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Crew: Edward L. Cahn

Beauty and the Beast (1961)

26 September 200015 August 2025
Beauty and the Beast (1961)

Fairy-Tale

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Mark Damon, Joyce Taylor, Eduard Franz, Michael Pate, Walter Burke and Dayton Lummis.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn and Orville H. Hampton.
Themes: Fairytales, Animal Transformation, Love and Romance, Curses, Magicians and Sorcerers and Films of 1961.

Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)

15 November 201829 April 2021
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) poster

Atomically-Revived Zombies

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Richard Denning, S. John Launer, Angela Stevens, Michael Granger, Gregory Gay and Tristram Coffin.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn and Curt Siodmak.
Themes: Mind Control, Resurrection of the Dead, Mad Scientists, Zombies, Atomic Monsters and Films of 1955.

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)

29 January 201112 June 2024
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) poster

Shrunken Head Curse

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Eduard Franz, Henry Daniell, Frank Gerstle, Lumsden Hare, Paul Wexler and Valerie French.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, Orville H. Hampton and Robert E. Kent.
Themes: Voodoo, Curses and Films of 1959.

Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

18 June 199917 December 2024
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) poster

Teens vs Alien Invaders

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Steve Terrell, Frank Gorshin, Gloria Castillo, Lyn Osborn, Raymond Hatton, Douglas Henderson and Jason Johnson.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, James H. Nicholson and Fred West.
Themes: Alien Invasion, Aliens, Disembodied Body Parts, UFOs, Films That Were Remade and Remakes and Films of 1957.

Invisible Invaders (1959)

15 February 200117 December 2024
Invisible Invaders (1959) poster

Alien Invaders Possess the Dead

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: John Agar, John Carradine, Phillip Tonge, Philip Tonge, Jean Byron, Robert Hutton and Hal Torey.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn and Robert E. Kent.
Themes: Alien Invasion, Zombies, Invisibility, Resurrection of the Dead and Films of 1959.

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

17 February 200112 June 2024
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) poster

Alien Nasty

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith, Paul Langton, Ray Corrigan, Dabbs Greer, Ann Doran, Robert Bice and Richard Benedict.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, Jerome Bixby and Robert E. Kent.
Themes: Aliens, Monster Movies, Mars and Films of 1958.

The She-Creature (1956)

30 July 201013 March 2025
The She-Creature (1956) poster

Hypnotic Regression/Monster Movie

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Chester Morris, Marla English, Tom Conway, Lance Fuller, Cathy Downs, Paul Blaisdell, El Brendel and Paul Dubov.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, Lou Rusoff, Alex Gordon and American International Pictures.
Themes: Hypnotism, Reincarnation, Monster Movies, Films That Were Remade and Remakes and Films of 1956.

Voodoo Woman (1957)

14 February 20104 June 2025
Voodoo Woman (1957) poster

Mad Scientist Creates Voodoo Monster

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Marla English, Tom Conway, Mike Connors, Lance Fuller and Paul Dubov.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, Alex Gordon and American International Pictures.
Themes: Voodoo, Mad Scientists, Monster Movies and Films of 1957.

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)

21 February 201324 April 2020
Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) poster

Zombie Sailors Guard a Treasure

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn.
Actors: Allison Hayes, Gregg Palmer, Marjorie Eaton, Morris Ankrum and Gene Roth.
Crew: Edward L. Cahn, George Plympton, Sam Katzman and Clover.
Themes: Zombies, Voodoo, Cursed Objects, Islands and Films of 1957.

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