The book IN SEARCH OF DRACULA, by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu, was one I checked out of school libraries multiple times. The book proposed a link between the character of Dracula created by author Bram Stoker and the real-life Transylvanian historical figure Vlad Tepes. In the early 1970s it was adapted into a film of the same name, with appearances and narration by none other than Christopher Lee. Kino has released the project on Region A Blu-ray.Read More »
Christopher Lee
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Calvin Floyd – Vem var Dracula? AKA In Search of Dracula (1974) (HD)
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Richard Moore – Circle of Iron AKA The Silent Flute (1978)
1971-1980FantasyMartial ArtsRichard MooreUSAA young martial artist, Cord the Seeker, competes for and loses the right to go on a quest for the Book of All Knowledge held by a wizard named Zetan, but he goes along the path to seek Zetan anyway. Along the way, he meets strange tests and challenges by enemies and allies – often having difficulty determining which is which.Read More »
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Jesús Franco – The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969)
1961-1970AdventureHorrorJesus FrancoUnited KingdomThe evil mastermind Fu Manchu plots his latest scheme to basically freeze over the Earth’s oceans with his diabolical new device. Opposing him is his arch-nemesis, Interpol’s very British Dr. Nayland Smith.Read More »
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Vernon Sewell – Curse of the Crimson Altar AKA The Crimson Cult (1968)
1961-1970HorrorUnited KingdomVernon SewellWhen his brother disappears, Robert Manning (Mark Eden) pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host Squire Morley (Christopher Lee, The Oblong Box) is welcoming, Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia (Barbara Steele, Black Sunday), the Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything. Will the village`s renowned expert on witchcraft, Professor John Marsh (Boris Karloff, Black Sabbath), be able to shed light on the wicked going-ons at The Craxted Lodge? Vernon Sewell (Ghost Ship) directs this nightmarish horror classic based on H.P. Lovecraft’s Dream in the Witch House.Read More »
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Eugenio Martín – Horror Express (1972)
Eugenio Martín1971-1980HorrorUnited KingdomHorror royalty and Hammer alumni Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee reunite for this tale of mad monks, primitive humanoids and bloodthirsty zombies set aboard a train bound for Moscow all aboard the Horror Express!
Renowned anthropologist Saxton (Lee) boards the Trans-Siberian Express with a crate containing the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid which, he believes, may prove to be the missing link in human evolution. But all hell breaks loose when the creature thaws out, turning out to be not quite as dead as once thought!Read More »
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John Gilling – The Pirates of Blood River [+commentary] (1962)
1961-1970ActionAdventureHammer FilmsJohn GillingUnited KingdomA group of ruthless pirates attack a seventeenth century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.Read More »
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Terence Fisher – The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
1951-1960Hammer FilmsHorrorMysteryTerence FisherUnited KingdomReturning to his family’s manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate.Read More »
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Terence Fisher – Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
1961-1970Hammer FilmsHorrorTerence FisherUnited KingdomTwo couples traveling in eastern Europe decide to visit Karlsbad despite dire local warnings. Left outside the village by a coachman terrified at the approach of night, they find themselves in the local castle and are surprised at the hospitality extended by the sinister Klove. It turns out the owner, Count Dracula, dead for ten years, has been hoping for such a visit.Read More »
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Jesús Franco – Nachts, wenn Dracula erwacht AKA Count Dracula (1970)
1961-1970HorrorJesus FrancoSpainSynopsis:
Count Dracula, a gray-haired vampire who regains his youth by dining on the blood of maidens, is pursued in London and Transylvania by Professor Van Helsing, Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris after he victimizes them and their loved ones.Read More »
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