the terrornauts (1967)

"They may have brought us here to do a job for them."
Workers at a radio telescope, (including Charles Hawtrey and Patricia Hayes), recieve a signal from space, and when they answer it, are kidknapped and taken to a satelite, where they undergo a series of intelligence tests, as they attempt to find out why they've been abducted, and how to escape back to earth.
Campy, lo-fi fun.

the mind of mr soames (1970)

"What if he never wakes up?"
Thirty year old Mr Soames (Terence Stamp) has been in a coma since birth, but then Dr Bergan (Robert Vaughn) wakes him up, and plans to fast-track his education and development from child to man. Inevitably though things go wrong...
Intreging premise, that never quite sparks to life.

dr. Terror's house of horrors (1964)

aka The Blood Suckers. Doctor Terror.
"Schreck? That's a German word isn't it? Means fear or horror."
A number of people are in a train carriage and told their futures by Dr Sandor Schreck (Peter Cushing), with all five doomed in some way.
First of many portmanteau productions from Amicus, this one featuring such luminaries as Donald Sutherland and Christopher Lee.

it's trad, dad (1962)

aka Ring-a-Ding Rhythm!.
"When the music finishes we'll try and sneak past them."
When the mayor of a new town has his coffee interrupted by teens listening to trad jazz, he decides to ban this hellish music. So its up to Helen (Helen Shapiro) and Craig (Craig Douglas) to try and enlist some DJ's and musicians to put on a concert and convince the mayor he is wrong.
If you wade through the mass of trad jazz on show, there are some gems to be found in this compendium of music, such as Gene Vincent, and Gary U.S. Bonds. In between the artists Dick Lester gets to audition his comedic style waiting for the right vehicle to arrive a couple of years later when the Beatles swept much of this music aside.

the torture garden (1967)

"there is no end to man's inhumanity to man."
Portmanteau piece centered on a fair ground attraction, where Dr Diablo (Burgess Meredith) shows four curious punters their future, including Peter Cushing and Jack Palance.
As with most compendiums, we are presented with a mixture of stories, good, bad and indifferent, depending on your taste in horror.

tales from the crypt (1972)

"There's no way out that way."
Portmanteau where five people, (including Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, and Ian Hendry), lost in a crypt are told how they will died by the mysterious crypt keeper (Ralph Richardson).
As with all anthologies, there is good, bad and indiferent here. So if you don't like one, you may prefer the next one along.

madhouse (1974)

"Sorry to put it so bluntly sir, but you have a history of mental instability."
Paul Toombes (Vincent Price), is a horror film star, famous for his role Dr Death, but his career is cut short when his fiance is found murdered. After years in a mental institution he arrives in the UK, at the behest of friend Herbert (Peter Cushing), to restart his career, but then members of the cast and crew start dying in similar fashion to those in some of Toombes' old films.
Price produces another one of his over the top characters, with Peter Cushing joining in the fun, in this whodunnit horror.

the monster club (1980)

"If I may suggest, tomato juice will be less conspicuous."
R.Chetwynd-Hayes (John Carradine), a horror writer bumps into Erasmus (Vincent Price), a very hungry vampire. In return for some blood, Erasmus promises to show ? his club, the 'monster club'. There, inbetween bands, including the Pretty Things, he's told three gruesome stories.
A who's who of horror actors pack out the club and the stories told, in this campy horror anthology.

daleks' invasion earth: 2150 a.d. (1966)

"Forward or you will be exterminated."
The Doctor (Peter Suching) and his companions arrive in the year 2150 to find England overrun by Daleks. They are enslaving people to work in a mine in Bedfordshire, and the Doctor is determined to find out why and stop them.
60's big budget, (compared to the TV series), and unintentionally campy revisioning of the classic TV series.

the vault of horror (1973)

"Everything in its place and a place for everything."
Five men enter a lift and end up trapped in a basement vault of an office. Whilst they await rescue they tell the others their nightmares.
A portmanteau horror featuring many a famous face including Denholm Elliott, Tom Baker, Terry Thomas, Curd Jürgens, and Glynis Johns. All in all a great little anthology.

i, monster (1971)

"The path to knowledge is always dangerous..."
Dr. Marlowe (Christopher Lee) experiments on himself and releases the pent up personality Mr. Blake. Blake enables Marlowe enact on his inner desires. What begins as an almost child like character becomes more and more bestial with each transformation. Dr Utterson (Peter Cushing) is Marlowe's friend and colleague who gradually comes to believe that Blake is a detrimental influence on Marlowe, little knowing the truth.
A thinly veiled Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, which works rather well, due mainly on the fine casting of Lee and Cushing.

from beyond the grave (1973)

AKA Creatures. Creatures from Beyond the Grave. Tales from Beyond the Grave. Tales from the Beyond. The Undead.
"You know damn well you don't live here, your place is hell."
Portmanteau piece linked by Peter Cushing as a sinister antiques seller. It tells four stories of people who have tried to cheat him in some way. The stories include "The Gate Crasher", where David Warner frees an evil enity from an antique mirror, "An Act of Kindness" featuring Donald Pleasence and Diana Dors, "The Elemental", has Ian Carmichael tormented by a vicious sprite, and "The Door", where an antique door houses a malevolent spirit.
As with all anthologies some stories are better than others, but overall this is a well acted series of horrors.

the skull (1965)

"I'm glad that the skull has been stolen and I advise you to leave it alone."
Dr. Maitland (Peter Cushing), a rich researcher into demonology is offered the skull of the Marquis De Sade by Marco (Patrick Wymark), a disreputable salesman. His friend and fellow collector Sir Matthew Phillips (Christopher Lee) tells him it is quite genuine as it was stolen from him, but far from wanting it back he tries to persuade Maitland to have nothing to do with the skull, believing it to be possessed. Maitland ignores his friends warnings, something he will live to regret once he gains possession of the skull.
Anything with Lee and Cushing in is usually worth a watch, and this is no exception. Not the greatest horror that they were involved in, but it has its moments as the skull inflicts its sadistic way with all those that come into contact with it.

at the earths core (1976)

AKA Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core.
"Now you scoundrel."
A Victorian scientist (Peter Cushing) has invented a drilling machine and with his assistant David Innes (Doug McClure). They are testing it when they go further than intended and end up in a strange underground kingdom. A kingdom ruled by giant telepathic birds, prehistoric creatures and primitive slaves. One of whom, Dia (Caroline Munro) catches the eye of David. But more important to David is how are he and the professor going to get back to the surface and away from this brutal land?
Connor followed up The Land That Time Forgot with another Buroughs adventure treading similar boys own territory. As with the previous film don't look for state of the art special effects, or even a half decent script, but this is still an entertaining adventure.

the land that time forgot (1975)

aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot.
"If God wills it we will live our lives out here."
Its World War I, and a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes onboard the survivors, including Bowen Tyler (Doug McClure). The prisoners immediately set about disrupting the U-boats antics, causing it to end up in Antarctica and discovering the lost land of Caprona. Once there they soon realise that they aren't in Kansas anymore when attacked by dinosaurs and neanderthals.
An entertaining and underrated film. Look beyond the low rent script and the less than perfect special effects and you have a great Saturday morning adventure.

the people that time forgot (1977)

"I always wanted to play the hero."
Following on from The Land That Time Forgot. Major Ben McBride (Patric Wayne) leads an expedition to Antarctica to locate his friend Tyler (Doug McClure), who went missing there several years earlier. When their plane is attacked by a pterodactyl McBride's group realise they have stumbled into a primitive world of dinosaurs and cavemen. Can Tyler really still be alive and can McBride find him? Their chances of doing so soon look up when they rescue Ajor (Dana Gillespie), a cave girl who happens to speak English!
A true boys own adventure with a slim plot, that just about holds your attention, mainly due to the presence of Dana Gillespie and Sarah Douglas. Cheap but cheerful!

dr. who and the daleks (1965)

Eccentric scientist Dr. Who (Peter Cushing) invents the TARDIS, a time machine, bizarrely disguised as a police telephone box for some reason! The Dr shows off his invention to his two grand-daughters, Susan and Barbara, (Roberta Tovey and Jennie Linden), and Ian (Roy Castle). Ian (Roy Castle) accidentally sets it off, sending them through time and space to the planet Skaro. There they find a race war underway. The peaceful Thals are being attacked by the mutated and vicious Daleks, who are determined to take over not only Skaro, but also the universe. Can the Dr help the Thals defeat the Daleks and get himself and family back to earth?
Based on the long running BBC series Doctor Who, this is a slight deviation from the series plot lines, with the Dr being an Eccentric English scientist, rather than a time lord. This was so that there need be no exposition about where the Dr was from for world-wide audiences who had never seen the TV series. That said Cushing gives a good account of himself and the film fairly romps along, in a more light-hearted and comic manner than the TV series. The story itself is an adaption from a TV script broadcast the previous year. Good old fashioned family entertainment.

they came from beyond space (1967)

A meteor shower falls to earth, attracting attention as they fall in perfect formation! Dr Curtis Temple (Robert Hutton), and his team set out to investigate. Due to a recent accident Arden doesn't travel with them to the site itself. Which is very good, as those that do are taken over by the aliens to act as slaves to repair their ship. It turns out that Temple is immune to their brainwashing, and is the earth's only hope!
A weak script and mediocre direction don't help this film, as it limps along. A cross between Quatermass 2 and It Came From Outer Space, but with none of spark that these had. Not one to seek out unless you are a Michael Gough completist.

and now the screaming starts (1973)

aka Bride of Fengriffen. Fengriffen. I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream.
18th Century England and Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) marries Charles Fengriffen (Ian Ogilvy) and moves into his country estate. From day one she is tormented by visions and a severed hand. Things that seem to revolve around Silas the woodsman and her husband's grandfather. As she seems to descend into madness Dr Pope (Peter Cushing) arrives and is determined to unravel the mystery before it is too late.
This film has it's moments, but for me it unwinds at too slow a pace, and worse, is too well lit at times, which unfortunately dispells any chance of suspence in a number of scenes. So if you come across it then have a watch, just don't go out of your way.

dr terror's house of horror (1965)

aka Die Todeskarten des Dr. Schreck.
An early example of the portmanteau horror by Amicus, featuring Peter Cushing as Dr. Schrek, who via tarot cards predicts the bleak futures of five people in a train carriage. As usual there is a variety of stories in cludingthe supernatural, vampires, voodoo and Werewolves, some better than others. All this and a twist at the end of the film. Well worth watching, even if it's to see the spark between Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.