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TODAY'S PHAN FOTO: Another great scene from JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Made in 1955, then released in the USA in 1966 with some added footage. A magical movie of four boys traveling through time on a raft. Get it in only on VHS our Used Video Graveyard here at Creepy Classics!
Creepy Classics and Monster Bash News Friday January 27 - Monday January 30, 2012 All the Noose That's Fit To Post
Monster Bash #14 In Stock! Just got back from the printers and spent the last few hours unloading HEAVY boxes of MONSTER BASH #14 here at Creepy Classics HQ! Will be getting out subscribers mags today (Friday), then to the distributors and you! Place your orders now...it's here! Might be a good time to get a subscription or pick up back issues too. The shipping is 6.99 for ANY SIZE order in the USA....so grab your back issues now too.
Issue #14 is packed with great articles! The Creepy Cliffhangers by serial historian Leonard Kohl, Tom Weaver talks to a Rocket Man, Frank Dello Stritto goes behind the cape for rare Bela Lugosi info, Rondo Remembers! Lorraine Bush's cover! Buddy Barnett photos! Much more... Get your copies now in our Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand!
Oh, he only looks kinda friendly....but, he'll be happy to blast the flesh off you. It's the "Mars Attack" alien...get a group of them for your computer desk. Box is a little shorter than a soda pop can. Theses are in stck and running all around the Creepy Classics crypt here. Please help us, and buy some before the neighbors start to talk! Also in stock, the Wack Wobbler bobble heads of these guys. See both of them in our Models, Toys and Action Figures Department.
Scaretoon! Check out the new animated SCARY MONSTERS cartoon by Dylan Druktenis, son of ScareMonster Dennis! Great stuff. PLease note, you may have to click the 3D button below the player to get it to play. -Ron
Have You Looked At Our Monster Collections Gallery? It's been a while since I posted about our "Monster Galleries" photos. There's a whole list of great collectors that have shared photos of their collections for all to see. Just go to "Grusome Galleries," a link near the top of this page. Then on a sub-menu, click on "Monster Collections!" Maybe someone you know has displayed and photographed their collection. You can send photos of your collection in too for sharing. Our latest colletor to proudly display his great collection and set-up is Herman Senerchia of Staten Island, New York. Above is only one of the montage shots he sent. See them al in the gallery!
Night Gallery Seasons The classic horror anthology show from Rod Serling - NIGHT GALLERY is back in shock stock at Creepy Classics. We have both Season 1 and Season 2 in stock. These Universal sets now priced now at only 39.99 each. Hours of scares. Get these sets in our Complete DVD Catalog on-line now at Creepy Classics.
Julie, Julie... Check out the nice art sent in by John Sargent! It's Julie Adams (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON). Julie will be visiting Monster Bash for the third time this June.
Stompin' On In! Godzilla Criterion Edition DVD and Blu-Ray Now available from Creepy Classics - The Criterions double disc set on DVD or Blue-Ray of the mightiest monster - GODZILLA! It's the 1954 original paired with the Americanized, English languagfe version with Raymond Burr from 1956. Boatload if extras! Find it in our DVD and Blu-Ray Departments now!
Warning Will Robinson No More... Dick Tufeld, 85, who voiced The Robot in the TV series Lost in Space, died on after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. ...
Above: A behind-the-scenes shot from RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON (1952).
The Serials If you grew watching old monster movies...chances are, you'll love the world of serials too....made, primarily from the 1930s through the 1950s. Exciting stories made up of usually 12-15 chapter at about 18 minutes each. One chapter would play each week...each with a hanging conclusion to make you want to see more. Gangsters, mad scientists, rock monsters, ray guns, cowboys, jungles, bat men, rocket men, aliens, thugs and smashing furniture. My first exposure was through condensed versions made for TV. They would take an entire serial and edit down to be a feature film. Theses versions were released in TV packages so stations could run them in movie slots. This is how I first saw these pieces of Hollywood rock 'n' sock 'n' movie art! It was after school on channel 9 out of New York that I saw them....on a program called Thriller Theater, then retitled Science Fiction Theater at 4:30PM every weekday. Usually it was a horror or science fiction film, and occasionally one of these feature versions of a serial. Check out the great world of cliffhanger serials! You can see a pretty extensive listing of in print DVDs of serials in our Cliffhangers Department at Creepy Classics.
Ron, Larry Boyington, OK Larry, you can hear music from the Universal monster movies in the serials too. I think BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN's score can be heard in some of the FLASH GORDON serials and THE PHANTOM CREEPS.
MONSTER BASH SUMMER 2011 DVD Here! The Henson Press comes through for a great document of the events of this past June's historical MONSTER BASH CONFERENCE: Interviews with Ed Nelson, Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson, Yvonne Monlaur, Dawn Wells....Richard Gordon and Norma Eberhardt's last public appearances. Plus, the fun and excitement of the Classic Monster Convention with a spotlight on vampires. See Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde in person, a "Teenage Vampire" rise to scare again, the vampire crypt in the lobby of all the silver screen classic vampires! Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson and Yvotte Monlaur perform live theatre of "Dracula's Guest" staged by Zach Zito. ....and so much more! Best Bash Ever! Get it now in our New DVD Department at Creepy Classics!
Man Made Bobster A Happy Birthday to one dynamo of a Monster Basher - Bob Pellegrino. He's seen above getting ready for this June's MONSTER BASH, charged with excitement over movie monster models. Lionel Atwill has energized Bob with the power a thousand cases of Testor's glue. You can just see in the background, the oversized Resin dremmel that will be Bob's weapon of choice through the convention. See his new, super-charged self at MONSTER BASH. Happy Birthday (Bobday) from Creepy Classics and Monster Bash!
Malcolm's Collection! Just got the above photo from MONSTER BASH attendee/artist Malcolm Gittins of Pittsburgh. That's quite the collection Malcolm! Thanks for sharing. Also, below are two of Malcolm's drawings....a Monster Kid through and through.
Mr. Lobo At Monster Bash Don't miss TV Horror Host Mr. Lobo add more fun than you can handle to Saturday night at MONSTER BASH in June. Check out the schedule on the Monster Bash page now for all the horror highlights!
Morning Serials! If you haven't started enjoying the classic serials, what are you waiting for? We now carry these classics from Liberty-VCI on DVD: BRENDA STAR - REPORTER, BATTLING WITH BUFFALO BILL (Starring Tom Tyler of THE MUMMY'S HAND), FLAMING FRONTIERS, DON WINSLOW OF THE COAST GUARD, FIGHTING WITH KIT CARSON (Starring Johnny Mack Brown) and THE ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER! See them in our Cliffhanger Department here at Creepy Classics!
Universal, Now Hammer! This from Creepy Classics caped reporter, Count Gregula: And here's a bit of AWESOME Blu-ray news: Britain's Hammer Studios has announced that more than 30 classic films from their library are going to be restored for release on Blu-ray in the months ahead. Among them are Terence Fisher's Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Plague of the Zombies, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, The Mummy, Frankenstein Created Woman, The Lost Continent, The Reptile Slave Girls and The Vengeance of She. The Blu-rays will apparently include newly-filmed material (interviews and the like). Hammer Studios is also hoping film collectors among the public can help them track down lost footage, deleted scenes and other gems from the films for inclusion on disc. Apparently a few rare gems have already been unearthed, including the original U.K. title sequences on couple of the films. You can read more on this here at the BBC. After a recent announcent of Universal beginning Blu-Ray mastering for their classics, now Hammer Studios is doing the same...
Additional great news from Tom Danneels: according to blu-ray.com dracula aka horror of dracula footage originally
Hi Ron, Not this first round....but, it's a sign that Region 1 won't be too far down the road. The ice is slowly breaking.
Hi Ron: So far, that company is only releasing PAL format...but they're being mastered for Blu-Ray...it'll only be a matter of time before a deal is struck with a US distributor....but, at least there's progress. Plus, there are All-Region players out there too. But, I don't image it will be too long. I'd love to see the full ending of HORROR OF DRACULA!
Looks like QUATERMASS AND THE PIT is coming out in the USA in September
Examining SON OF FRANKENSTEIN Hi Ron, and the Universal historians out there:
Tom: - Herr Kohlzig (Leonard Kohl)
Yes: Tom Jackson
More Vintage Monster Mags More vintage magazines are filtering into the Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand! Old FAMOUS MONSTERS issues, plus other Warren mags. Make sure to peek in on the Miscellaneous Magazine sub catagory too (inside the Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand).
Every weekend we're watching movies together...whether you're in Pennsylvania USA, or Sydney Australia. It's a throwback! Back to the days when you had the anticipation for waiting till the weekend to see the classic horror or science fiction film that was listed in the TV Guide. The plan is to watch a movie at 7:30PM on Saturday night in your own time zone. Or, if you can't Saturday night...anytime during the weekend. Then, we'll all get together and e-mail our thoughts on the film...a few paragraphs...or simply a sentence if you'd like. Then after-viewing reviews appear on our Creepy Classics/Monster Bash News Page. See the latest thoughts posted by viewers there now. Concept submitted by Mike Adams of Carteret, New Jersey. THE SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958) Classic saga of Sinbad and his battles to save a princess. An evil magician, a swordfight with a skeleton, a clash with a cyclops and a dragon. Visually stunning and loads of fun. Effects by Ray Harryhausen! Suggested by Ken Blose, Mexico. Don't have the movie of the week? Order it right now from Creepy Classics for fast delivery!
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) Your thoughts on THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD? e-mail your comments!
The movie that made me realize how BIG movies could be. I saw it first on a re-release for the Kiddie Matinee market back in the 1960s. I was under ten and the cyclops and dragon scenes wowed be like nothig had ever before up there on the huge movie screen. Ray Harryhasen's magic was at full steam! There seems to be two divisions of Harryhausen movies for me. The science fiction flicks and the later fantasy epics. Of he fantasy epics, this one is by far, my favorite. The cast is great, the monsters....awesome. -Ron Adams, Ligonier, PA
Hi Ron, Well it was a great weekend for movies..I started out with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, which I hadn't watched in awhile. I just love this movie and have fond memories of seeing this when it played at my local theater when I was just a little monster kid. Saturday night House of Frankenstein was on Svengoolie. Sunday afternoon This Island Earth and Tarantula was on and that night 3 great Bela Lugosi films were on TCM including The Island of Lost Souls...'What is the law?'.. Malcolm Gittin, Pittsburgh, PA
Above: Ray Harryhausen with Ken Blose What a great movie! I have seen it numerous times in my life, but the most memorable time was when I went to the 50th Anniversary showing in Santa Monica. I sat in the second row right behind Kathryn Grant, and enjoyed live commentary with Ray, Bernard Herrmann´s biographer, Miss Grant and some modern day SFX guys. It was a blast to pepper Ray with questions while watching the movie. From the eye popping opening scene with the cyclops, through the snake woman, cyclops encounter, roc, dragon, and skeleton, a thrill ride of a movie that never fails to please. So much happens in its 80 compact minutes. And the music, Herrmann was the greatest. Ken Blose, Mexico
Dear Ron and all my monster friends out there, just watched "The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad" late this past Saturday night! Boy, popping this one into the DVD player sure brings back a lot of wonderful childhood memories for me! I remember my father taking me to the old Parma theatre to see this back in 1974 when it got it`s 2nd or 3rd re-release! I was only 7 years old at the time. I remember being totally blown away by the opening credits, with Bernard Herrman`s beautiful, dramatic and melodic music score immediately transporting me into a wonderful land filled with beauty, adventure, danger and romance. The importance of the music in making this film a classic cannot be understated! It may be Bernard`s best score for all the fantasy films that he did during his long career as a composer.
I'll never forget this movie when I saw pictures of the cyclops in Famous Monsters of Filmland. When I finally Saw it on television the movie blew me away. I didn't realize how many monster were in the film other than the Cyclops. The skeleton dual between Sindbad was probably one of the most incredible things I had ever seen in a movie. Plus, the other creatures were really great. The two headed rock was fantastic! I wish they could have used him more. But of course the cyclops was the real star. He rivals King Kong in personality. It's to bad that when he fought the Dragon he lost, he put up a good fight. Watching it again on the weekend as I work in the garage making my filns helps inspire m. i wish I could do ass good as Ray does. It inspires me to do better work. I think I want to make the cyclops in my next film. Again one of my favorite films. i wish I could of saw it in the theaters when it was re-released. Best Wishes Michael Aguilar, AZ Here's Michael's animated short KING KONG VS. REPTILICUS:
Hi Ron,
Michael Zielski P. S. I saw what Santa left you under the tree, Ron—and I zeroed right in on that Prehistoric Animals View-Master packet. I have the earlier Sawyer version, Battle of the Monsters from The Animal World (same images)—it’s always been my favorite View-Master, especially the reddish-hued images of reel 3, leading up to the moment when the earth cracks open and swallows up the dinos! Everything looked so real! I finally found out years later that those memorable scenes were courtesy of the artistry of Ray Harryhausen (and Willis O’Brien)—I should’ve known!
Above: Ron's Christmas stash from 2011! Note the Harryhausen Viewmaster dinosaur reel.
Hi Ron, I forgot to send this picture (above) last night when I sent you my 7th Voyage comments--my son at 21 last year with HRRYHSN (as my car is now called) and Mike Hankin's Vol. 3 of Ray Harryhausen Master of the Majicks. Mike
Loved your coverage regarding 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I produced the 2 1/2 hour long NPR radio documentary on Herrmann that has been broadcast world wide for the past 20 years. It is also on line for your web site readers to enjoy so please post this link if you like: -Bruce Crawford Thanks Bruce....great show!
The Magician from 1926 on DVD Just now in stock, the official Warner Brothers release of THE MAGICIAN (1926) on DVD. THE MAGICIAN (1926) Get it in our New DVD Department right now at Creepy Classics for immediate shipping. I first saw this at either the CINEVENT or CINEFEST movie conventions. I stumbled into the movie room after the vendor area had closed (where I was working). I came in during the last 20 minutes and was rivited! Wow. It's a good one. -Ron
Mascaras Talks! It's FILMFAX #129. A leader in genre movie coverage! This issue features Mexican monster fighter Mil Mascaras and The Aztec Mummy! Mascaras interviewed! Life of H.P. Lovecraft (great personal recollections and photos), Lugosi at Monogram, Ann Carter talks about CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, GREEN SLIME and more! Packed! Grab your copy right now, along with SCARY MONSTERS #81 and you'll have plenty of good readin'! Find them both in our Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand here on-line.
New DVDs and Re-Stocked DVDs Now at Creepy Classics Just added to the warehouse here at Creepy: NIGHT WATCH (1973) starring Elizabeth Taylor! Plus, Michael Gough in BLACK ZOO (1963). Both are in shock stock and can ship direct to your doorstep. Also, we just re-stocked on a few titles that we were out of...but they're back now: CAPTAIN SINDBAD (with Guy Williams), DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (One of the best Made-For-TV horrors), GARGOYLES (1972 - another super 70s Made-For TV chiller), DINOSAURUS (1960), THE LIVING COFFIN (CasaNegra Mexican horror), THE MAN AND THE MONSTER (CasaNegra Mexican werewolf movie), PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE (1959, restored black and white AND colorized versions on one disc), SAMSON IN THE WAX MUSEUM (English language version) and the out-of-print DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE (with both the 1932 and 1940 version). Find them all in our Complete DVD Catalog here at ol' Creepy!
Eye On Cortlandt Hull Hi Ron - Eye spy with my little EYE - that we have some really exciting projects coming up Eye-eye, matey... Cortlandt Cortlandt is the man-behind-the-curtain at The Witch's Dungeon in Bristol, Connecticut. He and Bill Diamond (Monster Muppeteer) will be appearing at this June's MONSTER BASH!
Druktenis Publishing's Latest! Just in now: SCARY AND HAUNTED #4, a reprint book of horrifying pre-code comics! Ghouls, vampires and walking corpses...all presented by Doctor Scare. Find it in our Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand. Also, don't forget the the latest issue of SCARY MONSTERS! It's #81 and is in stock too. Get it, as well, in our Creepy Classics Magazine Newsstand today! Collecting and reading doesn't get any more fun!
Latest DVDs In Our Previews Collection! All the classic monster movies from the 1930s-1950s that you love! Theatrical previews, almost two solid hours of horror and fun! Includes: MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS, THE DEADLY MANTIS, THE LEOPARD MAN, THEM, WOLF MAN, FROM HELL IT CAME, THIS ISLAND EARTH, HOUSE OF DRACULA, SON OF DRACULA, CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN, THE MAD MAGICIAN, ATOMIC MONSTER, MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, ROCKETSHIP X-M, ROBOT MONSTER, HALF HUMAN, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO GO TO MARS and more, more, more! Get it in our Previews and Trailers Department here at Creepy Classics!
Monster Kid Movies To Score? Here's info from Nick, a classic monster movie fan who's lookimg to score any fun projects ot there: Original film scores for your film/video projects: Musician/Composer seeking to supply orchestral/symphonic music scores to fellow Monster Kid film makers. Please contact Nick at straker2001@hotmail.com if you need original music for your project. www.reverbnation.com/nickposengal
Bill Diamond "Monster TV" Puppeteer Deals With Fire Hi Ron - Bill Diamond came close to loosing everything yesterday, as a huge fire broke out very near All good wishes - Cortlandt Hull (Witch's Dungeon), Bristol, CT. Our best wishes and thankfulness that it wasn't worse. Bill (and Cortlandt) will both be guests at this June's Monster Bash. -Ron
Dracula TV? And now NBC-Universal appears to be considering a Dracula TV series! http://www.deadline.com/tag/dracula/
Two Books On The Shelves At Creepy Classics The two above books are now on the shelves at Creepy Classics. Only one copy of each. FILMS OF TOD BROWNING - Book LON CHANEY: THE MAN BEHIND THE THOUSAND FACES - Book See them in our Creepy Bookstore right now, before they're gone!
Two DVDs Now In Stock Two DVDs in shock stock now at Creepy Classics: TV PREVIEWS: 1960s-1970s Previews from the best remembered shows of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as ones you’ll remember only after seeing these previews. An amazing retro collection of pop culture gone by! BATMAN, TIME TUNNEL, THRILLER, THE GREEN HORNET, MOVIE OF THE WEEK, THAT GIRL, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, LAND OF THE GIANTS, THE INVADERS, THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS, PEYTON PLACE, ABC SUSPENSE MOVIE, STAGE 67, SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, THE TAMMY GRIMES SHOW, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., HAWK, SHANE, THE AVENGERS, KING KONG Volkswagon commercial, GRIFF, FAMILY AFFAIR, THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS, MOD SQUAD, HERE COME THE BRIDES, JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN and scores more. Almost two hours of previews. See this in the Previews and Trailers on DVD Department
THE EVIL MIND (1935) Claude Rains and Fay Wray in a little known supernatural film. Rains is a phony mind reader who suddenly begins to have real visions and revelations to his dismay and torment. Note: EVIL MIND has some slightly different scenes than the Britsish cut called THE CLAIRVOYANT. See this one in our Rare Films on DVD-R Department
Used DVDs Here! More used DVDs at great prices have just been added to our Used DVD Department here at Creepy Classics! THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1934), THE VERY BEST OF ONE STEP BEYOND (50 episodes!), ICONS OF HORROR - BORIS KARLOFF (Four movies), PULGARCITO (Mexican movie madness!), KRONOS (1957) and THE BLACK SCORPION (1957). Plus, many more in our Used DVD Department!
Every weekend we're watching movies together...whether you're in Pennsylvania USA, or Sydney Australia. It's a throwback! Back to the days when you had the anticipation for waiting till the weekend to see the classic horror or science fiction film that was listed in the TV Guide. The plan is to watch a movie at 7:30PM on Saturday night in your own time zone. Or, if you can't Saturday night...anytime during the weekend. Then, we'll all get together and e-mail our thoughts on the film...a few paragraphs...or simply a sentence if you'd like. Then after-viewing reviews appear on our Creepy Classics/Monster Bash News Page. See the latest thoughts posted by viewers there now. Concept submitted by Mike Adams of Carteret, New Jersey. THIS SATURDAY'S MOVIE:CASTLE OF THE LIVING DEAD (1964) Not to be confused with the Christopher Lee movie of a similar title: CASTLE OF THE WALKING DEAD. This also stars Chris Lee, here as Count Drago. A lord who presides over a bizarre castle working on an instant embalming formula. A traveling theatre troupe happen upon his castle and begin dropping like flies. The photography is bizarre and the on location castle scenes with weird statues is fascinating! Also stars Donald Sutherland in the duel role of a local police official and an old witch! Suggested by Vince Rotolo, Irmo, SC. Don't have the movie? Order it right now from Creepy Classics for fast delivery!
Castle of the Living Dead (1963) Your thoughts on CATLE OF THE LIVING DEAD? e-mail your comments!
Ths is one of those creepy Euoropean films that would play late at night when I was a kid. Before the days of infomercials. I believe I saw this first one late SAturday night on WOR, Channel 9 out of New York. It had a bizarre feel. It didn't seem like a regular movie...but otherworldly. A lot of this probably had to do with me not having seen a lot of foreign films when I was about none of ten years old. It's gritty and creepy. The theme is like a gothis, heavy-handed HOUSE OF WAX. -Ron Adams, Ligonier, PA
I saw this years ago, on a real late night television station. I was out of college by this time. I recognized and liked Donald Sutherland, but didn't know about his European movies. In college I saw quite a few "foreign" films, but horror movies were never included in the art house offerings, so it was fun to catch one of these "arty" hybrids on late night TV. Perfect time to watch them. Tom Jackson, Philadelphia, PA
A pretty minor film.
Hello Everybody: It’s a great film for those rainy Saturdays. Not sure about female dubbing...maybe someone knows? -Ron
Dear Ron and all fellow fans, it`s nice to have some free time from school, so I thought I`d join the gang again for this underrated Italian horror flick! Here`s my observations on this thriller: 4) Donald Sutherland named his son "Keifer" after this film`s American screenwriter, Warren Keifer!
Now in shock stock and shipping out - the MARS ATTACKS bobble-heads called Wacky Wobblers from Funko. We have 'em now and ready to beam to your home and take over. Drop one or more in your chopping cart now and let the invasion begin! You'll find this in the Models, Toys and Action Figures Department here at Creepy Classics.
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When watching this film as a young kid, I was mesmerized by the fantastic special effects of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. The scenes involving the intense battle with the Cyclops, The eerie shrinking of the princess at night, the thrilling battle with the Giant Roc, the famous duel with the skeleton, the titanic battle to the death between the Dragon and the Cyclops and the epic death of the Dragon by the giant crossbow ALL are vivid memories etched forever in my mind thanks to his wonderful artistry, creativity and unending dedication and hard work! Bravo Ray Harryhausen! Your legacy and creations will last forever!
Had to comment on this one…my now 22 year old son and I still agree—“The 7th Voyage” is our favorite movie of all time. In fact, it’s definitely one of the reasons why Michael III is majoring in music composition in college, with a strong interest in film scoring. I can remember watching our old VHS copy again and again, when Michael was probably no more than 4; I became more and more mesmerized by the main title music—who wrote it…who was Bernard Herrmann? With some further investigative work, we found that he also scored “Jason and the Argonauts,” and “Mysterious Island,” and most of Hitchcock’s classic films, not to mention the fact that it was Herrmann’s music accompanying two of my favorite TV episodes of all time, “The Eye of the Beholder” and “The Jar” (which still isn’t available on DVD!). Anyway, a full-scale study of Herrmann’s music was subsequently launched. There’s no question in my mind that cyclops, roc, dragon, and skeleton warrior, along with some magical music, all combined to place a lasting spell on a young boy’s impressionable mind—thank you Ray, Bennie, Charles, and everyone involved—I guess I was hoping something like that would happen!
3) You can see evidence of Donald Sutherland`s talent rising to the surface in this creepy production. Yes, it`s a very early role for him, but later on, he would put his horror film acting experience to good use in the classic genre thrillers "Die, Die, My Darling" (1966) "Don`t Look Now" (1973) and "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers" (1978)
