Written by Jess Franco, Peter Welbeck Directed by Jess Franco Starring Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Howard Marion-Crawford US Release Sept. 24 1969 RT 94 Home Video Blue Underground Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; ending of movie revealed… You learn all you need to know about supervillian Fu…

From time to time, Classic Horrors will feature movies released after 1978 when they have a direct connection to those released before 1978.  Beginning in May, 2010, until it expanded its content to include more than just the horror genre as Boom Howdy.com, I wrote a column for Downright Creepy.com called “Remake Rewind.”  With permission of Boom Howdy, we present an…

Written by George Baxt Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Lotis, Tom Naylor, Betta St. John, Venetia Stevenson US Release Sept. 12, 1962 RT 78 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers; ending of the movie revealed. If memory serves, Horror…

Written by Mayo Simon Directed by John Sturges Starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman US Release Dec. 11, 1969 RT 134 min. Home Video Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. The opening of Marooned sets the calm, some may…

Written by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell Directed by Roger Corman Starring Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone US Release Sept. 18, 1963 RT 79 min. Home Video Kino Lorber (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers The two opening shots of X: The Man…

Written by Bert Batt Based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Directed by Terence Fisher Starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones, Simon Ward US Release Feb. 11, 1970 RT 101 min. Home Video Warner Home Video (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. We can likely credit my love of Hammer…

Written by Donald Ford, Derek Ford Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis Starring Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Tevarthen, Kate O’Mara US Release Dec. 4, 1968 RT 91 Home Video Grindhouse Releasing (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. After a three-hour surgery, Dr. Steve Harris (Noel Trevarthen) tells his…