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Little Shop of Horrors (1960) starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph

Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

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Little Shop of Horrors (1960) starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph

Classic black comedy about young schnook who develops a bloodthirsty plant and is forced to kill in order to feed it. Directed by Roger Corman, the film was the basis for the later hit stage musical. Wrote by Charles Griffith. Infamous in its time as the “film shot in two days”, but now is considered one of Roger Corman’s most endearing classics. Later made into an Off Broadway musical and Hollywood film musical.

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The Haunted Palace

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Charles Dexter Ward inherits The Haunted Palace from his ancestor in a small village. His ancestor was a warlock who died 100 years ago when the villagers burned him at the stake. But the warlock put a curse on them …

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Queen of Blood

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In Queen of Blood, Earth receives its’ first message from an interstellar civilization – but the alien ship crash lands on Mars.  They attempt an urgent rescue mission, with a stop at the moon base.  And there’s only one survivor.  A green-skinned female, with an … unusual appetite.

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Night of the Blood Beast

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In Night of the Blood Beast, an astronaut returns from space — dead. The base that recovered him is then cut off from the outside world by an unseen alien. Then, the dead astronaut revives! But his body’s an incubator for alien life forms …

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Monster From The Ocean Floor

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Monster From The Ocean Floor (1954) by Roger Corman

In Monster From The Ocean Floor, our protagonists investigate a rash of missing person reports along Mexico’s Gulf Coast. They become entangled in an ancient feud between a small village and a sea monster. In fear for their lives, the townsfolk turn to a primitive ritual. One which calls for a human sacrifice to appease the one eyed beast. Julie, it seems, is perfect fish food, and they are anxious to plunge her into the drink.

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The Undead

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The Undead (1957) starring Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, directed by Roger Corman

In The Undead, a woman is sent back in time via hypnosis. In the dark ages, she’s about to be executed … For witchcraft!

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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women – despite it’s title, really isn’t that bad of a cheesy monster movie. It deals with a rescue mission to Venus, to rescue the first expedition there. Unlike the uninhabitable planet that they should expect, the astronauts discovers that it’s inhabited by prehistoric creatures. These include man-eating plants, and rubbery dinosaurs. What they don’t know, but the audience does, is that a race of beautiful, telepathic women live there, too. And they’re angry …

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The Premature Burial

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The Premature Burial (1962), starring Ray Milland, Hazel Court, directed by Roger Corman

In The Premature Burial, an artist grows distant from his newlywed wife. His father was a cataleptic, who was mistakenly buried alive. And so he’s terrified of the same. And step by step he grows more distant from his wife, more obsessed …

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