Author Archive: Retro

Strange things have been happening to Valentina, a young and beautiful professional photographer, ever since she made the acquaintance of Baba Yaga, a mysterious older woman who gave her a lift home late one night. For one thing, Valentina has been having weird, kinky nightmares. For another, one of Valentina’s cameras seems to have acquired a deadly curse. And then there was that visit to Baba Yaga’s house, where Valentina discovered bizarre relics, including a dominatrix doll, and a bottomless pit in the living room. Valentina comes to realize that Baba Yaga is a witch who is out to possess her – body and soul.

Once every one hundred years, the moon turns crimson and an unholy terrorist slithers into a California beach community.

Women are being tortured to death with various torture devices in the dungeon of an old castle by a deformed, hooded, holocaust survivor.

Plantation manager kills his elderly employer and marries his beautiful young wife. Unfortunately, one of the owner’s voodoo-practicing employees witnessed the murder, and places a curse on him. Dir. Curt & Robert Siodmak

After an accident a pianist must have new hands grafted on. The hands, donated by a killer, cause the piano player to commit murders. Written by Newt Arnold. Dir. Newt Arnold

First film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. Full of brilliantly eerie, imaginative touches no other vampire film has quite managed to duplicate, highlighted by Schreck’s vampire, probably the ugliest in film history. English titles.

Adaptation of Connell’s “Most Dangerous Game” has a mad scientist luring teenagers to his island, where he hunts and kills them. How often do you get to see Mike Brady (Reed) in a Horror movie?! Written and Produced by Ralph Brooke. Dir. Ralph Brooke

After stealing a necklace from a rich socialite, a master criminal known as “The Bat” escapes to the country where he terrorizes the inhabitants of a spooky mansion. From a novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Dir. Roland West

One of the best versions of the classic Stevenson tale. Barrymore’s acting genious is made evident in his amazing transformations between the two title characters. Dir. John S. Robertson