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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."

Director: Robert Fuest    More Info
Starring: Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Virginia North, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Aubrey Woods, Susan Travers, Alex Scott, Peter Jeffrey, Peter Gilmore

 This horror story centers on Dr. Phibes (Vincent Price) who, with help from his assistant Vulnavia (Virginia North), seeks revenge against the nine doctors who failed to save his wife from death. Phibes' plan involves the Biblical deadly plagues, and doctors are murdered in bizarre killings. Inspector Trout (Peter Jeffrey) is investigating, but will he be able to solve the mysterious murders before chief surgeon Dr. Vesalius (Joseph Cotten) meets his demise?

Director: Mario Bava    More Info
Starring: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti, Brigitte Skay, Isa Miranda, Paola Montenero

 Director Mario Bava is at his gruesome "best" as killings are accomplished in every manner possible, and the film may still hold the record for body count. It also inspired many slasher movies to follow, including the "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" series. Oh, there is a plot of sorts: a fight for the inheritance of land on the bay.

Director: Eddie Romero    More Info
Starring: John Ashley, Celeste Yarnall, Eddie Garcia, Alfonso Carvajal, Bruno Punzalan, Liza Belmonte, Angel Buenaventura, Beverly Miller, Johnny Long

 Dr. Lorca's (Eddie Garcia) current task is to provide a human head (from murdered "contributors") on a green-blooded monster in order to tame it down after terrorizing the natives of Blood Island. Gore happens, as they say, and reporter Myra (Celeste Yarnall), who is looking for a story, becomes part of it until saved by our hero, Bill (John Ashley). Sequel to "Mad Doctor of Blood Island."

Director: Richard Fleischer    More Info
Starring: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Diane Grayson, Brian Rawlinson, Norman Eshley, Paul Nicholas, Christopher Matthews, Lila Kaye, Barrie Houghton

 Recently blinded Sarah (Mia Farrow) has moved into her uncle's (Robin Bailey) mansion to recuperate. While she was visiting her boyfriend, all of her uncle's family and staff were murdered by a psychopath. Upon her return, she must face the killer alone–not knowing that he has killed the others.

Director: Seth Holt    More Info
Starring: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden, George Coulouris, Mark Edwards, Rosalie Crutchley, Aubrey Morris, David Markham, Joan Young

 Based on Bram Stoker's tale, "Jewel of the Seven Stars," this is a typical Hammer film–but the director, Seth Holt, died shortly before completion of the film. An archeologist (Andrew Keir) searches for, and finds, the tomb of a wicked Egyptian queen. The sarcophagus is taken to London where it is noted that the queen is perfectly preserved. His daughter now appears to have inherited the wicked traits of the queen, and revenge for defiling the tomb begins. Remade as "The Awakening."

Director: Carl Monson    More Info
Starring: Rodolfo Acosta, Merry Anders, Norman Bartold, John Carradine, Faith Domergue, Jeff Morrow, Ivy Bethune, Richard Davalos, Roy Engel, Buck Kartalian

 While spending the week at their family estate in order to claim inheritance, four potential heirs live in the midst of spiteful misdeeds that, before the week is out, will lead to murder.

Director: Newt Arnold    More Info
Starring: Yvonne Nielson, Robert Winston, Vic Diaz, Eddie Infante, Judy Dennis, Katherine Henryk, Bruno Punzalan, Max Roio, Vic Silayan

 There are strange goings-on in the Philippines when victims are killed as part of a ritual. The vampire lady then proceeds to perform very interesting experiments. Holy Cow!

Director: Sergio Martino    More Info
Starring: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Ida Galli, Janine Reynaud, Luis Barboo, Luigi Pistilli, Tom Felleghy, Lisa Nardi, Tomas Pico

 Lisa (Ida Galli) is murdered shortly after collecting a healthy-sized insurance payment after her husband died when an airplane blew up during a flight. Could the culprit be Lisa's lover? Could it be the husband's lover who was denied a share of the insurance? Insurance investigator Peter Lynch (George Hilton) and reporter Cleo Dupont (Anita Strindberg) attempt to track down the killer.

Director: Harry Kumel    More Info
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, Andrea Rau, Paul Esser, Georges Jamin, Joris Collet, Fons Rademakers

 Stefan (John Karlen) and Valerie (Danielle Ouimet) are the only guests at a posh seaside resort until Countess Elisabeth Bathory (Delphine Seyrig) and her lesbian lover Ilona (Andrea Rau) appear at the resort. Valerie is attracted to the Countess, especially after finding out that Stefan is a brutal sadist. But, the audience soon begins to suspect that the Countess is a vampire when the blood-draining of townsfolk begins, and the Countess makes plans to replace her lover with Valerie. Good mood and visual effects by Director Harry Kumel.

Director: Pete Walker    More Info
Starring: Susan George, Barry Evans, Christopher Sandford, Judy Huxtable, Leo Genn, Kenneth Hendel, Anthony Sharp, Martin Wyldeck, Paul Stassino, Alan Curtis

 Her parents' divorce led to Marianne (Susan George) living with her mother in England and her sister, Hildegarde (Judy Huxtable), living with her father (Leo Genn) in Portugal. When the mother dies, Marianne inherits a fortune and documents revealing her father to be a crooked judge. Now, Hildegarde wants the money, her father wants the documents, and Marianne is stalked by a gang of killers.

Director: Roy Ward Baker    More Info
Starring: Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander, Neil Wilson, Dorothy Alison, Susan Broderick, Ivor Dean, Philip Madoc, Paul Whitsun-Jones

 Now, here's an interesting twist to Robert Louis Stevenson's tale. Dr. Jekyll (Ralph Bates) is looking for the elixir that will wipe out all diseases; instead, he comes up with a formula that turns him into the beautiful, but evil, woman Sister Hyde (Martine Beswick). Because female hormones are needed for the experiment, prostitutes are lured to their deaths. Finally, Dr. Jekyll tries to fight off the ever increasing dominance of Sister Hyde, but his efforts may be too late. A good performance by Beswick–and she even looks somewhat like Bates.

Director: Al Adamson    More Info
Starring: J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Eisley, Regina Carrol, Greydon Clark, Angelo Rossitto, Anne Morrell, Jim Davis, Russ Tamblyn, Zandor Vorkov

 This film brings together J. Carrol Naish as Dr. Frankenstein and Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankenstein's mute assistant Groton in their final film. Judith (Regina Carrol) is searching for her missing sister who, it turns out, has been killed by Groton. Frankenstein is running a house of horrors and experiments on Groton's victims. Judith teams up with Mike (Anthony Eisley) in the search for her sister. Meanwhile, Count Dracula (Zandor Vorkov) unites with Dr. Frankenstein to bring back the monster and ensure a good supply of blood. They succeed, Judith and Mike are confronted by the monster, and a deadly battle ensues.

Director: Peter Collinson    More Info
Starring: Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen, John Gregson, George Cole, Dennis Waterman, Tara Collinson, Maurice Kaufmann, Michael Brennan, Roger Lloyd-Pack

 Amanda (Susan George) is hired as a babysitter by Helen (Honor Blackman). The straightforward job turns into terror when Helen's husband (Ian Bannen), who has escaped from a mental institution, breaks in with the intent of killing his wife.

Director: Stephen Weeks    More Info
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Mike Raven, Richard Hurndall, George Merritt, Kenneth J. Warren, Chloe Franks, Susan Jameson, Michael Des Barres

 This eerie variant of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" features Christopher Lee in the role of Dr. Charles Marlowe who experiments with a drug that is intended to relieve inhibitions. When the drug is taken, Dr. Marlowe turns into the evil Mr. Blake. Each transformation results in an ever-increasingly hideous monster. Lawyer friend Frederick (Peter Cushing) tries to intervene.

Director: Jose Luis G. de Leon    More Info
Starring: Boris Karloff, Enrique Guzman, Christa Linder, Mauri Monti, Yerye Beirute, Sergio Kleiner, Tere Valez, Mariela Flores, Tito Novaro, Griselda Mejia

 In Boris Karloff's last film, he plays scientist Professor John Mayer who invents a ray machine with help from his assistant, Dr. Isabel Reed (Mauri Monti). When their ray gun shoots rays into space, aliens want to take it away from humans. The aliens take over sex-murderer Thomas (Yerye Beirute) and Mayer's bodies, but Mayer is able to regain control and destroys the ray machine before the aliens can get control of it.

Director: Juan Ibanez    More Info
Starring: Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East, Rafael Bertrand, Yolanda Montes, Quintin Bulnes, Santanon, Martinique, Julia Marichal, Yol Duhalt

 This is another in the back-to-back final four movies for Boris Karloff and tells the story of wealthy Carl van Molder's (Karloff) niece Annabella (Julissa) and several others who become victims of a strange voodoo cult that is up to no good. Will newly arrived Capt. Pierre Labesch (Rafael Bertrand) be able to shut down the cult's activities?

Director: Mel Welles    More Info
Starring: Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Paul Whiteman, Mickey Hargitay, Paul Muller, Renate Kasche, Herbert Fux, Lorenzo Terzon, Ada Pometti, Andrea Aureli

 Dr. Frankenstein's (Joseph Cotten) daughter Tania (Rosalba Neri) continues the family tradition as she tries to create a man from body parts. Her reason differs from that of her father: she wants a man to fulfill her sexual fantasies.

Director: John D. Hancock    More Info
Starring: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, Alan Manson, Mariclare Costello

 Jessica (Zohra Lampert) tries to recuperate following her release from a mental hospital and moves to a New England farmhouse with her husband Duncan (Barton Heyman) and friend Woody (Kevin O'Connor). They find a weird woman, Emily (Mariclare Costello), at the farmhouse, and now Jessica begins hearing and seeing strange things. Is Emily a vampire? Or, is Jessica suffering another mental breakdown?

Director: Jimmy Sangster    More Info
Starring: Yutte Stensgaard, Ralph Bates, Barbara Jefford, Suzanna Leigh, Michael Johnson, Helen Christie, Pippa Steel, Mike Raven, David Healy, Michael Brennan

 This is the second installment of Hammer Films' vampire trilogy that is based (very loosely) on Sheridan LeFanu's "Carmilla." Carmilla (Yutte Stensgaard), the lesbian vampire, is back and is attending an exclusive girls' finishing school in 1830–where the blood should be better.

Director: Aldo Lado    More Info
Starring: Jean Sorel, Ingrid Thulin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bach, Fabijan Sovagovic, Jose Quaglio, Piero Vida, Daniele Dublino, Sven Lasta, Luciano Catenacci

 This low-budget Italian flick is another in the long line of horror/thrillers popular in the 1970s. Gregory (Jean Sorel) appears to be dead on his arrival at the hospital, even though his body temperature is still normal. He is duly declared dead and sent for an autopsy. But Gregory is indeed alive, though paralyzed, and as he awaits the autopsy he tries to figure out what happened to place him here. Good, creepy film.

Director: Paul Wendkos    More Info
Starring: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Curd Jurgens, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Pamelyn Ferdin, Curt Lowens, Gregory Morton

 Terminally ill pianist Duncan Ely (Curd Jurgens), who is also a Satanist, grants an interview with up-and-coming pianist Myles Clarkson (Alan Alda). Duncan is impressed with Clarkson, and at the moment of his death, he transfers his soul to Clarkson. It isn't long before Clarkson's wife Paula (Jacqueline Bisset) notes the change in her husband. But that's not all. Paula eventually takes over the soul of Ely's daughter Roxanne (Barbara Parkins). The musical score provides an eerie background.

Director: Gordon Hessler    More Info
Starring: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Lilli Palmer, Adolfo Celi, Maria Perschy, Michael Dunn, Peter Arne, Rosalind Elliot, Marshall Jones

 Members of a theater playgroup are systematically done away with by a mysterious demon in a major re-write of the Edgar Allen Poe story.

Director: Miguel Madrid    More Info
Starring: Bill Curran, Frank Brana, Victor Israel, Catherine Ellison, Beatriz Elorrieta, Yocasta Grey, J.R. Clarke, Marisa Shiero, Titania Clement, Maria Paz Madrid

 This weird Spanish entry concerns a scientist who is turned into a monster when his experiments go wrong. What's worse, the monster's food of choice is fresh corpses, and his brother comes to the rescue by providing his supply of blood. Though oft-shown on late-night TV, it's still a mess.