Author Archive: Retro

Inspired by a real life incident: In 1872 the U.S. ship “Marie Celeste” is found drifting with no one on board. One possible solution is presented here: The crew & passengers are being killed off one by one by a psycho. Early thriller from The Studio That Dripped Blood, Hammer Films, features Lugosi’s only appearance in a Hammer movie! Written by Denison Clift. Dir. Denison Clift

An American journalist in Prague searches for his girlfriend who has suddenly disappeared.

Early Roger Corman classic about a call girl that channels back to a previous existence, a witch in the middle ages.

Wealthy man coaxes a young couple to get married on his Haitian plantation hoping to convince the pretty bride to marry him instead. When this fails, he enlists the help of Lugosi, a mill owner who specializes in mind-control. One of the greatest horrors ever. Produced by Edward Halperin. Dir. Victor Halperin

A nightclub singer has nightmares about being involved in adultery and murder, only to wake up and find that they may not be nightmares.

A young officer in Napoleon’s army pursues a mysterious woman to the castle of an elderly Baron.

Madman Lugosi trains a swarm of blood-thirty bats to do his evil bidding. They attack whenever they smell perfume!

A small-town’s peace is shattered by a series of murders.