Author Archive: Retro

Frankenstein’s daughter graduates from medical school and returns home to follow in her father’s footsteps.

Innovative, groundbreaking film in which a woman on the verge of mental breakdown confronts the denizens of Skid Row. Mixed with flashbacks of an abusive childhood and kooky narration by Ed McMahon, this a must-see thriller! Dir. John Parker

Musician sells his soul for success.

A young psychiatrist interviews four inmates in a mental asylum to satisfy a requirement for employment. He hears stories about 1) the revenge of a murdered wife, 2) a tailor who makes a suit with some highly unusual qualities, 3) a woman who questions her sanity when it appears that her brother is conspiring against her, and 4) a man who builds tiny toy robots with lifelike human heads.

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A composer reads a book on the occult that relates to the brutal murder of his neighbor. He goes to visit the book’s author and discovers that she has been horribly murdered as well?

Scientist’s life is turned upside down when he is exposed to radiation, and he discovers that sunlight now turns him into a lizard-like creature. Written and Produced by Robert Clarke. Dir. Robert Clarke, Tom Boutross

Man kills his evil Satan-worshipping twin, who returns as a blood-sucking vampire whose murderous antics are blamed on the good twin. Dir. Sam Newfield

The dubious doctor’s grandson is now living in L.A., conducting familiar experiments on the teenage population. Dir. Richard E. Cunha