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Horror Anthologies in my collection.
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- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.12 Movie Horror Classics. Pretty neat anthology. 3 stories.
Best:" The Telephone" or "The Wurdalak"
Worst: "The Drop of Water" (but it good, just the weakest of the 3) - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJoan CollinsPeter CushingRalph RichardsonFive strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.Midnight Movies Double Feature. Good anthology. 5 stories.
Best: "Blind Alleys" or "All Through the House"
Worst: "Reflection of Death" (not too bad though). - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsCurd JürgensTerry-ThomasTom BakerAn anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.Midnight Movies Double Feature. Good anthology. 5 stories.
Best: "Bargain in Death"
Worst: :This Trick’ll Kill You" (but it's enjoyable) - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsJack PalanceBurgess MeredithBeverly AdamsAn anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.A single film. Not a bad anthology. 4 stories.
Best: "Enoch" or "The Man Who Collected Poe"
Worst: "Mr. Steinway" (but watchable) - DirectorPeter DuffellStarsJohn BryansJohn BennettDenholm ElliottAn anthology of four horror stories revolving around a mysterious rental house in the U.K.A single film. Neat anthology. 4 stories.
Best: "Method for Murder"
Worst: "The Clock" (but it's super good) - DirectorFreddie FrancisStarsChristopher LeePeter CushingNeil McCallumAboard a British train, mysterious fortune teller Dr. Schreck uses tarot cards to read the futures of five fellow passengers.Single film. 5 stories. Great anthology.
Best: "Disembodied Hand" or "Werewolf"
Worst: "Creeping Vine" (and it's fun) - DirectorKevin ConnorStarsPeter CushingIan BannenIan CarmichaelAn anthology of four short horror stories revolving around a mysterious antique shop owner and his antique pieces, each of which hides a deadly secret.A single film. 4 stories.
Best: "The Door"
Worst: "An Act of Kindness" (but fun to watch) - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsBarbara ParkinsRichard ToddSylvia SymsIn order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.The Amicus Collection. Pretty good horror anthology! 4 stories.
Best: "The Weird Tailor"
Worst: "Frozen Fear" (because I find it funny not scary). - DirectorDenis HérouxStarsPeter CushingRay MillandJoan GreenwoodWilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.A single film. Good horror. 3 tales.
Best: "In LONDON 1912"
Worst: "In HOLLYWOOD 1936" (only because it's funny and not scary). - DirectorJeff BurrStarsVincent PriceClu GulagerTerry KiserIn a small Tennessee town, a historian relates four horror stories to a reporter.Midnight Movies Double Feature. Pretty good anthology. 4 stories.
Best: "Stanley" or "On the Run"
Worst: "Lovecraft's Traveling Amusements" (only because I hated the carnival owner - she's too cruel). - DirectorSidney SalkowStarsVincent PriceSebastian CabotBrett HalseyThree horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the first story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of himself, his fiancee and his best friend. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", Vincent Price plays a demented father inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", the Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and the Pyncheon brother returns to his home to search for a hidden vault.A single film. Good anthology. 3 tales.
Best: "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment " or "The House of the Seven Gables"
Worst: "Rappaccini's Daughter" (it's just the weaker story of the 3 but good). - DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceMaggie PierceLeona GageThree tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death.Vincent Price 5-Films Limited Series Collection. So funny - I love it. 3 stories.
Best: "Morella" or "The Case of M. Valdemar"
Worst: "The Black Cat" - (okay I'm lying, this one is GOOD - just so funny to be horror!) - DirectorRoy Ward BakerStarsVincent PriceJohn CarradineAnthony SteelA writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs.A single film. Pretty fun anthology. 3 stories.
Best: The Vampire or The Ghouls
Worst: The Shadmock (but it's a good segment). - DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsVincent Price"An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe" sees Vincent Price reciting four Edgar Allen Poe stories: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Sphinx, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum.Midnight Movies Double Feature. Much better than I ever expected it to be - outstanding! 4 stories.
I can't pick a "best segment" nor "worst of the bunch". All 4 are excellent. - DirectorAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland CulverGuests invited to a weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.A single film. Good classic horror anthology. 5 stories.
Best: "Ventriloquist's Dummy"
Worst "Christmas Party" (but it's good). - DirectorSharron MillerStarsJohn EricsonIvor FrancisJudith Novgrod"The House of the Dead" is a 1978 horror anthology movie with "The Mortician" introducing each scary tale.50 Chilling Classics. Fun anthology! 4 stories.
Best: "Miss Sibiler"
Worst: "Cantwell" (but it's still fun). - DirectorHerbert L. StrockCurt SiodmakStarsLon Chaney Jr.Karen KadlerMichael HinnSatan enlists the help of a suicide victim in Hell to lure unsuspecting earthly victims to their eternal doom. Contains three somewhat unrelated Twilight Zone-esque stories.Master of Horror Double Feature & Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack. I had fun watching this one. 3 stories.
Best: "Reoccurring Dream"
Worst: Really none. - DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDrew BarrymoreJames WoodsAlan KingA stray cat is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror.4 Film Favorites: Stephen King. A pretty good King anthology. 3 stories.
Best: "The Ledge"
Worst: "Quitters, Inc." (not bad, just not the best) - DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne Barbeau"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.4 Film Favorites: Stephen King. A Fantastic comedy-horror anthology! 5 tales.
Best: "The Crate" or "Something to Tide You Over"
Worst: There isn't one. - DirectorMichael GornickStarsGeorge KennedyLois ChilesDomenick JohnThree macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.4 Horror Classics. Super funny film. As good as the first Creepshow. 3 stories.
Best: "Chief Wooden Head" or "The Hitchhiker"
Worst: Forget that - all are good. - DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsDebbie HarryMatthew LawrenceChristian SlaterTo stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.A single film. Decent anthology. 3 stories.
Best: "Cat from Hell"
Worst: "Lover's Vow" (alright but could be better). - DirectorJoe DanteJohn LandisGeorge MillerStarsDan AykroydAlbert BrooksVic MorrowFour horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.A single film. 4 Tales of Horror - good.
Best: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"
Worst: "Kick the Can" (though it's good) - DirectorJohn CarrPhillip MarshakTom McGowanStarsBarbara WylerJamie ScogginStacey Lyons"Night Train to Terror" is a 1985 horror anthology movie where God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals.Drive-in 50-pack Mill Creek collection. Not grand. 3 stories.
Best: "The Case of Claire Hansen"
Worst: "The Case of Gretta Connors" - DirectorRichard RothsteinStarsBud CortLori PettyMoses GunnA mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary Bates Motel after the death of Norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business.Psycho 4-Pack. Not very good. This is the movie pilot for a TV anthology that never aired.
2 stories - The main story is of Alex, who would have been the show's host, starts up the Bates Motel again. The of the first guest in the revamped motel - it's a ghost story. - CreatorRod SerlingStarsRod SerlingLarry WatsonJoanna PettetRod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.Complete Series. Great show! 43 episodes.
- StarsPaul SparerCatherine BattistoneJohn Marzilli"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
The complete collection. Pretty good series. 89 episodes.