Sinister Cinema

Alastair Sim, George Cole, Michael Ripper, Jill Bennett. Another retelling of the dastardly exploits of the world's most famous body snatchers: Burke and Hare. This literate British version takes a more historic overview of the grisly events than other filmed versions. Still chilling, though, with fine performances by all. From 16mm.

Jack Palance. Palance plays the son of a king. However, their island kingdom is taken over by the Carthaginians during the Carthage-Roman war. Jack is kidnapped and put on board a slave ship. He later escapes and seeks revenge on the Carthaginians. Color, 16mm.

Gerte Frobe, Wolfgang Preiss, Senta Berger. A well done remake of Lang's 1933 classic. The head of an asylum is controlled by the spirit of the dead, evil genius, Dr. Mabuse who had hypnotized him. Upgraded 4-95.

A creepy German-made Wallace thriller about the ghost of a hanged man who returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die!

Tony Kendall, Brad Harris, Maria Perschy. The first "Kommissar X" movie! And it's a good one, too. Tony and Brad investigate the murders of politicians and scientists. They soon face off against a team of super hit women with their usual flair. Look for all the action and style that let to numerous follow-up films. The series theme song, "I Love You Joe Walker" never sounded so good. What a cool movie. Color, 16mm.

Barbara Steele, Walter Brandi, Richard Garret, Marilyn Mitchell. A man is murdered by his wife and associates. He vows to return from the grave for revenge. He does, sending plague infested zombies from the grave after the guilty ones. From 35mm.

Ed Fury, Christina Gajoni, Mario Scaccia, Moira Orsei. Returning from war, Ursus learns his fiancee, Attea, has been taken to a mysterious island ruled by a pagan goddess. The mysterious tribe that lives there has a nasty habit of sacrificing virgins, which, of course, doesn't say much for Ursus' and Attea's sex life. Regardless, Ursus and an extremely beautiful, blind slave girl set out to find Attea and free her from her evil captors. Great color, widescreen, 16mm.

A young couple arrives at a mysterious old mansion. They are greeted by the mansion's only occupant, the housekeeper, who is dedicated to the dead mistress of the house. What does he know about the dark secrets held within the sinister walls? That night the couple is slain by a murdering ghost! Other guests that follow seem to be in line for the same, horrible fate. Subtitled in English. From 16mm.

There's a werewolf afoot in a sinister old castle! It all centers around the surviving admirers of an aging countess (wonderfully played by Whitelaw) who have gathered in her isolated castle to pay their respects. However, it doesn't take them long to realize that they will never be permitted to leave alive! There are scores to settle from the past and a vicious lycanthrope is out for revenge. And furthermore night is beginning to fall. The climax of this short British made-for-TV feature...

(Also released as, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN) Michael Rennie, Karin Dor, Paul Naschy. Rennie is an alien mad scientist whose race is out to conquer Earth. From a castle in Transylvania he revives legendary monsters to help him carry out this insane scheme. Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman, and the Mummy all star. Don't confuse this with the Sam Sherman/Al Adamson drive-in classic of the same name!

What a gritty, sleazy drive-in B-classic this is it's sooo enjoyable. A man (Kidd) and his oh-so-seductive girlfriend (Statten) have a car accident. He wanders away from the accident, now suffering from amnesia, leaving another driver and his girlfriend unconscious. He falls in with a traveling preacher and takes up a new life as a reverend. Trouble rears its ugly head, though, when his former sexpot girlfriend (now an ex-con) and her crooked boyfriend come looking for blackmail. The wedding...

Chuck Scott, Adam Sorg, directed by Hershell Gordon Lewis. This is a pretty amazing movie. Not much of a plot really, just lots of hootin and hollerin, feuds, stills, singing, and gory murders. The scene where Scotts wife runs off into the woods with the local pug ugly sherill is pretty hysterical. A true study in backwoods southerners and hillbillies of the 1960s. Crude and cheap, but fascinating in its own way. Color, 35mm.