Movie Listings by Genre

Director: Antonio Margheriti    More Info
Starring: Anthony Franciosa, Klaus Kinski, Michele Mercier, Enrico Osterman, Irina Maleeva, Karin Field, Paolo Gozlino, Peter Carsten, Silvano Tranquilli, Raf Baldassarre

 Director Margheriti remakes his 1964 film "Castle of Blood" with a new cast. Alan Foster (Anthony Franciosa) accepts a bet from Edgar Allan Poe (Klaus Kinski) and Lord Blackwood (Enrico Osterman) to spend a night in Blackwood's haunted mansion. When the dead return, Alan tries to escape.

Director: Robert Fuest    More Info
Starring: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice, Sandor Eles, John Nettleton, Claire Kelly, Claude Bertrand, Jean Carmet, Hana Maria Pravda, John Franklyn

 Jane (Pamela Franklin) and Cathy (Michele Dotrice) are nurses enjoying a bicycling trip in the French countryside when they become involved in a mysterious scene involving a stalker and murder.

Director: Hugo Fregonese    More Info
Starring: Michael Rennie, Karin Dor, Patty Shepard, Helga Geissler, Angel del Pozo, Craig Hill, Paul Naschy, Fajda Nicol, Manuel de Blas, Diana Sorel

 Alien invaders from a dying planet arrive on Earth to take it over. A good way to start would be to bring our favorite monsters (Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, The Mummy, and The Werewolf) back to wreak havoc. But–The Werewolf decides to fight the invaders.

Director: Dario Argento    More Info
Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Eva Renzi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Mario Adorf, Umberto Raho, Renato Romano, Giuseppe Castellano, Pino Patti, Werner Peters

 After witnessing a murder attempt in Rome, American tourist Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) investigates, and his actions put him and girlfriend Julia (Suzy Kendall) in jeopardy when the serial killer Sam spotted begins to stalk them.

Director: Leonard Kirtman    More Info
Starring: Earle Edgerton, Judith Resnick, Burt Young, Martin Barlorski, Kaly Mills, Gloria Spivak, Linda Kurtz, Glenn Kimberley, Eve Packer, William Grannel

 A killer is on the loose at Coney Island, and Assistant District Attorney Dan (Martin Barlorski) is assigned to stop the vicious murders of women–all of whom are found missing vital organs. Dan invites his fiancee Laura (Judith Resnick) to join him and enjoy the park while he is investigating. They visit Laura's friend Tom (Earle Edgerton) who runs a dart game at the park with hunchback Gimpy (Burt Young). But, bringing Laura along turns out to be a bad idea, and now Dan must find the killer before he and Laura are added to the list of victims.

Director: Jesus Franco    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Klaus Kinski, Soledad Miranda, Frederick Williams, Maria Rohm, Paul Muller

 This story of Count Dracula is faithful to Bram Stoker's novel about the terrorizing vampire (Christopher Lee) who has the whole countryside on edge as he searches for fresh blood. Slow and plodding.

Director: Peter Sasdy    More Info
Starring: Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green, Sandor Eles, Lesley-Anne Down, Peter Jeffrey, Maurice Denham, Patience Collier

 Countess Elizabeth (Ingrid Pitt) assumes the persona of her daughter and then must find fresh blood to keep up her youthful beauty.

Director: Gordon Hessler    More Info
Starring: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Mower, Hilary Heath, Sally Geeson, Michael Elphick, Robert Hutton, Stephen Chase

 Lord Edward Whitman (Vincent Price) leads a witch-hunt and massacres many witches. Their leader, Oona (Elisabeth Bergner), then puts a curse on Whitman and his entire family. Using her occult powers, Oona summons a demon that takes the form of Roderick (Patrick Mower) who then takes the job of stable boy working for the Whitman family. Roderick falls in love with Whitman's daughter Maureen (Hilary Heath), which sets off tragic events involving both the witches and the Whitman family, and Oona gets her revenge.

Director: Gerardo de Leon    More Info
Starring: Eddie Garcia, Amelia Fuentes, Romeo Vasques, Mary Walter, Johnny Monteiro, Rosario del Pilar, Francisco Cruz, Paquito Salcedo, Quiel Mendoza, Andres Benitez

 Now here's an interesting take on the vampire story. Eduardo (Eddie Garcia) returns home to his family mansion and finds that his father has Eduardo's mother locked in the basement–claiming that she is a vampire. Eduardo just can't let it go, so visits the basement and gets bitten. Well, soon the bites spread until the good old burning of the mansion in the final scene. Another of the joint U.S./Philippine horror films made in this time period.

Director: Daniel Haller    More Info
Starring: Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Fox, Sam Jaffe, Barboura Morris, Donna Baccala, Joanne Moore Jordan, Talia Shire

 A young student, Nancy (Sandra Dee), falls under the spell of magician Wilbur Whateley (Dean Stockwell) in this entertaining horror film.

Director: Jack Woods    More Info
Starring: Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Bonner, Robin Christopher, Jack Woods, Jim Phillips, Fritz Leiber Jr., Patrick Burke, Jim Duron, Sharon Gray

 This low budget film, years in the making, is saved by the special effects. While searching for their professor, archeology students face the occult and gruesome monsters.

Director: Jesus Franco    More Info
Starring: Marie Liljedahl, Maria Rohm, Jack Taylor, Nino Korda, Herbert Fux, Paul Muller, Christopher Lee, Anney Kablan, Maria Luisa Ponte, Colette Giacobine

 Teenager Eugenie (Marie Liljedahl) becomes the center of physical and moral abuse in this version of Marquis de Sade's "Philosophy in the Boudoir." Eugenie's father's (Paul Muller) lover, Madame de St. Ange (Maria Rohm), will have sex with him only if he allows Eugenie to come to the Madame's island mansion. Once there, Eugenie encounters sex games and drugs that totally corrupt her.

Director: John Hough    More Info
Starring: Mark Lester, Lionel Jeffries, Susan George, Tony Bonner, Jeremy Kemp, Peter Vaughan, Betty Marsden, Peter Bowles, Anthony Stamboulieh, Joseph Furst

 Ziggy (Mark Lester) and his sister live in a lighthouse run by their grandfather. Known for stretching the truth, no one believes Ziggy when he witnesses the assassination of an African leader by two policemen. But the (fake) policemen know he is telling the truth, and now he, his sister, and her boyfriend are on the run as the chase begins. Not bad, with good scenery.

Director: Terence Fisher    More Info
Starring: Peter Cushing, Simon Ward, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Thorley Walters, Maxine Audley, George Pravda, Geoffrey Bayldon, Harold Goodwin, Peter Copley

 Dr. Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) visits his colleague Dr. Brandt (George Pravda) who has been committed to an insane asylum. While there, Frankenstein blackmails a doctor, Karl (Simon Ward), and his lover Anna (Veronica Carlson) into helping him free Brandt. After escaping from the asylum, Frankenstein accidentally kills Brandt and then transplants Pravda's brain into asylum employee Professor Richter (Freddie Jones)–an act that will lead to death and destruction.

Director: Jimmy Sangster    More Info
Starring: Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Graham James, Veronica Carlson, Dennis Price, David Prowse, George Belbin, Jon Finch, Bernard Archard, James Hayter

 After killing his father, Victor Frankenstein (Ralph Bates) inherits the castle–complete with housekeeper Alys (Kate O'Mara) who is also his mistress. Frankenstein is soon busy murdering people to use as body parts for his Monster. Unfortunately, the Monster (David Prowse) didn't get much of a brain in this horror/comedy version of Mary Shelley's tale.

Director: Al Adamson    More Info
Starring: John Carradine, Robert Dix, Vicki Volante, Joey Benson, Jennifer Bishop, Bruce Powers, Fred Meyers, Britt Semand, Theodore Gottlieb, Al Adamson

 Relying heavily on stock footage and a partially completed Philippine film, Al Adamson came up with a movie that is certainly a competitor for the "10 Worst Movies" list. Threatened with an attack from a distant planet, scientists try to beat the invaders to the punch by going to the planet and destroying the would-be invaders, and they find assorted creatures to deal with.

Director: Peter Duffell    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, Jon Pertwee, Ingrid Pitt, Nyree Dawn Porter, Joanna Dunham, John Bennett, Chloe Franks

 Scotland Yard Inspector Holloway (John Bennett) investigates the murders of four past-owners of a now-unoccupied country home. Each of the four owners' stories are presented in this film: (1) "Method for Murder"–a mystery writer is killed in a manner similar to one of his book's victims; (2) "Waxworks"–the owner is lured to a wax museum where an axe awaits; (3) "Sweets to the Sweet"–a man's daughter is into voodoo dolls; and (4) "The Cloak"–a horror film star is provided with a vampire's cloak.

Director: Basil Dearden    More Info
Starring: Roger Moore, Hildegarde Neil, Alastair Mackenzie, Hugh Mackenzie, Kevork Malikyan, Thorley Walters, Anton Rodgers, Olga Georges-Picot, Freddie Jones, John Welsh

 Harold Pelham (Roger Moore), a successful businessman, has a car accident. Surgery is successful but it appears that his alter ego is released. When Harold gets out, he finds that his "other" self has been acting much differently from him, including a sexual awakening and making different business decisions.

Director: Michael Armstrong    More Info
Starring: Herbert Lom, Udo Kier, Olivera Vuco, Reggie Nalder, Herbert Fux, Gaby Fuchs, Johannes Buzalski, Michael Maien, Ingeborg Schoner, Adrian Hoven

 Witch hunter Count Cumberland (Herbert Lom) extracts confessions from his victims by sadistic means. His apprentice, Count Christian von Meruh (Udo Kier), has supported Count Cumberland but loses faith after rescuing Vanessa (Olivera Vuco) during a torture session to obtain her confession. This act of running afoul of Count Cumberland leads to the sacrifice of Christian at the hands of villagers. Of course, Count Cumberland escapes, which sets the stage for the sequel: "Mark of the Devil Part 2."

Director: Jesus Franco    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Leo Genn, Maria Schell, Maria Rohm, Margaret Lee, Hans Hass Jr., Howard Vernon, Diana Lorys, Jose Maria Prada, Pietro Martellanza

 Based on real-life, English witch-hunter Lord George Jeffreys (Christopher Lee), this dark, muddled tale follows the exploits of the cruel and sadistic Lord Jeffreys in the late 1600s.

Director: Rene Clement    More Info
Starring: Marlene Jobert, Charles Bronson, Annie Cordy, Jill Ireland, Gabriele Tinti, Jean Gavin, Ellen Bahl, Marcel Peres

 This is a near-great suspense film; a woman (Marlene Jobert) kills a man who rapes her and is then pursued by a mysterious witness (Charles Bronson). She eventually teams up with him. One of Bronson's best performances.

Director: Roy Ward Baker    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Jenny Hanley, Dennis Waterman, Christopher Matthews, Patrick Troughton, Michael Gwynn, David Leland, Michael Ripper, Wendy Hamilton, Anouska Hempel

 This film is good viewing. As one of a number of entries in the Dracula series, Christopher Lee again takes on the role of Count Dracula. This story is about a murder in the Count's castle, and the victim's brother makes the mistake of searching for the killer.

Director: Peter Sasdy    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford, Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates, Roy Kinnear, Peter Sallis, Michael Ripper, Anthony Higgins, Isla Blair

 After a wizard is killed, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) seeks revenge through the offspring of the three killers. Followed by "Scars of Dracula."

Director: Freddie Francis    More Info
Starring: Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Kim Braden, David Griffin, John Hamill, Robert Hutton

 An ancient beast is discovered by anthropologist Dr. Brockton (Joan Crawford) in this last film by Crawford, which–sadly–is a bomb and not a good example of her greatness as a film star. Having said that, what do you suppose happens to the beast (and to the people in the beast's way)?

Director: Roy Ward Baker    More Info
Starring: Ingrid Pitt, Pippa Steel, Peter Cushing, Madeline Smith, George Cole, Dawn Addams, Kate O'Mara, Douglas Wilmer, Ferdy Mayne, Jon Finch

 Hammer Films gets into more sex and violence in this first of three films based on Sheridan LeFanu's "Carmilla," the tale of a lesbian vampire. Our vampire heroine (Ingrid Pitt) awakens from her death sleep and, using the name of Marcilla, heads to a European town to exact revenge on those responsible for killing off her family. She starts having lesbian encounters and then drains the blood of her "partner." It's time to bring in the vampire killer! Followed by "Lust for a Vampire" and "Twins of Evil."