The essential guide to horror, sci-fi and fantasy culture – 6,870+ entries
‘Horror…. sharp as a razor’s edge!’ The Ghost – Italian title: Lo Spettro – is a 1963 Italian horror feature film directed by Riccardo Freda [as Robert Hampton] (Murder Obsession; The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire; The Horrible Dr. Hichcock; …
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‘From out of the grave stalks the creature that undrapes the passions of the living!’ The Curse of the Living Corpse is a 1963 American horror feature film, written, directed, and produced …
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The Day Mars Invaded Earth – aka Spaceraid 63 – is a 1963 American science fiction feature film produced and directed by Maury Dexter (House of the Damned), The movie stars Kent Taylor, Marie …
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‘Can a beautiful woman be enslaved against her will?’ Devil Doll is a 1963 British horror feature film directed by Lindsay Shonteff (Curse of the Voodoo; Night, After Night, After Night) from a …
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‘He stripped souls as bare as bodies!’ X – also known as X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes and The Man with the X-Ray Eyes – is a 1963 American science fiction …
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‘Suspense shocker of the year!’ The Crawling Hand is a 1963 American science fiction horror film directed by Herbert L. Strock (How to Make a Monster; Blood of Dracula; I Was a Teenage Frankenstein) from …
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‘The murder mystery with a difference: you die laughing!’ The Old Dark House is a 1962 British comedy-horror film directed by William Castle (The Tingler; Mr. Sardonicus; House on Haunted Hill; …
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‘Born murdered!’ Tomb of Torture – aka Metempsyco – is a 1963 Italian horror feature film directed by Antonio Boccaci [as Anthony Kristye] from a screenplay co-written with Giorgio Simonelli [as Johnny Seemonell]; it stars Annie …
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The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle – aka Der Würger von Schloss Blackmoor – is a 1963 German ‘krimi’ murder mystery film directed by Harald Reinl (Castle of the Walking Dead; The Sinister Monk) …
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Matango (マタンゴ) – also known as Matango, Fungus of Terror and Attack of the Mushroom People – is a 1963 Japanese tokusatsu movie. It was directed by Ishirō Honda (The Human Vapour; The H-Man; Godzilla) from a screenplay by Takeshi Kimura, based …
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‘Fang and claw killers stalk the streets!’ Black Zoo is a 1963 American horror feature film directed by Robert Gordon (It Came from Beneath the Sea). It was produced and co-written …
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Godzilla Game is a 1963 American board game created by Ideal. The game included board with artwork depicting Godzilla, four plastic conical game pieces, a small wooden red disc to …
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’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 …
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‘Women’s virtues made him a killer!’ The Virgin of Nuremberg is a 1963 Italian horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti (Castle of Blood; Killer Fish; Cannibal Apocalypse) [as Anthony Dawson] from a …
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‘A trio of terror!’ Twice-Told Tales – also released as Twice Told Tales and Nights of Terror – is a 1963 American supernatural horror feature film directed by Sidney Salkow (The Last …
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‘A macabre masterpiece of terror!’ The Raven is a 1963 American comedy horror film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a …
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‘White-hot terror! Cold, clammy fear!’ Maniac – aka The Maniac – is a 1962 (released 1963) British psychological thriller directed by Michael Carreras for Hammer Film Productions from a screenplay by producer Jimmy Sangster. …
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‘Nothing so appalling in the annals of horror!’ Blood Feast is a 1963 American horror feature film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. The plot concerns a psychopathic food caterer named Fuad Ramses …
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‘Three shocking murders did she dream them? …or do them?’ Nightmare is a 1963 [released April 1964] British psychological thriller horror film from Hammer Films, co-financed by Universal International. The film …
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‘Makes Psycho look like a Sunday school picnic’ Dementia 13 – aka The Haunted and the Hunted – is a 1963 horror-thriller released by American International Pictures, starring William Campbell, Patrick Magee, and Luana …
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“Nightmare” is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 2 December 1963 – delayed from the original schedule due to the funeral service …
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‘The most diabolical pages ever written become the most terrifying motion picture ever created!’ Diary of a Madman is a 1963 American horror film directed by Reginald Le Borg (The Mummy’s Ghost; Weird Woman; The …
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‘Was it a dream or reality… for one man on an island of terror?’ Love Goddesses of Blood Island – also known as Kiss Me Bloody and Six She’s and a He – is a …
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Horror – aka The Blancheville Monster – is a 1963 Italian/Spanish horror feature film directed by Alberto De Martino as Martin Herbert from a screenplay by Bruno and Sergio Corbucci, and Giovanni Grimald, …
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Strait-Jacket is a 1963 [released January 19, 1964] American horror feature film starring Joan Crawford (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?) and Diane Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. Horror …
Read MoreTales of the Frightened comprises two volumes of spoken-word vinyl recordings, based on the writings of Michael Avallone. They were both released on the Mercury Records label in 1963. All the stories …
Read MoreTransylvania 6-5000 is a 1963 American Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. The title is a pun on “Pennsylvania 6-5000“, a song made famous by Glenn Miller, and referring to the old telephone number …
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Unearthly Stranger is a 1963 British science fiction horror film directed by John Krish and produced by Albert Fennell (The Legend of Hell House; Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde; Night of the Eagle). …
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‘Weird atomic beasts who live off human blood!’ The Horror of Party Beach is a 1963 American horror feature film co-produced and directed by Del Tenney, which he himself described as “a …
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‘Up from the bowels of the Earth come…’ The Slime People is a 1963 American science fiction horror film directed by actor Robert Hutton (his only directorial effort, although he co-wrote …
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