Horror Movies
Things that go bump in the night, the monster in the closet, the shadow on the wall and the shape under the bed are all part of our subconcious fears that stem from childhood... the fear of the unknown. Horror films tap into that fear and serve up fright-filled nightmares that keep us screaming for more... For that one man cottage industry of fear and suspense, Stephen King films can be found through the 'Special Interest' link, under 'Based on...' or by using the 'Stephen King' link on any of his adaptations. See also 'Classic Horror'.
The Raven (1963)
6.7/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Jack Nicholson
The wheels of horror churn amid touches of humour in this twisted tale of sorcery most fowl! Inspired by the gothic poem by Edgar Allan Poe and starri... Read more
Tower of London (1962)
6.4/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Joan Freeman, Vincent Price, Robert Brown, Michael Pate
Horror superstar Vincent Price and schlock-master Roger Corman come together on this pseudo-Shakespearean tale, and make it their own! Price plays the... Read more
Carnival of Souls (1962)
7.2/10
Director: Herk Harvey
Starring: Candice Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger
This extremely eerie, little known gem with nightmarish black and white photography, concerns a girl who, after a near-fatal car crash, is haunted by... Read more
Gorgo (1961)
5.7/10
Director: Eugene Lourie
Starring: Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up. Read more
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
6.8/10
Director: Terence Fisher
Starring: Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain, Clifford Evans, Catherine Feller
In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by a beggar. His mother dies giving birth and he is looked after by Don A... Read more
Scream of Fear (1961)
7.4/10
Director: Seth Holt
Starring: Ann Todd, Christopher Lee, Ronald Lewis, Susan Strasberg
Aka 'Taste of Fear'. The wheelchair-ridden Penny Appleby arrives in France to join her father whom she has not seen in ten years. She meets her stepm... Read more
The Premature Burial (1961)
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Hazel Court, Heather Angel, Ray Milland, Richard Ney
Talk about a tortured artist! Oscar-winner Ray Milland is Guy, a medical student and painter whose obsessive fear of being buried alive compels him to... Read more
The Devil's Hand (1961)
4.5/10
Director: William J Hole
Starring: Robert Alda
A suspenseful thriller and one of the earliest films to deal with the subject matter of devil-worship and voodoo. Robert Alda stars as Rick, a mild-ma... Read more
The Innocents (1961)
7.9/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, M...
Possibly the best ghost story ever filmed, this adaptation of Henry James's novel 'The Turn of the Screw', offers spooky apparitions, demented religio... Read more
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
6.2/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele
Another Roger Corman interpretation of the works of Edgar Allan Poe starring Vincent Price. He plays a Spanish nobleman of the 16th century who goes c... Read more