the horror of frankenstein (1970)

Ralph Bates is Victor Frankenstein, a descendant of the infamous, Baron Von Frankenstein, who follows in the Barons footsteps creating his own monster.
Instead of straight up Gothic horror, hammer decided to re-work the genre creating a more comic drama, with tongue firmly in it's cheek. Some don't take to the comedy elements, but I rather like this twist to the tale, and some of the characters such as Dennis Price's graverobber, add an extra dimension to the film.

profondo rosso (1975)

aka Deep Read. The Hatchet Murders. Dripping Deep Red. The Deep Red Hatchet Murders. La Tigre dai denti a sciabola.
"Look, maybe you've seen something so important you don't realise it."
David Hemmings is an English pianist living in Rome, who gets involved in solving the murder of a psychic. His task is complicated by being hounded by a quirky journalist, Gianna (Daria Nicolodi), and in trying to puzzle out who the murderer is, they both get drawn deeper and deeper into the warped mind of a serial killer.
One of Argento's best. With all elements coming together to make an intriguing story: from a fantastic soundtrack, that drives it along, interesting set piece murders and great characters.

the vampires' night orgy (1974)

Grave Desires. L'Orgia notturna dei vampiri. Orgy of the Vampires. La Orgía nocturna de los vampiros.
A bus load of tourists divert to an unknown village when their driver dies at the wheel. The village seems deserted as they settle down for the night, but soon the inhabitants make themselves known, and the mysterious countess sets about satisfying the villagers and guests appetites for good food. Then her source of meat becomes obvious when one guest notices a finger on her plate!
An interesting film, though not essential viewing. It features some great and varied library music.

baby love (1968)

A kitchen sink drama version of Lolita. Following the suicide of her mother Luci is taken in by her mothers old school friend, who is now a well to do doctor. But all is not what it seems in the nice middle class household and Luci, obviously suffering trauma from her mother's death, soon sets about unwittingly destroying the fragile domestic bliss. Preying on the various sexual mores of each of the family, the son's voyeurism and sexual insecurity, the mother's lesbian tendencies, and the father's subsequent sexual frustration and jealousy.
Whilst the melodrama plays out quiet slowly, the film does give some fascinating glimpses into the swinging London of the period. A promising film that doesn't quite fulfil it's potential, but worth a look if you come across it.

monster from a prehistoric planet (1967)

aka Daikyojû Gappa. Gappa the Triphibian. Monsters. Gappa, the Triphibian Monster. The Giant Beast Gappa. The Triphibian Monster.
A childlike version of UK monster flick Gorgo, where an expedition to a tropical island find the natives worshiping the beast Gappa. An earthquake reveals a baby reptile, and the exhibition leaders decide to take it back to Japan, with tragic consequences to the negro section of downtown Tokyo!
Not the greatest Japanese monster movie and some speculate that this is deliberatly bad and is in fact a spoof of the Kaiju genre, but I think it's a Japanese monster movie not Shakespeare! If you like wanton distruction by men in rubber suits and Japanese actors blacked up as South Pacific natives, then this is the film for you.

the gambler and the lady (1952)

Film noir in which Dane Clark is a successful American gambling club owner in London, who aspires to mingle with the upper classes. Complications come when he falls for a titled lady and he tries to mend his ways. But his dumped ex-girl friend won't take the hint and he also has to deal with the arrival of Italian mobsters trying to take over his clubs.
Interesting film, that has it's moments but takes too long to come to a boil and ultimately lacks that vital spark.

the devil-ship pirates (1964)

Christopher Lee returns as a pirate captain, this time in the employ of the Spanish as part of the armada. Soundly beaten and in need of repair they beach the ship in English marshland and convince the local village that the Spanish had won. But not all the villagers are convinced and begin a resistance moment.
Another rousing pirate romp with a suitably devilish Christopher Lee. By this time Hammer had found a ship, but it never really moves and thus we have another entry to the landlocked pirate genre!