Paranoiac (1963)

Paranoiac (1963)

[6] In this psychological thriller from Hammer Films, members of the Ashby estate await their inheritance as a mysterious figure (Alexander Davion) shows up on their doorstep. He claims to be the youngest son, who left a suicide note eight years…
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

[7] In Hammer Film's loose adaptation of Gaston Leroux's story, a disfigured composer (Herbert Lom) dwells within the bowels of a London opera house, where a lecherous impostor (Michael Gough) has stolen his life's work and is cashing in on…
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

[6] In Hammer Films' very loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, Paul Massie plays Dr. Jekyll, a scientist who ingests a potion that leads to a recurring change of personality. His new alter ego, Mr. Hyde, is a…
Night Creatures (1962)

Night Creatures (1962)

[7] In this Hammer production set in 18th century England, the British Navy is sent to a coastal town where residents are suspected of smuggling alcohol. When the navy arrives, they are side-tracked by assertions of ghostly 'marsh phantoms' that…
Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inherit the Wind (1960)

[9] Conscientious director Stanley Kramer (Judgment at Nuremberg, The Defiant Ones) tackles America's clashing beliefs in evolution and creationism in Inherit the Wind, a stage play adaptation inspired by the 1925 Scopes 'Monkey Trial'. Names and locations are changed and…
Corruption (1968)

Corruption (1968)

[2] Peter Cushing stars as a doctor who murders people so he can harvest their pituitary glands to (somehow?) restore his fiancée's badly burned face. At first, guilt drives his character because he's partially to blame for the accident that…
These Are the Damned (1962)

These Are the Damned (1962)

[6] Here's a weird offering from Britain's Hammer Films that's so surprising and bewildering, you might overlook its shortcomings. In England, an American tourist (Macdonald Carey) is picked up by a young woman (Shirley Anne Field) who lures him into…
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

[6] In this thriller from Britain's Hammer Films, a woman is held against her will by her late fiancée's mother, a creepy religious zealot who aims to purify her soul to ensure her son's spirit gets into Heaven. Tallulah Bankhead…
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)

[6] Geraldine Page (Oscar-winner for The Trip to Bountiful) chews the scenery in a delightfully villainous performance in What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?, one of the 'hag horror' movies that popped up in the wake of 1962's What Ever…
The Old Dark House (1963)

The Old Dark House (1963)

[3] Hammer Films teams with gimmicky American horror director William Castle (The House on Haunted Hill, I Saw What You Did) for a film atypically goofy for either party. Tom Poston (Newhart, Mork & Mindy) stars as a car salesman…