The Unknown"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.
Il fantasmaDavid Fielding, who has recently lost his wife, moves into a new neighborhood under a cloud of suspicion. Many feel that his wife's death in a car crash was no accident. Elizabeth Howard, the governess he hires to look after his children, makes it her mission to find out the truth. When other murders seem to be following David to his new town, Elizabeth investigates with the help of David's son Barnaby.
Il vampiro dell'isolaRecatosi sulla tomba della moglie, in un cimitero su un'isola del mare greco, un generale scopre che la tomba è stata manomessa. Del gruppo del militare fanno parte anche un giornalista americano e l'ambasciatore inglese con la moglie. Nel gruppo scoppia il panico quando sembra che uno di loro sia posseduto da uno spirito vampiresco. Chi sarà?
La follia di BarbablùA Parigi si susseguono i ritrovamenti da parte della polizia dei cadaveri di giovani donne strangolate e gettate nella Senna. Mentre in città regna la paura per questo assassino seriale chiamato Barbablù, Lucille Lutien assiste con alcune sue amiche a uno spettacolo di burattini e ne rimane affascinata, stringendo amicizia con Gaston Morrell, l'autore dello spettacolo, che si rivela anche un abile pittore.
Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsA man of mystery known only as Doctor Terror recounts seven stories from his casebook of personal encounters with evil and the supernatural.
Drums of Fu ManchuFeature version of the 1940 Republic serial, about Fu Manchu's attempt to conquer Asia.
La mano del diavoloUn artista in difficoltà acquista un talismano che gli garantisce amore, fama e ricchezza. Il talismano è una mano sinistra mozzata e funziona perfettamente, anzi, magicamente. Ma ovviamente nulla è gratuito in questo mondo e dopo un anno il diavolo viene a riscuotere il suo debito.
Spettri all'arrembaggioThe East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.
The Fall of the House of UsherCurtis Harrington's student film based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story.
The Spell of Amy NugentA young man's fiancé dies after contracting a terminal illness, and in his efforts to contact her he gets involved with a group of spiritualists.
The Tell-Tale HeartIn this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating heart torments the murderer's mind.
Il treno fantasmaMismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
The Black CatGreedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
The GhoulIn a quiet riverside village, rumors spread that a takian tree is haunted, and that its spirit has begun walking among the living as a beautiful but terrifying apparition. When the ghostly woman appears, everyday routines collapse into paranoia and slapstick panic, with villagers bolting through fields, hiding wherever they can, and turning on each other in their scramble to survive the night. A flickering, fragmentary glimpse of early Thai horror where comedy and dread share the same shadow.
Danse MacabreThe dead and the skeletons, coming out of the ground, indulge in playful dance to the music of Camille Saint-Saëns, and rejoice in the terror that they inspire.
The GhostChing Kwok-yuen, a bird hunter, sees a female ghost harming people and shoots her to scare her away. The female ghost harbors a grudge and waits for a chance to retaliate, but soon the female ghost disguises herself as a woman who sacrifices her husband in front of a grave in order to seduce Kwok-yuen, who falls for the plan and marries the female ghost.
AnarbalaAgya Betal (Syed Jan), the demonic ruler of Maldweep, kidnaps Anarbala (Shanta Kashmiri), the daughter of Maharaja Madan Singh (Abdul Rahim Pahelwan), and keeps her hidden away in a magic city where monsters worship the goddess Narka Kumari while sacrificing devotees of the god Vishnu.
Nessuna copertinaThe Monkey's PawBritish television adaptation of W.W. Jacobs‘ short story from 1939.
The Devil's DaughterSylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.
The Ghost TrainA group of travelers find themselves stranded for the night at a deserted train station, which according to the old stationmaster, has been haunted for the last 20 years.
The Face at the WindowIn 1880, the criminal called The Wolf is responsible for a murderous rampage in France. When the Brisson Bank is robbed in Paris and the employee Michelle is murdered, the wealthy Chevalier Lucio del Gardo is the only chance to save the bank. Chevalier proposes to the owner M. de Brisson to deposit a large amount of gold, but in return he would like to marry his daughter Cecile. However, Cecile is in love with the efficient clerk Lucien Cortier that belongs to the lower classes and refuses the engagement. In order to get rid off the rival, Chevalier uses evidences to incriminate Lucien, manipulating the incompetent Parisian chief of police.
Un fantasma mattacchionePolice officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio – one that a ghost was listening to. The ghost then sings the title song while getting ready for a night of haunting, just as Porky arrives. The ghost invites him in with a woman's voice, then disappears. Porky comes in and gets spooked by some flapping curtains. When he comes back in, the ghost puts a couple of frogs into a pair of shoes and sets them loose; they collect a hatrack and a curtain, forming a sort of black ghost that ultimately scares Porky upstairs, right into the arms of the ghost.
Il fantasma di mezzanotteDieci anni dopo la morte del miliardario Cyrus Norman, in una tetra villa di New Orleans i parenti di questo si riuniscono per la lettura del testamento. L'eredità viene assegnata a Joyce, ma cambierà beneficiario se costei sarà giudicata pazza oppure verrà assassinata entro 24 ore. Le cose si complicano quando viene annunciato che un malato di mente, il Gatto, è appena scappato dal manicomio. La vita di Joyce è in pericolo, ma a proteggerla c'è il pavido Wally Campbell. Prima della fatidica scadenza vengono commessi numerosi e inspiegabili delitti.
L'usurpatoreLa storia ambientata nell'Inghilterra del XV secolo, racconta delle lotte interne per l'ascesa al trono fra Riccardo duca di Gloucester che, aiutato da Mord, riesce ad eliminare ogni altro avversario. A contrastarlo, Enrico Tudor. Dalla lotta tra le due fazioni, scaturirà la battaglia di Bosworth Field.
Nessuna copertinaDoctor XDavid Bradley made this fan film when he was just sixteen. Apparently, he had not seen the original before embarking on the project.
Horror NightAfter a flood, the Sea Charity Association sends Liu Hao Ming to a village to direct the burial of corpses. Hao Ming meets the singer Ruyun and her father there, and advises Ruyun not to sing a beautiful song, but to sing “The Beauty of Yu” instead, which Ruyun obeys to the full applause of the audience, but arouses the displeasure of a butcher, Sa-zuo, and others. When the flood comes again, the village people go to Shanghai to evacuate. Sa-zuo and the others ask Hao-ming for help, and Hao-ming leads them to an empty mansion to spend the night, where they run into Ruyun's father and learn that Ruyun has been separated. A female ghost haunts the house and they all escape from the house. Hao Ming does not see Ruyun's father and goes back to look for him, but he sees that the female ghost is Ruyun.
Nessuna copertinaThe Ghost TrainA group of travellers stranded at a remote railway station are menaced by what appears to be a phantom train.
The Queen of SpadesRussia, 1835. Lieutenant Hermann, a compulsive gambler, is fascinated by an infallible martingale held by Countess Tomski, nicknamed The Queen of Spades. The day Hermann wants to wring the secret from her, the countess dies of fear. Following this tragic scene, Hermann sinks into dementia. Luckily, Lisa, his frail lover, brings him back to life and happiness.
Shadow of ChinatownFeature version of the 1936 serial starring Bela Lugosi. A European importing firm resorts to devious extremes to run its Chinese competition out of business.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetIt is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.
The GolemThe Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
The Student of PraguePrague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town, in amicable rivalry with his friend Dahl for the affections of Lydia, the innkeeper's niece. While the students are celebrating Lydia's birthday, the opera singer Julia Stella arrives at the inn - and Balduin's life begins to unravel. He is immediately infatuated with the glamorous singer - but she is already kept by an admirer, the wealthy and foppish Baron Waldis. How can a poor student hope to compete? The mysterious Dr. Carpis, who also has ties to Julia and is jealous of the Baron, intervenes. But the price will be higher than Balduin can ever imagine. He risks his sanity and his life - perhaps his very soul - haunted by his own reflection.
La nave di SatanaUn giovane ambizioso viene assunto dal proprietario di un baraccone da Luna Park che rappresenta l'inferno dantesco e - passando sopra a ogni sentimento - diventa un boss della fiera. Apre un bordello alloggiato su una nave, ma la nave va in fiamme. Si prodiga a salvare i passeggeri e si ravvede.
Il mistero della camera neraUna maledizione grava su un'antica casata mitteleuropea: fondata da due gemelli, uno dei quali uccise l'altro, si estinguerà con due gemelli di cui uno è destinato a compiere un nuovo fratricidio. Dei due fratelli di cui si tratta, uno è una specie di feroce Barbablù, l'altro invece è buono.
The RavenIl famoso giudice Thatcher si reca dal brillante dottor Vollin per chiedergli di compiere una delicata operazione cerebrale a suo figlia Jean, rimasta vittima in un grave incidente d'auto. Ma il giudice non sa che Vollin è un sadico appassionato dei racconti di Edgar Allan Poe e che quindi potrebbe mettere in serio pericolo la vita stessa di sua figlia. Infatti il dottore, a causa della sua mente malata e contorta, immagina che Jean sia la "Lenore" della poesia di Poe e la rapisce per poi tentare di ucciderla macabramente insieme al suo fidanzato e al povero Thatcher.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSheldon Lewis plays the title role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and his alter-ego Mr. Hyde in this ten-minute short film.
