1963 Archives - MOVIES and MANIA

THE CRAWLING HAND (1963) Reviews and overview [updated]

‘Suspense shocker of the year!’ The Crawling Hand is a 1963 American science-fiction horror film about the hand of a dead astronaut that turns a male student into a killer. …

THE SLIME PEOPLE (1963) Reviews and overview

‘Up from the bowels of the Earth come…’ The Slime People is a 1963 American science-fiction horror film about a race of subterranean reptile-men invading Los Angeles. Directed by actor …

SANTO IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963) Reviews and overview

Santo in the Wax Museum is a 1963 Mexican superhero horror feature film about the titular wrestler investigating a number of kidnappings. The original title is Santo en el museo …

BLOOD FEAST (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

DEMENTIA 13 (1963) Reviews and free to watch online in HD

‘Makes Psycho look like a Sunday school picnic’ Dementia 13 – aka The Haunted and the Hunted – is a 1963 American horror thriller feature film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola …

X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963) Reviews and overview

Second Sight has announced the UK release of a limited collector’s edition of The Man with the X-Ray Eyes on 4th May 2020. Order in advance from Amazon.co.uk • New …

THE TERROR (1963) Reviews and overview

‘There’s no rest for the wicked…’ The Terror is a 1963 American horror feature film about a young officer in Napoleon’s Army who pursues a strange woman to the castle …

THE GHOST (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 Doctor Hichcock; …

THE DAY MARS INVADED EARTH (1963) Reviews and overview

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 …

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1962) Reviews and overview

‘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; …

TOMB OF TORTURE aka METEMPSYCO (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE (1963) Reviews and overview

The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle is a 1963 German ‘krimi’ murder mystery film directed by Harald Reinl (Castle of the Walking Dead; The Sinister Monk) from a screenplay by Ladislas Fodor and …

MATANGO aka ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE (1963) Reviews and overview

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 …

BLACK ZOO (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

Godzilla Game – board game, 1963

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 …

HOUSE OF THE DAMNED (1963) Reviews and overview

’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 …

THE VIRGIN OF NUREMBERG (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

TWICE-TOLD TALES (1963) Reviews and overview

‘A trio of terror!’ Twice-Told Tales is a 1963 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney Salkow (The Last Man on Earth) from a screenplay by producer Robert E. Kent (Dick …

THE RAVEN (1963) Reviews and overview

‘A macabre masterpiece of terror!’ The Raven is a 1963 American comedy horror feature film produced and directed by Roger Corman. The movie stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris …

MANIAC (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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. The …

Nightmare: The Outer Limits – TV episode

“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 …

DIARY OF A MADMAN (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

LOVE GODDESSES OF BLOOD ISLAND aka KISS ME BLOODY (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1963) reviews and Scream Factory Blu-ray details

The Kiss of the Vampire will be released by Scream Factory as a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray on July 14th 2020. The new sleeve design is by Mark Maddox; the original …

HORROR aka THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER (1963) Reviews and overview

Horror aka The Blancheville Monster is a 1963 Italian/Spanish horror film directed by Alberto De Martino [as Martin Herbert] from a screenplay by Bruno and Sergio Corbucci, and Giovanni Grimald, …

UNEARTHLY STRANGER (1963) Reviews and overview

Unearthly Stranger is a 1963 British science fiction horror film directed by John Krish and produced by Albert Fennell (The Legend of Hell House; Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde; Night of the Eagle). …

THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (1963) Reviews and overview

‘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 …

MONSTROSITY (1963) Reviews and free to watch online

‘Bodies for sale!’ Monstrosity is a 1963 American science fiction horror feature film directed by Joseph V. Mascelli. It is perhaps better known under its alternate title TV release title, …

PARANOIAC (1963) Reviews and overview

‘Shocking! Horrifying! Macabre!’ Paranoiac – aka Paranoiac! – is a 1963 British horror thriller feature film directed by Freddie Francis (Nightmare; Hysteria; The Skull). The screenplay was written by Jimmy Sangster, based loosely …

THE BIRDS (1963) Reviews and overview

‘Nothing you have ever witnessed before has prepared you for such sheer, stabbing shock!’ The Birds is a 1963 American horror feature film directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho; Frenzy), very loosely based on the …

THE HAUNTED PALACE (1963) Reviews and overview

‘What was the hideous thing in the PIT that wanted women?’ The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror American film released by American International Pictures (AIP), starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget in a story …

BLACK SABBATH (1963) Reviews and overview

Black Sabbath – original title: I tre volti della paura “The Three Faces of Fear” – is a 1963 Italian horror film anthology directed by Mario Bava (Black Sunday; Lisa and the Devil; Shock). The film comprises …

THE HAUNTING (1963) Reviews and overview

The Haunting is a 1963 British psychological horror feature film directed by American Robert Wise (Audrey Rose) and adapted by Nelson Gidding from the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (We Have Always Lived …