Category: Horror

Dracula’s Daughter

Dracula's Daughter VHS cover art. Classic horror movie starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Nan Grey. Directed by Lambert Hillyer. 1936.

Dracula’s Daughter on VHS. Starring Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Nan Grey. Directed by Lambert Hillyer. 1936.

From the box:

This popular horror classic picks up where Dracula left off. Dr. Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan), thinking he has rid London of all vampire, is instead arrested for murder. Just when Von Helsing’s fate seems sealed, the bodies suddenly disappear. Soon, several people are found mysteriously killed, their bodies drained of all blood.
Meanwhile, beautiful and mysterious Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden) appears in London. The trouble woman seeks the understanding Dr. Garth (Otto Kruger), Von Helsing’s psychiatrist for consultation.
A mysterious sequence of events surrounding a disoriented young girl (Nan Grey) leads Von Helsing and Garth to deduce the countess must be a vampire. They set off to Transylvania after the elusive countess to rescue Garth’s beautiful fiancée (Marguerite Churchill) in this engrossing thriller.

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Dracula

Dracula VHS cover art (sealed). Gothic movie starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan. Directed by John Badham. From the book by Bram Stoker. 1979.

Dracula on VHS (sealed). Starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan. Directed by John Badham. From the book by Bram Stoker. 1979.

From the box:

Throughout history, Dracula has filled the hearts of men with terror and the hearts of women with desire. This stylish new production of the classic gothic horror tale stars Frank Langella, repeating the his electrifying award-winning stage performance as the bloodthirsty Count, and Laurence Olivier as the devout vampire hunter Von Helsing who is Dracula’s nemesis. A great cast, fine direction and a superbly atmospheric score make this the ultimate Dracula.

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The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters VHS cover art. Movie starring Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner. With Keith David, Will Patton, Yaphet Kotto. From a Robert A. Heinlein novel. Directed by Stuart Orme. 1994.

The Puppet Masters on VHS. Starring Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner. With Keith David, Will Patton, Yaphet Kotto. From a Robert A. Heinlein novel. Directed by Stuart Orme. 1994.

From the box:

Donald Sutherland leads a team of top-level government agents who make a chilling discovery: extraterrestrial beings have landed and are quickly taking control of the residents of a small midwestern town — manipulating their bodies and minds like puppets! Forced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply and spread, the team must somehow eliminate the seemingly unstoppable aliens.

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Rosemary’s Baby

Rosemary's Baby VHS cover art. Movie starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. Directed by Roman Polanski. 1968.

Rosemary’s Baby on VHS. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon. Directed by Roman Polanski. 1968.

From the box:

Possibly the best horror film ever made, this brilliant adaptation of Ira Levin’s best-selling novel is the story of a loving young New York City couple who are expecting their first child. Like most first-time mothers, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) experiences confusion and fear. Her husband (John Cassavetes), an ambitious but unsuccessful actor, makes a pact with the devil that promises to send his career skyward.

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Urban Legend

Urban Legend VHS cover art. Movie starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. With Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Joshua Jackson, Loretta Devine, John Neville, Robert Englund. Directed by Jamie Blanks. 1998.

Urban Legend on VHS. Starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart. With Tara Reid, Michael Rosenbaum, Joshua Jackson, Loretta Devine, John Neville, Robert Englund. Directed by Jamie Blanks. 1998.

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It happened to someone who knows someone you know… You’re next.

What you don’t believe can kill you.

When New England college student Natalie finds herself at the center of a series of sadistic murders seemingly inspired by urban legends, she resolves to find the truth about Pendleton’s own legend–a twenty-five-year-old story of a student massacre at the hands of an abnormal Psych professor. As the fraternities prepare to celebrate the macabre anniversary, Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killer’s intentions in the ultimate urban legend–the story of her own horrific murder.

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The Horrible Doctor Bones

The Horrible Doctor Bones VHS cover art. Movie starring Darrow Igus, Larry Bates, Sarah Scott Davis. Directed by Ted Nicolaou as Art Carnage. 2000.

The Horrible Doctor Bones on VHS. Starring Darrow Igus, Larry Bates, Sarah Scott Davis. Directed by Ted Nicolaou as Art Carnage. 2000.

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The Doctor Is In The House

A dynamic hip-hop group called URBAN PROTECTORS think they’ve finally gotten their big break when they’re “discovered” by notorious record producer, DR. BONES. What they don’t realize is that Dr. Bones has a diabolical plot to dominate the world with an army of zombies who use the Protectors’ music as their own deadly anthem.

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Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors VHS cover art. Movie starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin. With Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray. Directed by Frank Oz. 1986.

Little Shop of Horrors on VHS. Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin. With Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell-Martin, James Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Guest, Bill Murray. Directed by Frank Oz. 1986.

From the box:

“The looniest, nuttiest, most outrageous movie musical comedy in years.”

Business is blooming at Mushnik’s Flower Shop. Customers are rushing in to see the exotic potted plant called Audrey II. But if they knew the truth, they’d rush right out. Audrey II is more vampire than vegetable. It’s a “mean, green mother from outer space” who’s about to fill Mushnik’s little shop with kooky horrors.

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The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man VHS cover art with Gene Shalt. Movie starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Directed by James Whale. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. 1933.

The Invisible Man on VHS. Starring Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Directed by James Whale. Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. 1933.

From the box:

In The Invisible Man, what you don’t see is what you get. This remarkable 1933 movie marked the screen debut of Claude Rains as a scientist who discovers how to make himself invisible but can’t reverse the process. Slowly he realizes with terror that he’s become a prisoner of his unseen self, an unbearable state that drives him to madness and murder. Although he is invisible, his clothes are not, so we witness the bizarre sight of seemingly empty trousers bounding along, his hat suspended in space, or a floating fork feeding a space with no face. Rains is unforgettable as he grasps his character, which is more than the local constables can do when they try to catch him. This spectral spectacle, based on H.G. Wells’ famous novel, is a motion picture classic–gripping and haunting. –Gene Shalt

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Fade To Black

Fade to Black VHS cover art. Movie starring Dennis Christopher. With Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Linda Kerridge, Morgan Paull, James Luisi, Eve Brent, Mickey Rourke. Directed by Vernon Zimmerman. 1980.

Fade to Black on VHS. Starring Dennis Christopher. With Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Linda Kerridge, Morgan Paull, James Luisi, Eve Brent, Mickey Rourke. Directed by Vernon Zimmerman. 1980.

From the box:

Eric Binford delivers film cassettes and supplies in Los Angeles, but exists only to see movies and immerse himself in trivia and fantasies about cinematic characters and stars. Frequently bullied and betrayed, Eric is gripped by homicidal rage and launches a series of grotesque murders, all patterned after characters and incidents from his beloved movies.

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Death Mask

Death Mask VHS cover art. Movie starring James Best, Linnea Quigley. With John Nutten, Brigitte Hill, Lorilyn Alexander. Directed by Steve Latshaw. 1998.

Death Mask on VHS. Movie starring James Best, Linnea Quigley. With John Nutten, Brigitte Hill, Lorilyn Alexander. Directed by Steve Latshaw. 1998.

From the box:

Among the midway of a traveling carnival there is a man, Wilbur Johnson (James Best), with unfinished business. Tormented by his past, he spends his days dreaming of the night when vengeance will be his.

Befriended by Angel (Linnea Quigley), a beautiful and seductive sideshow dancer, he is led to a powerful sorceress, where he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a mask capable of inflicting sudden violent death on all who look into it.

Wilbur’s dream is now an out of control nightmare, an evil that can’t be stopped. Fate must somehow be reversed, but not until darkness has its final day.

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