Category: Occult Age
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) & Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
Written by James Whiton & William Goldstein Directed by Robert Fuest Starring Vincent Price, Joseph Cotton, Virginia North, Peter Jeffrey, John Cater US Release May 18, 1971 RT 94 min. Home Video MGM Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Like Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, I don’t remember the first time I saw The Abominable Dr. Phibes.…
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Sisters (1972)
Written by Brian De Palma & Louisa Rose Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning US Release March 27, 1973 RT 93 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) When I was a child, there were no video stores. There was no Netflix, Amazon Instant Video…
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The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
Written by William Sachs Directed by William Sachs Starring Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Michael Alldredge, Ann Sweeny US Release Dec. 19, 1977 RT 84 min. Home Video Shout! Factory Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Oh, Incredible Melting Man, how bad are you? Let me count the ways… Your budget is so low…
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Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
Written by William Pugsley & Samuel M. Sherman Directed by Al Adamson Starring J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr., Russ Tamblyn, Zandor Vorkov, John Bloom US Release Dec. 19, 1971 RT 90 min. Home Video Shriek Show Classic Horrors rating = 1 (out of 10) Sometimes memory does not fail me, but I wish it would. Just…
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Asylum (1972)
Written by Robert Bloch Directed by Roy Ward Baker Starring Barbara Parkins, Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Charlotte Rampling, Herbert Lom US Release Nov. 17, 1972 RT 88 min. Home Video Dark Sky Films Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) One Monday morning at school, my friend Tommy Terrell ran up to me to tell me…
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Fear in the Night (1972)
Written by Jimmy Sangster and Michael Syson Directed by Jimmy Sangster Starring Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing US Release Oct. 1974 RT 94 min. Home Video Anchor Bay Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. The final film in Hammer’s original psychological thriller cycle, Fear in…
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Straight on Till Morning (1972)
Written by John Peacock Directed by Peter Collinson Starring Rita Tushingham, Shane Briant US Release August, 1974 RT 96 min. Home Video Anchor Bay Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains major plot spoilers; ending of movie revealed. By the time it was over, I think I liked Straight on Till…
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Demons of the Mind (1972)
Written by Christopher Wicking Directed by Peter Sykes Starring Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills, Yvonne Mitchell, Paul Jones, Patrick Magee US Release May, 1974 RT 89 min. Home Video Anchor Bay Classic Horrors rating = 5 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; major plot points revealed. Demons of the Mind is a…
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Creatures the World Forgot (1971)
Written by Michael Carreras Directed by Don Chaffey Starring Tony Bonner, Robin John, Julie Ege US Release Sept. 1, 1971 RT 92 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. When you go on a movie binge like I have, watching more than…
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Written by Val Guest Directed by Val Guest Starring Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon US Release March 17, 1971 RT 96 min. Home Video Warner Bros. Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; ending of movie revealed. Ten years after director Val Guest made Stop Me Before I Kill! for…