made, yet, a very underrated film. Ray Milland's performance of his career. More people need to see this one.

"If thine eye offends thee, pluck it out!"

[phantomstranger]

"Phantom From 10,000 Leagues" (1955)

Plot: IMDB
An unusual radioactive rock on the sea bottom mutates the ocean life into a horrible monster. When charred, radioactive bodies begin to drift ashore a scientist and government agent investigate the phenomenon, and it's connection to a local marine biology professor.

Phantom's Review: Classic piece of cheese. Decent acting can't hide one of the goofiest looking monsters in movie history. Melodramatic, silly and downright hysterical. I loved it.

[fortunato]

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One of the best sci-fi's ever made, yet, a very underrated film. Ray Milland's performance of his career. More people need to see this one.

Agreed. Incredible film!

[neverending]

I'll third that. Entralling the first time I watched it in the theatre as a wee one.

[fortunato]

I'll third that. Entralling the first time I watched it in the theatre as a wee one.

Sheesh. I would love to have seen that in the theatre.

[Horror4ever]

^^Haven't seen this classic for a long time, need to give it a watch again^^
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Bunny Lake is Missing

Not horror but a great suspense drama.

[phantomstranger]

"The Giant Behemoth" (1959)

Plot: IMDB
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.

Phantom' Review:
One of the best of the "Giant Radioactive Monster" movies of the 50's. While the plot is hardly original, the acting is solid and the special FX (by Willis O'Brian) are great. If you like monsters crushing cities style movies, you'll like this.

[hueyisme]

The Ghost with Barbara Steele. Not as good as her Black Sunday and Long Hair of Death but she plays a good weirdo.

[Fearonsarms]

Barbara Steele is a legend!

[phantomstranger]

Barbara Steele was hot!

[phantomstranger]

"House Of Dracula" (1945)

The last of the "serious" monster movies of the 40's. Like all of the Universal Films, this one has lavish set's, great make up FX, good acting (with some some slightly melodramtic dialog) and is wonderfully atmospheric. A minor classic

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Great little impending doomsday thriller, with a wonderful background score. Recommended.

[The Villain]

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Great little impending doomsday thriller, with a wonderful background score. Recommended.

Sounds cool. I'm gonna check it out. Loving all the recommendations i get here. :)

[roshiq]

Yup...Satan Bug is a cool little thriller, saw it few months ago and years ago read a Bangla adaptation novel [Neel Atonko (The Blue Fear)] in our locally popular spy thriller series (inspired by James Bond series)...Rana, Masood Rana...the best espionage operator of Bangladesh Counter Intelligence (BCI)! :)

[phantomstranger]

"The Magnetic Monster"(1953)

Plot: IMDB

Working for O.S.I., the Office of Scientific Investigation, A-Man agent Jeffrey Stewart and his partner Dan Forbes are sent to a local hardware store where they find a strong magnetic field has magnetized every metal item in the store. Investigating further, they eventually trace the source of the magnetism to an airborn flight carrying scientist Howard Denker, now dying of radiation poisoning, who has carted on board with him a new radioactive element which he has bombarded with alpha particles for 200 hours. The element, dubbed 'serranium' grows geometrically by creating matter out of energy which it absorbs from metallic objects surrounding it. Stewart calculates that if the substance is not destroyed soon that within 24 hours or so it will have grown large enough to throw Earth out of its orbit.

Phantom's Review: Well written, if slightly dull, sci-fi drama. Very little action, mostly talking. It kind of reminds me of "The Andromeda Strain" not bad, just not that exciting.

[hammerfan]

Carnival of Souls
Atom Age Vampire

[phantomstranger]

"X The Unknown" (1956)
-Dean Jagger

Plot: IMDB

British Army radiation drills at a remote Scottish base attract a subterranean, radioactive entity of unknown nature that vanishes, leaving two severely radiation-burned soldiers... and a "bottomless" crack in the earth. Others who meet the thing in the night suffer likewise, and with increasing severity; it seems to be able to "absorb" radiation from any source, growing bigger and bigger. What is it?? How do you destroy a thing that "feeds" on energy?

Phantom's Review: Produced by Hammer Films in the late 50's. this is an entertaining little Sci-Fi thriller. Well acted and written (by Jimmy Sangster) The monster is a little reminiscent of "The Blob" but that's okay it doesn't take away from the film. Nothing classic, just a solid well made movie.

[Geddy]

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

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My first exposure to Hammer Horror, and it definitely seems like this was the right place to start. All of the elements in this film work extremely well together to create an extraordinary horror film. Frankenstein has always been one of my favorite stories, and this was a very refreshing take on the story.

The film had a very interesting atmosphere, and the color scheme was fantastic. Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein was a brilliant role, as well.

-9/10.

[neverending]

Agreed on all counts! Great to see you dipping into the Hammer vault.

[phantomstranger]

As part of our monthly Bad Movie Nights a group of friends and I watched this awesome double feature:

"Frankenstein Conquers The World" (1965)

Plot: IMDB

During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates and sprouts appendages, and eventually grows into a complete body and escapes. Later, a feral boy with a certain physical deformity (a large head with a flat top) is captured by scientists who refer to the boy as Frankenstein. The creature grows to the height of 20 feet, escapes again, fights police and army, and is practically indestructible. Later, a reptilian monster goes on a rampage. Eventually the Frankenstein creature and the reptile face off in a terrible battle.

Phantom's Review: Only the Japanese would think of turning the Frankenstein monster into a giant and have him fight a fire breathing monster.
Silly, but lots of fun.


"Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster" (1965)
Plot: IMDB

When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while the Martians raid beaches and pool parties.

Phantom's Review: Truly one of the worst films of any kind ever made. A crap classic. A film so bad, that after it was over we had to open a window to let the stink out. In other words..perfect for "Bad Movie Night"

[Geddy]

Agreed on all counts! Great to see you dipping into the Hammer vault.

I can't believe it's taken me so long, haha. I've been meaning to watch these flicks for years now. Gonna check out their version of Dracula tonight hopefully.

[hammerfan]

I can't believe it's taken me so long, haha. I've been meaning to watch these flicks for years now. Gonna check out their version of Dracula tonight hopefully.

My personal favorite is Taste the Blood of Dracula.

[Geddy]

My personal favorite is Taste the Blood of Dracula.

Awesome! I added it to my list, hope to get around to it soon.

[roshiq]

Though love all of them but I found Dracula has Risen from the Grave as the most entertaining one in the series and bit disappointed with the Prince of Darkness as Lee as Dracula has no single dialog in the film. But other than that it was another pure gem for sure.

[hueyisme]

Barbara Steele was hot!

Ive had many immoral thoughts about her;)

[hammerfan]

The Beast of Yucca Flats and part of The Terror.

[leezuki]

i have just recently been watching alfred hitchcock boxset i brought ,with all his movies, some of his really early work i have never seen.

[phantomstranger]

"The Ghost And The Guest" (1943)
Plot: IMDB
A newlywed couple spend their honeymoon in their "new" house instead of going to California. They are invaded by the police, a retired hangman, an escaped prisoner, a band of crooks and several dead bodies, all looking for something, either the crook or the loot hidden somewhere in the house. a humorous mystery follows.(or not).

Phantom's Review: Another attempt to create a "Ghost-Breakers' Style comedy/Mystery. While this film does have a few bright moments, for the most part it fall pretty flat. Cheaply made and broadly acted. There is some fun dialog and good exchanges by the leads, but for the most part the film really misses it's mark. Not the worst film ever made, but not hat great either.

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[hammerfan]

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I remember seeing that when it came out in the cinema!

[Fearonsarms]

I REALLY have to see that movie especially since I was so disappointed with the 2009 version.

[hammerfan]

I REALLY have to see that movie especially since I was so disappointed with the 2009 version.

I had no idea they did a remake. I just went on imdb.com to look it up. I find it amusing that Dean Stockwell was in the remake as well.

[Fearonsarms]

It is sad to see Dean Stockwell in it-I guess he has to take any work that comes his way.

[hueyisme]

Id like to see a decent version of a Lovecraft story, there hasent been anything worth watching as yet.

[The Villain]

Id like to see a decent version of a Lovecraft story, there hasent been anything worth watching as yet.

Check out The Call of Cthulhu. Its from 2005 so it doesnt count as a classic but its done like an old silent movie and its really good.

[zOMGbies]

Frankenstein (1931) - loved it! Next up is Bride of Frankenstein. I can't believe I'm just now watching these for the first time.

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein (1931) - loved it! Next up is Bride of Frankenstein. I can't believe I'm just now watching these for the first time.

Glad to see you're giving the classics a try. You're going to include The Wolf Man, yes?

[zOMGbies]

Glad to see you're giving the classics a try. You're going to include The Wolf Man, yes?

Definitely! I'm really looking forward to watching it along with many other classics.

[hammerfan]

Definitely! I'm really looking forward to watching it along with many other classics.

Excellent! My personal favorite among the "oldies" are Son of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein.

[phantomstranger]

"Chandu The Magician"(1932)
-Edmund Lowe' Bela Lugosi
Plot: IMDB
Megalomaniac and would-be world dominator Roxor has kidnaped Robert Regent, along with his death ray invention, in hopes of using it to degenerate humanity into mindless brutes, leaving himself as Earth's supreme intelligence. Faced with revealing the machine's secrets or allowing his family to die a horrible death at the hands of Roxor, Regent's only hope lies with the intervention of his brother-in-law, the be-turbaned yogi and magician Chandu, who has the power to make men see what is not there 'even unto a gathering of twelve times twelve'.

Phantom's Review:
Wonderfully corny and over the top melodrama. The is a movie serial at it's best. Exotic locals (actually a studio back lot) cool FX (for it;s time) and Bela Lugosi at his sinister best. Lots of fun

[kelvecion]

Night of The Demon. Saw this when I was a child and the following day at school the conversation centred only on the silly manifestation at the end. Fair enough. But the idea of passing the runes was excellent and well handled. I've great big soft spot for the movie. I'd heard rumours of a remake. Whether it's happened is another story. Also, didn't Richard O'brian mention Night of the Demon in The Rocky Horror Show? 'Dana Andrews said prunes, gave him the runes and passing them used lots of skills...' excellent.

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I dont think i even need to say anything about this classic

[The Villain]

Frankenstein (1910)

Very interesting and actually kinda creepy especially the scene where the monster rises and forms.

[zOMGbies]

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I dont think i even need to say anything about this classic

I started watching this last night but fell asleep halfway through. Not because I was bored, just really tired. Anyways, from what I have seen so far, I can't wait to finish it.

[The Villain]

I started watching this last night but fell asleep halfway through. Not because I was bored, just really tired. Anyways, from what I have seen so far, I can't wait to finish it.

Huh what a coincidence. I started watching it last night and i fell asleep too also from being tired........

Are we the same person?

:D

[leezuki]

Excellent! My personal favorite among the "oldies" are Son of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein.

i prefered bride of frankenstein.

[phantomstranger]

"Berserk" (1967)
-Joan Crawford

Plot: IMDB

Monica Rivers, is the owner and ringmaster of a traveling circus and who'll stop at nothing to draw bigger audiences. When a series of mysterious murders begins to occur and some of her performers die gruesomely, her profits soar. She hires high-wire

walker Frank Hawkins, impressed by the handsome and muscular young man. They begin an affair which arouses her previous lover Durando's jealousy. When Durando is found dead shortly afterward, the other performers begin to take alarm, as a mysterious killer is obviously loose in their midst. Many suspect Monica herself of the killings, especially Matilda, who has set her sights on Monica's new lover. At this point, Monica's unruly, sixteen-year-old daughter Angela, is expelled from school for being incorrigible and Monica is forced to take her into the circus, allowing her to become the partner of knife-thrower Gustavo. Meanwhile, the dead bodies continue to pile up...

Phantom's Review: What a lousy movie! Despite a good cast (Joan Crawford and Micheal Gough) and an interesting concept this film is so boring. Crawford, who around 62 at the time, was trying to act like a sex symbol and It just didn't work. Also, they used a real circus to film at, and whenever any sort of suspense was starting to build it would be interrupted by a animal act and the director filmed the whole act and it brought the film to a screeching halt. By the time you found out who the murderer was, you just didn't care. And the finale is so lame, it looks like it was made up on the spot. A terrible film, don't waste your time on it.

[leezuki]

the haunting (very creepy)

[hammerfan]

The Giant Gila Monster

[neverending]

That one's a lot of fun- especially the songs.

[MsLobotomy]

Curse of the Demon

Dr. John Holden ventures to London to attend a paranormal psychology symposium with the intention to expose devil cult leader, Julian Karswell. Holden is a skeptic and does not believe in Karswell’s power. Nonetheless, he accepts an invitation to stay at Karswell’s estate, along with Joanna Harrington, niece of Holden’s confidant who was electrocuted in a bizarre automobile accident. Karswell secretly slips a parchment into Holden’s papers that might possibly be a death curse. Recurring strange events finally strike fear into Holden, who believes that his only hope is to pass the parchment back to Karswell to break the demonic curse. —IMDb

[roshiq]

Mannequin in Red (1958)

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One of the very earliest Giallo films from Sweden that some critics refers as the film which inspired Italian horror maestro Mario Bava to make his classic Blood and Black Lace (1964); as here's also the story centers around a fashion house and it all comes with colorful lighting & great camera works like any Bava film. But overall this is more of a mystery thriller than a Giallo feature with zero gore & little bit of humor at some parts.

>>: B+

Eye of the Devil (1966)

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The premise was nice for an interesting diabolical thriller but the plot turned out pretty average where most of the time it seems like unsure of what it wanted to be or deliver as a whole. But the great thing about the film is the fantastic assemble of actors in it...Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Donald Pleasence, David Hemmings and the stunning Sharon Tate!:o

>>: B

[The Ugly Duchess]

Roger Corman's The Wasp Woman!

[Prometheus]

-Island of Lost Souls (1932)
-Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Rick ;)

[phantomstranger]

Donovan's Brain (1953)
Lew Ayres , Gene Evans Nancy Davis



Plot: Amazon

Dr. Patrick Cory is a scientist who, unable to save the life of millionaire W.H. Donovan after a plane crash, keeps his brain alive through an illegal experiment.

W.H. Donovan is much more than one of the world's richest men. He is a megalomaniac even before Cory keeps his brain alive in the tank. Once freed of the distractions of the flesh, the will to power is all that drives the brain. It is able to communicate with Dr. Cory through telepathy, but that is only the beginning. Soon it begins to take over the scientist who keeps it alive. Possessed by the mind of Donovan, Cory finds himself helpless to fight the plans of the tycoon. Cory remains aware as he follows orders, becoming more and more like Donovan. His wife is helpless, his assistant is helpless, to stop Donovan's Brain!

Phantom's Review: Fun little Sci-Fi film. More of a character study than most science fiction of the 50's. This film emphasizes dialog and drama over BOO! moments. Not great, but entertaining.

[johann]

I just watch The Fly(1958) with Vincent Price. Price was a demi god

[The Villain]

Nosferatu
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Truly amazing. A masterpiece. I loved every minute of it.

[phantomstranger]

"Tower Of London" (1962)
-Vincent Price

Plot: IMDB

On the death of his brother King Edward IV, Richard of Gloucester conspires to get the thrown for himself. The late King had two young sons, his heir, Edward V and the younger Prince Richard, but they are not of age and so names his other brother, Clarence as Lord Protector of the Realm. Gloucester soon kills his younger brother but is haunted by his ghost and what he has done. As he continues to kill those around him, Gloucester is haunted by those he has betrayed hearing voices and slowly descending into madness. He spreads rumors that the late King's two sons are illegitimate and therefore not eligible to ascend to the throne. He assassinates the young princes and is crowned King Richard III. The ghosts from his past have the final say however.

Phantom's Review: MURDER! MADNESS! GHOSTS! LUST FOR POWER! All this and one hell of a great performance from Vincent Price.
Lavish by Roger Corman standards, this is an effective, atmospheric thriller. All the cast does a fine job, but Price just knocks it out of the park. A highly entertaining film.

[The Villain]

Dracula
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Been watching a lot of Dracula movies lately. Out of the three i watched in the last couple days this one ranks second behind Nosferatu and ahead of Bram Stoker's Dracula

[leezuki]

Nosferatu
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Truly amazing. A masterpiece. I loved every minute of it.

oh man i aint seen that movie since i was a kid, i think i am going to get that movie to watch soon.

[phantomstranger]

"Curse Of The Crimson Altar" *(1968) AKA "The Crimson Cult"
-Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee

Plot: IMDB
When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything.

Phantom's Review: Despite the great talents of Karloff, Lee and Micheal Gough and Barbara Steele (as a green faced witch), this film.... well. sucks. The actors all do a fine job, but the story just plods along and not a whole lot happens. A film far beneath the talents of those involved.
--

[neverending]

I have to disagree with you on this one, phantom. Plenty of atmosphere and creepy goings on. I like it just fine!

[phantomstranger]

""Night Of The Living Dead" (1968)


Again, for about the billionth time, but you know...this film never gets old

[leezuki]

The Thing from Another World.

i love this movie, i also liked the 1980's remake.

[The Villain]

The Thing from Another World.

i love this movie, i also liked the 1980's remake.

Great movie. I'm not sure which i liked better because i like them both in different ways.

[leezuki]

Great movie. I'm not sure which i liked better because i like them both in different ways.

same as me, they are both just as good.

[semene]

Fearless Vampire Killers!

[phantomstranger]

"Godzilla Vs The Sea Monster" (1966)

Plot:
Two friends, a bank robber and a man looking for his lost brother, end up stranded on a pacific island populated by some would be world conquerors and protected by a giant lobster. Unknown to the bad guys, Godzilla is asleep inside of the mountains (how a 400 foot tall fire breathing dinosaur can sneak on to an island, bury himself in a mountain and not be seen by anybody is never explained). The good guys wake Godzilla up to fight the lobster creature and take on the bad guys.

Phantom's Review: One of the most fun of the 1960's Godzilla films. My only complaints about this film is 1) it takes a while for Godzilla to show and 2) whenever Toho studio's put Mothra in a film, they felt they needed to put in a long song and dance number showing the natives worshiping the monster. Outside of those two things, this film is fun with plenty of action (once Godzilla shows) and a decent story. Very enjoyable.

[Lamoreux]

Just saw Lon Chaney's Spider Baby or the Maddest Story Ever Told. Very cheap and very creepy. Way, way better than I expected it to be. I really enjoyed it. And actually got into it enough to get creeped out twice. Sid Haig rocks.

[neverending]

That movie is a masterpiece. One of my favorite films.

[Lamoreux]

Fearless Vampire Killers!

Watched this again a coupla weeks ago. An all-time favorite. "Oy, have you got the wrong vampire!" (Your Prof. Abronsius drawing is delightful; Jack MacGowran never looked so good). I love him in FVK, he's so Nosferatu as he's making his way across the snowy battlements toward the crypt.

Thanks for the link to your work. Beautiful. Mystifying. Sad. Compelling. It's rare... for me at least, to sit at the computer and experience much beyond frustration. Thanks for the respite.

[phantomstranger]

"Curse Of The Faceless Man" (1958)
-Richard Anderson
Plot: IMDB

In the excavation of Pompeii, a stone-encrusted body is found with a bronze medallion bearing a strange Etruscan inscription. Carlo Fiorillo, Italian archaeologist, speculates the robust body may hold some life; medical researcher Paul Mallon scoffs at the idea. But people left alone with the seemingly petrified "faceless man" keep dying of crushed skulls; and Paul's artist fiancee Tina starts having strange visions...

Phantom's Review: Lordy! How I love these 1950"s "B" monster movies. Over the top, melodramatic and cheesy as Hell, but with an undeniable charm. This film follows the same basic plot as the Universal "Mummy" movies and is lots of fun to watch. Not even close to being a "classic", but very enjoyable.

[HarleyQuinn]

Does it include 1969? Because I just watched Yasozu Masumura's 'Blind Beast' a few weeks ago, and it was chilling. Before that would have been Polanski's 'Repulsion' 1965 (about a year ago).

[Fearonsarms]

Repulsion and Spiderbaby are outstanding films-great stuff :)

[phantomstranger]

"The Devils Hand" (1962)
-Robert Alda

Plot: IMDB
Rick Turner is engaged of Donna Trent and is having nightmares with a beautiful blonde woman dancing in the sky. One night, he is mysteriously driven to a doll shop, and in the next morning he returns to the place with Donna. He finds a doll that resembles his fiancé, but the owner Francis Lamont delivers another doll to him, with the face of the woman of his dreams, Bianca Milan. Rick looks for Bianca and is seduced and convinced by her to join a sect that worships the diabolic Camba, while the health of Donna is threatened by Francis .

Phantom's Review: Dear Gods! What a DULL movie. the acting is fine and it's shot very nicely, but it absolutely goes nowhere. No thrills,no suspense, just a very long 80 minutes. skip this one

[The Villain]

Phantom Of The Opera (1962)
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The 1925 version is still better in my mind and i thought the actions of the Dwarf were strange and unexplained but it was interesting and told a good story. I liked it.

[The Villain]

Frankenstein (1931)
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I've never liked Frankenstein, at least not as much as other Universal monster movies, probably because i love the novel and this version is nothing like it. But it is still a fun monster movie and a true classic.

[The Ugly Duchess]

Murders In The Zoo (1933)


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[The Villain]

Paranoiac
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I was confused as to why this was included in The Hammer Horror collection until around the 45 minute mark, then i understood. This movie is unpredictable, creative and has some excellent acting especially from Oliver Reed's amazing portrayal of the mad Simon.

[roshiq]

Thirteen Women (1932)

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Thirteen women are marked for death, the revenge of one woman they denied entrance into their sorority and drove from the school. Armed with the mystic powers of her Asian ancestry, she uses the esoteric power of hypnotism and suggestion to drive her enemies to their deaths, stooping to mundane methods of poison and explosives when those methods fail.

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Myrna Loy as Ursula Georgi

Though some critics consider this is a staple of Slasher cinema but this is a kinda odd and mysterious film revolving around a woman 'Ursula Georgi' (played by strangely exotic Myrna Loy) described as a "Hindu half breed" who seeks revenge on sorority sisters who snubbed her at a former girls school. Using the guise of attendant to a Swami, she procures the addresses of all twelve women from her former school. She sends them letters, under the name of the Swami, telling them of their impending death and how it will come about. "The power of suggestion" here is so strong and one woman's total belief in the Swami's predictions, which leads to influence the other women, that they begin to die, one by one. She ultimately knocks off the swami and turns her sights on the disbeliever of the group, played by Irene Dunne.

According to different online sources, the film is best remembered for being the only surviving footage of legend Peg Entwistle, The Hollywood Sign Girl. Two days after the premiere of the film she climbed up on the "H" of the Hollywood sign (then reading was "Hollywoodland") and jumped to her death.
The film was everything but a box-office hit. Moreover, Irene Dunne had just made success at another studio at the time of its release, and by cutting some scenes the studio tried to focus more on her character. And thus the film was supposed to have been 73 minutes long, but was cut to 59 minutes.

>>: B+

The Woman Who Came Back (1945)

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Ever since the bus accident, nothing has been the same for Lorna Webster. She returns to the New England hometown where her family has lived for centuries. But no happy reunion waits. She is convinced that she has become a witch, the target of a 300-year-old curse, and strange happenings soon persuade the townsfolk that she�s right. As desperately as she tries, she cannot shake the evil that seems to follow her everywhere. Caught up in a wave of hysteria, the entire town is driven to extremes.

This is a very fine supernatural horror thriller that somewhat comes with a Val Lewton flavor all over with plenty of eerie & atmospheric set pieces. I don't want to spoil you anything but the problem is the story falls bit of balance between supernatural vs psychological horror aspects which makes some of the earlier scenes questionable at the end. But overall this is a required watch for any classic horror lover.

Screenshots (http://obscurehollow.blogspot.com/2010/07/woman-who-came-back-1945.html)

>>: A-

[hammerfan]

Paranoiac
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I was confused as to why this was included in The Hammer Horror collection until around the 45 minute mark, then i understood. This movie is unpredictable, creative and has some excellent acting especially from Oliver Reed's amazing portrayal of the mad Simon.

This is the one I think neverending would like. Wasn't Oliver Reed amazing in it?!

[The Villain]

This is the one I think neverending would like. Wasn't Oliver Reed amazing in it?!

He commanded every scene he was in. He was outstanding. All his mannerisms and emotions were perfect. Looking at his eyes during the scenes you would think he really was insane.

[phantomstranger]

"Creature From The Black Lagoon" (1954)
-Julie Adams, Richard Carlson

Plot: IMDB
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one of the expedition, with whom it has fallen in love.

Phantom's review: Truly one of the greatest monster movies ever made. Perfect in almost every detail. From the way the "Creature" looks to the way Julie Adams looks. this is a great one. If you haven't seen it, then get it. If you have seen it. well....it's time to watch it again.

[William Seabrook]

"Creature From The Black Lagoon" (1954)
-Julie Adams, Richard Carlson

Plot: IMDB
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one of the expedition, with whom it has fallen in love.

Phantom's review: Truly one of the greatest monster movies ever made. Perfect in almost every detail. From the way the "Creature" looks to the way Julie Adams looks. this is a great one. If you haven't seen it, then get it. If you have seen it. well....it's time to watch it again.

I loved that movie when I was a kid. They'd always show it during Halloween movie marathons.

[hueyisme]

I watched The Manster a couple days ago. The one about the guy who gets an extra head, ( a big head I should make that clear) It wasnt bad, a stupid idea but not a bad movie for a peice of crap. I liked it, but I have no taste. I watch crap.

[Lamoreux]

I watched The Manster a couple days ago. The one about the guy who gets an extra head, ( a big head I should make that clear) It wasnt bad, a stupid idea but not a bad movie for a peice of crap. I liked it, but I have no taste. I watch crap.

Yeah crap!! Who doesn't love it!!

The Manster is a beaut! As are it's crippled step-children, The Thing with Two Heads and The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. The more heads, the merrier! And I love me some scientists with no compunction, "Hi, great to meet you. Drink? Oh, you're feeling groggy. Let me just give you this injection. You're welcome, no charge for the other head."

[leezuki]

Yeah crap!! Who doesn't love it!!

The Manster is a beaut! As are it's crippled step-children, The Thing with Two Heads and The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant. The more heads, the merrier! And I love me some scientists with no compunction, "Hi, great to meet you. Drink? Oh, you're feeling groggy. Let me just give you this injection. You're welcome, no charge for the other head."

never heard of this movie, i think i may have to check it out lol

[phantomstranger]

"The Zombies Of Mora Tau" (1957)
-Greg Palmer

Plot: IMDB
Zombiefied sailors guard the treasure of a ship they went down with 60 years earlier. A group of sailors scoff at the legend, and decide to retrieve the diamonds from the ocean floor only to discover the hard way that there is some truth to legends.

Phantom's Review: Slightly better than average, low budget horror film. The premise is interesting, the actors do a good job and these zombies move around underwater, which is a bit different than most zombie films. The film does move very slowly and there are no real scares, but I found it to be fun, late night viewing. One bit of info for zombie fans. this film was made about 11 years before George Romeros classic "Night Of The Living Dead" so don't expect to see the marauding, flesh eating ghouls that most people call zombies now. These guys just sort of walk around and occasionally try to strangle people.

[Fearonsarms]

Oh I've never even heard of that I will check it out after I've watched White Zombie.

[phantomstranger]

"Invisible Invaders" (1959)
-John Agar, John Carradine

Plot: IMDB
Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately. Sequestered in an impregnable laboratory trying to find the aliens' weakness, Penner, his daughter, a no-nonsense army major and a squeamish scientist are attacked from outside by the aliens, who have occupied the bodies of the recently deceased.

Phantom's Review: Wonderfully bad, low budget sci-fi -horror film. The zombies move in the same manner as the classic "Night Of The Living Dead" kind of zombies and the acting is way over the top in it's melodrama. Carradine's appearance is just a glorified cameo and John Agar tries his best with what he's got to work with.

[neverending]

The Walking Dead

Not the series based on the comic- a 1936 horror film starring Karloff as a wrongfully executed man who is brought back to life by a mad scientist. This is an amazing film. The set design and photography are delightfully creative, with a laboratory that is creepy and a camera that is remarkably fluid for a low budget affair.

The real attraction, though, is Karloff, who does a superb job as another sort of Frankenstein monster. A man who has no memory of his life before being revived- or does he? It's a truly modern tale, with a subtext of existential angst. Who are we, really, and what makes a human a human?

Really fine little tale. Roshiq, you would love this! (I bet you've already seen it.)

[roshiq]

The Walking Dead

Not the series based on the comic- a 1936 horror film starring Karloff as a wrongfully executed man who is brought back to life by a mad scientist. This is an amazing film. The set design and photography are delightfully creative, with a laboratory that is creepy and a camera that is remarkably fluid for a low budget affair.

The real attraction, though, is Karloff, who does a superb job as another sort of Frankenstein monster. A man who has no memory of his life before being revived- or does he? It's a truly modern tale, with a subtext of existential angst. Who are we, really, and what makes a human a human?

Really fine little tale. Roshiq, you would love this! (I bet you've already seen it.)


Ditto. Beautiful story indeed and yeah...I've seen all of those 'Mad Scientist' or Mad Science' films featuring our beloved King of Horror (except Juggernaut I guess:(). LOVE THEM ALL! But thanks for the heads up anyway; cause I need to give it a watch again as I've seen it only once before & that was almost 2 to 3 years ago. I wish I could have a fine box set of these movies. Especially The Man they could not hang, The Man who changed his mind & The Man with Nine Lives are my most favorites. :)

[The Villain]

Night Of The Demon (1957)
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I had no idea this inspired Drag Me To Hell. I'm not saying it did but they were very close movies. I really enjoyed this movie. The story was interesting and the demon was great. The way they did it was perfect, the look of it and also that you don't see it that much, they showed it just enough.

The only complaints i have are that the seance scene was really corny and i really didn't like the main character. He was just so annoying. He was such a skeptic i bet the demon could've ripped his arms off and he still would've thought it was a trick.

Either way, i thoroughly enjoyed this and recommend it to anyone who hasnt seen it.

[Rela1024]

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
I was very surprised to see a black man in the movie especially since that was the year MLK Jr. was killed and segregation and all but I was also surprise to like the movie I thought it was gonna be really cheesy but it turned out great to me the ending made me mad though i mean geez could they atleast made sure

[phantomstranger]

"The Innocents" (1961)
-Deborah Kerr

Plot: IMDB

In Victorian England, the uncle of orphaned niece Flora and nephew Miles hires Miss Giddens as governess to raise the children at his estate with total independence and authority. Soon after her arrival, Miss Giddens comes to believe that the spirits of the former governess Miss Jessel and valet Peter Quint are possessing the children. Miss Giddens decides to help the children to face and exorcise the spirits.

Phantom's Review: Creepy, atmospheric,Gothic and totally paranoid. This is one of the great ghost movies. The film feels like a cross between "The Haunting" and "Wuthering Heights" ....or better yet..a really big budget episode of "Dark Shadows". The acting from the entire cast is superb (especially the two children) and like "The Haunting" (the original, of course, the remake should be burned out of existence) the film relies not on special FX, but excellent acting, music,cinematography and mood. a true classic
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[roshiq]

Blow-Up (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/) (1966)

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This fascinating film from Michelangelo Antonioni delivers a brilliant study of a character, through portraying a dilemma between the perception and expectation from an event or a moment; that also produce some glimpse of an inside look in a generation set on swinging 60's London. Though in the middle it's seems like a thriller of Hitchcockian flavor but at the end it comes with a totally unexpected & unsettling finale that can blow your mind away like a sound of a ball in a tennis court where a group of mimes are the only players & spectators.

>>: A-

Whistle and I'll Come to You (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_and_I%27ll_Come_to_You)(1968)

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A beautiful adaptation of a M.R. James story with great camera work & brilliant performance from the lead...Michael Hordern. Though some viewers may find it not as spooky as it seems initially but I loved the setting & find that final encounter pretty creepy.

>>: A-

[phantomstranger]

"Dead Of Night" (1945)

Plot: IMDB
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

Phantom's review: A true horror classic. This is the way an anthology film should be. a great collection of stories, a little bit of humor, and some genuine chills. Plenty of atmosphere and fine acting all around. "The Haunted Mirror" and "The Dummy" are probably the best of the stories, but their are no real duds here. A fine example of old school British horror.

[The Villain]

Attack of the Giant Leeches
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I love old monster movies like this

[neverending]

Attack of the Giant Leeches is great. Lot's of fun.

[hueyisme]

A beautiful adaptation of a M.R. James story with great camera work & brilliant performance from the lead...Michael Hordern. Though some viewers may find it not as spooky as it seems initially but I loved the setting & find that final encounter pretty creepy.

>>: A-[/QUOTE]

I didnt know there was a movie version of Oh whistle and Ill come to you, Ive always like that story. There was another movie they made from one of M.R. James stories, Curse of the Demon from his story Casting the Runes. It was quite good, a good performance by Dana Andrews and the guy who played the villian, I dont recall the actors name but he was very good. They could have left out the part with the monster, that part was dumb.

[_____V_____]

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Cheesy little Amicus sci-fi from the 60s.

Watch it if you are a fan of Freddie Francis, and of low-budget cheesy stuff from the era. Oh, and watch out for a cameo by Michael Gough as the alien leader.

[roshiq]

Gojira aka Godzilla (1954)

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This is not just another monster flick where a prehistoric beast roused from the ocean depths and made a rampage of massive destruction in a city. This masterpiece of cinema brings back the horrors of nuclear war to a country that experienced it first hand. In early August, 1945 the rest of the world witnessed as Japan experienced the most terrifying result that a war can produce, the ultimate act of barbarism that ever demonstrated on such a vast scale; a horror that the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki haunted & carried through generation after generation.
Ishiro Honda & his crew beautifully played their magic tricks and introduced Godzilla to the world cinema. Though it gradually become the most popular giant movie-monster of all time but Honda's first Godzilla was not just a portrayal of a monster of death & destruction, it competently symbolize the "Little Boy" detonated over Hiroshima or the "Fat Man" exploded over Nagasaki near the end of World War II. The echoes of nuclear apocalypse come through Godzilla's roar; the devastation wreaked by Godzilla eerily mirrors that of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and thus as a whole "Godzilla" is not just another entertaining product of celluloid art; it's a bleak metaphor that illustrates a black-and-white nightmare about the threat of nuclear experimentation in the ghastly game of world domination.

I saw it only once before and that was almost 15 years ago when I wasn't mature enough to understand the significance of this film. But after giving it a watch yesterday I like to put it in my list of all time favorites where it now holds a place in the top 10.

>>: A

Gojira no Gyakushu aka Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

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>>: B+

[Bluequiet]

Quartermass and the Pit [Five Million Years to Earth] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/) (1967)

I'll be writing a review of it soon. I thought it was pretty good, and really it's topics and depth are very impressive.

[Ferox13]

Quartermass and the Pit [Five Million Years to Earth] (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/) (1967)

I'll be writing a review of it soon. I thought it was pretty good, and really it's topics and depth are very impressive.

One of my fave Hammer films.

[phantomstranger]

"The Invisible Man" (1933)
-Claude Rains

Plot: IMDB
A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to terrorize the countryside as an invisible killer.

Phantom's Review: One of Universals Great horror films. Claude Rains excellent performance highlights this classic. The story sticks close to the original novel and the FX are still brilliant to watch, even after 78 years. The only complaint I have is that the actor who plays Dr. Kemp is a little wooden in his performance. Other, than that, this film is great and belongs in every classic horror fans collection.

[hueyisme]

One of my fave Hammer films.

Damn good show.

[roshiq]

King Kong (1933)

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Still it's an absolute blast to watch. I think this is the most ferocious Kong every portrayed on screen as he like to chew any human body like candy.:D

>>: A

[SteyrAUG]

Every year about this time I usually leave TCM on at night.

While I have nearly every film on DVD or VHS I love the introductions and trivia by Robert Osbourne.

[SteyrAUG]

King Kong (1933)

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Still it's an absolute blast to watch. I think this is the most ferocious Kong every portrayed on screen as he like to chew any human body like candy.:D

>>: A

IMO one of the Top 10 best films ever made, and not just of the horror genre.

[hueyisme]

Nothing is like the original. The version that came out in the 70's was pretty good, but not near as good as the original. The one they made a few years ago I fell asleep while watching it. Never did see it all, and didnt want to.

[newb]

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abbott and costello meet frankenstein

[roshiq]

Haven't seen any abbott and costello film yet!:(

Anyway, It's always great to have some unexplored territory of films...:o

[hammerfan]

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abbott and costello meet frankenstein

LOVE this movie!

[hammerfan]

Haven't seen any abbott and costello film yet!:(

Anyway, It's always great to have some unexplored territory of films...:o

That's a good one to start with!

[hueyisme]

That was one of their best. Their best ones were made before about 1948 or so. If youve never seen any of their movies I would recommend their early ones. After that they started going downhill. The exception was Meet Frankenstien. Thats a great movie.

[neverending]

Hold That Ghost is another good Abbott & Costello film for October viewing.

[phantomstranger]

It's a dark and rainy day and it's October....perfect day for a horror classic:

"Son Of Dracula" (1943)
-Lon Chaney jr

Plot: IMDB
Count Alucard finds his way from Budapest to the swamps of the Deep South after meeting Katherine Caldwell, of the moneyed Caldwell clan that runs a plantation called Dark Oaks. She's obsessed with occult matters. Who better to guide her through this supernatural world than Count Alucard, whose name no one bothers to spell backwards? No one, that is, except the wily Dr. Brewster, an old family friend. He'll join Professor Lazlo, a specialist in the occult, in fighting this "Alucard" and the woman he's influenced. Or has Katherine influenced him? Meanwhile, Katherine's fiancé, Frank Stanley, will find his courage and his sanity sorely tested when he accidentally shoots Katherine to death, yet finds that she goes on living.

Phantom's Review: Probably my favorite among the Universal Dracula sequels. Clever script. very atmospheric and stylish. Very much like a film noir.
Chaney Jr does a fine job as the title character and all the supporting players are quite good. One of the greats.
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[fortunato]

The Body Snatcher (1945)

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[Fearonsarms]

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Haven't seen that or Curse Of The Crimson Altar in years I think I might get them on dvd and revisit their joys. You are making me nostalgic now lol :)

[_____V_____]

Haven't seen that or Curse Of The Crimson Altar in years I think I might get them on dvd and revisit their joys. You are making me nostalgic now lol :)

This is the best season to rewatch these wonderful classics. Go get them now!

[roshiq]

I've seen The Gorgon few months ago & loved it! But haven't seen that other one...Curse Of The Crimson Altar. Wow! what a great cast! Karloff, Lee, Steel, Michael Gough...oh, can't wait for the download.:)

[roshiq]

Back to back Hammer's Dracula Lee Movie Marathon....

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[Fearonsarms]

I've seen The Gorgon few months ago & loved it! But haven't seen that other one...Curse Of The Crimson Altar. Wow! what a great cast! Karloff, Lee, Steel, Michael Gough...oh, can't wait for the download.:)

Don't be misled by some advertisers claiming Curse Of The Crimson Altar is an adaptation of Lovecraft-it has very little to do with Dreams In The Witch House. Still a cracking film though-highly recommended!

[Fearonsarms]

This is the best season to rewatch these wonderful classics. Go get them now!

Too true I've really enjoyed rewatching a lot of films I haven't seen in years lately deffo getting in the Halloween spirit now.

[hueyisme]

Ive got to find that Curse of the Crimson Altar. Its got one hell of a cast. I found a copy of Bride of Frankenstiein in one of the local video stores a couple days ago. Great show, the best of all the Frankenstein movies.

[fortunato]

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An obvious favorite and October must-watch.

[Chief Brody]

Just watched Psycho again the other day - one of my all time favourites.

I got completely into the story and found it very scary. When i first watched it in my teens, i never found it that scary - being into all the blood and gore films at the time, so old films like Psycho seemed tame in comparrison. But having watched it several times since, and with getting older, not liking the gore films so much, when i revisit an old film like this i realise how frightening it is.

It must have been incredible to have watched this film on its original release. Only knowing it was a Hitchcock film and going along for a look. You get into the story of Marion and her theft - will she get away with it? Is that cop on to her? The terrific tension caused by Bernard Herrmann's score. Then it seems she has changed her mind, after a talk with the young man at the motel. She's going to take the money back. And then... wham!!

It must have scared the hell out of audiences at the time because though you feel things aren't quite right, you would never have seen that coming.

A classic film as frightening now as it was 50 years ago.

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[Chief Brody]

Seeing the screenshots above - why has there never been a special edition dvd of The Curse of Frankenstein?

It would have been ready made for a commentary with the late Jimmy Sangster - as per on other Hammer titles. Sadly this can't happen now, but still a commentary with an expert like Marcus Hearn or Wayne Kinsey would be very good.

[roshiq]

After watching Hammer's Dracula Lee Movie Marathon last weekend, this time planning to have a Hammer's Frankenstein Movie Marathon...back to back in coming weekend.:)

[Chief Brody]

After watching Hammer's Dracula Lee Movie Marathon last weekend, this time planning to have a Hammer's Frankenstein Movie Marathon...back to back in coming weekend.:)

That's funny, I watched all 7 Dracula's a few weeks ago - over a 7 day period.

[Ritualistic]

I watched "Creature from the Haunted Sea" this weekend. lmfao it has one of the ugliest monsters known to man. looks like a big turd. I love this parody film.

[Fearonsarms]

"Frankenstein Created Woman" (1966) The Fourth foray into the Hammer Frankenstein series. The Horror Channel showed the version with the restored Beheading scene so that was very interesting to see (especially as even with that scene the film is still rated PG lol) and I was very surprised that there was such a decent tragedy type story to it.

[Chief Brody]

"Frankenstein Created Woman" (1966) The Fourth foray into the Hammer Frankenstein series. The Horror Channel showed the version with the restored Beheading scene so that was very interesting to see (especially as even with that scene the film is still rated PG lol) and I was very surprised that there was such a decent tragedy type story to it.

Yes it is a very tragic story. I always feel so sorry for the girl - and how she is badly treated. Though of course this makes her revenge so much more enjoyable!:)

[fortunato]

"Frankenstein Created Woman" (1966) The Fourth foray into the Hammer Frankenstein series. The Horror Channel showed the version with the restored Beheading scene so that was very interesting to see (especially as even with that scene the film is still rated PG lol) and I was very surprised that there was such a decent tragedy type story to it.

Oh yeah, love that one.

[The Villain]

The Curse of Frankenstein
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I really enjoyed this. Great story, the monster looked really cool and the acting was excellent.

[neverending]

Cushing is great as Dr. Frankenstein. One of his greatest roles.

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[fortunato]

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[The Villain]

Cushing is great as Dr. Frankenstein. One of his greatest roles.

Yes, he was excellent.

[roshiq]

Darn! I still haven't seen the Quatermass sequels!:o ... :mad:

[Fearonsarms]

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I ADORE Black Sunday or whatever its called today. Not seen Horror Hotel-I'll be checking that out.

[Chief Brody]

Horror Hotel (AKA City of the Dead - here in the UK) is a great little known horror with a very eerie atmosphere.

[fortunato]

Horror Hotel (AKA City of the Dead - here in the UK) is a great little known horror with a very eerie atmosphere.

Agreed. I love this one.
And like Chief Brody said, it might actually be easier to find under the title City of the Dead.

[roshiq]

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

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Frankenstein Created Woman (1966)
Frankenstein Must be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

It's been an awesome holiday to watch all of them one after another.

[neverending]

That's quite a marathon!

[Chief Brody]

All great films apart from the last one. I just hated everything about that film when i saw it. Such a sad end to a great series.:(

[roshiq]

That's quite a marathon!

Yeah...it was like an amazing journey following Baron into his sinister adventures all the way. Enjoyed them a lot more than my first viewing almost a year ago.

All great films apart from the last one. I just hated everything about that film when i saw it. Such a sad end to a great series.:(

Yeah, may be it was not the right entry to end the series (I think Hammer wasn't sure either) but I loved it...liked the setting and even the monster also. Very decent overall, IMO.

[ZombieDrone]

Dracula from 1931.

Not as good as Frankenstein, imo. Particularly since the film's lack of scoring is particularly notable (in the early days of sound in film, films were left with little to no music as it felt it would confuse the audience) but I thought that the sequence where Dracula and his brides rise from their coffins the first time, in near silence, was actually pretty eerie.

[detune]

House of Usher

[Fearonsarms]

Agreed. I love this one.
And like Chief Brody said, it might actually be easier to find under the title City of the Dead.

Damn different titles-I've already seen City Of The Dead I didn't recognise the title Horror Hotel-yes its an amazing film-the atmospherics are incredible-stunning film.

[Chief Brody]

Damn different titles-I've already seen City Of The Dead I didn't recognise the title Horror Hotel-yes its an amazing film-the atmospherics are incredible-stunning film.

Changed the title to Horror Hotel for the US release, and also cut 2 minutes out of the film as well.

[Fearonsarms]

Changed the title to Horror Hotel for the US release, and also cut 2 minutes out of the film as well.

Good grief they cut it???If ever there was a film that needs to be seen in its entirety it's that.

[phantomstranger]

"Dead Men Walk" (1943)
-George Zucco, Dwight Frye

Plot: IMDB
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave as a vampire for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.

Phantom's Review: Very low budget attempt to replicate Universals style of film. George Zucco does a credible job as both brothers and Dwight Frye basically redoes his "Reinfield" character. Other than that, this film has very little to offer.

[hammerfan]

House on Haunted Hill

[The Villain]

Them!
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I love this movie. A must see.

[fortunato]

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One of my favorite films to watch this time of year.
An incredible classic; Tourneur's direction is as good here as it ever was.

[neverending]

The Tingler & House of Wax.

A beautiful night of Price!

[roshiq]

The Tingler & House of Wax.

A beautiful night of Price!

Oh, both are my very favorites. I wish I could have a week long vacation at the end of this month:D...I want to see all the films from my WILLIAM CASTLE BOX SET and few other left in the VAL LEWTON BOX as well as some Bava & Fulci classics also.

[phantomstranger]

"Cry Of The Werewolf" (1944)

Plot: IMDB
Young woman raised by gypsies is actually daughter of a werewolf. She starts killing those who know about her.

Phantom's Review: Dull, horribly acted attempt at a werewolf film. The lead actor has the acting range of a wet towel. The transformation scenes are done off camera and the "Werewolf" is pretty much just a big dog. Truly lousy.
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[newb]

The Tingler & House of Wax.

A beautiful night of Price!

great double feature

love House of Wax

[phantomstranger]

A fun double feature:

1) "Gorgo" (1961)

Plot: IMDB

A salvage vessle is nearly sunk off the Irish coast by an undersea earthquake. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. The salvage vessel captures Gorgo and takes it to London for display. Gorgo's mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to London leaving a wake of destruction in her path.

Phantom's Review: Entertaining imitation "Godzilla" Interesting story, decent FX and a cool looking monster. Lots of fun.

2) "Mad Monster Party" (1967)
-Boris Karloff

Plot: IMDB

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!

Phantom's Review: a Halloween treat for the whole family. You have horror legend Karloff as the voice of Dr. Frankenstein and some entertaining animation from the Rankin-Bass Company. One of my favorites.

[neverending]

I also just watched Cry of the Werewolf, but unlike our Phantom friend, I enjoyed it very much. A poverty row approach to a werewolf story, complete with a noirish group of cops, and the luminescent Nina Foch as a Gypsy princess. Not a great film, but a different look at the classic werewolf tale, taking a Lewton-like approach to storytelling. Also features character actor Fritz Lieber, father of the great science fiction writer.

Also recently saw Gamma People - a delightfully goofy, tongue in cheek British sci-fi film, another that deals with their peculiar obsession with schoolchildren being mutated and used for nefarious means.

[fortunato]

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[Chief Brody]

Great eerie low budget horror.

[phantomstranger]

"The Black Room" (1935)
-Boris Karloff

Plot: IMDB
Prophecy has it that younger twin Anton will kill brother Gregor in the castle's Black Room. Anton returns to the castle after a 10 year hiatus. Gregor, a Baron, has many attempts on his life as his subjects detest his tyranny. However, good natured Anton earns the subjects' respect, and the admiration of Col.Hassel, uncle of the beautiful Thea. When Gregor kills young servant Mashka, his subjects storm the castle to remove him. Devious Gregor renounces his title in favour of brother Anton to appease them. He then kills Anton to assume his identity and the Baronship again. He is free to pursue Thea with Col.Hassel's blessing. When Col.Hassel discovers Gregor's impersonation, he also meets death. With Thea's true love, Lt. Lussan, wrongfully convicted of Hassel's murder, it appears nothing can stop evil Gregor from ambushing her into marriage. But what of that prophecy?

Phantom's Review: Twice the Karloff..Twice the joy of seeing a truly great actor work. One of his best films, creepy, atmospheric and wonderfully acted. This is a classic thriller.

[phantomstranger]

"The Land Unknown" (1957)
-Jock Mahoney

Plot: IMDB
On a naval expedition to Antarctica, three men and reporter Maggie Hathaway crash-land in a crater 1000 m below sea level. There, they encounter steamy tropical forest, dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and human footprints, as Maggie's clothes become more and more abbreviated.

Phantom's Review: Fun, corny sci-fi "B" movie. Former stunt man Jock Mahoney is fine as the heroic lead. Plenty of action and some half way decent dinosaurs. If your expecting a "Jurassic Park" style of FX, then forget about it , but if you enjoy these great little monster movies from the '50's then sit back and have some fun.
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[phantomstranger]

"Curse Of The Undead" (1959)
-Micheal Pate, Eric Fleming

Plot: IMDB
western with a twist: mysterious gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter.

Phantom's Review: A Halloween staple for me. While this is definitely a "B" movie, I absolutely love this film. Very underrated in my opinion. I'm a devoted fan of both westerns and horror and whenever the two genres meet I'm interested, unfortunately most of the time when this happens, it's pretty bad (remember "Billy The Kid Vs Dracula") but this time they got it right. Western vets Eric Fleming and Micheal Pate do good jobs as the town preacher and the black clad mysterious gunslinger. Some spooky music and a lot familiar faces in the supporting cast make this a little gem
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[roshiq]

The Red Diary Murders (1964) & The Spooky School for the Wayward Girls (1969)

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[phantomstranger]

"Godzilla, King Of The Monsters" (1956)
-Raymond Burr

Plot:
A 400 foot tall fire breathing radioactive monster rises from the ocean and precedes to stomp Tokyo to shit

Phantom's Review: First and arguably, the best in the long running series. Even the American re-edited version is great to watch. Beautifully filmed, excellent miniature FX and, of course, the coolest giant monster in history. A classic
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[roshiq]

Jacqueline Must Die (1943)

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"Death is Good..."

>>: B+

[phantomstranger]

Since today is Halloween (have a happy one everybody) there's an embarassment of riches on various TV and cable channels. So I will forgo my usual Reviews today and just list what I'm watching. (besides. we've all seen these films anyway) So here goes:

Creature From The Black Lagoon
Dracula (1931)
Son Of Dracula
The Mummy (1959)
Son Of Frankenstein
The Reptile
The Gorgon
Village Of The Damned
Night Of The Living Dead
Curse Of Frankenstein

[MichaelMyers]

Since today is Halloween (have a happy one everybody) there's an embarassment of riches on various TV and cable channels. So I will forgo my usual Reviews today and just list what I'm watching. (besides. we've all seen these films anyway) So here goes:

Creature From The Black Lagoon
Dracula (1931)
Son Of Dracula
The Mummy (1959)
Son Of Frankenstein
The Reptile
The Gorgon
Village Of The Damned
Night Of The Living Dead
Curse Of Frankenstein

Oh Wow! Appears you were quite busy today! :cool:

[newb]

The Evil Of Frankenstein

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058073/

A Hammer movie that was distributed by Universal so they had the green light to use the likeness of the original. They should have stuck to their own vision. The monster looked pretty foolish. The only saving grace was the usual atmosphere of the Hammer movies and of course Peter Cushing.

[hueyisme]

I watced an old Roger Corman flick a couple nights ago, The Day The World Ended. It wasnt bad, it had a fairly good story line and the acting was good, but the mutant monster was a hoot. Some one on here described a monster as looking like a big turd, this one looked like a big turd with too many arms. Funny as hell.

[Robert W]

Voodoo Woman.

[kyl3thund3r]

Whatever happened to Baby Jane. Not what I expected but I liked it.

[Fearonsarms]

Lost Horizon-This was astounding-a group of people avoiding war in China crash land in Tibet and are led to Shang Ri La-all round great performances and the mystique of the film is maintained drawing you right in from the start. Granted it was a bit predictable being all metaphorical and allegorical but I was gripped nonetheless.

[hammerfan]

The Torture Chamber (1967, starring Christopher Lee)

IMDB has this listed as "The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism".

[fortunato]

Whatever happened to Baby Jane. Not what I expected but I liked it.

Great movie. If you're interested in the kind of "psycho-biddy" films that were inspired by Baby Jane, then you should definitely check out Strait-Jacket, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, or The Nanny.

[roshiq]

Cash on Demand (1962)

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Worth watching for Cushing's performance alone; specially a must see for his fans.

>>: A-

In Cold Blood (1967)

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Direction, lighting, script & story progression as well as performance of the cast...all were Excellent! Instantly becomes one of my all time favorites. Just after first 10 to 15 minutes, I suddenly recognized the actor (Scot Wilson) playing Richard 'Dick' Hickock...hey! that's Dr. Hershel Greene from The Walking Dead! :)

Thanks a lot to NE for the recommendation.

>>: A

[neverending]

Hey - good call. I didn't realize that was the same actor.

[wizard of gore]

Bride of the monster..fuckin loved it,liked how the monster was bascically a fat bald guy:D

[neverending]

Lugosi is amazing in that film.

[fortunato]

Island of Lost Souls (1933)

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Now that Criterion has released an incredible version of this on DVD and Blu-ray, everyone should go out and grab it. I hadn't seen this in ages, and the last time was off a crappy VHS. Truly one of the best and most startling horror films of the 30s, with some incredible make-up and a truly disturbing message. Laughton's performance is chilling and unhinged; really, the whole film is that way. Obviously, highly recommended.

[Fearonsarms]

Caltiki The Undying Monster (1959)-Italian creature feature based on a mexican myth about the Mayan Goddess Caltiki. Excellent suspenseful first half then builds to a flamethrowing carnage finale.

[Blood Curdle]

Peeping Tom (1960).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/

I expect this caused a storm 50 years ago. But today it seems tame.

Still a good movie though. 6/10. :)

[Chief Brody]

Peeping Tom (1960).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054167/

I expect this caused a storm 50 years ago. But today it seems tame.

Still a good movie though. 6/10. :)

I guess it depends how you define tame. If you mean there is no stomach churning gore - yes you're right.

But it's still a very scary portrayal of a psychopath who specialises in despatching prostitutes in the most sadistic and violent manor.

[Fearonsarms]

I guess it depends how you define tame. If you mean there is no stomach churning gore - yes you're right.

But it's still a very scary portrayal of a psychopath who specialises in despatching prostitutes in the most sadistic and violent manor.

Weirdly I know a lot of non-horror fans that love it. Adore it myself regardless. So sad that it was so controversial at the time it practically destroyed the director's career.

[Blood Curdle]

The Blood Beast Terror from 1968.

I know it's loathed by some but I still give it 6/10. It's creaky, it's old and it has Peter Cushing. ;)

[phantomstranger]

"Fantastic Voyage" (1966)
-Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch
Plot: IMDB
Scientist Jan Benes, who knows the secret to keeping soldiers shrunken for an indefinite period, escapes from behind the Iron Curtain with the help of CIA agent Grant. While being transferred, their motorcade is attacked. Benes strikes his head, causing a blood clot to form in his brain. Grant is ordered to accompany a group of scientists as they are miniaturized. The crew has one hour to get in Benes's brain, remove the clot and get out.

Phantom's Review: Slow moving, but highly entertaining sci-fi adventure. Interesting story, good acting and Oscar winning special FX, and , of course....Raquel Welch, the most gorgeous woman in movie history. A really good movie.

[wizard of gore]

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[Fearonsarms]

The Gorgon (1964) rewatched this hammer film and actually enjoyed it even more this time round (thank you V!) I also love that it gives a different gorgon sister airtime instead of medusa (I love all three regardless) for a change.

[Chief Brody]

The Blood Beast Terror from 1968.

I know it's loathed by some but I still give it 6/10. It's creaky, it's old and it has Peter Cushing. ;)

A good if flawed film. A good cast of actors and well made. The only downside for me is the moth-person - which is just a person dressed as a moth!

[Chief Brody]

The Gorgon (1964) rewatched this hammer film and actually enjoyed it even more this time round (thank you V!) I also love that it gives a different gorgon sister airtime instead of medusa (I love all three regardless) for a change.

The Gorgon has Hammer's usual quality of great cast and good production values.

Just a shame that the mechanical snakes look so awful.
In an interview Barbara Shelley says that she would have loved to play the Gorgon herself (which the studio wouldn't let her do because then everyone would know who the Gorgon is - even though most people pretty much guessed who it was anyway!) and would have been quite happy to have real snakes on her head - which she says would have looked great - then sighs as she refers to the awful mechanical ones!

[Fearonsarms]

The Gorgon has Hammer's usual quality of great cast and good production values.

Just a shame that the mechanical snakes look so awful.
In an interview Barbara Shelley says that she would have loved to play the Gorgon herself (which the studio wouldn't let her do because then everyone would know who the Gorgon is - even though most people pretty much guessed who it was anyway!) and would have been quite happy to have real snakes on her head - which she says would have looked great - then sighs as she refers to the awful mechanical ones!

That would have been fascinating, shame she didn't play the gorgon I'm sure they could have still disguised her somehow. I didn't mind the mechanical snakes-I felt her presence was still creepily striking enough to have the desired effect.

[Chief Brody]

Yes i'm sure with make-up and dark lighting you could have hidden the fact that it was Barbara Shelley. But there you go...

And as i say, ironically you didn't have to be Columbo to work out who The Gorgon was anyway!

[Fearonsarms]

Yes i'm sure with make-up and dark lighting you could have hidden the fact that it was Barbara Shelley. But there you go...

And as i say, ironically you didn't have to be Columbo to work out who The Gorgon was anyway!

She was also great in Village of the Damned (1960) and if you have seen it-Ghost Story (1974) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071791/
although Marianne Faithfull got all the attention from it.

[Chief Brody]

Didn't like Ghost Story, but Village of the Damned is a classic!

[Robert W]

Some pre 1969 flicks I enjoyed recently,

Destroy All Monsters
Voodoo Woman
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

[neverending]

Fine films, all of them!

Destroy All Monsters is my fave Godzilla flick.

[Fearonsarms]

The Bloody Pit Of Horror (1965)-Italian cheesefest supposedly "based on the writings of the Marquis De Sade". I doubt Sade fans would enjoy the campness of this but I could be wrong. The Crimson Executioner's enthusiasm is hard not to enjoy. But overall a bit too cheesy to wholeheartedly recommend.

[wizard of gore]

Some pre 1969 flicks I enjoyed recently,

Destroy All Monsters
Voodoo Woman
Rasputin: The Mad Monk

what was voodoo woman like,i just bought that movie