Cat Girl
Cat Girl (1957) starring Barbara Shelley, Robert Ayres, John Lee
In Cat Girl, a young woman inherits a family curse from her strange uncle. She transforms into a murderous feline when angered.
The Reptile [Hammer horror]
The Reptile (1966) starring Jaqueline Pearce, David Baron, Nod Willman
Hammer Studios’ The Reptile is a good entry in the “tragic werewolf” genre … With our were-creature being a reptile. A person who the audience actually likes – in human form, at least.
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Curse of the Demon
Curse of the Demon (1957) starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis
Psychologist John Holden’s colleague, Harrington, is mysteriously murdered. Holden refuses to believe that it’s the work of the devil… Until he becomes the next target of the Curse of the Demon.
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Night Monster
Night Monster (1942), starring Ralph Morgan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
In Night Monster, Kurt Ingston is a rich recluse. He invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps. And one by one, they meet horrible deaths. But who can be killing them? Is the answer supernatural?
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The Last Man on Earth
The Last Man on Earth (1964), starring Vincent Price
Vincent Price stars in the first, and best, adaptation of Richard Matheson”s classic horror/sci-fi novel I Am Legend. After a plague wipes out the human race, Dr. Robert Morgan (Price) struggles with loneliness. And with his sanity as the monotony of the unending days broken only by his daily hunts for vampires! One day on his solitary travels he runs across another surviving human: is she a mirage, or real?
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Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972), starring Vincent Price, Robert Quarry
Dr. Phibes Rises Again begins with Phibes arising from suspended animation. Having gotten revenge for his wife’s murder, Dr. Phibes now plans to revive her, with hidden knowledge from ancient Egypt. He again begins a series of bizarre, grisly murders, while avoiding Inspector Trout. And staying one step ahead of a rival, who also covets the secret.
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The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula (1960) starring Peter Cushing, David Peel, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur
In The Brides of Dracula, a young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace. Including those at her own school for young ladies. Luckily for them, Dr Van Helsing is already on his way.
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Hand of Death
Hand of Death (1962) starring John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne
Hand of Death is a B-grade monster movie. It deals with a scientist who creates a paralyzing nerve gas. After a lab accident, his touch becomes lethal.
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Scream of the Wolf [Peter Graves, Clint Walker]
Scream of the Wolf (1974) starring Peter Graves, Clint Walker,
In Scream of the Wolf, a writer tries to convince a big-game hunter to come out of retirement. He needs his help to help track down a killer wolf. Some begin to suspect that it isn’t a wolf but an animal that can take human form.
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The Invisible Man [Claude Rains]
The Invisible Man (1933), starring Claude Rains, directed by James Whale
The signature adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man stars Claude Rains as a scientist who discovers a serum that makes him invisible. Covered by bandages and dark glasses, the scientist arrives at a small English village and attempts to reverse his discovery.
However, the same drug that renders him invisible is slowly driving him insane … And capable of committing acts of terror. Directed by James Whale, the horror classic features groundbreaking special effects by John P. Fulton.
