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The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)

After escaping a date with the guillotine, Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) sets up a new lab and creates a body from cadaver parts to house the brain of his hunchbacked assistant. Unfortunately, a head injury turns the Baron’s latest "synthetic man" into a murderous monster who cannot control his rage. This creepy, surprisingly compassionate entry in the Hammer series features Francis Matthews, Lionel Jeffries, and Michael Gwynne as the creature. 90 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Snorkel (1958)

Paul Decker (Peter Van Eyck) thought he'd been ingeniously clever in fatally gassing his wife and staging it to look like suicide. His teenage stepdaughter (Mandy Miller), though, has her doubts...and the more she digs, the more he seeks an opening for a repeat performance. Effective Hammer thriller co-stars Betta St. John, Grégoire Aslan, William Franklyn. 74 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Stranglers Of Bombay (1959)

Nineteenth-century military officer Captain Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), while working for the British East India Company, tries to stem the tide of criminality plaguing Bombay, tracing a series of thefts and murders to a cult of evildoers known as the Thuggee. Lewis eventually infiltrates the gang and places his own life at risk. Hammer Films thriller co-stars Jan Holden, Andrew Cruickshank; directed by Terence Fisher. 76 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll (1960)

Hammer Films' pulls the old switcheroo with this loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, featuring the bland Dr. Jekyll (Paul Massie) as a bearded, not-too handsome fellow and Mr. Hyde (also Massie) as a slick, good-looking charmer with a murderous way with the ladies. Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David Kossoff, Francis de Wolff co-star; Terence Fisher directs. 88 min. C/Rtg: NR

Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960)

Traumatized by a car accident he and wife Denise (Diane Cilento) were in a year earlier, Alan Colby (Ronald Lewis) is plagued by disturbing, intensely violent urges. After trying to strangle Denise, Alan agrees to see a psychiatrist (Claude Dauphin). But does the doc have his patient’s best interests at heart, or does he just want Alan out of the way so he can have the lovely Denise all to himself? Unusual Hammer thriller also stars Françoise Rosay, Bernard Braden. 108 min. Rtg: NR

Never Take Candy From A Stranger (1960)

Having just relocated his family from Britain to take a principal’s position in a small Canadian town, an educator (Patrick Allen) is appalled to learn that his 9-year-old daughter had been enticed to dance naked for a respected local elder (Felix Aylmer). The repercussions they meet in pursuing justice fuel this stunning and surprising drama from Hammer. Gwen Watford, Niall MacGinnis, Bill Nagy co-star. 81 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Scream Of Fear (1961)

Spine-tingling tale of suspense and murder, starring Susan Strasberg as Penny Appleby, a wheelchair-bound young woman who travels to her father’s Riviera estate only to be told he’s away on business. However, Penny’s soon afflicted with multiple, inexplicable visions of his corpse. Is she losing her mind, or is there a sinister agenda at work? Effective shocker from Hammer co-stars Ann Todd, Christopher Lee, and Robert Lewis. 81 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Terror Of The Tongs (1961)

No, it’s not a horror film about evil kitchen utensils, it’s a revenge-themed Hammer adventure set in 1910 Hong Kong. British naval officer Captain Jackson Sale (Geoffrey Toone) seeks justice against a murderous, secret Chinese political party--the Red Dragon Tong--he holds responsible for the death of his daughter. Christopher Lee, Yvonne Monlaur, Marne Maitland, Burt Kwouk co-star. 76 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Pirates Of Blood River (1962)

Exiled to a penal colony for adultery, young Huguenot Jonathon Standing (Kerwin Mathews) wanted nothing more than to return home. Unfortunately, Standing’s wish was granted by invading pirate Captain LaRoche (Christopher Lee) and his hordes, who want to be led to the village’s fabulous stores of treasure. Thrilling seafaring saga from Hammer co-stars Glenn Corbett, Marla Landi, and Oliver Reed. 87 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Old Dark House (1963)

In William Castle’s spin on the J.B. Priestley novel, Tom Penderel (Tom Poston), an American car salesman living in England, gets a strange invitation to spend the weekend at the spooky old Femm Estate. When the members of the eccentric Femm family start getting picked off one by one, Tom must find the killer and stop him before he winds up next on the hit list. Robert Morley, Janette Scott co-star in this comic horror tale. 86 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Gorgon (1964)

Following the pronouncement of guilt of the deceased Bruno Heitz for the mysterious murder of his young expectant lover, his professor father (Michael Goodliffe) and brother (Richard Pasco) set out to prove a mythological monster is actually to blame. And that monster--Megaera (Prudence Hyman) the Gorgon, with snakes in her hair and the ability to turn gazers to stone--continues to haunt the residents of a small village in 1910 Germany. Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Barbara Shelley co-star. 83 min. C/Rtg: NR

Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)

Tallulah Bankhead, in her last role, creates an unforgettable image as a demented religious fanatic who welcomes a visit from her deceased son’s former fiancée (Stefanie Powers). In order to insure her son’s eternal peace, she holds the young woman captive in her mansion, thereby keeping her pure and saving her soul. Peter Vaughan, Maurice Kaufmann, and Donald Sutherland co-star in this British thriller based on a novel by Anne Blaisdell. 96 min. C/Rtg: NR