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Crew: John Gilling

The Cross of the Devil (1975)

4 August 202118 March 2024
The Cross of the Devil (1975) poster

Continental Gothic/Undead Knights Templar

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Ramiro Oliveros, Carmen Sevilla, Eduardo Fajardo and Tony Isbert.
Crew: John Gilling and Jacinto Molina.
Themes: Continental Gothic, Resurrection of the Dead, Dreams, All a Dream Ending, Spanish Cinema and Films of 1975.

The Gamma People (1956)

31 July 201928 April 2021
The Gamma People (1956) poster

Soviet Experiments to Create Super-Children

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Paul Douglas, Leslie Phillips, Walter Rilla, Eva Bartok and Philip Leaver.
Crew: John Gilling.
Themes: Spy Films, Gifted Children, Mutants and Mutation, Mad Scientists, Communism and the Cold War, Imaginary and Magical Lands and Films of 1956.

The Gorgon (1964)

7 April 20019 December 2024
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The Medusa/Hammer Film

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Terence Fisher.
Actors: Richard Pasco, Barbara Shelley, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Patrick Troughton and Jack Watson.
Crew: Terence Fisher, John Gilling, Anthony Nelson Keys and Hammer Films.
Themes: Monster Movies, Greek Mythology, Anglo-Horror and Films of 1964.

House of Darkness (1947)

18 March 200313 July 2021
House of Darkness (1947) poster

Haunting

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Oswald Mitchell.
Actors: Laurence Harvey, John Teed and John Stuart.
Crew: Oswald Mitchell and John Gilling.
Themes: Hauntings and Ghost Stories, Music and Films of 1947.

Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952)

22 March 201217 February 2021
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952) poster

British Comedy/Mad Scientist

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan, Philip Leaver, Judith Furse, Richard Wattis and Charles Lloyd Pack.
Crew: John Gilling.
Themes: Comedies, Mad Scientists, Robots and Films of 1952.

The Night Caller (1965)

21 June 201623 October 2024
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Aliens Abduct Models

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: John Saxon, Maurice Denham, John Carson, Aubrey Morris, Warren Mitchell and Marianne Stone.
Crew: John Gilling.
Themes: Alien Invasion, Aliens, Alien Abduction, Sex in Fantastic Cinema, Alien Artefacts, Journeys Inside the Solar System, Anglo-Horror and Films of 1965.

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

7 March 20097 February 2025
The Plague of the Zombies (1966) poster

Hammer Zombie Film

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Andre Morell, Jacqueline Pearce, Diane Clare, John Carson, Michael Ripper and Alex Davion.
Crew: John Gilling, Anthony Nelson Keys, Hammer Films and Seven Arts.
Themes: Zombies, Voodoo, Anglo-Horror and Films of 1966.

The Reptile (1966)

1 January 20004 August 2021
The Reptile (1966) poster

Hammer Film/Human-Snake Transformation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Jacqueline Pearce, Ray Barrett, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Michael Ripper and Marne Maitland.
Crew: John Gilling, John Elder, Anthony Hinds, Anthony Nelson Keys, Hammer Films and Seven Arts.
Themes: Animal Transformation, Anglo-Horror and Films of 1966.

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

17 October 202417 October 2024
The Shadow of the Cat (1961) poster

Anglo-Horror/Possibly Supernatural Cat Killings

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: John Gilling.
Actors: Barbara Shelley, Andre Morell, Conrad Phillips, Richard Warner, William Lucas, Freda Jackson, Vanda Godsell and Catherine Lacey.
Crew: John Gilling and George Baxt.
Themes: Anglo-Horror, Supernatural Retribution, The Ambiguously Fantastic and Films of 1961.

Trog (1970)

18 January 200520 April 2021
Trog (1970) poster

Revived Caveman

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Freddie Francis.
Actors: Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Joe Cornelius, David Griffin, Bernard Kay, Thorley Walters and Jack May.
Crew: Freddie Francis, Aben Kandel, Peter Bryan, John Gilling and Herman Cohen.
Themes: Prehistoric Revival, Cavemen, Bad Movies, Anglo-Horror and Films of 1970.

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  • Possession Films
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  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
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  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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