Escape Into Night (1972) Available July 11

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This two-disc set features all six episodes of the classic fantasy-horror mini-series. A young girl is stuck in her home due to an illness. To pass the time she draws pictures that, amazingly, come to life in her dreams. She draws a house, which then appears in her dreams. Then she draws a boy in the upper window, who also appears in her dreams. In short, she can influence her dreams by changing her drawings; but when she draws a number of boulders around the house, her dreams become nightmares, filled with one-eyed rock monsters that slowly creep toward her house. Even worse, she is unable to erase them from her drawings when she is awake! A great mini-series; taken from a story by Catherine Storr.

STARRING: Steven Jones

Horror Rises From the Tomb (1973) Available July 11

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In Medieval France, a warlock (Paul) has his head lopped off. His wife is also tortured and executed. But… voila! Paul’s spirit returns to modern times and takes possession of his descendant, who just happens to look exactly like hime. Horrific atrocities soon follow. This one of Paul’s cheeziest films, but still lots of fun. Rated R for violence and nudity. Beautiful color, anamorphic widescreen, from 35mm.

STARRING: Paul Naschy, Emma Cohen, Vic Winner, Helga Liné, Betsabe Ruiz

Leonor Mistress Of The Devil (1975) Available July 11

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Ullmann plays Leonor, a beautiful woman who dies at the beginning of the film. Upon her death her widower (Piccoli) instantly remarries literally on the same day. But ten years and two sons later, Piccoli still yearns for his dead first wife. He’s eventually shown a way (at heavy cost) to bring her back from the dead. It’s a big mistake, though, as LIV begins stalking the countryside, looking for little kids to murder! All this happens while the black plague is decimating the countryside. Cool ending, but this is one of those, is the monster really dead? kind of movies. A fine Euro horror effort. Great color, 35mm

STARRING: Liv Ullmann, Michel Piccoli, Ornella Muti

James Balsamo Knows How To Rock 2! Available July 11

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in a time before Mad Man Director James Balsamo filmed mutant monster movies with big-breasted scantily clad women, James Balsamo played in bands! See James Balsamo leap from genre to genre playing punk to metal to even an acoustic guitar again in this symphony of musical mayhem! There’s a gallions of sick ear juice music videos in “James Knows How to Rock 2!”

STARRING: James Balsamo, Marky Ramone

I Bury the Living (1958) Available July 11

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This is a great movie. Boone plays the unwilling manager of a local graveyard. The cemetery map has white pins inserted on vacant plots, and black pins inserted on occupied graves. When Boone switches black for white, live plot owners start dying. Does Boone, as the Chairman of the Necropolis, really have supernatural powers? Fine performances (especially by Boone) are complimented by a well-crafted script and an outstanding, highly effective music score.

STARRING: Richard Boone, Theodore Bikel, Peggy Maurer, Howard Smith, Herbert Anderson

M (1931) Available July 11

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This great two-disc set features the rare English-language UK edition, which includes additional footage actually shot in the UK and added to the film. And yes Lorre did dub his own voice for the English version. Also included in this two-disc set is the original German language edition with brand new English subtitles. We all know the story: Berlin has been terrorized by a slew of horrible child murders the whole city trembles with fear. Lorre, as the deranged killer, lures the children by offering them sweets and toys. Yet all the police have to go on are the hand-written letters sent by Lorre to a big city newspaper. The criminal element also wants to see the killer captured because of the increased citywide police surveillance. The film’s renowned climax features Lorre’s trial by the kingpins of Berlin’s criminal underworld. One of the all-time cinema greats. Directed by Fritz Lang.

STARRING: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Theodor Loos, Otto Wernicke

My Friend Dr Jekyll (1960) Available July 11

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What you’ve got here is a pretty well-made Euro horror comedy. Yes, there are plenty of laughs in this film, but they are blended in with many scary moments, all of which are enhanced by the film’s chillingly gothic B&W photography. The setting is a school for wayward girls. One of the professors who’s a bit beastly in appearance, has discovered a method of transferring his personality into the body of another. His first guinea pig is a handsome young professor, who then sets his sites on the beautiful young girls at the school, including the gorgeous Helene Chanel. An eccentric detective is eventually brought in to get to the bottom of things. Good fun.

STARRING: Ugo Tognazzi, Helene Chanel

Mother Riley Meets The Vampire (1952) Available July 11

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Bela went abroad for this wacky British horror comedy and it was the last time he was seen on screen in his Dracula cape. There’s a bit of an espionage plot, which results in the kidnapping of Mercedes at the film’s beginning. However, the real star of the show here isn’t Lucan as Mother Riley, but Lugosi as a maniac who thinks he’s a vampire and wants to bring the world to it’s knees. He even has a massive robot as his command. Bela brings to his part an intensity that hadn’t been seen since his performances of the early ’30s. Worth it for him alone. This was released in the States years later as My Son the Vampire.

STARRING: Bela Lugosi, Arthur Lucan, Richard Wattis

Netherworld (1992) Available July 11

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From David Schmoeller, the director of Puppet Master and Tourist Trap, comes a long, strange trip into a place beyond imagination and fear, into that dark space between Heaven and Hell. Welcome to…the Netherworld! After inheriting a sprawling estate in the eerie bayous of Louisiana, Corey Thornton’s life is about to change forever. Through instructions left to him at the mansion, Corey learns of his late father’s bizarre plan and last wish to be resurrected and is introduced to a very sensual and sexy woman, Delores, a mistress of black magic who drags the helpless young man into web of forbidden desires and horrifying visions of his dead dad…and things far, far worse! Beautifully shot by Adolfo Bartoli (The Primevals, The Pit And The Pendulum) and co-starring the stunning Ananjette Comer (The Baby, Night Of A Thousand Cats), Netherwold is one of Full Moon’s most bizarre and hallucinatory films, and is presented here for the first time totally uncut and remastered from the original camera negative!

STARRING: Michael Bendetti, Denise Gentile

Savage Vengeance (2023) Available July 11

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Have you ever faced EVIL? TRUE EVIL?? Tara and Meghan have. And now they’re fighting for their LIVES! Deep in the forgotten backwoods, a feral cult of cannibal freaks are waiting. . . . . .to hunt screaming victims. And feast on HUMAN FLESH. Can Tara and Meghan survive? Or will they PRAY FOR DEATH?

STARRING: Helene Udy, Brinke Stevens, Donald Farmer

Robin Redbreast Available July 11

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This made-for-TV chiller has the same kind of feel as Christopher Lee’s The Wicker Man. After parting ways with her long term lover, Cropper takes refuge in a lonely country house. She gets to know the local villagers, who seem friendly at first; yet there seems to be something latently sinister about their intentions. After falling into a relationship with a young gamekeeper, she finds herself spiraling down a pathway toward inescapable horror. Kinescope 35mm.

STARRING: Various

Pathfinders In Space (1960) Available July 11

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This is a seven-part mini-series about a trip to the moon and all the dangers involved. It’s good old fashioned space opera, even if the special effects are a bit crude. It starts with four scientists taking off for the moon. A second rocket, an auto-piloted supply ship, is to follow. However, when the auto pilot goes awry on the supply ship, it must be manually flown or the explorers will die in space. This sends another scientist and three juvenile space veterans blasting off into the void.

STARRING: Peter Williams, Harold Goldblatt, Gerald Flood

Scream 6 (2023) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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The four survivors from the most recent Woodsboro Ghostface killings have moved to New York City for a fresh start. Just as they begin to feel a sense of normalcy, they receive that infamous call. Ghostface is more brutal and relentless than ever and will stop at nothing to hunt them down.

Go inside the terrifying sequel to the requel of everyone’s favorite scary movie, with six making-of featurettes for over an hour of heart-pounding killer content.

STARRING: Melissa Barrera, Jack Champion, Henry Czerny

Screaming Skull (1958) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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Another great ’50’s B horror film from AIP about a woman who is terrorized by the vision of her husband’s dead first wife’s skull. Weber is wonderful as the new bride who suddenly seems to doubt her own sanity as she comes to live in a haunted house. Is it really haunted or is there something more nefarious afoot? Then again, just maybe… Some great moments of true fright. Be ready for the highly shocking, supernatural ending. A great B-drive-in movie with a tremendous music score!

STARRING: John Hudson

Scream 6-Movie Collection Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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Scream

Scream 2

Scream 3

Scream 4

Scream (2022)

Scream VI

STARRING: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette

Spells Available July 11

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With every batch of new releases there’s always a film or two that we absolutely rave about. Spells is one of those films. The IMDB description fits it perfectly, listing it as a horror-crime-drama. Spells is full of latent and overt horror elements, featuring a black devil horse that terrorizes mountain villagers, seemingly seeking revenge for it’s murdered owner. Watch for the gnarled, frozen hand of the victim protruding through the snow. There’s also Lucien Coedel as the dark arts wizard who dabbles in magic spells, animal sacrifices, voodoo, and murder. Coedel is brilliant as he uses his dark powers to possess the woman he loves. Faure is amazingly appealing and almost angelic in her beauty as his intended victim. The climactic confrontation scene between her and Coedel is outstanding. Robinson and Pigaut are wonderful as the star-crossed lovers whose engagement is doomed by jealously and wavering hearts. But watch for Fernand Ledoux, who almost steals the show as Faure’s bewitched, crazy father. The acting in this film is superb, with many great moments, all of which are augmented by a top-of-the-line music score and a brilliant script. As if all this isn’t enough, the B&W cinematography is to die for. The setting, a snow-covered mountain village, is photographed in a way that leaves the viewer feeling as though they’ve visited a dreamlike, otherworldly place. We can’t recommend this film enough. Wow. Subtitled in English.

STARRING: Madeleine Robinson, Fernand Ledoux

The Beast From The Beginning Of Time (1965) Available July 11

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These are the kind of films we love low, low budget affairs filled with schlocky acting, inane dialogue, pitiful special effects, yet are unexplainably enjoyable. A couple of overzealous archaeologists dig up the preserved corpse of a prehistoric man, which as the film’s title implies returns to life (via an electrical storm) and unleashes havoc on the locals. Lots of cheesy scientific mumbo jumbo follows in this lovable drive-in schlocker. From 16mm.

STARRING: Ralph Seeley, Dick Welsbacher, Marc Clark

The Amphibian Man (1961) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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Coastal villages live in dread of a mysterious ocean creature known as the sea devil. There’s much mystery as to who or what the creature really is. It turns out that he’s a product of man and not of nature. Some great twists and turns in this film with lots of underwater fantasy and sci-fi. Interesting English-dubbed Soviet sci-fi with some beautiful visuals. The Amphibian man is presented in the European 1.66 widescreen format for the first time. Beautiful color, from 35mm.

STARRING: Vladimir Korenev, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Mikhail Kozakov

Spoonful of Sugar (2022) Available July 11

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A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.

STARRING: Margan Saylor, Kat Foster, Myko Olivier

The Black Demon (2023) Available July 11

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Josh Lucas (Ford v Ferrari, Yellowstone) stars in this edge-of-your-seat action thriller from the director of Rambo: Last Blood. Oilman Paul Sturges’ (Lucas) idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.

STARRING: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Héctor Jiménez

The Crying Woman (1933) Available July 11

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A man drops dead on a lonely midnight street after hearing the wail of a ghost woman. In a nearby mansion, tales are told of ancient curses that will bring death upon the family’s young son. There is a black-hooded figure lurking about secret passageways, seemingly waiting to strike. Soon the grandfather is found in the study, murdered, the sound of the wailing ghost reverberates through the house. Before long the black-hooded killer has snatched the son and fled to a sacrificial chamber in the dank torture dungeon beneath the mansion. Will he be saved in time? The Crying Woman was the first sound Mexican horror film and it’s filled with many ominous black and white images. Subtitled in English. From 16mm.

STARRING: Carlos Orellana

The Carpet Of Horror (1962) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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Small poison gas balls mean certain death in this well-made, stylish Krimi Euro-thriller. These pellets of death are used by a mad genius to gain revenge against his adversaries. Although not officially an Edgar Wallace film, Carpet of Horror looks every bit the part with Wallace regulars Berger and Dor playing the same kind of roles they played over at Rialto Films-home of the German Edgar Wallace films. Distributed by the same distributor as Rialto, Constantin Films. Also similar in flavor to the Dr. Mabuse films of the same period. The film was directed by Harald Reinl, another Rialto-Wallace regular. Dor is her usual stunningly beautiful self as she portrays the niece of one of the killer’s victims. Great opening sequence as the killer strikes his first victim; watch for the cool scene with an exploding sports car.

STARRING: Karin Dor, Fernando Sancho

The Burning (1981) (Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) Available July 11

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GATHER AROUND THE CAMPFIRE TO DIE!

A group of summer camp pranksters get the scare of their lives when they target the camp’s creepy caretaker…and he takes bloody revenge! “Gruesome” (The Hollywood Reporter) and “stomach-churning” (Boxoffice), this terrifying tale is “a brilliant slasher flick [and] gory as hell” (slasherpool.com)!

After a cruel joke goes awry, severely burning him and subjecting him to five years of intensive, unsuccessful skin graft treatments, Cropsy (Lou David) is back at camp…and ready to wreak havoc on those who scarred him! With his hedge clippers in hand, he terrorizes the camp and systematically mutilates each victim. Can a few courageous campers save themselves and destroy this demented madman before he kills them all?

STARRING: Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, Lou David

The Gates (2023) Available July 11

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In 1890s London, death-row inmate William Colcott, places a curse on the prison and its inhabitants before his exectution. Two paranormal investigators must stop William’s spirit from escaping the prison and unleashing the gates of hell on London.

STARRING: Johnathan Rhys-Davies, Richard Brake, Michael Yare

The Hyperboloid Of Engineer Garin (1965) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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This is an amazing mad scientist film laced with espionage and intrigue. Garin is a mad inventor who has created (with stolen plans) an apparatus called the Hyperboloid. It is a death ray of unparalleled destructive power. He is bound and determined to hold supreme power over Earth and commits atrocity after atrocity, with little regard for the consequences of his actions or the effect they might have on mankind. He is of course bewitched by a beautiful woman, who helps speed him along on his course to self-destruction. The scenes of death ray carnage are astonishing. Watch as Garin blows a war fleet of battleships out of the water. Wow. The film features beautiful black and white cinematography the use of light and shadow is excellent! The many rogue-ish characters are masterfully portrayed by an assortment of soviet thespians. But what really helps this film is it’s off-beat music score, which has, in certain moments, a bit of a tongue-in-cheek quality to it. The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin is a film you don’t want to miss.

STARRING: Evgeniy Evstigneev, Vsevolod Safonov, Mikhail Astangov

The House With Laughing Windows (1976) Available July 11

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An art restorer comes to a small village to restore a fresco painted by a degenerate artist. After meeting the hunchback mayor, he begins to sense something creepy about the people of the village as though they are hiding something. He soon visits the old house where the artist lived and finds strange-looking mouths painted on the windows. Soon his feelings of mystery turn to feelings of horror. An exceptional Euro-horror film. With English subtitles.

STARRING: Lino Capolicchio, Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina

The Ghoul (1933) Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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This is the one of the true horror masterpieces of British cinema of the 1930s. Karloff has great fun as a dead Egyptologist who returns from the grave to seek vengeance on those who defiled his tomb. Much of the action takes place in a spooky mansion during a night with a full moon. The moment when Thesiger see Karloff open the door of his tomb and step into the moonlight is unforgettable. This film also boasts one of the finest music scores of any horror film from the 1930s. The scene where Karloff engraves ancient symbols onto his chest with a knife is a stunner! A must.

STARRING: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson, Anthony Bushell

The Litch (2018) 5 Year Anniversary! Available July 11

July 10, 2023 4 Evil Eyes

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It’s the 5 year anniversary! An undead zombie wizard known as The Litch is hell-bent on devouring his victims and possessing the weak when his sacred crystal is stolen by a small-time crook and his crew of big-breasted witches. The Litch uses it’s power to transform into slimy mutant creatures, spilling gallons of blood from his victims on his quest to retrieve the crystal in order to rule the four worlds. Vinnie Crowley had no idea he had awoken The Litch from it’s crypt when he robbed a jewelry store and snatched the crystal. The lovable losers jaded past literally comes back to haunt him when The Litch turns Vinnies friends and family into monster slaves as The Litch fights to steal back what was rightfully his. This action-packed horror comedy will keep you on the edge of your seat as The Litch raises the dead and assembles an army of zombies to try to destroy Vinnie and retrieve the crystal. He’s not a demon, he’s not a witch, so run for your life, here comes The Litch!

STARRING: James Balsamo, Dave Stein, Tom Sizemore

The Man Who Lived Again (1936) Available July 11

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Karloff does in this role, what Lugosi did in his role as Dr. Vollin in THE RAVEN. He let’s it all hang out as he plays the mad Dr. Laurience, who invents a fantastic device that transfers personalities from one body to another. Don’t confuse this title with some of Karloff’s later Columbia mad doctor pictures. This one was produced by British Gaumont and easily stands on it’s own merits. Great lab scenes and a terrific climax. One of the classic horror films of the 1930’s. Never seen it? You’re missing one helluva movie.

STARRING: Boris Karloff, John Loder, Donald Calthrop, Lyn Harding

The Machine Stops (1966) Available July 11

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The setting is in the distant future. All the physical needs of mankind are provided for by an all-present Machine, which controls men’s lives through a vast series of tunnels inside the Earth. Man’s every need is provided; he has gained the ultimate Utopia. But what if one day the machine stopped? This remarkable short made-for-TV feature explores the shock that would fall upon the spoiled descendants of humankind, and the horrifying possibility of having to return to Earth’s surface. Fine acting with a great script to boot. From 35mm Kinescope.

STARRING: Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Gothard, Nike Arrighi