How to Make a Monster – USA, 1958 – overview, reviews and Blu-ray news
How to Make a Monster will be released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory on May 26th 2020. Special features will be announced nearer the release date. ‘It will scare the …
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again – UK, 1972 – reviews [updated]
‘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 …
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War of the Colossal Beast – USA, 1958 – reviews and Blu-ray news
War of the Colossal Beast will be released on Blu-ray by Scream Factory on July 21, 2020. Special features will be announced nearer the release date. War of the Colossal …
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The Eye Creatures – USA, 1965 – overview and reviews
‘World panic as UFOs approach Earth…’ The Eye Creatures is a 1965 American science-fiction horror feature film about an invasion by a flying saucer and its silent, shambling alien occupants. While the military …
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I Was a Teenage Frankenstein – USA, 1957 – reviews
‘Body of a boy! Mind of a monster! Soul of an unearthly thing!’ I Was a Teenage Frankenstein – aka Teenage Frankenstein – is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Herbert L. …
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Abby – USA, 1974 – reviews
‘Abby doesn’t need a man anymore… the Devil is her lover now!’ Abby is a 1974 American blaxploitation horror film about a woman who is possessed by an African sex spirit. It stars William H. Marshall, …
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Monsters: The American International Story – book
Rock ‘n’ Roll Monsters: The American International Story is a 2016 book by Bruce G Hallenbeck (The Amicus Anthology; The Hammer Frankenstein; The Hammer Vampire), published by British-based Hemlock Books. In …
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Reynold Brown – artist
Reynold Brown (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was a prolific American realist artist who painted many Hollywood film posters. He attended Alhambra High School and refined his drawing …
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The Raven – USA, 1963 – reviews
‘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 …
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth – novel by H.G. Wells
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1904. The novel is one of his lesser …
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Les Baxter – composer
Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a practitioner of exotica music, he also scored several …
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Albert Kallis – artist
Albert Kallis was a professional artist who designed many film posters for American International Pictures (AIP) releases in the 1950s. Kallis’ striking designs elevated the selling of exploitation movies to a new …
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine – USA, 1965 – reviews
Doctor Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American International Pictures (AIP) comedy feature film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart (The Slime People) and Jack …
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I Was A Teenage Werewolf – USA, 1957 – reviews
I Was a Teenage Werewolf is a 1957 American horror feature film starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager and Whit Bissell as the primary adult and Yvonne Lime as his girlfriend, Arlene. It was co-written …
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Paul Blaisdell – artist, sculptor and actor
Paul Blaisdell was an American artist, sculptor and actor, best known for his special effects creations for some of the early Science Fiction creature features made by Roger Corman. Despite …
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The Amazing Colossal Man – USA, 1957 – reviews
The Amazing Colossal Man is a 1957 science fiction horror film, directed by Bert I. Gordon, produced by Gordon, Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson and starring Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson and …
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Blood of Dracula – USA, 1957 – reviews
‘in her eyes… desire! in her veins… the blood of a monster!’ Blood of Dracula is 1957 American supernatural horror film starring Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis (I Was a Teenage Frankenstein), Gail Ganley …
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The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini – USA, 1966 – overview and reviews
‘There’s something blood curdling for everyone!’ The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini is the seventh (and last) of the American International Pictures (AIP) beach party films and was released in 1966. The entire film takes …
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Count Yorga, Vampire – USA, 1970 – reviews
Count Yorga, Vampire is a 1970 American supernatural horror movie directed by Bob Kelljan and starring Robert Quarry. Working titles were The Loves of Count Iorga; The Abominable Count Yorga and Vampire Today. It was followed …
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The Thing with Two Heads – USA, 1972 – reviews
‘They transplanted a white bigot’s head onto a soul brother’s body! The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 science fiction comedy horror feature film directed by Lee Frost from …
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