Sinister Cinema

Mike Raven, Ronald Lacey, Stephen Bradley, Marguerite Hardeman. Raven is wildly over-the-top as a satanic disciple raised from the dead when blood from a virginOs pricked finger trickles into his grave. A series of ritual killings follow. The human sacrifice scene during which a young ladyOs heart is torn out on an altar is particularly gruesome. Ultra-cheap, but great fun. PLEASE NOTE: Our DVD master was made from a nice-color 16mm original print that we transferred ourselves. There are...

John Hackett, Conrad Parkham, Ana Corita. An incredibly rare ghost thriller. The lone survivor of a blown out WWII bunker at Corregidor returns to the Philippines twenty years later. There he finds himself haunted by the ghosts of his former battalion. Very eerie. 16mm.

Peter Cushing, Nigel Stock, Gary Raymond. Not to be confused with the 1959 Hammer version. The English moors reverberate with the baying sound of a monstrous creature, one that seems hell-bent on taking the life of Sir Henry Baskerville. Cushing is very effective as Sherlock Holmes. An interesting mixture of taped and filmed sequences. Memorable. Highly recommended.

Lilli Palmer, John Moulder-Brown, Cristina Galbo, Mary Maude. This creepy Euro-thriller is centered in a French boarding school for wayward young women. Palmer is the over-the-top head mistress who runs the joint. Sexual escapades abound within its walls. Then the girls start vanishing one by one. A mysterious killer is loose within the manorOs dark corridors. Very intense for its time, this cult favorite is one you wonOt want to miss. Rated R. Color, scope, 16mm.

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.

Richard Johnson, Joanna Cassidy, Edmund Purdom, Ida Galli, Nicoletta Gelmi. A filmmaker is working on a project concerning demonic paintings. When his young daughter comes to possess a mysterious ancient medallion, she falls under a terrible supernatural spell. This impressive Italian horror film obviously pays homage to thematic elements of both The Exorcist and The Omen. It boasts beautiful photography and an outstanding music score. Our special edition is a two disc set containing both the...

Tina Sainz, Tony Isbert. The last heir to the Draculas arrives at the castle of the infamous count. Rated R. Color, 16mm.

Jeffrey Chase, Jennifer Harvey, Agostino Belli. A hideously disfigured killer--who seems to het uglier every time the full moon rises--terrorizes a small, remote village. Meanwhile, a beautiful woman and a 19th century baron work on an experiment to show that matter can never be sestroyed. What's the connection? This is a fine European horror opus that was originally paired with THE VELVET VAMPIRE. Uncut, rated "R". Color, 16mm.

Joe Dallesandro, Rita Fam, Katherine Houghton. A strange man grows odd plants for a wealthy American woman in South America. The plants begin to emit deadly fumes! It seems that all of his previous employers have died mysteriously. What happens to him in the end is very bizarre. Color, 35mm.

Bonnie Bedelia, Ken Howard, Anthony Zerbe. Wow this could be the best film in this years releases. Howard picks up a young, quirky and very pretty vagabond woman in the desert. She tricks him into taking her to her desert shack where she breaks his leg with the blunt end of an axe! After that it's very much like the Cathy Bates-James Caan relationship from Stephen Kings Misery. In fact, the story is so similar one might wonder if this was Kings original inspiration. This is a great movie for...

John Carradine, Bruce Fairbaim, Trey Wilson, Karen Stride, Lenka Novak. Carradine is an aged vampire who has a bevy of vampiric beauties who lure many of their customers back to his lair. One of the campiest movies we offer. A real schlock classic. Rated R. Color, 16mm

Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herrington, John Kearney. An archeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion. His diggings bring forth unspeakable terror. A creepy, well-done horror gem. Color, 16mm.