John Ashley is a scientist who, along with others, gets scant welcome at an isolated island where sinister developments have caused the locals to turn to human sacrifice, and a strange wealthy inhabitant may hold the key to what is going on. There are some gory doings in this late-1960s horror effort from the Philippines, …
The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966)
The daughter (Mabel Karr) of a brilliant but unethical scientist who died of a heart attack after being censured by a scientific board vows vengeance against those she blames for her father’s death, and she kidnaps a stripper (Estella Bain), whom she equips with poisoned fingernails, to use her as a tool to destroy the …
The Blancheville Monster (1963)
Young Emilie De Blancheville (Ombretta Colli) returns to her family home to celebrate her 21st birthday, only to find it a place full of menace, where her brother (Gérard Tichy) has replaced all the servants, most notably with a lovely but sinister housekeeper (Helga Liné). A doctor (Leo Anchóriz) who seems to have a secret …
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Bôrei kaibyô yashiki (1958)
Some creepy sequences are the highlights of this Japanese tale of ghostly vengeance, in which a doctor and his sickly wife move to an old family home, where odd and menacing things begin to occur, as the ill deeds of the past haunt the present. Spooky enough. Also known as Black Cat Mansion and Mansion …
Neutron versus the Amazing Dr. Corante (1963)
Black-masked wrestler Neutron has another round of battling the evil scientist (and wrestler) Dr. Caronte, who is himself aided by faithful henchman Nick and some manufactured zombies. There’s plenty of action, but not much plot. Original title: Neutrón contra el Dr. Caronte. Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great. Movie …
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Robo Vampire (1988)
Incoherent mix of futuristic policing (à la RoboCop), horror, and crime, edited together from two other movies, fails to gel and in the end doesn’t really manage to entertain. Not recommended. Otto thinks you should avoid this movie. Movie 506 for 2021.
Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)
This horror movie, largely cobbled together from two earlier Mexican horror films, La momia azteca and La casa del terror, involves an expedition to an Aztec tomb and the retrieval therefrom of two mummies, one of which turns out to be a werewolf as well. A disjointed mess, the movie has little going for it, …
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The Curse of the Doll People (1961)
Four men and their families face the vengeance of a voodoo priest and his “doll people” after the men steal an idol. A nice touch is that the ranks of the killers are recruited from the previous victims, now in doll form. Worth a look. Original title: Muñecos infernales. Recommended. Otto finds this one pleasing …
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Mang gwai hok tong (1988)
The guys from The Haunted Cop Shop are back in this movie, also known as The Haunted Cop Shop II. This time around, the misfit policemen are assigned to a special unit tasked with battling supernatural entities plaguing the city. The laughs are rather fewer, and the movie seems rather choppy, too. It’s really only …
Mang gwai chai goon (1987)
Reasonably amusing horror-comedy leans perhaps too much on slapstick and is weakened a bit by the fact that the leads aren’t all that sympathetic, but it does manage to blend humor and the spooky situations arising in a police station that had formerly been used by Japanese occupiers during World War Two. Also known as …