Sinister Cinema

There's a plot afoot to steal the Crown Jewels! It all starts when a corrupt businessman breaks a two-bit crook out of Dartmoor prison. Why? To have him impersonate one of the guards at the Tower of London, where the jewels are kept. There are a bevy of sordid characters running about in this slickly made Rialto Studios Edgar Wallace film, but perhaps the best is Klaus Kinski as a finger-sucking killer who pulls the trigger without hesitation. Although neither Heinz Drache or Joachim...

Don't stay at this inn if your a good-looking lady who shows even the slightest propensity toward men. The two crazy-sister inkeepers will have their way with you. A grisly film in which murder victims are hidden in large container of cooking wine. This chilling, Spanish horror film is highly recommended.

This top comedy fantasy has a meek soldier saving his pals with a sword he believes to be Excalibur. Is it real? The final scene has a real twist. A cool movie with great songs, including a fantastic opening number, "You'll Love the Army," sung by the bubbling and beautiful Dall. There are any number of splashy numbers and Askey is at the peak of his comedic career.

Another great '50's "B" horror film from AIP about a woman who is terrorized by the vision of her husband's dead first wife's skull. Weber is wonderful as the new bride who suddenly seems to doubt her own sanity as she comes to live in a "haunted house." Is it really haunted or is there something more nefarious afoot? Then again, just maybe... Some great moments of true fright. Be ready for the highly shocking, supernatural ending. A great B-drive-in movie with a tremendous music score!

Andres Resino; Genevieve Robert; EXPLOITATION; PRISON; MURDER, CRIME; PRISON ESCAPE; Jess Franco; Mario Bava

In this ultra-obscure horror short, Lee is great as a ghostly hitch-hiker picked up by a beautiful young girl. It soon becomes apparent that he is a vengeful ghost, out for revenge against a slimy theatrical producer (well-played by Mayne). The big scene between Lee and Mayne is very chilling. This would have made a great episode of One Step Beyond. 16mm. THE ULTIMATE BOB WILKINS INTERVIEW (1986) Bob Wilkins, Sonny Joe Fox. If you're a fan of Channel Two's Creature Features program from the...

An incredible film! Wegener plays a mad scientist who murders his wife when her black cat knocks over a piece of strange equipment in his dungeon laboratory, and like a true mad doctor he walls her up in the basement . After fleeing from the police, a determined reporter sets out to track him down. Wegener escapes from the authorities in a truly novel way--first he hides out in a bizarre "House of Horrors" wax museum, then he feigns insanity and is sent to an asylum. The reporter traces him to...

Here are four cool Poverty Row movies on two discs, all from PRC Pictures: LAW OF THE TIMBER (1941) Marjorie Reynolds, Monte Blue, J. Farrell MacDonald. The irresistibly beautiful Reynolds falls heir to her dad's outdoor business. Unfortunately there are a bunch of greedy gangsters after it and they will stop at nothing to get it, and that includes murder! THEY RAID BY NIGHT (1942) Lyle Talbot, June Duprez, Victor Varconi, Charley Rogers. Brit Commandos send Talbot to Norway in preparation for...

A real guilty pleasure a film so crappy that it's very enjoyable; and it's just filled with '70s drive-in schlock. There's a psycho-killer roaming the midway at Coney Island! The killer picks out his victims, then slays and dismembers them. It's not pretty. The local DA investigates, but in spite of the peril he still brings his fiancee to join him for some fun on the midway. We love this film. Watch for the crowd reactions to the first decapitation scene you'll howl. This can only be...

A well-made, gritty killer rats chiller! A suburban couple hears scurryings underneath their floorboards. The wife thinks its rats; the husband scoffs at the idea. Soon the radio reports that instances of a massive rat invasion are being reported. The couple realizes they are under siege by a pack of seemingly intelligent rats. And right when things seem to be getting better, they get a lot worse! If you liked Willard you'll love this scary made-for-TV British film.

It's heroic European Christians pitted against a Muslim villain and his Islamic army. Look for some well-staged action sequences, including a big siege at the end of the film. Great to see two beauties, Sylva Koscina and Gianna Maria Canale, pitted against each other as love rivals. Battaglia, of course, is in the center of all the action both kinds!

Simply put, this is a brilliant, beautiful-to-look-at fantasy of the highest order. You will be enchanted with the dreamlike quality of this film. It's like watching a sublime painting that's come to life. A wonderful music score enhances the splendor of this classic film. It is a simple tale of a stone cutter and his love of a young maiden; and of his subsequent seduction by the beautiful enchantress of a mysterious mountain filled with magnificent stones and gems. The colors and costumery of...