Vincent Price is well-known for playing the role of the sympathetic monster. And here, as a once-great artist named Jarrod, his hands ruined, confined to a wheelchair, he’s definitely sympathetic. And, literally with a tragic backstory.
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is best remembered as a Ray Harryhausen special effects extravaganza. And as a huge fan of Ray Harryhausen’s work, I certainly appreciate the great work that he did here. But a film has to be more than special effects; and thankfully, this film is more than great special effects. The acting is good, with characters that the audience care about. Also, the effects enhance the story and don’t take it over.
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A copycat killer is duplicating the murders of the infamous Jack the Ripper in Arizona. Where the famous London Bridge has been taken and reassembled. But one police officer begins to believe that the murderer is no copycat …
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Terror is a Man. A shipwreck survivor washes ashore on a mysterious island. But the bizarre experiments of a renegade scientist unleash a bloodthirsty man-beast.
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The Doctor and Ace seek a bit of diversion in a trip to the planet Segonax to see the Psychic Circus, but they soon discover that the show is not all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, all the previous acts have ‘died’.
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Survival – The Doctor takes Ace back to her hometown of Perivale, only to find that something is very, very wrong. Many of Ace’s old friends and neighbors have disappeared while domestic pets become victims of unseen killers. Will the hunter become the hunted when only the fittest survive?
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In Carnival of Souls, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) and her friends enter a drag race with some young men when tragedy strikes. Mary, and her friends car crashes into the river. After the car is presumed to be washed down the river Mary appears on the sandbank alive, and in a state of shock. Sometime later the car is still missing, and Mary is starting her new job in another state as an organist. On the road Mary begins to see things. This is the the point in the movie where it begins to build tension, and reality starts to unravel.
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King Kong Escapes is, in fact, one of the cheesiest monster movies of all time — with special effects by Rankin-Bass. No, seriously. It’s enjoyable, cheesy fluff that doesn’t take itself very seriously, which is a good thing. The plot is convoluted, but here goes:
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Kolchak: the Night Stalker. Darren McGavin shines as Carl Kolchak, a reporter who keeps finding himself unwillingly investigating the supernatural
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