Val Lewton Archives - MOVIES & MANIA

ISLE OF THE DEAD Boris Karloff! Reviews and Blu-ray details

Isle of the Dead was released on Blu-ray as part of the Warner Archive series on March 30, 2021. The new 1080p high-definition master was sourced from a 4K scan …

THE LEOPARD MAN (1943) Reviews of Val Lewton produced classic

‘Women alone the victims of strange, savage killer!’ The Leopard Man is a 1943 American mystery horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur (Night of the Demon; I Walked with a …

THE BODY SNATCHER Boris Karloff! Bela Lugosi! Reviews

‘The screen’s last word in shock sensation!’ The Body Snatcher is a 1945 American horror film directed by Robert Wise (Audrey Rose; The Haunting, 1963; The Day the Earth Stood …

BEDLAM (1946) Reviews of Val Lewton produced classic

Bedlam is a 1946 American horror film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee. It was the last in a series of stylish horror B films produced by Val Lewton (who also wrote the screenplay under the pseudonym Carlos Keith) …

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) Reviews and overview

‘Who said the dead don’t walk!’ I Walked with a Zombie is a 1943 American horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur (Night of the Demon). It was the second horror movie …

THE GHOST SHIP (1943) Reviews of Val Lewton produced thriller

The Ghost Ship is a 1943 American psychological thriller film, with elements of mystery and horror, directed by Mark Robson, starring Richard Dix and featuring Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard …

THE SEVENTH VICTIM Reviews of Val Lewton classic

The Seventh Victim is a 1943 horror/film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter (in her first film), and Hugh Beaumont, directed by Mark Robson, and produced …

CAT PEOPLE Val Lewton’s horror classic – reviews and rating

‘She was marked with the curse of those who slink and court and kill by night!’ Cat People is a 1942 American horror film produced by Val Lewton and …