Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde (1931), starring Fredric March. In 1931, Fredric March actually won his first Oscar for his dual role in this film, playing both the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the murderous Mr. Hyde, he paved the way for decades of chilling creature performances that still scare audiences today.
Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933), starring Lionel Atwill as Ivan Igor, a sculptor disfigured in a fire set by his partner, who later uses corpses to create wax figures in his new museum. The film is famous for its early two-color Technicolor process. Very creepy film.
The Mystery Of The Wax Museum was remade a few times, my favorite remake of the film is "House Of Wax" (1953), starring the legendary horror film superstar Vincent Price and legendary actor Charles Bronson. The film could be viewed in 3-D which made it even more cool.
Like I said before, Vincent Price is an absolute legend in the horror film community, he had a creepiness about him, the guy could make the hair on the back of your neck stand up at times. The Pit And The Pendulum (1961) is another personal favorite of mine, it is derived from the Edgar Allen Poe short story.
The Oblong Box (1969), another Edgar Allen Poe short story. In this film, Vincent Price plays Julian Markham, a man who keeps his disfigured, mad brother, Sir Edward Markham (played by Alister Williamson), imprisoned in the attic of their English manor.
The Fly (1958). This is a classic about a scientist named Andre Delambre that is transformed into a human-fly hybrid when a common housefly enters his matter-transportation device during a self-test.
Theatre Of Blood (1973). This film is a masterpiece. Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is incensed that his last season of performances in Shakespearean plays did not win him a prestigious acting award from critics. After an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, Lionheart is rescued by a group of drug-addicted bums. He then sets out to murder all of his critics, each with a different style of death taken from a Shakespeare play. When Lionheart faces head critic Peregrine Devlin (Ian Hendry), he offers Devlin a second chance to bestow the award. Great atmosphere in this film, I've always loved the theatre atmosphere.
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964). This is another Edgar Allen Poe short story originally published in 1842. Eerie film, about a prince that tries to escape a bubonic plague called "Red Death", obviously based on the real-life "Black Death" plague that struck Europe in the middle ages.
The Tingler (1959). Something really cool about this film, when it was originally released in theaters, this film was able to be viewed with a perceptor in some of the theater seats that vibrated or "tingled" at certain times during the film. Let me explain, the film tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a "tingler", which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host "tingle" when the host is frightened. In line with other Castle horror films, including Macabre (1958) and House on Haunted Hill (1959), Castle used gimmicks to sell the film. The Tingler remains most well known for a gimmick called "Percepto!", a vibrating device, in some of the theater chairs, which the onscreen action activated. This is an original poster for the film which shows a theater seat and asks "Do you have the guts to sit in this chair?" Really cool stuff, wish I had a time machine to go back and experience it.
Nosferatu (1922), starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok. I have to say, everything about this film is creepy as f@$#. The silent film Nosferatu premiered on March 4, 1922 in the spectacular Marbel Hall of the Berlin Zoological Garden. The event was planned as an elaborate society evening called Das Fest des Nosferatu (The Festival of Nosferatu), and guests were asked to arrive dressed in Biedermeier costume to coordinate with the film’s 1838 historical setting. As the first feature-length vampire movie, Nosferatu, loosely adapted from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, is notorious for its legal troubles. Prana Film, the production company formed to make the film, did not get copyright permission from the Stoker estate. Albin Grau, the artist, occultist, and co-founder of Prana-Film, designed the iconic posters and promotional material for Nosferatu. Grau served as the film’s art director, set designer, and costume designer, defining its dark, surrealist, and German expressionist aesthetic. These next few posters for the film are just plain eerie, with the black rats.
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Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde (1931), starring Fredric March. In 1931, Fredric March actually won his first Oscar for his dual role in this film, playing both the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the murderous Mr. Hyde, he paved the way for decades of chilling creature performances that still scare audiences today.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941), starring Spencer Tracy.
Mystery Of The Wax Museum (1933), starring Lionel Atwill as Ivan Igor, a sculptor disfigured in a fire set by his partner, who later uses corpses to create wax figures in his new museum. The film is famous for its early two-color Technicolor process. Very creepy film.
The Mystery Of The Wax Museum was remade a few times, my favorite remake of the film is "House Of Wax" (1953), starring the legendary horror film superstar Vincent Price and legendary actor Charles Bronson. The film could be viewed in 3-D which made it even more cool.
Wow, what a poster.
Like I said before, Vincent Price is an absolute legend in the horror film community, he had a creepiness about him, the guy could make the hair on the back of your neck stand up at times. The Pit And The Pendulum (1961) is another personal favorite of mine, it is derived from the Edgar Allen Poe short story.
House On Haunted Hill (1959) is another great Vincent Price film.
The Oblong Box (1969), another Edgar Allen Poe short story. In this film, Vincent Price plays Julian Markham, a man who keeps his disfigured, mad brother, Sir Edward Markham (played by Alister Williamson), imprisoned in the attic of their English manor.
The Raven (1963), yet another Edgar Allen Poe short story. This film featured a young Jack Nicholson and an older Boris Karloff.
The Fly (1958). This is a classic about a scientist named Andre Delambre that is transformed into a human-fly hybrid when a common housefly enters his matter-transportation device during a self-test.
This is a cool neon green alternate poster for "The Fly."
Theatre Of Blood (1973). This film is a masterpiece. Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is incensed that his last season of performances in Shakespearean plays did not win him a prestigious acting award from critics. After an unsuccessful attempt at suicide, Lionheart is rescued by a group of drug-addicted bums. He then sets out to murder all of his critics, each with a different style of death taken from a Shakespeare play. When Lionheart faces head critic Peregrine Devlin (Ian Hendry), he offers Devlin a second chance to bestow the award. Great atmosphere in this film, I've always loved the theatre atmosphere.
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964). This is another Edgar Allen Poe short story originally published in 1842. Eerie film, about a prince that tries to escape a bubonic plague called "Red Death", obviously based on the real-life "Black Death" plague that struck Europe in the middle ages.
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The Tingler (1959). Something really cool about this film, when it was originally released in theaters, this film was able to be viewed with a perceptor in some of the theater seats that vibrated or "tingled" at certain times during the film. Let me explain, the film tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a "tingler", which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host "tingle" when the host is frightened. In line with other Castle horror films, including Macabre (1958) and House on Haunted Hill (1959), Castle used gimmicks to sell the film. The Tingler remains most well known for a gimmick called "Percepto!", a vibrating device, in some of the theater chairs, which the onscreen action activated. This is an original poster for the film which shows a theater seat and asks "Do you have the guts to sit in this chair?" Really cool stuff, wish I had a time machine to go back and experience it.
Nosferatu (1922), starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok. I have to say, everything about this film is creepy as f@$#. The silent film Nosferatu premiered on March 4, 1922 in the spectacular Marbel Hall of the Berlin Zoological Garden. The event was planned as an elaborate society evening called Das Fest des Nosferatu (The Festival of Nosferatu), and guests were asked to arrive dressed in Biedermeier costume to coordinate with the film’s 1838 historical setting. As the first feature-length vampire movie, Nosferatu, loosely adapted from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, is notorious for its legal troubles. Prana Film, the production company formed to make the film, did not get copyright permission from the Stoker estate. Albin Grau, the artist, occultist, and co-founder of Prana-Film, designed the iconic posters and promotional material for Nosferatu. Grau served as the film’s art director, set designer, and costume designer, defining its dark, surrealist, and German expressionist aesthetic. These next few posters for the film are just plain eerie, with the black rats.
A German insert poster and an alternate insert poster for the film.
An Austrian poster.
An original theatrical German poster and an alternate poster.
A 1929 American ad.
Czechoslovakian Film Exhibitors book with Albin Grau artwork.