10 Rillington Place (1971)
Nov 17, 2010True-Life Serial Killer
One of the best true crime films, a chillingly good account of British serial killer Reginald Christie with an excellent Richard Attenborough in the role
Clive Exton
Doomwatch (1972)
May 2, 2002Toxic Spill/Mutations
The film spinoff of a 1970s British tv series about a group who investigate scientific and ecological abuses. The film depicts an outbreak of aromegaly on an island near where growth stimulants have been dumped.
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
Feb 2, 2003Old Dark House Comedy
Amidst the Anglo-horror cycle of the 1970s, there was this throwback to the 1940s styled Old Dark House comedy. Made as a vehicle for comedian Frankie Howerd, this only demonstrates how creaky the genre was
The Awakening (1980)
Jul 21, 2000Resurrected Mummy Queen
Adaptation of Bram Stoker's Jewel of the Seven Stars about the spirit of an Ancient Egyptian queen possessing a modern day woman. Lavishly produced with a series of novelty deaths modeled on The Omen. Also the first mummy film to actually shoot in Egypt
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Dec 19, 2012Anthology of H.G. Wells Stories/TV Mini-Series
TV mini-series that adapts six less well known short stories by H.G. Wells into an anthology with Wells as the central character. A couple of good stories, some that never hit the mark