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aka Eyes from Hell. Eyes of Hell. Face of Fire. The Spooky Movie Show.
A young man is seen pursuing and strangling a woman. He tells his psychiatrist that he believes he is cursed by a mask. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, who soon succumbs to the the power of the mask.
An interesting horror with the added gimmick of 3D, when anyone puts on the mask. Especially interesting are these nightmare sequences and the sound design featured in them. Well worth a viewing, especially if available in 3D.
aka Santo vs. Las Lobas.
The she-wolves elect a new queen and terrorise a mexican village. Santo Mexico's favorite luchador is approached for help, but refuses to believe in werewolves. That is until he's attacked by a pack of wolves (well Alsatians) and decides to help protect the Harker family who are immune to a werewolfs bite. This makes them mortal enemies of the she-wolves.
A convoluted plot, bad acting, bad editing and direction. Really there is not many good points to this film, but it's still enjoyable on a 'bad' meaning good level. Watch only if you like badly filmed men wrestling.
aka Terror of the Hatchet Men.
Hong Kong 1910 and Christopher Lee is the leader of the murderous Red Dragon Tongs. Geoffrey Toone is a ships captain, who goes after the Tongs when they murder his teenage daughter and with the help of Lee (Yvonne Monlaur) persuades the Chinese residents to stand up to the terror in their midst.
A rollicking adventure that benefits from some great colour photography, a good script and some thrills along the way. Just overlook the fact that all the main actors are European made up to look Chinese!
aka The Stranglers of Bengal.1820's India and Capt Lewis is on the trail of a Kali worshiping religious cult that is robbing and killing the caravans. He gets frustrated when he is taken off the case and replaced by Capt Smith, who knows nothing off and cares little for Indian culture. Lewis resigns when no-one will take his talk of the Thuggees seriously and vows to continue his investigations.
At the time this was considered extremely violent, with eyes branded, tongues pulled out and a man who literally jumps into a hangman's noose to die. All in all it's a much darker film than Hammer usually make but still a fast paced adventure.
The men of the European village of Schtettel kill their lord, Count Mitterhaus, who has been feasting on their children. Before he dies he curses them and vows to return. Fifteen years later and the village is under quarantine because of the plague. To everyone's joy a circus breaks the cordon and arrives to entertain them. But soon disturbing events start happening...can the curse be coming true?
Here Hammer continue with their 70's formula of sex and gore in this likable gothic horror. Whilst Vampire Circus brings nothing new to the genre it trips along a a fair pace and provides fine entertainment.
"The coffin has gone!"
Part of the Karnstein Trilogy, based on the Le Fanu story Carmilla. It stars Ingrid Pitt as Marcilla, who comes into the the care of Von Spielsdorf (Peter Cushing). She befriends his daughter, but the daughters health rapidly deteriorates. With her death Marcilla mysteriously vanishes, only to turn up at another house as Carmilla, and soon the daughter of this house (Madeline Smith) suffers a similar malaise.
Architypal 70's Hammer when they added nudity to the gothic horror. It has all the classic Hammer trademarks, misty castles, flimsy nightgowns and beautiful female vampires, what's not to like?
aka The House Across The Lake.
Kendrick is an American hack writer who narrates his sorry tale. Of how he met a rich neighbor Forrest (Sid James) and was seduced by his indiscreet but beautiful trophy wife Carol. Of how Carol murders her husband and persuades Kendrick to cover it up and say it was an accident, and that's where his troubles start.
A straight up thriller, with likable men and a dastardly woman spinning a web of intrigue. The film will never stun anyone, but it's good solid entertainment.
aka Eyes from Hell. Eyes of Hell. Face of Fire. The Spooky Movie Show.
