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Spider Baby [DVD](1964) DVD Also known as "Cannibal Orgy," "The Liver Eaters" and even "The Maddest Story Ever Told," this gory goodie stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as the servant to a family of cannibals who helps out at mealtimes. Wonderful low-budget horror-comedy from director Jack Hill ("Switchblade Sisters") features a title song sung by Chaney himself! With Sid Haig, Carol Ohmart, Beverly Washburn, and Mantan Moreland. Director's cut; 84 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary by Hill, Haig; featurettes; photo gallery; alternate title sequence; extended scene. Dracula vs. Frankenstein [DVD](1971) DVD A schlock classic from Al Adamson, highlighted by the battle between a curly-haired, goateed Dracula and a waxy-looking Frankenstein Monster. Horror, suspense, Lon Chaney, Jr., Angelo Rossitto, J. Carrol Naish, Regina Carrol, Russ Tamblyn, Forry Ackerman...what more could bad film fans ask for? 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; featurette; alternate ending; theatrical trailers; TV spots; photo gallery; more. The Indestructible Man [DVD](1956) DVD Silent but deadly Lon Chaney, Jr. is an electrocuted criminal who, after being restored to life, seeks out the fellow bank robbers who sent him to the chair. Chilling screamer that promises "300,000 volts of horror." 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions. The Devil's Messenger [DVD](1961) DVD Compiled from three episodes of a Swedish TV show, this film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Devil, who, along with a new female partner, recruits three people to join him in the underworld. Bizarre stuff, co-starring Karen Kadler, Michael Hinn and Gunnel Brostrom. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions. Gallery Of Horrors [DVD](1967) DVD It's one portrait of terror and suspense after another when screen scream greats John Carradine and Lon Chaney, Jr. team up to take you on a guided tour of shocks. Five creepy stories--"The Spark of Life," "Monster Raid," "King Vampire," "The Witch's Clock," and "Count Alucard"--are featured. With Rochelle Hudson, Ron Doyle. AKA: "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horror." 83 min. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. The Alligator People [DVD](1959) DVD When Beverly Garland's search for her missing husband in the Louisiana bayou ends with the discovery that he's the victim of a scientist whose limb-regeneration serum turns people into reptilian monsters, will she say "see ya later, alligator" to her scaly spouse? Classic low-budget chiller also stars Richard Crane, George Macready, and Lon Chaney, Jr. as a hook-handed Cajun. 74 min. Widescreen; theatrical trailer. A Scream In The Night [DVD](1935) DVD Lon Chaney, Jr. plays two roles in this dazzling detective thriller. He and his partner must track down a big-time jewel thief and his disfigured right-hand man (also Chaney) when the crooks kidnap a friend of the sleuth's and steal her valuable ruby. Manuel Lopez and Sheila Terry co-star. AKA: "Murder in Morocco," "A Scream in the Dark," "The Secret of Buddha." 58 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions. The Shadow Of Silk Lennox [DVD](1935) DVD An underground nightclub owner is called on the carpet for his dirty dealings by a G-man who has gone undercover. Lon Chaney, Jr., Dean Benton and Jack Mulhall star in this shadowy thriller. 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions. Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Movie Collection [DVD] DVD Lon Chaney, Jr. starred in these six horror yarns made for Universal and based on the popular "Inner Sanctum" suspense radio program. Chaney plays a respected neurologist who can't remember if he's responsible for his unfaithful wife's murder, in "Calling Dr. Death" (1943). Next, based on Fritz Leiber's "Conjure Wife," "Weird Woman" (1944) stars Anne Gwynne as the island-raised new wife of professor Chaney, who comes to believe his bride is using voodoo to get rid of his enemies. Blinded by acid thrown by jealous model Acquanetta, artist Chaney's only chance at seeing again is a transplant...but does he resort to murder to gain "Dead Man's Eyes" (1944)? A stage hypnotist (Chaney) is accused of killing an audience member and takes a job in The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection [DVD] DVD Once in a full moon comes a howlingly good two-disc set like this. Lon Chaney, Jr. is cursed man-beast Larry Talbot in "The Wolf Man" (1941), with Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers and Bela Lugosi. Next, Henry Hull is the rather urbane "Werewolf of London" (1935), Universal's first lycanthrope thriller; Chaney returns to battle Lugosi's Frankenstein Monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943); and future TV mom June Lockhart fears she's inherited the mark of the beast in "She-Wolf of London" (1946). 4 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; documentary; audio commentary on "The Wolf Man." The Lon Chaney Collection [DVD] DVD First, a treasure hunter kills his partner after they find pirate loot, in "Manfish" (1956). Lon Chaney, Jr. stars with Victor Jory and John Bromfield. Next, Lon plays an aging Greek immigrant seeking a college education, in "The Golden Junkman," a 1956 episode of the "Telephone Time" program. Then, a small-town sheriff (Chaney) investigates a case of infidelity and murder, in "The Case of Joe Slade," a 1960 episode of "Lock-Up." Finally, silent but deadly Lon is "The Indestructible Man" (1956), a re-animated criminal seeking revenge on the cohorts who sent him to the chair. Max Showalter and Marian Carr also star. 4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; featurette; photo gallery. |
