1972 Archives - MOVIES and MANIA

THE MURDER MANSION (1972) Reviews and overview

The Murder Mansion is a 1972 Spanish-Italian horror film about a group of people stranded at an old house by a heavy fog. Directed by Francisco Lara Polop (The Monk, …

ORGY OF THE LIVING DEAD aka THE HANGING WOMAN (1972) Reviews and Blu-ray news

‘Go beyond the grave into a world of horror!’ Orgy of the Living Dead is a 1972 horror film about a mad professor who has been reanimating the dead using …

THE MAN FROM DEEP RIVER (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Where adventure ends …and hell begins!’ The Man from the Deep River is a 1972 Italian jungle horror feature film directed by Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox; Nightmare City; Knife of Ice) …

SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (1972) Reviews and film free to watch online

‘The mansion. The madness. The maniac. No escape.’ Silent Night, Bloody Night is a 1972 American horror feature film directed by Theodore Gershuny (Sugar Cookies) from a screenplay co-written with …

SWEET KILL (1972) Reviews and overview

‘… He loved the girls to death.’ Sweet Kill is a 1972 American psycho thriller feature film written and directed by Curtis Hanson. It was Hanson’s directorial debut and was produced …

ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK (1972) Reviews and overview

All the Colours of the Dark is a 1972 Italian-Spanish giallo horror thriller film directed by Sergio Martino (Mountain of the Cannibal God; The Great Alligator; Torso) from a screenplay …

CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER (1972) Reviews and overview

Scream Factory has unveiled the special features for its Blu-ray release of Hammer horror Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter which is due for release on April 14, 2020. Audio commentary with …

DEAR DEAD DELILAH (1972) Reviews and overview

‘You pay for the whole seat – you only use the edge!’ Dear Dead Delilah is a 1972 American Southern Gothic horror feature film written and directed by author John Farris …

DRACULA A.D. 1972 Reviews and overview

‘Past, present or future, never count out the Count!’ Dracula A.D. 1972 is a British supernatural horror film, directed by Alan Gibson (Crescendo; Goodbye Gemini) and produced by Hammer Film Productions. It was written by Don …

DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972) Reviews and overview

‘They haven’t built the coffin that can hold him!’ Doctor Phibes Rises Again is a 1972 British horror feature film directed by Robert Fuest (The Devil’s Rain; And Soon the Darkness) from …

THE GORE GORE GIRLS (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Nothing has ever stripped your nerves as screamingly raw as’ The Gore Gore Girls is a 1972 American ‘splatter’ horror feature film produced and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (The …

THE ASPHYX (1972) Reviews and free to watch online

‘Would you sacrifice your wife… your children for immortality?’ The Asphyx is a 1972 British science fiction horror feature film directed by Peter Newbrook (producer of Corruption; cinematographer of Crucible of Terror; The …

SISTERS OF DEATH (1972) Reviews and free to watch online

‘Don’t bother to scream.’ Sisters of Death is a 1972 American horror feature film directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca from a screenplay written by Peter Arnold and Elwyn Richards, based on a …

PSYCHOMANIA (1973) Reviews and overview

‘Seven Suicides – and they roared back as The Living Dead’ Psychomania – aka The Death Wheelers – is a 1972 [released 1973] British supernatural horror feature film directed by Don …

FROGS (1972) Reviews and overview

‘A tidal wave of slithering, slimy horror devouring, destroying all in its path!’ Frogs is a 1972 American ecological horror feature film directed by George McCowan from a screenplay written …

DEMONS OF THE MIND (1972) Reviews and overview

Demons of the Mind is a 1972 British horror feature film directed by Peter Sykes (Venom; The House in Nightmare Park; To the Devil a Daughter) from a screenplay by Christopher …

TOWER OF EVIL (1972) Reviews and overview

‘A night of pleasure becomes a night of terror‘ Tower of Evil – aka Horror of Snape Island – is a 1972 British horror feature film written and directed by Jim …

BEWARE! THE BLOB (1972) Reviews and overview

‘It’s loose again eating everyone!’ Beware! The Blob – aka Son of Blob – is a 1972 sequel to science fiction horror film The Blob. The film was directed by Larry Hagman. The …

THE DEAD ARE ALIVE (1972) Reviews and worth watching

‘There’s no place to hide when’ The Dead Are Alive – aka The Etruscan Kills Again – is a 1972 Italian-Yugoslavian-West German horror giallo thriller feature film directed by Armando …

THE CORRUPTION OF CHRIS MILLER (1972) Reviews and worth watching

‘When it rains it pours… blood!’ The Corruption of Chris Miller is a 1972 Spanish giallo horror thriller feature film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem from a screenplay by Santiago …

HORROR EXPRESS (1972) Reviews and overview

‘A non-stop ride to Hell!!’ Horror Express – aka Pánico en el Transiberiano (“Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express”) – is a 1972 British-Spanish science fiction horror feature film directed by Eugenio Martin (A …

INVASION OF THE BLOOD FARMERS (1972) Reviews and so-bad-it’s-good

‘They planted the living and harvested the dead!’ Invasion of the Blood Farmers is a 1972 American horror feature film produced and directed by Ed Adlum from a screenplay co-written with Ed Kelleher …

GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Father and son related by blood!!! Everyone’s blood!!’ Grave of the Vampire – aka Seed of Terror – is a 1972 American horror feature film directed by John Hayes (Dream No Evil; Garden of the Dead; …

THE LEGEND OF BLOOD CASTLE (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Pray to God it’s not true!’ The Legend of Blood Castle – aka Blood Ceremony and The Female Butcher – is a 1972 Spanish-Italian horror feature film directed by Jorge Grau (Let Sleeping Corpses …

FEAR IN THE NIGHT (1972) Reviews and overview

Fear in the Night is a 1972 British psychological horror thriller feature film produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay co-written with Michael Syston. The Hammer Film Production stars Judy …

CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (1972) Reviews and free to watch online in HD

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things is a 1972 American comedy horror feature film written, co-produced and directed by Bob Clark [as Benjamin Clark]. It has also been released as Revenge of the Living Dead, Things …

PIGS aka DADDY’S DEADLY DARLING (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Pigs eat anything… even evidence!’ Pigs is a 1972 American horror feature film written [as F.A. Ross], produced and directed by Marc Lawrence. The movie stars his daughter Toni Lawrence, Jesse Vint …

DRACULA, PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972) Reviews and overview

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein is a 1972 European horror feature film written and directed by Jesús Franco. The movie stars Dennis Price, Howard Vernon, Paca Gabaldón and Alberto Dalbés. Plot: Dracula …

BLOOD FREAK (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Only the blood of drug addicts can satisfy its thirst!’ Blood Freak is a 1972 American horror film produced and directed by Brad F. Grinter and actor Steve Hawkes. It …

THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE (1972) Reviews and overview

‘When the honeymoon was over the terror began’ The Blood Spattered Bride – original title: La novia ensangrentada – is a 1972 Spanish horror feature film written and directed by Vicente Aranda (Las Crueles), loosely based on …

DEATH LINE aka RAW MEAT (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Mind the doors!!!’ Death Line is a 1972 British horror feature film directed by American filmmaker Gary Sherman (Dead & Buried, Poltergeist III) from his own storyline. It was scripted by Ceri Jones and distributed as Raw Meat in the …

NIGHT OF THE LEPUS (1972) Reviews and overview

‘There was no limit to the Horror… no end to the’ Night of the Lepus is a 1972 American science-fiction horror feature film directed by William F. Claxton (Twilight Zone …

DAUGHTERS OF SATAN (1972) Reviews and overview

‘A secret cult of lust-crazed witches torturing their victims with fire and desire!’ Daughters of Satan is a 1972 American horror film directed by Hollingsworth Morse (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir; Pufnstuf) from a …

STANLEY (1972) Reviews and overview

‘ …will make your skin crawl’ Stanley is a 1972 American horror feature film produced and directed by William Grefé (Impulse; Death Curse of Tartu; Sting of Death) from a screenplay by …

DIE SISTER, DIE! (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Go ahead and scream Amanda it can’t help you now!’ Die Sister, Die! – aka Die Sister Die – is a 1972 American horror feature film produced and directed by …

ASYLUM OF SATAN (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Love slaves of Satan tortured to blood-dripping death’ Asylum of Satan is a 1971 [released 1972] American horror film written and directed by William Girdler (The Manitou; Grizzly; Three on …

THE CRIMES OF THE BLACK CAT (1972) Reviews and overview

The Crimes of the Black Cat – original title: Sette scialli di seta gialla [“7 Shawls of Yellow Silk”] – is a 1972 Italian ‘giallo’ horror thriller feature film directed by Sergio Pastore from …

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1972) Reviews and overview

Home for the Holidays is a 1972 American made-for-television horror film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey (The Night Stalker; A Taste of Evil; The City of the Dead) from a screenplay …

THE WITCHES MOUNTAIN (1972) Reviews and overview

The Witches Mountain – original title: El monte de las brujas – is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by cinematographer Raúl Artigot (The Ghost Galleon; The Cannibal Man; The Erotic Rites of …

BLACULA (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Bloodsucker! Deadlier than Dracula!’ Blacula is a 1972 American horror feature film produced by American International Pictures (AIP). It was directed by William Crain and stars William Marshall in the title role. Blacula was released to …

DESTINY OF THE LIVING DEAD (1972) Overview

Destiny of the Living Dead – original title: Hantungan ng mga Sugapa – is a 1972 Filipino action horror film directed by Tony Cayado (Batwoman and Robin meet the Queen of the …

BATWOMAN AND ROBIN MEET THE QUEEN OF THE VAMPIRES (1972) Overview

Batwoman and Robin meet the Queen of the Vampires is a 1972 Filipino action horror film directed by Tony Cayado (Kamay na gumagapang; Dracula Goes to R.P.; Living Dead) from a screenplay …

MOON OF THE WOLF (1972) Reviews and overview

‘From the light of the sun, to the darkness of your soul!’ Moon of the Wolf is a 1972 American made-for-television horror film directed by Daniel Petrie (A Howling in …

GARDEN OF THE DEAD (1972) Reviews and overview

‘Death was the only living thing…’ Garden of the Dead is a 1972 American zombie horror film directed by film John Hayes (End of the World; Grave of the Vampire) from …

THE CREEPING FLESH (1972) Reviews and overview

The Creeping Flesh is a 1972 (released 1973) British science fiction horror feature film directed by Freddie Francis (Tales from the Crypt; The Vampire Happening; The Skull) from a screenplay …

ASYLUM (1972) Reviews and overview

‘You have nothing to lose but your mind.’ Asylum is a 1972 British anthology horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker (The Vault of Horror; Scars of Dracula; Quatermass and The Pit) …

EYE IN THE LABYRINTH aka BLOOD (1972) Reviews and overview

Eye in the Labyrinth (Italian: L’occhio nel labirinto) – aka Blood – is a 1972 Italian psychological horror thriller feature film directed by Mario Caiano (Nightmare Castle) from a screenplay co-written …

THE LORELEY’S GRASP (1972) Reviews and overview

‘ You’ll eat your heart out!’ The Loreley’s Grasp is a 1972 Spanish supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio (Tombs of the Blind Dead; Demon Witch …

THE SPECTRE OF TERROR (1972) Reviews and overview

El Espectro del Terror – translation: “The Spectre of Terror” – is a 1972 Spanish psycho thriller film written and directed by José María Elorrieta [as J.M. Ekorietta] (Feast of Satan; Diabolical …

THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY (1972) Reviews and overview

The Possession of Joel Delaney is a 1972 American supernatural horror film directed by Waris Hussein (The Henderson Monster) from a screenplay by Irene Kamp [as Grimes Grice] (The Beguiled) …