Author Archive: Retro

Dir. Dario Argento. Jennifer Corvino, the daughter of a famous actor, has had trouble with sleepwalking for some time. Her doctor said that it can develop a split personality. She discovers her alternate personality when she stays at a boarding school that was once the home a Richard Wagner. But someone has been killing the students, and it relates only indirectly to the criminal sanitorium nearby. So it’s up to “the two greatest detectives the world has ever known, or should I say, unknown”

Giorgio is a greedy adulterer who makes a deal with a serial killer to dispose of his wealthy wife, Nora. Unfortunately, a thrill-seeking young couple steal the killer’s car with Nora’s corpse in the trunk, ending up at a run-down seaside villa.

This version of the classic horror tale of dual identities boasts a unique ending that Stevenson probably never dreamed of. Scenerio by J. Charles Haydon. Dir. J. Charles Haydon

A man is haunted by visions of a beautiful woman. When he finally meets her, he winds up involved in a satanic cult.

A mysterious man is sent to the forest to investigate the bizarre behavior of Dr. Tarr, who runs a torture asylum.

Obscure chiller about a masked killer named “The Phantom” who escapes from prison to terrorize the populace. It’s up to an intrepid reporter and the DA’s daughter to get to the bottom of things. Written by Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James). Dir. Alvin J. Nietz

One of Dir. Francis Ford Coppola’s first films, which he also wrote. In this gothic horror story, a crazy Irish family are murdered in various ways in order for someone to collect a large inheritance.

Voodoo lady joins forces with a disgruntled turpentine factory employee to seek revenge on the man that did them wrong. Dir. Marshall Neilan.

TV series hosted by Boris Karloff