TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
A brief appearance by Peter Cushing in one of the segments was probably
the highlight.
TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
A brief appearance by Peter Cushing in one of the segments was probably
the highlight.
Having recently watched a couple of very mediocre modern horror
anthologies (STRANGE TALES FROM APPALACHIA and DARK, DEADLY & DREADFUL),
I thought I would see if there were any older ones I hadn't yet seen.
With the help of IMDB and Google, I found five to watch, but I'm sure
most here will have seen them all years ago:
DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)
Unsurprisingly, a very tame movie with not a lot of horror. However, one creepy scene with a ventriloquist doll was very effective.
TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
A brief appearance by Peter Cushing in one of the segments was probably
the highlight.
As an aside, I’ve always thought the Amicus cycle ended on a high with the final segment in THE MONSTER CLUB. The ghoul story is my all-time favourite portmanteau story.
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968)
The stories featuring Jane Fonda and Brigitte Bardot were marginally more entertaining than the final one featuring Terence Stamp which was so pretentious it was a chore to sit through. It all looked fantastic though.
NIGHTMARES (1983)
Typical 80's TV-quality fare. Highlight was Emilio Estevez taking on a
crazed arcade machine whilst listening to BLACK FLAG and FEAR on his
walkman.
TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION (1984)
A bargain-basement "Tales From The Crypt" presented by a clunky
"Cryptkeeper" rip-off who is assisted between stories by puppet vulture versions of Laurel & Hardy and The Three Stooges. The final segment was
quite dark in places and must have been the for inspiration for THE VISIT.
Having recently watched a couple of very mediocre modern horror
anthologies (STRANGE TALES FROM APPALACHIA and DARK, DEADLY & DREADFUL),
I thought I would see if there were any older ones I hadn't yet seen.
With the help of IMDB and Google, I found five to watch, but I'm sure
most here will have seen them all years ago:
DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)
Unsurprisingly, a very tame movie with not a lot of horror. However, one creepy scene with a ventriloquist doll was very effective.
TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
A brief appearance by Peter Cushing in one of the segments was probably
the highlight.
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968)
The stories featuring Jane Fonda and Brigitte Bardot were marginally more entertaining than the final one featuring Terence Stamp which was so pretentious it was a chore to sit through. It all looked fantastic though.
NIGHTMARES (1983)
Typical 80's TV-quality fare. Highlight was Emilio Estevez taking on a
crazed arcade machine whilst listening to BLACK FLAG and FEAR on his
walkman.
TALES OF THE THIRD DIMENSION (1984)
A bargain-basement "Tales From The Crypt" presented by a clunky
"Cryptkeeper" rip-off who is assisted between stories by puppet vulture versions of Laurel & Hardy and The Three Stooges. The final segment was
quite dark in places and must have been the for inspiration for THE VISIT.
what's not to like?As an aside, I’ve always thought the Amicus cycle ended on a high with the >> final segment in THE MONSTER CLUB. The ghoul story is my all-time favourite >> portmanteau story.I've always been fond of the 'Rest In Pieces' segment from ASYLUM myself. Dismembered limbs wrapped in butchers paper squirming along the ground,
I'm especially partial to The Neat Job from Vault Of Horror. A place for everything, and everything in its place.
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