The Halfway House (1944)
Nov 12, 2002Haunted Inn
A very nicely made British Wartime film about an ensemble of varied characters gathered at a ghostly inn that comes to have an effect on all of them
Mervyn Johns
Dead of Night (1945)
Sep 2, 2003Horror Anthology
Celebrated British horror anthology, which tells five ghost stories and tales of the supernatural. All are strong stories with The Ventriloquist's Dummy segment in particular having become regarded as a classic
Scrooge (1951)
Apr 16, 1999Miser's Redemption
This is usually regarded as one of the best versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a British-made production starring Alistair Sim
The Oracle (1953)
Feb 27, 2003Greek Oracle/Predicting the Future
British quota quickie, a comedy about a man who discovers an oracle in a well that gives him tips on horse races
The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Feb 1, 2002The Downfall of Civilisation/Alien Plant Invasion
The first film version of John Wyndham's novel about a catastrophe that renders most of the population blind and leaves them prey to lethal plants. This is killed by variable effects and the abandonment of much of the book
The Old Dark House (1963)
Jun 27, 2017Old Dark House Comedy
The oddest collaborations of its era – between Hammer Films and William Castle renowned for his sensationalist gimmicks, who conduct a remake of James Whale's droll horror comedy. Alas, Castle only turns out a broad farce