Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)

Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)

The Monsignor of the region visits Dracula’s castle to perform an exorcism so that the frightened villagers will stop avoiding the church. He sees they are upset about a dead maiden hanging from the bell tower. I would be too since she was killed and bitten while Dracula (Christopher Lee) was frozen, but let’s not

The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

At a military base, ten years after a fungal plague kicked off the zombie apocalypse, a group of unusual children are kept in cells, allowed out only when strapped into chairs. Melanie (Sennia Nanua) is one of those children, happy even while abused by her military captors, particularly Sgt. Parks (Paddy Considine). She’s the best

Pacific Rim (2013)

Pacific Rim (2013)

Giant monsters—kaiju—have risen up through a dimensional portal on the ocean’s floor, and caused massive death and destruction. Eventually, humans got the advantage by building giant robots they call jaegers. The robots require two closely aligned pilots whose brains are connected to the machines and to each other. Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) was such a

The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

Unpleasant, alcoholic Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) runs the funeral business he’s taken over from his wife’s father (Boris Karloff). To dig up business, he and his employee, Felix Gillie (Peter Lorre), murder elderly members of the town. When their landlord (Basil Rathbone) comes for a year’s back rent, Trumbull decides he is next. The major

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Nancy Archer (Allison Hayes), a wealthy, mentally unstable alcoholic, sees a “satellite” and a 30 foot giant one night in the desert. Her gold-digging creep of a husband (William Hudson) hopes to use her report as a way to have her put away so he can spend his time with the local tramp (Yvette Vickers),

Gamera vs Zigra (1971) 

Gamera vs Zigra (1971) 

Two children—this time a boy and a girl, who are younger than in previous films—are kidnapped along with their astoundingly stupid fathers by aliens who plan to takeover the world with their earthquake machine and then live in the oceans. The kids outsmart the alien woman and return to Earth. Will Gamera defeat the aliens?

Wolfcop (2014)

Wolfcop (2014)

Lou Carou (Leo Fafard) is a drunken loser deputy in a corrupt town where a “Drink & Shoot” is thought of as a good idea and Liquor Donuts is a thriving business. He is a disappointment to the sheriff (Aidan Devine) and the one good deputy (Amy Matysio), but is on excellent terms with the

Rebirth of Mothra Trilogy (1996-1998)

Rebirth of Mothra Trilogy (1996-1998)

Rebirth of Mothra (1996)  Rebirth of Mothra II (1997)  Rebirth of Mothra III (1998)  Three films in which a pair of fairy sisters, Moll and Lora, work to save humanity with the help of children and the goddess moth, Mothra, while their evil sister attempts to do the opposite using various huge monsters. In Rebirth

Tangled Destinies (1932)

Tangled Destinies (1932)

A small passenger plane makes an emergency landing in the middle of nowhere to avoid a storm. The passengers take refuge in a large, empty house. While romances and minor intrigues occupy some of the passengers, one is murdered. It turns out he was carrying diamonds. The security guard hired to protect the stones wants

The Raven (1935)

The Raven (1935)

Beautiful, young, and beguiling Jean Thatcher (Irene Ware) crashes her car, leading to brain damage. The only one with a chance to save her is Dr. Richard Vollin (Bela Lugosi), a Poe-obsessed retired surgeon. Her father, stuffy Judge Thatcher (Samuel S. Hinds) pushes Vollin until he agrees. The operation is a success, and Vollin falls

The House of Fear (1945)

The House of Fear (1945)

Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are sent to Drearcliff manner, situated on a coastal cliff in ever-misty Scotland. There, two member of the “Good Comrades” club have died after receiving an envelop filled with orange pits. The members all live together in an aged house, looked after by housekeeper Mrs. Monteith,

The Ghost Train (1931/1933/1933/1939/1941)

The Ghost Train (1931/1933/1933/1939/1941)

The Ghost Train (1931)  Trenul fantomă (1933)  Kisértetek vonata (1933)  De Spooktrein (1939)  The Ghost Train (1941)  A Joker pulls the emergency cord to stop the train in order to retrieve his hat that had flown out a window. This causes the train to arrive at the station late, and with no other trains coming