Horror Movie Reviews

Image Entertainment has done fright fans a great service with this release. Originally airing as individual segments on A & E
Biography, this two disk set is a treat for anyone who appreciates classic horror films. Featuring interviews with family members and friends, rare color home movies and some great first run & reissue trailers, each separate biography is a long overdue tribute to these legendary actors who have chilled and delighted fans worldwide.

With the exception of the often repeated falsehood regarding
Lon Chaney Sr's demise ..(which was due to cancer of the lungs
and not throat cancer), I would highly recommend this set to
anyone who spent their Saturday afternoons with their drapes
drawn, shades pulled down and in their favorite spot by the TV.

Highly recommended.

First of all, this was a GREAT idea. I always appreciate documentary material added onto my favorite movies. Now, here's five very well-made docs on five great stars of horror cinema. Each is about 45 min. long, for I believe these originally aired as hour-long (with commericals) specials on the A & E network.

Each documentary traces its star from birth to death, with scores of old photos and film clips, and recent interviews with family members, friends and co-stars. It's a measure of their success that 3 out of the 5 stories had me near tears near the end, whether the subject's life ended on life-affirming high note (Vincent Price) or ravaged by diseases of the body and mind (Chaney, Lugosi).

Just the five programs here would have been worth the very reasonable price, but that's far from all you get on these 2 discs. There are generous collections of film trailers for each star, as well as other featurettes to keep you busy for hours. I'd suggest calling in sick and just spending a whole day with your favorite HEROES of the silver scream.

The transfer on this DVD could be better, but for the price I couldn't complain. My favorite movie on this dvd is "Teenagers from Outer Space" The acting is horrible and the dialogue simply ridiculous. Cheesy sci fi fans will love this film for the corny special effects, the "Gargon" as they are called is a giant lobster and very poorly done, but it's a hoot, guaranteed to make you laugh.
"Phantom from Space" is actually a pretty good movie, the special effects are not bad for it's time, and the movie will hold your interest, it's an okay storyline. I really enjoyed it and if you are a die hard 50's sci fi fan this is a must have!!
"Killers from Space" has got to be among one of the lowest budget movies ever made. The space men are just great! Men dressed in a one piece hooded suit with ping pong balls cut in half for their eyes. Wow! scary! Plus you get to see them in the "special" green effect! I liked this movie because I like REALLY bad cheesy sci fi.
This dvd also includes 2 bonus features, a Popeye cartoon and a Ray Milland radio broadcast "Night Cry".

Phantom From Space is a decent movie for genre fans, sort of an "Invisible Man From Planet X" amalgamation, cheap but intriguing. Killers From Space is not very good at all, managing to be at once ridiculous and rather dull. Both of these are directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy Wilder's less-successful brother).

On to Teenagers From Outer Space... Sometimes called one of the worst movies ever made, it has received that moniker unfairly. Sure, it is laughable in spots- an alien named Derek, a giant monster which is naught but a lobster shadow, truly wooden performances, and sometimes-hideous dialogue- but be honest as you watch this. You've seen much worse.

This movie is just plain entertaining. The pace is lightning-quick; that alone separates it from a myriad of similar 50's sci-fi efforts. It is better-directed than many films of its ilk, and the story has definite thought behind it, meager as its execution may be. The plot may seem redundant at times, but that was to me in keeping with the suspense of serials from the 30's and 40's. The FX are not that much worse than, say, the CGI on Babylon 5's early episodes, and the story is no more stupid than anything from the Bay/Bruckheimer team. And you know the movie means business when the first thing the aliens do upon landing is skeletonize a dog. Now that's evil!

It is a very earnest movie with a message that, while self-conscious and a tad overinflated, is unduly lampooned in these cynical times. There is camp (valiant misfires, entertaining and good-spirited) and there is dreck (exploitative crap by people who know they are making crap and wouldn't have it any other way). Give me camp any day.

Teenagers From Outer Space is not a good movie, but it is a very fun movie, one to watch again and again. I enjoyed it, and to say so does not make me feel ashamed ... much.

P.S. The transfer is pretty good; not as good as the Wade Williams collection from Image, but definitely worth the price.

Karloff's unsold TV anthology "THE VEIL" is where these 3 spine~tinglers originate from.Story One concerns a father,a son,a will & a message from beyond the grave!Story two (my favorite) Karloff is a sea captain who ignores his wife until,finally,he kills her but she gets revenge from the grave!Story 3 concerns a clairvoyant who can "see" Jack the Ripper's murders as they happen!LOTS OF FUN!

This was the best video I have ever seen in my life. A look at the notorious killer.

I loved this movie, because my cousin is in it!
His name is David Wesley Cooper.
He portrays the abusive truck driver and plays a fine role, if I do say so myself.
This isn't academy award stuff, but it's worth the time to rent and/or buy and watch.
Yes, it can be a little chessy, but it's fun.
Please rent it and help support my cousin and all of the other fine actors and actresses in the movie.

Jigsaw is an excellent psychological thriller/horror film. I can see it going to theaters, but it just came direct to video. I was at the world premier and met all the cool actors, it was fun. Aimee Bravo, who plays the sexy character Tawny, was my favorite character, and did an excellent job portraying her character. The other actors did a good job to. And the soundtrack is also good, featuring good songs from good bands. It's just a shame this wasn't released in theatres, it has more than enough potention to do so. Also, i thought it ended at the perfect moment. I know there will be some people who will complain about how it ended, but i thought it was perfect. I say this is a must-see. I am looking forward to a sequel if there will be one.

great indie horror film. Its kinda cheesy in parts but very entertaining. also has a great soundtrack! Includes a song from Washington DC indie rockers [velvet]. Highly recommended. You can also order this DVD through Tempevideo.com

This is my second attempt at reviewing this movie. Perhaps my first post made it and maybe it didn't. I don't think it did, but if it did, totally ignore the second (or is it first?) post.

Of all of the movies I have ever witnessed, I have labeled 'Manos' the worst. I have never seen 'Plan 9 From Outer Space,' but I have been told in enough detail that this would have given 'Manos' a real run for the money and then some. However, until I see 'Plan 9,' this stills holds the record for a real stinkburger.

Dubbed by Mystery Science Theatre 3000 fans as the best movie ever riffed by the dynamic trio Joel, Crow, and Tom Servo. Well, "best" meaning "the most uckiest movie ever." If you question what MST3000 is, I suggest looking at their version of 'Manos' here on Amazon.

Anyway, 'Manos' starts first with an equally bad, yet in the end likeable-by-default short film, 'Hired: Part II.' This left my younger cousin splitting his seams. He had seen nothing funnier. After 'Manos,' he had forgotten entirely about 'Hired.'

The true tone for 'Manos' is set with the opening 10-minute-drive-to-nowhere. No dialogue, no action, just the family (Mom, Dad, daughter Debbie, and Peppy, the short-lived poodle) driving to the misslabled Valley Lodge. What of this Valley Lodge we are left to wonder. However, that is soon forgotten. The first ten mintues you also get to sample the music to the movie, easy-listening jazz. You will here nothing else besides the "Haunting Torgo Theme."

After the conspicuously incompetent father/husband, whose only defense for getting themselves horribly lost is the Valley Lodge sign, finally stops at a run-down (or is it luxurious? It's hard to tell from shaky camera angles and horribly picture quality) home on the edge of the desert, we finally get a mouthful of the true movie.

The house's caretaker, Torgo, "greets" the family, we finally also get a hint of how horrible the acting is. Torgo is the stuttering, probably perpetual drunk who watches the "Master"'s house while he is away. Torgo's actual eye-candy that will have you snickering are his knees. His pants look like he jammed watermelon halves down the fronts.

From the there, the family is stranded, and after Torgo puts up little resistance at keeping them out, the family is then invited to stay. At first, the Master is merely away, perhaps on a trip of unknown origin. However, later in the movie, he is dead. "But not dead in the way you know it," as Torgo so brilliantly exclaims. Then he is away again. Somebody bungled the script, methinks.

I won't spoil to much. Needless to say, the Master, whose servant is Torgo, of course, is somehow servant to Manos. Who Manos is exactly, we never figure. Perhaps it is the pyre that Torgo is "executed" on. (Torgo's execution, ordered by the Master, is first played out by his many wives who first merely wave their hands around his face in an annoying manner. Then, his left hand is burned off. The last we see of Torgo is his running into the desert. Some execution.) Of course, the Master needs a new Torgo, and what better replacement that Michael, the incompetent father/husband, who greets two young women in the end when they attempt to find the Valley Lodge.

Throughout the whole duration, no more than five minutes of dialogue is netted. Most of that is repetition ("She'll understand, Debbie's my girl. She'll understand." Pause. "Don't worry, dear. Debbie's my girl, she'll understand.") And that also brings up the point of the music. While the Master is out hunting the family, and Torgo is peeping in on the wife, all is set to easy listening jazz. The most foreboding music is the "Haunting Torgo Theme," which is played twice, easy messily cut while Michael bullies Torgo into carrying his bags.

And to end that, I must mention: I, an intelligent youth and my father, an incredibly intelligent man, can still not figure out what, exactly, was the 'Fate' referred to in the title.

Well, that review was long and pointless, but I hope is a help to those who wish to view a HORRIBLE, MOST UCKY AND MISERABLE movie apart from 'Plan 9.' If I were to one-up my suggestion, it would be to purchase the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 edition, which not only features the movie, but the wisecracks and one-liners shot off by Joel and his robot friends.

Well, that is all for now, I guess.

Of all of the movies I have ever witnessed, I have labeled 'Manos' the worst. I have never seen 'Plan 9 From Outer Space,' but I have been told in enough detail that this would have given 'Manos' a real run for the money and then some. However, until I see 'Plan 9,' this stills holds the record for a real stinkburger.

Dubbed by Mystery Science Theatre 3000 fans as the best movie ever riffed by the dynamic trio Joel, Crow, and Tom Servo. Well, "best" meaning "the most uckiest movie ever." If you question what MST3000 is, I suggest looking at their version of 'Manos' here on Amazon.

Anyway, 'Manos' starts first with an equally bad, yet in the end likeable-by-default short film, 'Hired: Part II.' This left my younger cousin splitting his seams. He had seen nothing funnier. After 'Manos,' he had forgotten entirely about 'Hired.'

The true tone for 'Manos' is set with the opening 10-minute-drive-to-nowhere. No dialogue, no action, just the family (Mom, Dad, daughter Debbie, and Peppy, the short-lived poodle) driving to the misslabled Valley Lodge. What of this Valley Lodge we are left to wonder. However, that is soon forgotten. The first ten mintues you also get to sample the music to the movie, easy-listening jazz. You will here nothing else besides the "Haunting Torgo Theme."

After the conspicuously incompetent father/husband, whose only defense for getting themselves horribly lost is the Valley Lodge sign, finally stops at a run-down (or is it luxurious? It's hard to tell from shaky camera angles and horribly picture quality) home on the edge of the desert, we finally get a mouthful of the true movie.

The house's caretaker, Torgo, "greets" the family, we finally also get a hint of how horrible the acting is. Torgo is the stuttering, probably perpetual drunk who watches the "Master"'s house while he is away. Torgo's actual eye-candy that will have you snickering are his knees. His pants look like he jammed watermelon halves down the fronts.

From the there, the family is stranded, and after Torgo puts up little resistance at keeping them out, the family is then invited to stay. At first, the Master is merely away, perhaps on a trip of unknown origin. However, later in the movie, he is dead. "But not dead in the way you know it," as Torgo so brilliantly exclaims. Then he is away again. Somebody bungled the script, methinks.

I won't spoil to much. Needless to say, the Master, whose servant is Torgo, of course, is somehow servant to Manos. Who Manos is exactly, we never figure. Perhaps it is the pyre that Torgo is "executed" on. (Torgo's execution, ordered by the Master, is first played out by his many wives who first merely wave their hands around his face in an annoying manner. Then, his left hand is burned off. The last we see of Torgo is his running into the desert. Some execution.) Of course, the Master needs a new Torgo, and what better replacement that Michael, the incompetent father/husband, who greets two young women in the end when they attempt to find the Valley Lodge.

Throughout the whole duration, no more than five minutes of dialogue is netted. Most of that is repetition ("She'll understand, Debbie's my girl. She'll understand." Pause. "Don't worry, dear. Debbie's my girl, she'll understand.") And that also brings up the point of the music. While the Master is out hunting the family, and Torgo is peeping in on the wife, all is set to easy listening jazz. The most foreboding music is the "Haunting Torgo Theme," which is played twice, easy messily cut while Michael bullies Torgo into carrying his bags.

And to end that, I must mention: I, an intelligent youth and my father, an incredibly intelligent man, can still not figure out what, exactly, was the 'Fate' referred to in the title.

Well, that review was long and pointless, but I hope is a help to those who wish to view a HORRIBLE, MOST UCKY AND MISERABLE movie apart from 'Plan 9.' If I were to one-up my suggestion, it would be to purchase the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 edition, which not only features the movie, but the wisecracks and one-liners shot off by Joel and his robot friends.

Well, that is all for now, I guess.

It was a real treat to find one of Andy Milligan's last extravaganzas on DVD. MONSTROSITY is almost two movies -- the first half is vintage Milligan, with gore, lousy canned music, hand-held camera, and day-for-night; the second half, when the boys build a monster (called Frankie, what else?) is a hoot, especially the last scene, when Frankie considers his future. As for GRAVEROBBERS, a tasteful film about necrophilia, it is all teriffic, but the best scene is when the necrophiliac group (coven? club?) is fondling the buxom female corpse while a calypso called "I DON'T SLEEP WITH STRANGERS" plays in the background. It's a hoot. I can't wait to see more Milligan (and, according to their web site, a lot more schlock horror) offerings by Video Kart.

Finally Andy Milligans work has been released and from a legitamate company that does a great job. People are getting tired of films from poor sources. Especially since DVD has emerged.

I enjoyed the films very much. There is so much to them I am afraid 1,000 word will not be enough once I get started. But I would like to say that these are movies you won't see on your usual latenight cable line-up, but they derserve to be. Until there is channel with wonderful gems like these, the only place to get them will be from DVD studios like this one.

If you are a fan of post 70's horror films or even horror films in general, you should leave a place on your shelf for these movies!

Monstrosity is a film I have been waiting to see for years. Being a Miligan fan I was curious to see Milligans approach to 80's trash. I was not disappointed for a second. You can see every fake punch landing into the punching actors other hand. The actors that put the Franky the Golem together look like they were taken right out of an 80's sit com. One of the actors even had a lobster shirt! Franky was absurd... totally absurd! with red afro wig and honda head band. You can't make this stuff up but somehow Milligan did. It's great but only for people who get it. If you dont get why these things are entertaining then dont bother... you just dont get it .

Graverobbers was fun too. It had similar qualities but was funnier in a different way. It was more poking fun at the Genre as a whole. Similar to the Evil Dead series.

Thanks to Video Kart both films were in great condition (considering Milligans low budget style) and I definately feel as if I got my moneys worth. A double feature DVD for the average price of one is a great deal. Plus these films were un attaiable before this. Someone desreves a lot of credit for this DVD set.

Another Spaghetti horror that helped propel the stunning Barbara Steele to the top as Queen of Horror films. Basically, a trite and routine Italian horror romp, that largely benefits from Steele powerful presence. She has a duo role as a wife cheating on her scientist husband and her cousin. Does she not know it's dangerous to cheat on mad scientist hubbies? He is working with electrical impulses in human blood that cause murder victims to rise up from the grave to seek vengeance. Well, anyone worth their popcorn can see where this one will go....Directed and written by Mario Cairano.

Face it, at this price it is a steal for Steele groupies!

Fans of Barbara Steele can't miss this rather shocking (for the times) movie classic. (In glorious black & white!)...
PLOT: A man finds out that his wife is having an affair with the gardener. He imprisons them both in his crypt, jabs the gardner with a hot poker, cuts both of their hearts out, and electrocutes them! They (of course) come back from the dead for revenge, and Barbara has never looked creepier. This was a favorite of mine back in the 70's when I was a kid and TV was worth something.
Now there are 200 channels and nothing to watch....

A wonderful addition to any DVD collection. R.L. Stine, the man behind the "Goosebumps" legacy, has returned with this collection of tales from his "The Nightmare Room" series. This disc features four episodes from the television series. The episodes in question are "Camp Nowhere" (Parts 1 & 2), "Don't Forget Me" and "Full Moon Halloween." "Camp Nowhere" sees Russel, Dave, Erin, and Charlotte attend Camp Hawkwood. The campfire story depicts a ghost-camp. In a routine initiation the four experience the `story' first-hand. Will they escape alive? In "Don't Forget Me" a family moves into a new house. Danielle is left to look after her brother Peter when the parents go away. To make him a better brother, Danielle decides to hynotize Peter, who then begins to act strange. Does this have anything to do with the calls from the basement or is it a hynotization gone wrong? Lastly, in "Full Moon Halloween" a rumoured werewolf is attacking people. An invite to a surprise Halloween party for five friends soon turns into a game of `Who is the werewolf?' Will everybody pass, fail, or is it all a hoax? Each of the episodes are excellently scripted and are great stories. The episodes even feature familiar faces....faces such as Amanda Bynes (Big Fat Liar), Sam Jones III & Allison Mack (Smallville), Frankie Muniz (Malcolm In The Middle), Madeline Zima (The Nanny) + a few others. In term of the special features, they are quite excellent as well. Aside from trailers from other Warner Brothers titles, an an intervew with R.L. Stine entitled "The Nightmare Files," there is a bravery test of our darkest fears in "Do You Dare," and lastly a choose-your-own-adventure type of interactive game with "The Nightmare is Yours:Sink or Swim" where you decide your fate. I recommend that this disc be picked up because the stories and features are things that people of all ages would enjoy. So please don't forget to venture into "The Nightmare Room" or else "The Nightmare Room" will venture into you! :-)

I watched Camp Nowhere once and I really like it alot, and the part that I really liked the most is when one kid was cutting down the tree and everybody else was running from the storm to get back inside, but the camp was gone, and the people who were there were gone forever.

Signs is an excellent movie that most people commonly misintepret as a grotesque, creepy horror film. When in fact, it is a heart throbbing drama that is all about recovering the faith that you abandoned long ago. As signs appear in crop fields around their house, you have to stop and ask yourself, what do you believe. Are you the kind of person who sees signs, miracles. Or do people just get lucky. Or put it this way, is it possible there are no coincidences......That we are not alone

I enjoyed both of these films they are both very suspenseful they have a good suprise at the end but i dont want to give them away. i personally thought that signs was scarier than the ring. any one that likes ghost movies should see the others and people who love aliens should see signs. this is definitally a great DVD combiation.