BORIS KARLOFF
Nicknamed "The Uncanny", Hollywood's most iconic boogeyman, BORIS KARLOFF menaced generations of horror fans between the 1930s and the 1960s. Alternating between monster and mad scientist, his gaunt features scared audiences witless with starring turns in over 170 films including FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, THE BLACK CAT and THE RAVEN.Three of Karloff’s most macabre tales are presented here, including a rare teaming with fright favourite Christopher Lee in Corridors of Blood, and the finest horror movie of his twilight years, THE SORCERERS.
THE HAUNTED STRANGLER - (1958)
THEIR WILD BEAUTY MARKED THEM FOR DEATH BY...THE HAUNTED STRANGLER!
Creating an atmosphere of brooding horror and suspense, this "Karloff Classic" (Motion Picture Herald) chronicles the shocking case of The Haymarket Strangler, a "Jack the Ripper" style killer who transforms into a human beast when overcome by an inner compulsion to mutilate women.
CORRIDORS OF BLOOD - (1962)
SEE BODY SNATCHERS! CRUEL BEAUTIES! BLOOD-CURDLING EXPERIMENTS!
In this gory and sadistic chiller, Karloff portrays a tormented surgeon who experiments on himself with a newly-discovered gas - but after becoming addicted to it, has to make a diabolical bargain with body snatchers to access the drugs he needs to continue his research and support his addiction. Genre favourite Christopher Lee co-stars as the evil graverobber – Resurrection Joe.
THE SORCERERS - (1967)
HE TURNS THEM ON...HE TURNS THEM OFF...TO LIVE...LOVE...DIE OR KILL!
In this disturbing horror classic, Karloff possesses a device that enables him, through telepathy, to take control of a teenager and have him live out extreme acts of sex and violence.
Directed by Michael Reeves ("Witchfinder General") and also starring Susan George and Ian Ogilvy, The Sorcerers "rivals the brilliance and intelligence of PEEPING TOM." (The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies).
