Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors is a fascinating and fast paced example of portmanteau filmmaking with a deadly twist in the tale…. Dr Terror foretells the future… and five men wish he hadn’t… This was Amicus Productions’ first of 16 horror films made between 1965 and 1977, 7 of which…
Browsing: Freddie Francis
THE CREEPING FLESH *** UK 1973 Dir: Freddie Francis. 92 mins Those days of yore when the evil practices came from ‘Pagan’ continents. The hideous practices of the voodoo, ancient curses, potions, and deadly artifacts. In these times of demonic children and houses, possessed toys, killers that lurk next door…
Powerhouse Films are set to release the Amicus anthology TORTURE GARDEN, on Blu-ray for the very first time in the U.K. this October. From Hammer-rival Amicus Productions comes this horror anthology penned by Robert Bloch (author of PSYCHO) and directed by the great British cinematographer Freddie Francis. Genre legend Peter…
TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS **** U.K. 1973 Dir: Freddie Francis. 87 mins A long-derided, but highly enjoyable, facsimile of the Amicus horror anthology format, directed by the man who made their biggest hits. The framing story apes ASYLUM, as Jack Hawkins arrives at a hi-tech (for 1973) psychiatric facility and…
TALES FROM THE CRYPT ***** UK 1972 Dir: Freddie Francis. 92 Mins There are five stories in this deservedly admired Amicus anthology, and all of them are exceptional cinematic translations of the EC Comics’ tradition of doling out grisly justice to foolish / unpleasant people. The one everyone remembers, however,…