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A. Susan Svehla

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Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror FilmMonster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film · 2014
Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film
7.52014
MovieDocumentaryHorror
Join foremost experts discussing true Horror Classics - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, Wolfman, King Kong, Bride of Frankenstein, and more. Grab the popcorn and take a deep breath as we conjure up the thrills, chills and magic of Monster Madness!
Fanex Files: Hammer FilmsFanex Files: Hammer Films · 2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
7.02008
MovieDocumentary
This fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the cameras at the Hammer Film Studios. Their prodigious output made household names of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, arguably the greatest fright duo since Lugosi and Karloff. Filled with shocking clips, terrifying trailers, and fascinating interviews with cast and crew culled from twenty years of the FANEX Film Convention archives, this film is a horror fan's delight!
True Fear: The Making of PsychoTrue Fear: The Making of Psycho · 2015
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
2015
MovieDocumentary
Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 black-and-white, low-budget film Psycho gave birth to the modern psychological thriller.
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and TerrorChristopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror · 2012
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
7.52012
MovieDocumentary
This is a new feature length documentary film now available from Midnight Marquee Productions
Terror in the Pharaoh's TombTerror in the Pharaoh's Tomb · 2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
2007
MovieHorror
Our intrepid adventurers Ace Zucco and Mike Flannigan from Terror in the Tropics return for another exciting quest in Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb. Ace Zucco has a new partner, reporter Fay Kendall, who is more than a match for the rowdy photographer. Daily Dispatch editor Mac sends them on assignment accompanying his niece Kate as she tries to find Rick Banning, her fiancée, an archeologist who disappeared while working in Egypt. A letter from Rick directs them to Lord Darby in England. The trail takes them from London to Scotland and finally to Egypt where they discover more than they bargained for as they search for the lost city of Lemuria.
Terror in the TropicsTerror in the Tropics · 2006
Terror in the Tropics
2006
MovieComedyHorror
Terror in the Tropics is a loving tribute to Poverty Row studios of the 1930s and 1940s and stars Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr.. Feisty reporter Roz Darrow and photographer Ace Zucco travel aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise with the lovely Mary Ankers, who has been left an inheritance by a mysterious benefactor.
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-InsMonster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins · 2014
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
6.02014
MovieDocumentary
From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.
Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of DadeliaStellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia · 2016
Stellar Quasar and the Scrolls of Dadelia
2016
MovieScience Fiction
Captain Stellar Quasar and the crew of the Aticus Lem agree to transport a passenger on a mysterious quest into the forbidding Uncharted Quadrant. But the strange UQ is not the only danger the crew will meet. They have to avoid a repo ship, the all-powerful Corporation, the crazed cult leader Zoltan, and the ruthless God Squad, all out to beat the Aticus Lem to the UQ and the Scrolls of Dadelia.

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Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To BlockbustersMonster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters · 2015
Monster Madness: The Counter Culture To Blockbusters
2015
Movie
Part four of a multi-part documentary series with distinguished actors, directors, writers, composers and special effects mavens examining the history of the horror, fantasy and science fiction films from the groundbreaking silent 1920s through the Golden Age of Universal, the Silver Age of Hammer and up through the 1980s and beyond. This DVD begins with the late 60's era Blacula and Splatter films; then moves on to the cinematic evolution of the 70's with The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Planet of the Apes, The Exorcist and the films of the great Stanley Kubrick; and then concludes with the apex of the 80's including Alien, Star Trek, The Howling and more! Collect all four chapters in the Monster Madness series and enjoy never before seen interviews and fun-filled facts about the stars, the producers and the movies that made America want to go to the theater!

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