It! / The Shuttered Room

When his boss is crushed under a bizarre statue that mysteriously survived a devastating fire, assistant museum curator Arthur Pimm (Roddy McDowall) launches his own investigation into its origins. Discovering that the stone sculpture is actually the Golem, a horrific monster from 16th-century Jewish myth, Pimm is able to use the creature to do his evil bidding. "It!" also stars Jill Haworth, Paul Maxwell. AKA: "Anger of the Golem," "Curse of the Golem." And, a creepy adaptation of the short story by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth, "The Shuttered Room" focuses on a couple who inherits an ancestral New England estate only to be tormented by the terrible secret that dwells behind a locked door that must never be opened, if the spooked locals are to be believed. Gig Young, Carol Lynley, and Oliver Reed star. AKA: "Blood Island." 3 1/4 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French.