Frightfully entertaining
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 06/24/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"ST. CLAIR's FRIGHT NIGHT features ten vintage horror classics. Bela Lugosi is prominent here-- he stars in two movies as well as a film created from an edited-down 1939 serial. Vincent Price tops the bill twice. Both his selections are goodies! Lon Chaney Jr. proves his cinematic sturdiness in "Indestructible Man," while eccentric director Erich von Stroheim for a change acts out in front of the camera in "Unnatural." Typecasting perhaps?
Also included are three excellent bonus features that make this an even better deal. FRIGHT NIGHT Is a great little "starter" collection. And for even more of these good-old scarefests, check out the HORROR CLASSICS 50 MOVIE PACK COLLECTION. It's a gigantic gathering of ghouls, vampires, zombies and monsters that will keep you sceaming for weeks!
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The following alphabetized program list provides individual 1 to 10 viewer ratings for each title, plus country of origin (if other than USA), years of release and principal actors.
(7.1) Carnival Of Souls (1961) - Candace Hilligoss/Frances Feist
(6.7) The House On Haunted Hill (1959) - Vincent Price/Carolyn Craig/Richard Long
(5.2) The Human Monster (UK-1940) - Bela Lugosi/Hugh Williams/Greta Gynt
(2.8) Indestructible Man (1956) - Lon Chaney Jr./Max Showalter
(4.7) Invisible Ghost (1941) - Bela Lugosi/Polly Ann Young/John McGuire
(6.9) The Last Man On Earth (USA/Italy-1960) - Vincent Price/Christi Courtland (in support)
(6.2) The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) - Jonathan Haze/Jackie Joseph/Jack Nicholson (bit part)
(5.3) Nightmare Castle (Italy-1965) - Barbara Steele/Laurence Clift (in support)
(4.9) The Phantom Creeps (edited version of the 1939 serial) (1949) - Bela Lugosi
(5.9) Unnatural (W Ger-1952) - Erich von Stroheim/Hildegard Knef
plus--
EXTRA: A brief history of horror in the movies
EXTRA: Rare radio highlights of "The Haunting Hour"
EXTRA: Vintage horror trailers"
Fright Night by Bela Lugosi
Charlie | Cape May,NJ | 08/31/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Fright Night (10 Movies On 3 DVDs) This set is a total waste of time and money.You only get what you pay for. The set is of poor quality,(Sound&Picture),House on Haunted Hill has very dark picture."