Review, buy Horror & Suspense: Invisible Ghost [1941], The Lost World [1925], Star Trek : Episodes 29-30 - Operation Annihilate / Catspaw [1967], Night of the Ghouls [1959], Carnival Of Souls [1962], Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956], The Phantom Of The Opera [1925], Star Trek : Episodes 71-72 - Whom Gods Destroy / The Mark Of Gideon [1969], Teenage Monster [1957], Star Trek : Episodes 73-74 - The Lights Of Zetar / The Cloud Minders [1969], The Mummy [1932], Star Trek : Episodes 65-66 - For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky / Day Of The Dove [1968], House Of Wax - Special Collector's Pack [1953], Bride of the Monster [1953], Star Trek : Episodes 51-52 - Return To Tomorrow / Patterns Of Force [1968], The Body Snatcher [1945], The Playgirls And The Vampire [1960], Star Trek : Episodes 69-70 - That Which Survives / Let That Be Your Last Battlefield [1968], Beyond Belief! - Berserk - Hosted By Tom Baker [1967], Cat Women Of The Moon [1953]

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Review Digital Video Distribution / Invisible Ghost [1941]

Invisible Ghost [1941] (Digital Video Distribution)

Actors & Directors

John McGuire
Polly Ann Young
Clarence Muse
Terry Walker
Joseph H. Lewis
Bela Lugosi

Release date: 1996-07-08
Run time: 65 min.
Price: £5.99

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Review Vision Replays / The Lost World [1925]

The Lost World [1925] (Vision Replays)

Actors & Directors

Harry O. Hoyt|Wallace Beery|Lewis Stone|Lloyd Hughes

Run time: 60 min.
Price: £12.99

Review The Lost World [1925] / Vision Replays:

The granddaddy of giant monster movies, The Lost World was one of the most expensive movies ever made in 1925, costing more than a million dollars, and has remained one of the most influential. Every larger-than-life creature feature since-from King Kong to Godzilla and Jurassic Park-owes a debt to this original adventure fantasy based on Arthur Conan Doyle's novel. It's the story of a maverick scientist (Wallace Beery under a bushy beard) who finds a land that time forgot on a plateau deep within the South American jungles and comes back to London with a captured brontosaurus to prove it. His expedition includes Bessie Love, the daughter of an explorer who disappeared on the previous expedition, and big game hunter Lewis Stone. The ostensible stars of the picture are all upstaged by Willis O'Brien's dinosaurs, simple models brought to life with primitive stop-motion animation (the technique was soon to be perfected by O'Brien for King Kong). Hardly realistic by any measure, these pioneering special effects are still a sight to behold, especially the lumbering brontosaurus which receives the most care from O'Brien, both foraging in his jungle and rampaging through the streets of London. With the coming of talkies, The Lost World became obsolete: all known American prints were destroyed in favour of a sound remake (which became King Kong) and the film only survived in a severely truncated form (even the original negative was lost). For this release David Shepard meticulously "rebuilt" the film using material from eight different surviving prints from all over the world, cleaning and restoring along the way. The result is 50% longer than previously extant prints, still not complete but closer than any version since its 1925 debut. The difference is not merely in restored scenes but in a rediscovered sense of grace in scenes filled out to their original detail and pace. [+]

The film moves and breathes once again like a silent film. On the DVD: From the attractive solid slipcase to the wonderful "period" menu interface, this is a delightful DVD package. The film itself looks surprisingly good-a real tribute to the restoration team's efforts-with careful tinting in the style of the period (blues for evening, reds for dawn etc. ). The disc features the choice of either an original score by The Alloy Orchestra or a classical orchestral score compiled and conducted by Robert Israel (both enjoyable and effective), 13 minutes of O'Brien's animation outtakes (including a couple of isolated frames that capture O'Brien manipulating his models) and a well-meaning but basic commentary by Arthur Conan Doyle historian Roy Pilot. There's also a text biography of Conan Doyle and a display of original postcards, posters and other promotional items. -Sean Axmaker, Amazon. com.

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Episodes 29-30 - Operation Annihilate / Catspaw [1967]

Star Trek : Episodes 29-30 - Operation Annihilate / Catspaw [1967] (Paramount Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

John Stanton
Gus Mercurio
Ken James
Rowena Wallace
David Zweck
Michael Ludbrook
Peter Sumner
John Gauci

Run time: 98 min.
Price: £10.99

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Review ITV DVD / Night of the Ghouls [1959]

Night of the Ghouls [1959] (ITV DVD)

Actors & Directors

Tor Johnson
Paul Marco
Edward D. Wood Jr.

Release date: 1995-06-19
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: ~~£9.99~~
Price: £9.99

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Carnival Of Souls [1962] (Scream Time Video)

Actors & Directors

Frances Feist
Herk Harvey
Sidney Berger
Candace Hilligoss

Run time: 75 min.
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £7.99

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Review 4 Front Video / Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956]

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956] (4 Front Video)

Actors & Directors

Kevin McCarthy
Larry Gates
King Donovan
Dana Wynter
Carolyn Jones
Don Siegel

Release date: 1997-06-16
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £19.99

Review Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1956] / 4 Front Video:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is considered one of the best science fiction films of the 1950s and 1960s. The classic paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as a criticism of the McCarthy era, which was characterised by anti-Communist witch-hunts and fear of the dreaded blacklist. Some hailed it as an attack on the oppressive power of government as Big Brother. However viewers interpret it, this original 1956 version of Invaders of the Body Snatchers (based on Jack Finney's serialised novel The Body Snatchers) remains a milestone movie in its genre, directed by Don Siegel with an inventive intensity that continues to pack an entertaining wallop. Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless impostors. But soon the evidence is overwhelming-Santa Mira has been invaded by alien "pods", which are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It's up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Look closely and you'll find future director Sam Peckinpah (an uncredited cowriter of this film) making a cameo appearance as a meter reader! -Jeff Shannon.

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Review Bfi Video / The Phantom Of The Opera [1925]

The Phantom Of The Opera [1925] (Bfi Video)

Actors & Directors

Norman Kerry
Lon Chaney
Rupert Julian
Arthur Edmund Carewe
Mary Philbin

Release date: 1998-09-07
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: ~~£15.99~~
Price: £13.99

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Episodes 71-72 - Whom Gods Destroy / The Mark Of Gideon [1969]

Star Trek : Episodes 71-72 - Whom Gods Destroy / The Mark Of Gideon [1969] (Paramount Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Jud Taylor
Leonard Nimoy
Sharon Acker
Herb Wallerstein
William Shatner
DeForest Kelley
Yvonne Craig

Release date: 1991-02-04
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: ~~£10.99~~
Price: £6.99

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Teenage Monster [1957] (First Class Films)

Actors & Directors

Gil Perkins
Stuart Wade
Chuck Courtney
Jacques R. Marquette
Anne Gwynne
Gloria Castillo

Release date: 1995-04-17
Run time: 64 min.
RRP: ~~£9.99~~
Price: £5.50

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek : Episodes 73-74 - The Lights Of Zetar / The Cloud Minders [1969]

Star Trek : Episodes 73-74 - The Lights Of Zetar / The Cloud Minders [1969] (Paramount Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Jan Shutan
William Shatner
Jud Taylor
DeForest Kelley
Jeff Corey
Leonard Nimoy
Herb Kenwith

Release date: 1991-02-04
Run time: 98 min.
Price: £10.99

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Review Universal Pictures UK / The Mummy [1932]

The Mummy [1932] (Universal Pictures UK)

Actors & Directors

Boris Karloff
David Manners
Arthur Byron
Zita Johann
Edward Van Sloan
Karl Freund

Release date: 2003-05-19
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £2.99

Review The Mummy [1932] / Universal Pictures UK:

You have to hand it to the walking dead. What they lack in speed and agility, they more than make up for in sheer single-minded determination. Im-Ho-Tep is a case in point. He's an ancient Egyptian priest, cursed for his terrible crimes against the gods. A team of British archaeologists digs up his sarcophagus, along with a box inscribed with a warning that opening it will unleash death and destruction. You'll never guess what they do. Once freed, Im-Ho-Tep takes on the appropriately evil alias Ardath Bey and gets to the task of resurrecting his ancient lover-which will, of course, require a living human surrogate. While the premise may sound formulaic, The Mummy in fact turns out to be bracingly weird, relying on atmospheric creepiness rather than on jump-out-and-scare-you effects. Boris Karloff gives a terrific performance as Im-Ho-Tep. He has all the malevolence the film requires, but also manages subtler touches; the expression in his eyes as he is wrapped in preparation for being buried alive is absolutely chilling. [+]

Instead of forcing him to do all the tedious shambling around that so many mummies resort to, the filmmakers have wisely given Im-Ho-Tep/Ardath Bey a nearly living appearance once he's cleaned up and has a few psychic powers to boot, making him a potent adversary. Stock up on ace bandages and prepare for a good spooky evening. -Ali Davis.

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