Horror movie collection dvd, 2018 at the best online prices at ebay. Kate beckinsale, emily blunt, sarah michelle gellar, jennifer love hewitt, olivia munn, ryan phillippe, johnny. Scared to death is total crap, but ridiculous, silly and occasionally amusing crap. Scared to death made in 1979, but not released till 1981 falls into the latter camp despite a title that would lead one to believe it was a title of the stalkandslash variety. Before the film commences, this is placed across the screen prologue. Demonic possession, poltergeists, shadow people, and more. Scary movies assure our brains that the terror is happening there, not. With hollywood churning out films and tv series about the supernatural, talking to the dead, and the occult, our kids need bible truth, not satans clever deceptions. The title on the box art was changed to scared to death. Scared to death is a 1947 thriller gothic film directed by christy cabanne and starring bela lugosi. In the end of the film all could have been saved by a strong, white man but that is not the case, the true heroes, despite some selfdoubt and insecurities, are carried. Scared to death from 1980, despite tmdb listing it as 81 could have very easily fallen into just another lowbudget creature feature but there was one aspect i truly found a bit fascinating, whether intentional or not. Johnny and dixie sat down in the lounge for some coffee man, this coffee seems to taste worse and worse. The lumavision disc is good, no doubt about it, but it could be better, and as belas only color film it deserves the deluxe treatment.
Scared to death stars bela lugosi and george zucco. Scared to death 1980 an excop, now working as a hack novelist, is called out of retirement to help investigate a string of deaths that appear to be the work of a serial killer but soon are revealed to be the. Completed several years before its 1947 release, scared to death is historically important as bela lugosis only color film outside of his brief unbilled appearance in 1931s fifty million. Why 1990s the witches is the scariest childrens horror. Scared to death indie slasher film trailer released.
This one starts out in classic bmovie monster mode with a. Zucco, on the other hand, acts most of the film as if he would rather be someplace else. Trailer kate lavins scared to death horror society. This short, wellproduced movie is perfect to help children and teens learn what the bible says about death, ghosts, and the resurrection. An inspector and copturnednovelist descend into the citys sewer system to destroy the genetically engineered monstrosity thats murdering locals. Learn why getting scared to death might not be a myth. A reasonable 40s sell, complete with sensationalist claims thrown large on the.
Nat pendleton in scared to death 1947 bela lugosi in scared to death 1947 bela lugosi and. Brand new for the time the film was made, scared to death tells the story of how a young woman died by the victim herself from a slab in the morgue. Cop turned novelist ted lonergan john stinson helps his police pal lou david moses to investigate. Scared to death 1947 is a thriller film directed by christy cabanne and starring bela lugosi. If youve been looking for a featurelength film that almost starred rick springfield, this is your lucky day. Most similar movies to scared to death the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Nate pendleton was very good in buck privates, but i dont care for him in scared to death either. From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a blue mask.
When reality is scary enough, these movies are safe nightmares. Scared to death is a 1980 american science fiction horror film directed by william malone and starring john stinson. Scared to death bela lugosi full length thriller movie in. A series of hideous murders is taking place, and inspector capell and copturnednovelist lonergan are investigating. Horror movie collection repackages three smaller collections previously released by the company, for a grand total of 21 filmsill explain the quotes here at length later. An excop, now working as a hack novelist, is called out of retirement to help investigate a string of deaths that appear to be the work of a serial killer but soon are revealed to be the work of the syngenor the synthesized genetic organism.
From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a. Released october 20th, 2008, scared to death stars bela lugosi, douglas v. By the time scared to death 1947 was made, lugosi was a long way down from the glory days of dracula 1931 and just starting his final decade, a period marked by morphine addiction, financial ruin, and personal and professional disappointments. Recommendation engine sorted out scary, suspenseful, serious and cult film films with plots about monster, murder, gore, slasher, mutant, blood. The film also has the distinction of being the final one that worldrenowned puppeteer jim henson, the creator of the muppets, worked on before his death and also the final film that was completed. A mad scientist meets a team of martinandlewis imitators in a jungle and turns one of them into a gorilla. Scared to death 1947 approved 1h 5min thriller 1 february 1947 usa from a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist, a midget and a mysterious figure in a green mask. Other than that, its a dreary story of how a beautiful but treacherous young woman.
Subscribe and listen in the dark to your new weekly nightmare. Bela lugosis only color cinecolor feature film as a star, but in spite of good individual scene direction and a better than expected cast, its much less than we might have hoped it would be. Its enough to leave anyone scared to death 1947 view the tcmdb entry for scared to death 1947. The only bela lugosi film to be made in color, scared to death is a truly bizarre little mystery that tells its story entirely in flashbacks from the point of view of a corpse lamont without any. If they have not already happened, they soon could. Love the film though, and if the bela lugosi presents series is to continue, this one should be done.
The kids went to bed without a problem and johnny and jane sat out on the couch watching tonight show starring johnny carson on nbc. On march 31, 1993 at the north carolina film studios in wilmington nc, there were eight days left before shooting of the film was to be completed. This movie is expected to be completed early this year and will be submitted to screen at film festivals. The events portrayed in the film, although fictional, are based on scientific fact. In a way, the film operates along those lines, but substitutes an actor in an impressive fullbody monster suit for a. Hotheaded novelist and former police detective, ted lonergan is the only man who can stop the monster. Scared to death 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. Genetic engineering is real, and soon we may all have to deal with new values and definitions for life and death. Completed several years before its 1947 release, scared to death is historically important as bela lugosis only color film outside of his brief. The film is historically important as the only color film in which bela lugosi has a starring role. Syngenor to show a connection to the films 1990 sequel syngenor. He seems to understand just how silly some of the situations are, yet he handles each as if it were life and death.
Scared to death british board of film classification. If youve ever stared wistfully out the window wishing you could truly feel horror movie fan completion, perhaps we can help. Told by a dead woman, the pieces of her puzzling murder slowly fall into place. Scared to death has a syngenor creature on the loose in a city killing people. Despite his girlfriends life being at stake and the animosity of his. Scared to death podcast on demand true horror fan dan cummins attempts to terrify his wife lynze with two new allegedtobetrue tales each week. Exactly the sort of dialogue youd expect to hear in a bela lugosi film from his later years. Scared to death 1947 thriller movie by bela lugosi youtube. The film was released on dvd by retromedia entertainment in 2010. Overall id say scared to death was a pretty nice looking film with an intriguing premise behind it, yet was sorely let down with a cartoonish vibe and a cast of characters which were a mixed bag to say the least. How hollywood has learned to embrace the realities of death in film once filmmakers made terminal illness as ambiguous as possible, but after the aids epidemic audiences have been given more. This short film explores some of the taboo surrounding death. Scared to death listen to podcasts on demand free tunein.
Van ee goes to the window to investigate the tapping. The film is notable for its narration by a dead woman she describes the events leading up to her death. Scared to death 1947 christy cabanne, william christy. The film was released on vhs by media home entertainment in the 1980s. Watching bela lugosi in color was a bit jarring and he was the only worthy thing in the movie. The transition scenes were awful to the point of being ridiculous. My role in the film was primarily as camera operator and editor. Christy cabanne, walter abbott, bela lugosi, george zucco, molly lamont. Scared to death 1947 thriller movie by bela lugosi.
Scared to death is a 1980 american science fiction horror feature film. How hollywood has learned to embrace the realities of. Scared to death 1947 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Fowley, joyce compton, george zucco the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 5. The film has been screened as a wea event with all graduates from the course showing their film to family and. Scared to death by william christy cabanne bela lugosi. Scared to death the film detective restored version. Getting scared to death getting scared to death may be an actual possibility, if were talking fear triggers like an earthquake. Title scared to death year 1987 distributors avatar film corporation classified dates 20021987 main language english bbfc reference atavf023. Some sources incorrectly claim that this was lugosis only color film he actually appeared in the 1930 technicolor production viennese nights and he was reportedly in a color promotional film to support the american red cross blood drive. If youre looking for a big, weird grab bag of horror for a reasonable price, this is indeed a weird, random collection.
Yes many people today do not know that the better known monster romp syngenor out now by synapse films is actually a sequel to this film made 9 years before in 1981. From a slab in the morgue, a dead young woman tells the bizarre tale of how she got there, through a maze of murder involving a hypnotist. Its a film whose confined location, string of pausefree verbal exchanges, final. By the time lugosi turned up in scared to death, his career was a shambles.