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Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Rating: ★★★
Jan 11, 2012Man With a Frozen Grin
Man With a Frozen Grinmr-sardonicus-19611961Another of the films from gimmick master William Castle … a classic work of Grand Guignol in its story of a man with a permanently frozen Joker-like grin, which Castle fills with memorable shock effects
Director: William Castle
Actors: Guy Rolfe, Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Oscar Homolka, …
Category: Horror
11 January 201227 October 2019 by Roog

Premature Burial (1962)

Premature Burial (1962)
Rating: ★★½
May 5, 2002Edgar Allan Poe Adaptation
Edgar Allan Poe Adaptationpremature-burial-19621962The third of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe films, the only one without Vincent Price. Here Ray Milland develops a fearful obsession of being buried alive
Director: Roger Corman
Actors: Ray Milland, Hazel Court, Heather Angel, Alan Napier
Category: Horror
5 May 200228 September 2023 by Roog

X – The Man With X-Ray Eyes (1963)

X – The Man With X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Rating: ★★★½
May 9, 2001Scientist Develops X-Ray Vision
Scientist Develops X-Ray Visionx-the-man-with-x-ray-eyes-19631963Great Roger Corman film in which Ray Milland is a scientist who invents a serum that allows him x-ray vision with disastrous consequences
Director: Roger Corman
Actors: Ray Milland, Don Rickles, John Hoyt
Category: Science Fiction
9 May 200116 June 2025 by Roog

The Horror of It All (1964)

The Horror of It All (1964)
Rating: ★★
Jul 19, 2002Old Dark House Comedy
Old Dark House Comedyhorror-of-it-all-19641964For all that Hammer's Terence Fisher was raised to the status of cult director, there are efforts such as this unfunny Old Dark House comedy that reveal that he was not always on form
Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Pat Boone, Dennis Price, Valentine Dyall, Andree Melly
Category: Horror
19 July 200224 March 2020 by Roog

Chamber of Horrors (1966)

Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Rating: ★★
Jan 23, 2002Mad Killer
Mad Killerchamber-of-horrors-19661966TV pilot about two waxworks curators tracking a mad killer, this was deemed too gruesome for audiences and released to theatres with the addition of a William Castle-like promotional gimmick
Director: Hy Averback
Actors: Patrick O'Neal, Wilfred Hyde-Whyte, Cesare Danova, Philip Bourneuf, …
Category: Horror
23 January 200211 April 2020 by Roog

Incubus (1982)

Incubus (1982)
Rating: ★★
May 5, 2003Demonic Rapist
Demonic Rapistincubus-19821982Film about a demonic rapist that is far more tastefully presented than its premise would suggest, in fact comes with he plodding sedateness of a tv movie
Director: John Hough
Actors: John Cassavetes, John Ireland, Kerrie Keane, Wendy Hughes
Category: Horror
5 May 20038 November 2021 by Roog

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  • Films About Atlantis
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