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.

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.

Murders In The Zoo (1933)


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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.

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.

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>>: A-

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.

"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.

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."

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

"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.

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

"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.

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. :)

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.

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

"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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Blow-Up (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 (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-

"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.

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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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+

Quartermass and the Pit [Five Million Years to Earth] (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.

"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.

Damn good show.

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

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.

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

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.

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abbott and costello meet frankenstein

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

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

LOVE this movie!

That's a good one to start with!

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.