Recommended movies
The movies in the following list are those that MOVIES & MANIA suggests are better than the average genre fare and well-worth viewing. The Abominable Doctor Phibes – Robert Fuest, …
Recommended movies Read MoreCult film previews, reviews and free views
The movies in the following list are those that MOVIES & MANIA suggests are better than the average genre fare and well-worth viewing. The Abominable Doctor Phibes – Robert Fuest, …
Recommended movies Read MoreThe following is a listing of movies that are generally regarded as the worst films of all time. Additionally, we have added many more of our own choices. People asked …
Worst Movies Read MoreThis Island Earth is a 1954 [released 1955] American science fiction film directed by Joseph M. Newman and Jack Arnold [uncredited] from a screenplay written by Franklin Coen and George …
THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955) Reviews and overview Read More‘A horror film that will stiffen you with laughter!’ Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla is a 1952 comedy horror science fiction film directed by William Beaudine from a screenplay by …
BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA (1952) Reviews and overview Read More‘Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece of terror!’ The Strange Door is a 1951 American gothic thriller film directed by Joseph Pevney (The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries: ‘Voodoo Doll’); The Munsters – 11 …
THE STRANGE DOOR (1951) Reviews and worth watching Read MoreGodzilla: King of the Monsters will be available for home viewing on Digital August 6, 2019, and Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD on August 27, 2019. The 4K Ultra …
GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) Reviews and overview Read MoreMatinee is a 1993 comedy film directed by Joe Dante (Burying the Ex; Trapped Ashes; Gremlins; The Howling; Piranha) from a screenplay by Jerico Stone (My Stepmother Is an Alien) and …
MATINEE (1993) Reviews and overview Read More‘Written, produced and directed to scare the daylights out of you!’ The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake is a 1959 American horror film directed by Edward L. Cahn (It! The Terror …
THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE (1959) Reviews and overview Read More‘Faith has failed us’ Incarnate is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Ronnie Christensen (Monster!). It follows “an unconventional exorcist who can tap into the …
INCARNATE (2016) Reviews of exorcism movie Read More13 Ghosts is a 1960 supernatural American horror film directed by William Castle (Homicidal; The Tingler; Mr. Sardonicus) from a screenplay by Robb White (Macabre; The House on Haunted Hill). The Columbia …
13 GHOSTS (1960) Reviews of William Castle’s gimmicky fun Read More‘He knows what you fear.’ Spellcaster is a 1988 [released 1992] American horror film directed by Canadian Rafal Zielinski from a screenplay by Dennis Paoli (Dagon; The Dentist; Re-Animator; et al) …
SPELLCASTER (1988) Reviews and overview Read MoreScared Stiff is a 1953 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall from a screenplay by Herbert Baker and Walter DeLeon (The Cat and the Canary), loosely based on the 1909 play The Ghost …
SCARED STIFF (1953) Reviews and overview Read More‘Trust no one’ The Puppet Masters is a 1994 science fiction horror film directed by Stuart Orme (The Wolves of Willoughby Chase) from a screenplay by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and David S. Goyer (The Forest; …
THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994) Reviews and overview Read More‘Evil comes home’ The Darkness – formerly 6 Miranda Drive – is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) from a screenplay co-written with Shane Krause and …
THE DARKNESS (2014) Reviews and overview Read More’13 keys open the doors to the house haunted by the living dead!’ House of the Damned is a 1963 American horror film produced and directed by Maury Dexter (The …
HOUSE OF THE DAMNED (1963) Reviews and overview Read MoreKill, Baby… Kill! is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava from a screenplay written by Romano Migliorini and Roberto Natale. The movie stars Giacomo Rossi-Stuart and Erika Blanc. …
KILL, BABY… KILL! (1966) Reviews of Mario Bava classic Read More‘Exorcism… the occult… a horror-filled night in a house of terror!’ Something Creeping in the Dark is a 1971 Italian mystery horror film written and directed by Mario Colucci. It stars Farley Granger …
SOMETHING CREEPING IN THE DARK (1971) Reviews and overview Read More‘Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.’ Army of Darkness – aka Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness – is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed by Sam Raimi from a …
ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) Reviews and overview Read More‘Never before… so much wickedness under one roof!’ House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American horror film starring directed by Erle C. Kenton, from a screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr., …
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944) reviews and overview Read More‘A classic tale of horror!’ Web of the Spider – original title: Nella stretta morsa del ragno (“In the Tight Grip of the Spider”) – is a 1971 Italian-West German-French supernatural …
WEB OF THE SPIDER (1971) Reviews and overview Read MoreDestination Inner Space is a 1966 science fiction monster film directed by Francis D. Lyon (Castle of Evil; Cult of the Cobra) from a screenplay by Arthur C. Pierce (The …
DESTINATION INNER SPACE (1966) Reviews and overview Read More“The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula” was a double-episode of The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries American TV series which aired for three seasons on the ABC network from January 1977 to …
THE HARDY BOYS AND NANCY DREW MEET DRACULA (1978) Review and overview Read MoreFor some, all the world’s a stage, for others, a battlefield. Circumstances sometimes mean that these two options are thrust upon a person, both socially and as a career. It’s …
Dwarfs in Horror Cinema – article Read MoreThere are essentially three things required to contact the dead; a dead person; a living person to whom they are acquainted (or would like to be); a very open mind. …
The Ouija Board: A history and its influence – article Read MoreHoward Phillips Lovecraft aka H.P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only …
H.P. Lovecraft – author Read MoreThe Addams Family are fictional characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family characters include Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, Pubert Addams, Cousin Itt and Thing. …
The Addams Family: The cartoons, TV series, animated series, movies, musicals and merchandise – article Read More‘Their favorite haunt is a haunted castle!’ Francis in the Haunted House is a 1956 American comedy horror film from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur and directed by Charles Lamont …
FRANCIS IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1956) Reviews and overview Read MoreHomicidal is a 1961 American horror-thriller film produced and directed by the self-proclaimed “King of Showmanship”, William Castle. Written by Robb White, the film stars Glenn Corbett, Patricia Breslin, Eugenie …
HOMICIDAL (1961) Reviews and overview Read MoreDevil’s Due is a 2014 American supernatural horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (V/H/S), from a screenplay by Lindsay Devlin. The movie stars Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson, Aimee Carrero, Vanessa Ray and Robert Belushi. The film …
DEVIL’S DUE (2014) Reviews and overview Read More‘How much horror can you take?’ The Maze is a 1953 American horror film directed by William Cameron Menzies (Invaders from Mars) from a screenplay written by Daniel B. Ullman …
THE MAZE (1953) Reviews of weird 3-D horror Read MoreShanks is a 1974 American horror film about a puppeteer able to manipulate dead bodies like puppets. Mime Marcel Marceau, in his first major film role, plays the titular Malcolm …
SHANKS (1974) Reviews and overview Read MoreThe Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is a cryptid that reputedly inhabits the Loch Ness lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in …
The Loch Ness Monster – mythology/folklore Read MoreHorror films and westerns are two of cinema’s great mainstays, having established their distinct identities and sets of conventions in the earliest days of the medium. So distinct from each …
Death Rides a Horse: Horror Westerns – Overview by Kevin Grant Read MoreDoctor Fu Manchu is a fictional character introduced in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. The character was also …
Fu Manchu – literary and film character Read MoreDavid Alexander Hess was an American actor, musician and songwriter, best known for his appearances in a trio of extreme horror films in the 1970s, in which he played a variety …
David Hess – actor Read More‘A blood-dripping brain transplant turns a maniac into a monster…’ Brain of Blood – also known as The Creature’s Revenge and The Undying Brain – is a 1971 American science-fiction horror film directed by Al Adamson (Blood …
BRAIN OF BLOOD (1971) Reviews and overview Read MoreIn the lacklustre Milton Subotsky production The Uncanny, Peter Cushing plays a man desperate to expose a sinister cat conspiracy against the human race: ‘They prowl by night… lusting for …
Fear of felines! Killer cats in horror films – article Read MoreDeathmaster – or The Deathmaster on promo material – is a 1972 American vampire horror film directed by former actor Ray Danton (Hannah, Queen of the Vampires; Psychic Killer; Tales …
DEATHMASTER (1972) Reviews and overview Read MoreElectronically produced sound has been available to adventurous film composers since the silent era. Among the earliest electronic instruments were the Ondes-Martenot (invented in 1928), which produced a characteristic quivering …
The Synth of Fear: Horror and Sci-Fi Films with Synthesizer Scores – Article Read MoreTower of London is a 1962 historical drama and horror film about Richard III who is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become …
TOWER OF LONDON Reviews of Roger Corman’s historical romp with Vincent Price Read MoreSphere horror paperbacks were published in the UK during the 1970s and 1980s. They were hugely popular and many – such as Lust for a Vampire, Blind Terror, The Ghoul, …
Sphere horror pulp fiction Read More‘Weird atomic beasts who live off human blood!’ The Horror of Party Beach is a 1963 American horror film co-produced and directed by Del Tenney, which he himself described as “a take-off …
THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (1963) Reviews and overview Read MoreSome animals are guaranteed to inspire feelings of disgust and fear in cinema audiences, and none more so than the humble rat. While a few people keep rats as pets, …
Attack of the Rats! – article Read More‘Dare you to win!!’ House on Haunted Hill is a 1999 American horror film directed by William Malone from a screenplay by Dick Beebe. The movie stars Geoffrey Rush, Famke …
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999) Reviews of horror sequel Read More‘The chamber of horrors lives again!’ Castle of Evil is a 1966 American science fiction horror film directed by Francis D. Lyon (Destination Inner Space; Cult of the Cobra) from a screenplay …
CASTLE OF EVIL (1966) Reviews and overview Read MoreThe Pit and the Pendulum is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was produced by Albert Band. …
THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1991) Reviews and overview Read MoreBuy Blu-ray: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk ‘The Terrifying Lover – who died – yet lived!’ Dracula is a 1958 British supernatural horror film directed by Terence Fisher from a screenplay by Jimmy Sangster. …
DRACULA aka HORROR OF DRACULA (1958) Reviews of Hammer classic Read MoreThe Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck (shortened to The Fearless Vampire Killers; originally titled Dance of the Vampires) is a 1967 British/American …
THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1967) Reviews and overview Read More‘Out of the mystic East terror strikes at the heart of a city!’ Cult of the Cobra (1955) is an American horror film directed by Francis D. Lyon (Castle of …
CULT OF THE COBRA (1955) Reviews and overview Read More‘Drink a pint of blood a day’ Taste the Blood of Dracula is a 1970 British horror film produced by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Peter Sasdy (Countess Dracula; Hands of the Ripper) based …
TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970) Reviews of Hammer horror Read More