Category: Atomic Age
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The Werewolf (1956)
Written by Robert E. Kent, James B. Gordon Directed by Fred F. Sears Starring Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Eleanore Tanin, Kim Charney, Harry Lauter, S. John Launer, George Lynn, Steven Ritch Released June 13, 1956 RT 79 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) In The Encyclopedia of…
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Santa Claus (1959)
Written by Adolfo Torres Portillo and Rene Cardona Directed by Rene Cardona Starring Jose Elias Moreno, Jose Luis Aguirre ‘Trotsky’ Released November 26, 1959 (Mexico) RT 94 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) “Away up in the heavens, far out in space, in a beautiful golden crystal palace right above…
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Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Next off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by Jerome Bixby Directed by Edward L. Cahn Starring Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten, Joseph Garland Moore Jr., Felix Locher, Jan Arvan, Bob Bryant Released August, 1958 RT 67 min. Home Video Kino Lorber (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT…
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The Killer Shrews (1959)
Next off my list of unwatched movies… Written by Jay Simms Directed by Ray Kellogg Starring James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, Gordon McLendon, Baruch Lumet, Judge Henry Dupree, Alfredo de Soto Released June 25, 1959 (Dallas, TX) RT 69 min. Home Video Public Domain Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT The reputation…
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The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)
First off my stack of unwrapped, unwatched movies… Written by H. Haile Chace Directed by Irvin Berwick Starring Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon Released April 22, 1959 (Los Angeles) RT 71 min. Home Video Olive Films (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) WHY I’VE NEVER SEEN IT I had never heard of The Monster of…
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The Mad Magician (1954)
Written by Crane Wilbur Directed by John Brahm Starring Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Patrick O’Neal, Jay Novello Released May 19, 1954 (New York City) RT 72 min. Home Video Twilight Time Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) It’s not shameful to say you’ve never seen all the movies of your…
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The Giant Claw (1957)
Written by Samuel Newman & Paul Gangelin Directed by Fred F. Sears Starring Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum, Louis Merrill Released June, 1957 RT 75 min. Home Video Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Its reputation preceding it, I’ve never been in too big a hurry to see The Giant…
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The Black Sleep (1956)
Written by John C. Higgins (story by Gerald Drayson Adams) Directed by Reginald Le Borg Starring Basil Rathbone, Herbert Rudley, Akim Tamiroff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson Released June, 1956 RT 82 min. Home Video Kino Lorber Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) When I saw the cast list, I wondered why I’d never heard…
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The Maze (1953)
Written by Daniel B. Ullman Based on the novel by Maurice Sandoz Directed by William Cameron Menzies Starring Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery Released July 26, 1953 RT 80 min. Home Video Kino Classics (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Do you ever read something about a movie, add it to your “watch list,” but then not…
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I Bury the Living (1958)
Written by Louis Garfinkle Directed by Albert Band Starring Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer, Herbert Anderson, Robert Osterloh Released July, 1958 RT 77 min. Home Video Netflix (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Science has learned that man possesses powers which go beyond the boundaries of the natural. This is the story of one confronted by such…