Look out! Here come two A.I.P. horror pix from the soggy end of the Poe cycle: the first features Jason Robards, an impressive cast and a disorganized storyline. The second is an almost-good Lovecraft horror with interesting performances from Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee. Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Dunwich Horror Blu-ray Color Scream Factory Street Date March 29, 2016 / 26.99
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Scream Factory's new double feature disc finishes off two different American-International horror series. The first picture is the last fright film made for the company by the directing and writing team of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking. It's no gem, but it's a lot more interesting on a second viewing. The second is the company's final try to make that old joker H.P. Lovecraft into a filmic horror icon, like Edgar Allan Poe. It has a lot going for it, but also its own set of problems.
- 3/8/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The Korean monster flick Yongary, Monster of the Deep rises!
Glenn Erickson’s great DVD Savant column provides this link to Sci Fi Japan about the restoration of a key Korean monster movie, Yongary, Monster Of The Deep, which was released stateside direct to television by Aip. In the ensuing years, the Koreans realized all the original materials had been rashly shipped to Aip, making the domestic version a lost film. But current right holder MGM has since provided the negative to its country of origin, enabling it to be seen there (on tv) for the first time since 1967. Don’t forget to click through to the interview with former MGM video restoration chief James Owsley, who now works for Sony.
Key quote via SciFiJapan:
The reason for Yongary’s much-belated TV debut in its home country stemmed from the film’s bumpy release history. After its theatrical release in...
Glenn Erickson’s great DVD Savant column provides this link to Sci Fi Japan about the restoration of a key Korean monster movie, Yongary, Monster Of The Deep, which was released stateside direct to television by Aip. In the ensuing years, the Koreans realized all the original materials had been rashly shipped to Aip, making the domestic version a lost film. But current right holder MGM has since provided the negative to its country of origin, enabling it to be seen there (on tv) for the first time since 1967. Don’t forget to click through to the interview with former MGM video restoration chief James Owsley, who now works for Sony.
Key quote via SciFiJapan:
The reason for Yongary’s much-belated TV debut in its home country stemmed from the film’s bumpy release history. After its theatrical release in...
- 6/21/2011
- by Joe
- Trailers from Hell
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