"Even a man who is pure at heart, and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. Larry kills the werewolf but is bitten during the fight. Bela's mother tells him that this will cause him to become a werewolf at each full moon. Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf. Larry, transformed by the full moon, heads for the forest and a fateful meeting with both Sir John and Gwen.
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Master criminal Giles Conover steals the famous "Borgia Pearl" from the Royal Regent Museum under the very nose of Holmes and Watson, but when caught the pearl is not found on him and he is released. Later, Holmes hears of an apparently motiveless murder. An elderly Colonel is found with his back broken amid a pile of smashed china. Holmes takes an immediate interest in the case as the unusual method of killing is that of "The Hoxton Creeper", known to be Conover's right hand man. Another murder occurs, of a little old lady, also surrounded by smashed china. Conover makes two attempts to kill Holmes, who surmises that Conover is desperately trying to recover the stolen pearl. After a third killing Holmes eventually tracks down the link in each case - a bust of Napoleon. Conover, when being pursued by the police, had fled through the workshop where they were being made, and hid the pearl inside one of six identical busts.
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Stalking the Truth ... One Monster at a Time. Kolchak: The Night Stalker is the story of Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter for the Independent News Service in Chicago. Kolchak has a first-rate knack for seeking out the truth, no matter how unlikely it might be. More often than not, the truth proves to be positively bizarre: Vampires, Indian spirits, werewolves, vengeful Greek goddesses, robots, reptiles and even space aliens often turn out to be the culprits he uncovers. Before Kolchak: The Night Stalker started its brief but cult-spawning single-season run, it debuted as a pair of made-for-television movies starring veteran Hollywood actor-producer Darren McGavin. The first movie, The Night Stalker, was the brainchild of legendary Twilight Zone scribe and author Richard Matheson, who co-wrote the teleplay with Kolchak series creator Jeff Rice. This first TV movie, directed by John Llewellyn Moxey, premiered on January 11, 1972, and was the most highly-rated TV movie up to its time. Not surprisingly, a sequel telefilm followed just one year later. The Night Strangler was also penned by Matheson; McGavin and his Night Stalker co-star Simon Oakland reprised their starring roles. The Night Strangler, directed by Dan Curtis, premiered with strong numbers on January 16, 1973, and paved the way for the creation of the weekly series. How times have changed. Though network and cable television have grown bolder and gorier in the three-plus decades since The Night Stalker's heyday, the series continues to be hailed as a seminal influence by such modern entertainment masters as Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Carter has often acknowledged the influence of Kolchak on The X-Files, and paid homage to that legacy by casting Darren McGavin in a two-time guest role as retired FBI Special Agent Arthur Dales — the first agent assigned to what later became the bureau's X-Files office.
One man created by science. The other cursed by fate. Tonight, two icons of horror will come face to face... for the last time! Leeta, Milo and Eddie are a trio of young, orphaned pickpockets who discover that their woodsy mountain community has become the hunting grounds for a werewolf. Enlisting the help of the Frankenstein Monster, now living in solitude after the death of his creator, they seek to uncover who the Wolfman is in human form and how to stop it before it kills again! Also available in 3-D version. Visit http://www.myspace.com/frankensteinvsthewolfman for updates.
THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR STARRING BUD ABBOT AND LOU COSTELLO THEY MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN,FRANKENSTEIN,AND THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
This little opus from 1964 is the rare TV syndication version of "Beach Girls and the Monster", featuring a different edit and music. This B/W film manages to feel more authentic and "of the era" than its' color cousins, being produced at AIP. It was directed by and stars ex-matinee idol Jon Hall. Cool music track ranges from pounding surf instrumentals to Brubeck-like jazz by ... Frank Sinatra, Jr. Really. Presented in proper aspect ratio. Cowabunga!
In 1970, debris from the 1908 Tunguska "meteor" are found which turn out to be recordings from a spaceship crashed there. The ship's origin is determined to be Venus, and an international team sets out with their spaceship "Kosmokrator" to visit the "Silent Planet", which is shrouded in clouds, and doesn't respond to contact attempts. While the "Kosmokrator" is in flight, the record is decoded and it turns out that the Venusians seemingly planned to invade Earth in 1908. Should the "Kosmokrator" still attempt to get in touch with the Aliens? And why are they silent now?
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