Richard Gordon

This fascinating documentary tells the story of the talented people behind and in front of the cameras at the Hammer Film Studios. Their prodigious output made household names of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, arguably the greatest fright duo since Lugosi and Karloff. Filled with shocking clips, terrifying trailers, and fascinating interviews with cast and crew culled from twenty years of the FANEX Film Convention archives, this film is a horror fan's delight!

Half-hour profiles of ten of the screen's masters of classic terror and suspense, based on the book THE FEARMAKERS (St. Martin's Press, 1994) by John McCarty.

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula uncovers the life and career of legendary actor Bela Lugosi, examining his early life in Hungary and Germany through his Hollywood successes and eventual decline. The film features a vast array of never-before-seen footage of the actor, ranging from remains of his 1918 film Struggle for Life to behind-the-scenes home movies on the set of RKO Studios. Lugosi is peppered with dozens of rare films clips and photographs, with the story itself coming to life thanks to the vast array of on-camera interviewees.

Небольшая группа космических археологов обнаружила на одной из планет катакомбы давно ушедшей цивилизации, которые решено было самым тщательным образом исследовать. Сначала ученые находят странные кристаллы, сводящие с ума одного из исследователей, а во время второй вылазки на группу нападает инопланетянин, убивающий мужчину, и насилующий женщину. Несчастная Сэнди, в чреве которой очень быстро растет инопланетный плод, постепенно сходит с ума и начинает убивать персонал базы, питаясь их плотью. Оставшиеся в живых стараются утихомирить обезумевшую женщину, но все попытки ее усмирить заканчиваются лишь новыми жертвами, а когда «молодая мама» наконец-то разродилась двойней, то шансов у людей уже не было никаких...

После смерти богатого старика, его родственники собирались для оглашения завещания, однако в нём дед заклеймил их позором и потому придумал для них опасную игру, способную выявить единственного наследника.

Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse Manor to visit her aunt, who married Dr. Storm some years ago. Once they arrive, the pair realise rather quickly that something is wrong, probably because the other guests have had their brains surgically removed, or all the blood pouring from the sink, or possibly just because the creepy midget keeps telling them to brush their teeth.

Following his forced retirement from an appalling rock band, Jason decides to vacation at Brittlehouse Manor, a health farm run by the leather-gloved, ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Storm. Along the way, Jason meets Judy, also on her way to Brittlehouse Manor to visit her aunt, who married Dr. Storm some years ago. Once they arrive, the pair realise rather quickly that something is wrong, probably because the other guests have had their brains surgically removed, or all the blood pouring from the sink, or possibly just because the creepy midget keeps telling them to brush their teeth.

Туманной ночью два рыбака, Хэмп Гарни и его отец Джон, приплывают к острову. Обследуя горное побережье, они находят труп молодого человека. На заброшенном маяке острова они обнаруживают обезглавленное тело женщины. Неожиданно на Джона из укрытия нападает обнаженная девушка и убивает. После чего бросается на Хэмпа, но тот сбивает ее с ног. Он отвозит девушку, которой оказывается Пенелопа Рид, в госпиталь. Обвиняемая в убийстве своих товарищей, Пенелопа ничего не может вспомнить. Ей прописывают курс терапии, чтобы вывести из транса. Постепенно она начинает вспоминать события, происшедшие на острове...

An offbeat anthology film, mix of sex, horror and humor filmed in varied styles.

An offbeat anthology film, mix of sex, horror and humor filmed in varied styles.

A documentary about the work of Buster Keaton.

На побережье небольшого ирландского островка находят тело фермера, полностью лишенное костей. Прибывшая на остров для расследования столь странного случая группа специалистов вскоре обнаруживает и другие такие же трупы и приходит к выводу, что инциденты могут быть связаны с деятельностью некоего доктора Филлипса, одержимого идеей изобрести средство от рака. А вскоре они встречают и самих виновников смертей - химерических монстров, высасывающих костную ткань из живых существ.

Jamaican obi-man hexes student hostel manager, eventually causing the manager's death, before being killed himself by the manager's vengeful spirit.

Matter-transmitter sabotage leaves a British scientist (Bryant Halliday) disfigured and full of amps.

In Africa, a professional hunter kills a male lion which is sacred to a local tribe which also practices voodoo; and when he returns to England, he finds himself deteriorating under the influence of a curse which they have placed on him for his sacrilege.

An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.

An evil hyponotist/ventriloquist plots to gain an heiress' millions.

The German police cannot solve the mystery of the seven murders which have alarmed the local villagers. They call in Inspector Doren of Interpol, and the only clue the Chief Constable can give the detective is the fact that, each time a murder was committed, the electric lights in the whole neighborhood went out. The locals believe that the killings of the young girls are linked to the vague shadows in the caves under the local castle and to the mysterious Curse of the Green Eyes.

A woman is tormented by dreams that she is the reincarnation of a dead countess. Her father, trying to get her to stop the dreams, takes her to a village near the castle of the late countess. In the village she meets a reporter who is investigating reports of the deaths of two young women who it is believed were killed by a creature that lives in the castle.

Sexy nightclub dancers get trapped in a dark, creepy castle for the night.

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station.

An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben and his henchman Resurrection Joe.

An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..

A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler.

An insurance investigator tumbles onto a series of similar deaths, by brain hemorrhage, of patients of a psychiatric clinic in France where therapy involves a device which can implant visual imagery in the minds of patients, ostensibly to help them relax.

The wife of a condemned man tries to save him in England by finding the real killer.

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.

A reporter who needs cash for his son's operation is paid by a smuggler to take a murder rap.

An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.

An American army officer working for British intelligence comes to post-war Berlin to solve a murder. His investigation is compromised when he falls for a nightclub singer, not realising she is an agent of the criminal mastermind he is on the trail of.

Действие фильма происходит в 1941 году. Нацистская Германия еще находилась в зените своих военных успехов, но все меньше людей верили в вечность и непогрешимость национал-социализма. К числу таких сомневающихся принадлежал и генерал Гарри Харрас, знаменитый немецкий ас, герой Первой мировой войны, занявший при Гитлере высокий пост в немецкой авиации. Харрас презирал выскочку ефрейтора, ненавидел созданный им преступный режим, однако служил ему верой и правдой. Но двойственность Харраса делает его позицию крайне уязвимой. Свободомыслие генерала выводит из себя адептов гитлеровского режима. Но и члены антифашистского подполья не доверяют ему, зная его как безотказного пособника национал-социализма. И в конечном итоге обе стороны подписывают Гарри Харрасу смертный приговор. Участившиеся акты саботажа на вверенных ему заводах окончательно компрометируют его в глазах гитлеровского режима. Загнанный в угол преследованиями гестапо, Харрас пытается найти спасение в бегстве.

Orson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside one night when he offers a ride to a man with car trouble. The man relays to Welles a strange tale of an encounter he had once before at the same isolated location.

The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.

The legendary Bela Lugosi as "the Vampire" teams up with Britain's much-loved "Mother Riley" in this hilarious comedy adventure. The Vampire plans to control the world with the help of his robot, which accidentally gets shipped to Mother Riley. Through radar control, he contacts the robot and orders it to come to him, bringing along Mother Riley! But his life is turned upside down when he holds this most meddling of mothers captive.