An attorney (Walter Brandi) is summoned to a castle only to find that the person who had sent for the senior partner of the firm has in fact been dead for nearly a year. On hand are the dead man’s daughter (Mirella Maravidi), his second wife (Barbara Steele), and an odd servant (Luciano Pigozzi). Strange …
Read the full post →“<em>Terror-Creatures from the Grave</em> (1965)”
Chaotic horror-comedy, originally titled Hong tiao jing has three grave robbers getting mixed up with a Shaolin master and a vampire preying on locals. There’s plenty of killing, humor varying greatly in its effectiveness, and a hard-to-follow sequence of events. Not recommended. Otto thinks you should avoid this movie. Movie 380 for 2021.
A young man (Antonio Cantafora) foolishly recites an incantation that brings his long-dead, evil baronial ancestor back to life. Not long after, a mysterious wheelchair-bound millionaire (Joseph Cotten) seeks to restore the baron’s castle, and killings begin to occur. It falls to the young man and the millionaire’s assistant (Elke Sommer) to try to put …
Dracula (a very menacing Atif Kaptan) plans a move from Romania to Istanbul in this Turkish film about the bloodsucker set in contemporary times, and a young lawyer (Bülent Oran) gets involved with him. There are some spooky scenes and the usual need to hunt down and destroy a victim turned vampire, too. Well worth …
Mod London and its environs are the setting for this tale of a killer stalking partiers who head out to an abandoned mansion and then try to cover up a murder and solve the crime themselves. Frankie Avalon heads the cast as a cool cat everyone wants to follow, with Jill Haworth as the premier …
Read the full post →“<em>The Haunted House of Horror</em> (1969)”
The Rio Kid (Fernando Luján) makes a habit of confronting those who claim to be the fastest with their guns; so far, he has vanquished every one. But the Kid has a secret, too: he is in fact a bloodthirsty vampire, and his drinking of the gunslingers’ blood improves his skill with a shooting iron, …
A strange phenomenon is plaguing the city: Brides are dropping dead at the altar, and their bodies are then stolen. A society reporter (Luana Walters) who senses a big story decides to investigate, more hampered than helped by her photographer (Vince Barnett). Her suspicions soon light on scientist George Lorenz (Bela Lugosi), and she enlists …
Read the full post →“<em>The Corpse Vanishes</em> (Monogram, 1942)”
Wild movie from the Philippines, originally titled Lumaban ka, Satanas, features a man who is chosen by his dead uncle to battle the powers of evil, in the form, first, of “the Prince of Magic,” but eventually Old Nick himself. Fans of film oddities may enjoy it, but it isn’t very good. Not recommended. Otto …
A black-clad killer with a razor is stalking the denizens of a private clinic in nineteenth-century England. A new nurse has joined the staff of the institution, which is presided over by Dr. Vance (William Berger); soon, a thief (Françoise Prévost) is made welcome at the facility, too. Secrets and strange developments add to the …
A quintet of travelers (four women and a man) find horror when their coach breaks down and their driver is killed by one of the horses, forcing them to seek refuge at a nearby asylum whose director, Dr. Marlow (Paul Naschy), conceals a secret: he is in fact Count Dracula, who preys upon the surrounding …
Read the full post →“<em>Count Dracula’s Great Love</em> (1974)”
