Hidden Gems?? 1960s

[Straker]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

A little OCD project I was working on. These are films from the 1960s that I haven't seen, that didn't make the HDC lists, that have an IMDB rating of 6.5 or higher. What is the consensus on the following films? Any great classics in here?

Spirits Of The Dead (1968)
Carry On Screaming (1966)
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)Agnes Moorhead & Bette Davis make this a must watch movie.
Blood And Roses (1960)
The Joy Of Torture (1968)
Mill Of The Stone Women (1960)
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)Pretty good, but I'm not a huge fan of this one.
The Whip And The Body (1963)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
Kill Baby Kill (1966)
Go Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
Premature Burial (1962)
The Sorcerers (1967)
Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)Not one of the best from hammer, but well worth a watch.
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)Quality, Castle always delivers entertainment and this is one of his best.
Panic In Year Zero (1962)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
A Study In Terror (1965)
Django Kill! (If You Live Shoot!) (1967)The original Sergio Corbucci Django is worth a watch, but I have no idea if I've seen this one.
Nightmare (1964)
The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Horror Hotel (1960) Low production quality, but a real gem and well worth watching. *Spoiler* awesome psycho styled plot twist.
Night Creatures (1962)
Paranoiac (1963)
Strait-Jacket (1964)
The Brides Of Dracula (1960)
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Burn Witch Burn! (1962)
Homicidal (1961)
Horrors Of Malformed Men (1969)
The Book Of Stone (1969)
The Sadist (1963)
House Of Usher (1960) My favourite peformance from Price, amazing adaptation.
The Flesh And The Fiends (1960)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Scream Of Fear (1961)
Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo (Even The Wind Is Afraid) (1968)
The Housemaid (1960)
The Cremator (1969)

Any you're familiar with, like or hate, I'd like to hear about.

A few of the others sound familiar, but I would need to remind myself of them or more likley rewatch to give an opinion.

[TheWickerFan]

Looks good. I've never heard of Horror Hotel, but with two strong recommendations, I'll have to check it out.:)

[FreddyMyers]

Two of my favorite Corman classics are The Terror(1963) w/ Boris Karloff and Jack Nicolson, and Little Shop of Horrors(1960). Those and Carnival of Souls(1962) are some of my favorites that Id recommened.

[TheWickerFan]

Originally Posted by FreddyMyers

Two of my favorite Corman classics are The Terror(1963) w/ Boris Karloff and Jack Nicolson, and Little Shop of Horrors(1960). Those and Carnival of Souls(1962) are some of my favorites that Id recommened.

I've seen all those; great stuff. Carnival Of Souls in particular is a must-see.

[TheWickerFan]

Because Roshiq knows his Giallos, I looked up his Top 25 Giallos list and found The Girl Who Knew Too Much at #10 and Kill Baby Kill at #11. I'll make note of that on the first post and write down any future Top Giallos when I do my 70s and 80s lists.

[roshiq]

In terms of your so distinct knowledge about films (as far your top 10 lists goes), I'm really surprised to know that You still haven't seen these awesome gems of Horror yet!
I only like to say that there's great treasure of movies is waiting for you to discover & I'm sure when you're going to start watching them one by one as for the very first time it'll be an amazing journey for you as it has been for me for last couple of years. I'll be always grateful to those HDCians who time to time recommended & introduced these classic films to me here.

Anyway, from your list I've only seen the following films so far:

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Spirits Of The Dead (1968)
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)
The Whip And The Body (1963)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) (#10 - Roshiq's Top Giallos)
Kill Baby Kill (1966) (#11 - Roshiq's Top Giallos)
Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
The Plague Of The Zombies (1966)
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Night Creatures (1962)
Strait-Jacket (1964)
The Brides Of Dracula (1960)
Burn Witch Burn! (1962)
Homicidal (1961)
The Sadist (1963)
House Of Usher (1960)

Now...though NE already briefly & very nicely said them about but again I like to repeat & take this as a high recommendation/suggestion:

ANY Corman-Price-Poe FILMS SHOULD BE IN YOUR MUST SEE LIST.
SAME GOES FOR ANY William Castle, Mario Bava & Hammer Horror Films. They defined the genre for me and gave the idea about how much beautiful & entertainment a horror movie can be for any audience in the world.

The Whip And The Body (1963) is one of my very favorites. Besides Bava's usual & brilliant atmospheric, Gothic & colorful touch there's a young Christopher Lee and stunning Daliah Lavi in this unsettling, eerie masterpiece. The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a black & white, unforgettable Giallo experience with having the young & dashing John Saxon in it. If I'm not wrong I think it was Bava's 1st Giallo with a very simple but exciting story. Kill Baby Kill (1966) was one of my very earliest Bava films & reason to become a fan of Giallo movies.

Other than that and those of NE recommended I like to add & highly recommend Burn Witch Burn! aka Night of the Eagle (1962). I love this British gem like any of my all time favorites. A very interesting & creepy story with marvelous camera works.


Thanks for pointing out as I haven't also seen the following films yet..

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Carry On Screaming (1966)
Blood And Roses (1960)
The Joy Of Torture (1968)
Mill Of The Stone Women (1960)
Go Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
Premature Burial (1962) (Damn it! how could I still haven't seen this one?!:mad:)
The Sorcerers (1967)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961) (What a shame!:o I really need to open my William Castle box set now)
Panic In Year Zero (1962)
A Study In Terror (1965)
Django Kill! (If You Live Shoot!) (1967)
Nightmare (1964)
Horror Hotel (1960)
Paranoiac (1963)
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967)
Horrors Of Malformed Men (1969)
The Book Of Stone (1969)
The Flesh And The Fiends (1960)
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Scream Of Fear (1961)
Hasta El Viento Tiene Miedo (Even The Wind Is Afraid) (1968)
The Housemaid (1960)
The Cremator (1969)

Though most of all says it about 70s but to me 60s was the best decade for the genre.

[TheWickerFan]

Thank you Roshiq. I feel deep shame for not having seen some of these films yet.:(

The Whip And The Body looks like a must-see. Christopher Lee as a sadist with a whip; whew!!:D

I just watched Horror Hotel. Fantastic. Thank you Neverending and Straker. I guess Rob Zombie must be a fan of that film; I recognized several soundbytes from his songs.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

Thank you Roshiq. I feel deep shame for not having seen some of these films yet.:(

It's okay and You shouldn't be ashamed rather than excited to see them anytime soon.

Originally Posted by TheWickerFan

I just watched Horror Hotel. Fantastic. Thank you Neverending and Straker. I guess Rob Zombie must be a fan of that film; I recognized several soundbytes from his songs.

Sounds awesome! Just after watching some recently downloaded new horror films I'll surely going to download & give it a watch.:)

[TheWickerFan]

Carry On Screaming - not a horror movie. A Carry On movie.

For those that don't know what a Carry On movie is, you're in for a treat: it is a farce filled with the most ridiculous double entendres you're ever likely to hear. I love to hear that lecherous Sid James laugh:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onap0Wou5Lg

[swiss tony]

I have 'I Am Omega' recorded on Sky + but I haven't watched it yet. Is it a good adaptation?