Sinister Cinema

A squad of futuristic soldiers wakes up, somehow knowing they need to break into an enemy base. Their mission is so secret that they have been hypnotically programmed with their instructions and will only recall each step of their undertaking when they hear a pre-arranged cue. Although their plans seem infallible, gradually paranoia begins to overtake them. This short, well-made Brit TV feature keeps you guessing. PLUS: FREEDOM 2000 (1974) Richard Carlson, Ross Martin, Janet Waldo, Vic Perrin....

Jean Simmons is terrific as the beautiful young Caroline, who goes to live with her guardian uncle, Uncle Silas (De Marney) and his equally evil son and mistress attempt to do away with her, for her inheritance, inside a gloomy old mansion. There are lots of chilling moments in this good old-fashioned gothic horror thriller.

John Miljan, June Collyer, Spencer Charters. A group of actors find peril on a stormy night in an old dark house. A ghostly spectre is seen. Murder follows! Plenty of shudders.

Heinz Drache, Barbara Rutting, Klaus Kinsky. The nameless shadow of a mad killer known only as 'the squeaker' follows the lives of three horrified people who are to be his next victims. From 16mm.

Michael Bryant, Jane Asher, Michael Bates. Research scientists head for an eerie gothic mansion where they intend to create a new recording medium. However, what they find is an unfinished room within the mansion ripe with strange noises. A ghost is seen. The scientists soon realize that there is a supernatural terror hiding within the stone walls of the horrible mansion. This terrific British chiller is a must-see! Color, 16mm.

A fascinating film that starts out as a crime thriller, then veers into horror. A young man is falsely accused of murdering his former girlfriend. He and his female companion are pursued across the dark, rainy countryside only to find themselves in the creepy dwelling of a mad killer who sets out to murder them both. Discussed at length in Wm. K. Everson's MORE CLASSICS OF THE HORROR FILM. A must-see for 30s' horror and mystery fans.

Tony Kendall, Helga Line. A terrific monster movie! A beautiful woman transforms into a snarling lizard-type monster that rips apart local citizens in-and-around a forest-shrouded girls' school filled with bikini-clad beauties. Kendall is hired to hunt the creature down but is torn between his love for the mysterious Line, and his growing suspicion of whom she really is. The best Euro-horror film we've seen in a long while. Color, 16mm.

In this special 2-disc set, you get beautiful anamorphic editions of both the English language version as well as the original French-language version (with English subs). Jourdan plays a poorly selling novelist-turned-unlucky-gambler in this engaging French spy movie. He soon becomes a pawn in a huge espionage plot concerning the defection of a famed laser scientist to the Red Chinese. A little slow at first but the film really kicks into gear in the second half. There are a couple of cool...

Irene Kelly, Josh Bryant, David Cass. Enter the Devil is a great American-made B horror movie. People are disappearing in the wastelands. An occult researcher discovers that a devil-worshipping cult is responsible. Her inquiries lead her into great danger. Who can she trust? Very well acted by a cast of unknowns. Gritty and atmospheric. Color, 16mm.

In a small 1800s Massachusetts town, a student of theology becomes fascinated with a dilapidated old country mansion. He soon learns the place is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful young woman, whose father was responsible for her death. An arrangement has been made, though, between the ghost and the father whereby he is banned from the house in return for a ghost royalty, paid to him four times a year. This wonderful B&W gothic Euro-chiller is largely overlooked by horror film historians. It...

Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Carol Hughes. Smartly crafted feature version of the Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe serial. Taken mainly from the later chapters of the original twelve. 16mm.

Anton Diffring, Arthur OSullivan, Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, directed by Riccardo Freda. A monstrous killer is on the loose who throws acid in the faces of his victims. A Swiss ambassador is suspected of the crimes. Things get tangled when a hard-boiled inspector falls for the ambassadors daughter. Meanwhile, more gruesome killings ensue. Color, scope, 35mm.