Bela Lugosi Horror Movies - Page 7 of 8

This is another worthwhile release in the Roan Archival series. The A picture is a nice clean print of 20th Century Fox's The Gorilla (1939), an "old dark house" farce featuring the Ritz Brothers. There are some nice directorial touches by Allan Dwan and good performances from a solid cast that includes Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Joseph Calleia and Patsy Kelly. How much you enjoy it will depend on how you respond to the Ritz's, a slightly higher brow version of the Three Stooges.…

VCI Entertainment and Principle Pictures present the mystic magician adapted from a radio drama in "The Return of Chandu " (1934) (Dolby digitally remastered), 12 Chapters of vintage serial loaded with suspenseful and mysterious sequences...story line has Chandu the mystic locking horns with the Black Magic Cult of Ubasti...is there a sacrifice in the works of the last Egyptian Princess alive...will Chandu with all the powers at his hand be able to thwart these evildoers of this 12 Chapter serial...does…

Tombstone Canyon: Trying to find the answer to his mystery-shrouded past, Ken Mason narrowly escapes an ambush at Tombstone Canyon... which is haunted by the mysterious and disfigured Phantom, whose strange cry is a warning of death! Rawhide Terror: Disguised as Indians, a group of renegades attacks and murders the parents of two boys for gold and a map to their mine. The boys, bearing similar birthmarks, survive but become separated after the older brother, Jim, cracks up and disappears. Ten years…

This DVD is a classic horror triple feature! You'll shreik in your popcorn! The Tell-Tale Heart- black & white- Gothic horror film based loosely on the famous short story by the legendary Edgar Allan Poe. Laurence Payne plays Edgar Marsh, a timid man hopelessly in love with the beautiful flower girl. Sadly, Edgar is too sheepish to woo her himself, so he enlists the services of his best friend, Carl. Carl does manage to win the girl's heart, but for himself. When Edgar learns of this betrayal,…

As far as picture quality goes, not only is this the best version of SOS I've seen, it's currently the best looking DVD of any Lugosi serial. Roan tends to do excellent work at great prices, I've never seen a Roan dvd with a bad picture. Mine does have all 12 chapters, the previous reviewer may have gotten a defective copy.

Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  ALPHA VIDEO Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX In the year 1880 Paris is reeling from a series of fiendish murders... the work of a deranged maniac known as "The Wolf." Meanwhile Lucien Cartier a bank clerk who hopes to marry the owner's daughter finds himself the lone suspect when the bank is robbed. The evil and lascivious millionaire Chevalier Lucio del Gardo frames the innocent Lucien and accuses him of being the mad killer terrorizing Paris. Forced into hiding…

"House of the Wolf Man" tells the story of Dr. Bela Reinhardt (Chaney) and the five guests he has invited to his castle to see which one will inherit his estate. He has arranged for a competition of sorts, and the victor shall be determined through a process of elimination. But it quickly becomes apparent to the five unwitting visitors that danger lurks in every corner, and that the House of the Wolf man holds a secret that could drive anyone to insanity! Starring Ron Chaney, grandson…

GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN: Lugosi is great as Ygor, in this fourth of the Universal Studios Frankenstein flicks. This time, Dr. Frankenstein thinks his monster could be cured if he only had a normal brain, so with the help of Ygor, they try it again, from the top. But Ygor has his own plans. This was based on a story by Eric Taylor. SON OF FRANKENSTEIN: The son of Dr. Frankenstein returns to his ancestral castle 25 years after his father's death. There he meets Ygor who urges the young doctor to…

aka A NIGHT OF TERROR. Basil Rathbone, Ann Harding. If you liked Lugosi in THE RAVEN, you'll love Rathbone in this forgotten horror thriller as he gives the performance of his life. You'll see him transform from a smooth talking ladies' man into a totally loony-tunes, psycho-killer by the end of the film. The final 20 minutes are absolutely unforgettable. You must see this Gothic masterpiece. From 16mm.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's…

On an idyllic Christmas evening, all members of the Verlaine Commune are brutally massacred by a mysterious killer. The only survivor o f the tragedy is Verlaine's young daughter Rebecca, who is seriously wounded and falls into a long coma. Two years later, she awakes but her mind has blocked all past memories. Adopted by her aunt and uncle and thinking them to be her parents, the horrible truth is kept from her. Ten years later, just when Rebecca thinks her life is wonderful and she seemingly…

With a laboratory full of monstrous creations including a giant robot, explosive mechanical spiders, an invisibility belt and a strange meteorite that can stop entire armies dead in their tracks, Dr. Alex Zorka (apparently the hardest working mad scientist around) seeks revenge on those who scoffed at his ideas. In 12 action packed episodes Zorka must run the gauntlet between federal authorities and the lethal foreign agents who covet his all-powerful weaponry. This serial spectacular contains a…

well what can i say about this gem? Aparently alot. these films are great they feature interview with some of the greatest directors/make-up artist in the horror genre, and its not all serious stuff, the interviews are humorous as well. these interviews include such horror legends as Dario Argento, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Roger Corman, Don Coscarelli, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Stuart Gordon, John Landis, Tobe Hooper and George Romero. This film is a generous offering by the legends by them giving…

Evil Dr. Elwyn Clayton has passed on. Well, we sure thought he passed on. After all, there was a funeral, a coffin, which went into the ground, and the relatives divvied up the goodies. You would have thought that evil Dr. Elwyn Clayton was dead. But no, just like any other relative who has overstayed their welcome, Dr. Elwyn Clayton refuses to stay dead. Well, he refuses to stay in the ground. Dr. Elwyn Clayton has decided that he must stay alive...er...undead, and haunt his nice brother Dr. Lloyd…

THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULAChristopher Lee made one of his final appearances on the big screen as the malevolent Count with a lust for blood, in The Satanic Rites of Dracula. In this dark and diabolical tale, Count Dracula fronts a satanic cult that uses a research establishment and real estate business as a cover for its dastardly deeds in 1970s London. The Count and his followers develop a deadly strain of the bubonic plague, plotting to release it into the unsuspecting city streets. With the…

The march of the monster movie makers continues in Tom Weaver's ninth book of in-depth interviews with the men and women who made the horror and sci-fi favorites of the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Actors (including Mike Connors, Brett Halsey, Natalie Trundy and Richard Kiel), writers, producers and directors recall legendary genre figures Lugosi, Chaney, Jr., Tod Browning and James Whale; films ranging in quality from The Thing to Macumba Love and Eegah; behind-the-scenes tales of cult…