The Asylum 2000  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Stewart
Cast: Steffanie PItt, Ingrid Pitt, Patrick Mower, Robin Askwith, Nick Waring, Colin Baker, Chloe Annett, Paul Reynolds, Jean Boht, Robin Parkinson, Hannah Bridges, Carolina Giammetta, Denis Huett, Sadie Nine, Jane Shakespeare
Jenny (Steffanie Pitt) is haunted by nightmares of the stabbing death of her mother (Sadie Nine) many years before when she was a young girl (played by Hannah Bridges) growing up in her father Dr. Adams' (Patrick Mower) mental institution. She feels the need to return to the asylum, but Jenny is not the only one who is drawn back. A killer is on the loose, and the body count grows.
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Bartleby 1970  PG, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Friedman
Cast: Paul Scofield, John McEnery, Thorley Walters, Colin Jeavons, Raymond Mason, Charles Kinross, Neville Barber, Robin Askwith, Hope Jackman, John Watson, Christine Dingle, Rosalind Elliot
Based on a story by Herman Melville, this is the tale of Bartleby (John McEnery) who withdraws from society, preferring to live in his solitary world. He takes a job with an accountant (Paul Scofield) but is fired after he is unable to perform his tasks. Even then, Bartleby shows up for work daily until he enters a hospital and it is learned that he suffers from several ailments. The accountant is at first happy to be rid of Bartleby but later suffers over Bartleby's death. Plodding.
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Horror Hospital 1973  PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Computer Killers
Director: Anthony Balch
Cast: Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw, Ellen Pollock, Skip Martin, Dennis Price, Kurt Christian, Barbara Wendy, Kenneth Benda, Martin Grace
Young pop-singer Jason (Robin Askwith) needs a vacation from his tough schedule, so he heads to a retreat. He meets Judy (Vanessa Shaw), the niece of Aunt Harris (Ellen Pollock), who runs the retreat with her crazed husband, Dr. Storm (Michael Gough). Jason uncovers the REAL story concerning the retreat, as the place abounds with the doctor's monstrous creations. When he finds out that he is to become part of the doctor's mind-control experiments, Jason and Judy, with the help of one of the creatures, attempt to get out.
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Queen Kong 1976 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Director: Frank Agrama
Cast: Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Linda Hayden, Roger Hammond, John Clive, Carol Drinkwater, Brian Godfrey, Anthony Morton, Fiona Curzon
This comedic, often a scene-by-scene remake of "King Kong," never saw the theaters due to the threat of a lawsuit. Director Luce Habit (Rula Lenska) and leading man Ray Fay (Robin Askwith) head to Africa in search of material for a jungle film and find a giant female gorilla. Brought back to London, the gorilla wreaks havoc on the surroundings.
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Tower of Evil 1972 R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Beyond the Fog
Horror of Snape Island
Director: James P. O'Connolly
Cast: Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk, Jack Watson, Mark Edwards, Derek Fowlds, Dennis Price, John Hamill, Candace Glendenning, George Coulouris, Robin Askwith, Seretta Wilson
Archeologists search for an old Phoenician treasure on Snape Island where it was rumored that a woman had gone mad and killed her companion. One-by-one, team members are brutally murdered, and the trail leads to an old lighthouse. A substantial amount of gore and some nudity.
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| 1. The Asylum (2000)
2. Bartleby (1970)
3. Horror Hospital (1973)
aka: Computer Killers
4. Queen Kong (1976)
5. Tower of Evil (1972)
aka: Beyond the Fog
aka: Horror of Snape Island
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