Frankenstein's Daughter 1958  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Romance / Thriller
Director: Richard E. Cunha
Cast: John Ashley, Sandra Knight, Donald Murphy, Harold Lloyd Jr., Sally Todd, Felix Locher, John Zaremba, Robert Dix, Harry Wilson, Voltaire Perkins, Charlotte Portney, Wolfe Barzell, Bill Coontz, George Barrows, Page Cavanaugh
Set in modern times, Frankenstein's grandson, Oliver Frankenstein (Donald Murphy), is living in Los Angeles where he creates a new monster by killing teenager Trudy (Sandra Knight) who then sets off on a killing spree. John Ashley appears as Trudy's boyfriend, Johnny Bruder, who tries to stop Oliver from completing his evil deed.
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The Haunting of Morella 1990  R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Jim Wynorski
Cast: David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Christopher Halsted, Lana Clarkson, Maria Ford, Jonathan Farwell, John O'Leary, Brewster Gould, Gail Harris, Sandra Knight
Based on Edgar Allan Poe's story, this film–set in colonial America–is about the daughter of an executed witch. Now, the witch wants to return to life by assuming her own identity in her daughter's body.
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The Terror 1963  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery / Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann, Jonathan Haze, Rick Dean, Wayne Grace
Lt. Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) has collapsed from exhaustion along a beach when he is awakened by a beautiful woman (Sandra Knight) who then disappears into the sea. She reappears and then disappears again, and Duvalier follows her trail, which leads to the castle of Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). The Baron is being haunted by his dead wife who, Duvalier believes is the mystery woman. It turns out that the "Baron" is an imposter who killed the real Baron, and the servant, Stefan (Dick Miller), holds the key to what is really happening.
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 Thunder Road 1958  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Arthur Ripley
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, James Mitchum, Trevor Bardette, Jerry Hardin, Mitch Ryan, Peter Breck, Sandra Knight
Written by Robert Mitchum, this is an entertaining story about bootleggers and revenuers in the hills of Kentucky. Mitchum's son, James, made his debut in this film.
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Tower of London 1962  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Corman
Cast: Vincent Price, Joan Freeman, Michael Pate, Robert Brown, Bruce Gordon, Joan Camden, Richard Hale, Sandra Knight, Sarah Selby, Charles Macaulay
The crazed King Richard III (Vincent Price) rules England by brute force as his method of retaining the throne. Weak. Though not great, the 1939 version is better.
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| 1. Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
2. The Haunting of Morella (1990)
3. The Terror (1963)
4. Thunder Road (1958)
5. Tower of London (1962)
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