Frankenstein (1973)
Dec 16, 2005Frankenstein Adaptation
An obscure tv movie version of Mary Shelley made by producer Dan Curtis. This suffers cheap production values but is the most faithful version of the book up to that point
Dan Curtis Productions
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
Feb 11, 2020Eternally Youthful Libertine
From producer Dan Curtis, creator of tv's Dark Shadows and The Night Stalker, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel about a libertine who remains eternally youthful while his debaucheries are transferred to a portrait. This has to count as the best version of the story to date.
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Sep 9, 2007Horror Anthology
Classic tv movie that is a horror anthology offering a trio of tales all featuring Karen Black. The first two items are okay but the one that made the film into a cult item was the third episode with Black being chased through her apartment by an evil doll
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Jun 4, 2000Parasitic House
A theatrical film directed by 1970s genre tv producer Dan Curtis. This has the intriguing idea of a house that acts as a psychic vampire. In all other respects, this plays out as a standard haunted house story
Intruders (1992)
Dec 29, 2022Alien Abductions
One of the earliest works about Alien Abduction, predating the fascination with the topic that came not long after with tv’s The X Files. From genre regular Dan Curtis, the creator of tv's Dark Shadows