Synopsis:
Dr. Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi), a well-to-do physician who shares his mansion with his daughter, Virginia (Polly Ann Young), has been depressed ever since his wife (Betty Compson) left him for another man, only to later die in a car accident. That’s not all Kessler has to worry about, however. Unexplained murders have begun to occur around town, eventually claiming members of his house staff. Making matters worse, the authorities suspect Kessler may somehow be involved.Read More »
Horror
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Joseph H. Lewis – Invisible Ghost (1941)
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Adrian Panek – Wilkolak AKA Werewolf (2018)
2011-2020Adrian PanekHorrorPolandWarChildren liberated from a Nazi concentration camp have to overcome hunger, thirst and vicious dogs in an abandoned mansion surrounded by the forest.Read More »
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Benjamin Christensen – Häxan AKA Häxan Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
1921-1930Benjamin ChristensenDenmarkHorrorScandinavian Silent CinemaQuote:
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in modern Europe. Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages and early modern era suffered from the same ills as psychiatric patients diagnosed with hysteria in the film’s own time. Far from a dry dissertation on the topic, the film itself is a witches’ brew of the scary, the gross, and the darkly humorous. Christensen’s mix-and-match approach to genre anticipates gothic horror, documentary re-creation, and the essay film, making for an experience unlike anything else in the history of cinema.Read More » -
Juraj Herz – Panna a netvor aka Beauty and the Beast (1978)
1971-1980Czech RepublicFantasyHorrorJuraj HerzA more horrific and gloomy version of The Beauty and the Beast. Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge to kill her.Read More »
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Tod Browning – The Unknown (1927)
1921-1930HorrorSilentTod BrowningUSAQuote:
A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.Read More » -
Tilman Singer – Luz (2018)
2011-2020GermanyHorrorTilman SingerQuote:
Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.Read More » -
Hiroshi Matsuno – Kyûketsu dokuro-sen AKA The Living Skeleton (1968)
1961-1970Hiroshi MatsunoHorrorJapanQuote:
In this atmospheric tale of revenge from beyond the watery grave, a pirate-ransacked freighter’s violent past comes back to haunt a young woman living in a seaside town. Mixing elements of kaidan (ghost stories), doppelganger thrillers, and mad- scientist movies, Hiroshi Matsuno’s The Living Skeleton is a wild and eerie work, with beautiful widescreen, black-and-white cinematography.Read More » -
Max Kalmanowicz – The Children (1980)
1971-1980HorrorMax KalmanowiczUSAQuote:
“The Children”, a movie that contains a single wacky idea so absurd and outrageous that you are almost entertained for the entire length of the feature. Created for the drive-in/exploitation circuit, “The Children” remains engaging enough until somewhere near its conclusion, where the director seemingly loses the movie’s feeble sense of logic and goes strictly for laughs.Read More » -
Robert Florey – Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
1931-1940CrimeHorrorRobert FloreyUSASynopsis:
In 19th Century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship. He constantly meets failure as the abducted women die. Medical student Pierre Dupin discovers what Mirakle is doing too late to prevent the abduction of his girlfriend Camille. Now he desperately tries to enlist the help of the police to get her back.Read More »