Legends of Horror 50 Movie Pack

I would say this movie collection is about Terror or Suspense movies - rather than classifying it as "Horror." "Legends of Horror" is rather misleading - however, all your favorites are there - ie Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff,etc. Even some Euro Horrro Movie greats ie Barbara Steele and Paul Naschy aka Jacinto Molina. The mix becomes a little muddled by including Alfred Hitchock - who's movies are more along the lines of Suspense or Dark Mysteries. By checking with the Vendor - I was able to get the Black and White Cover with Bela, Karloff and Lee on the cover...and I have to say for the price the packaging was excellent. A lot of care went into presenting a lot of movies for very little money. Each movie has a logo on each disc, each disc has a sleeve, every sleeve has a description of each movie. All in all - I am very pleased with the whole effort. I even got to watch some of the early Todd Slaughter movies who was the King of Ham when it comes to portraying bad guys - lots of mustache twirling and cackling as he dispatches his latest victim. In regards to this entire collection - well worth the money spent...and Fun!

I am sure these movies are on many packages ,However this set seems to be great. Its Horror at its best when it was made so long ago.The new todays so called horror may seem exciting, but its all hype and computer generated..these are actors playing roles and using skills to make you shiver..not Computer animation we see way to much of in todays movies.They make the movies today an impossiblity, those like these of yesteryears seem more real like they could actually be true.Not a little man growing in a giant wolf or some creature mad on a screen, but real humans with real hair and or real teeth not fangs hanging to their waist like some of the crazy things we see today being made.A werewolf is man like...not some giant wolf from a little boy...come on..it may look good but its not a actuality.Wolfman Lon Chaney Jr coud be reality for example the twilight stuff although may appear neat...can not be true to form and neither can underworld we see today Yes they are good movies..but the older ones allowed you to "THINK" it could be a real possiblity...Horror at its best.....Think About that !!

You could almost call this the Early Hitchcock Collection, or perhaps the British Grand Guignol Collection, as there are 13 Hitchcocks and 6 Tod Slaughters. But as there are 5 Lugosis, several by Lon Chaney Jr and by Boris Karloff and 3 by Christopher Lee, "Legends of Horror" is not inaccurate - even if a lot of the movies aren't by any means horror. I specifically bought it for Tod Slaughter, whose wildly overacted melodramas I find hilarious, and wasn't disappointed. I haven't seen The Ticket of Leave Man in any other collection. The Hitchcocks are great too, lots of early pictures you'd have trouble finding elsewhere. I have long wanted to see The Lodger (not bad at all), which had the added interest of starring Ivor Novello - I thought he was just a songwriter. For those who gave one star - what exactly were you expecting? And what were you expecting for this price? To my mind, if you get 5 movies you really enjoy you've got your money's worth, and I've had mine several times over. This is the third 50 Movie set I've bought - the others were Horror Classics and Mystery Classics - and if you accept them for what they are I think they are some of the best products on the market.

Mill Creek's Legends of Horror 50-Movie Pack continues the distributor's recent disturbing trend of recycling movies previously offered in their other 50-Movie Packs. Of the offerings in this boxed set, 31 of the 50 pictures can be found in other 50-Movie Packs, let alone their 100-Movie Packs, 250-Movie Packs and various other offerings. Thirteen of the films can be found in their Tales of Terror 50-Movie Pack, 3 in Drive-In Classics, 5 in Chilling Classics, 5 in Nightmare Worlds, 4 in Night Screams and 1 in Sci-Fi Classics. In fact, three films, Island Monster (1954), The Phantom Creeps (1949) and Shock (1946) can be found on 3 different 50-Movie Packs. On a positive note, most of the new releases are films directed by Alfred Hitchcock early in his career - including such classics as The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent (1936) and the Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). A number of Hitch's silent films from the 1920s, some of them quite good, can be found in this set. Although Hitchcock later produced some classic horror films, most of the public domain films in this set are straight dramas or even comedies. Juno and the Paycock (1930), for example, can hardly be considered to be a horror film. As with most Mill Creek offerings, the quality of the prints ranges from mediocre to quite good. The films in the boxed set are listed below, along with the stars and the movie's rating on a 10 point scale gleaned from a popular movie database: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Cheney Vase (1955) - Darren McGavin, Carolyn Jones (7.2) Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1962) - Brandon DeWilde, Diana Dors (7.7) The Ape Man (1943): Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie (4.0) Blackmail (1929): Anny Ondra, John Longden (7.0) Bowery at Midnight: Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay (5.3) Champagne (1928): Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker (6.2) Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride (1973) aka The Satanic Rites of Dracula: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley (5.2) Crimes at the Dark House (1940): Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Evans (6.9) The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936): Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, D.J. Williams (5.4) The Demon (1979): Cameron Mitchell, Jennifer Holmes (3.2) The Devil Bat (1940): Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, Dave O'Brien (5.1) The Devil's Messenger (1961): Lon Chaney Jr., Karen Kadler, Michael Hinn (4.2) Easy Virtue (1928): Isabel Jeans, Franklin Dyall (5.8) End of the World (1977): Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Lew Ayres, Dean Jagger (3.1) The Face at the Window (1939): Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Marjorie Taylor (6.1) The Farmer's Wife (1928): Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis, Gordon Harker (6.3) Fury of the Wolf Man (1972): Paul Naschy, Perla Cristal, Veronica Lujan (2.5) The Ghost (1963): Barbara Steele, Peter Baldwin (5.7) Horror Express (1973): Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas (6.3) The Incredible Petrified World (1957): John Carradine, Robert Clarke, Phyllis Coates (3.0) The Island Monster (1954): Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi (2.1) Jamaica Inn (1939): Robert Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Leslie Banks, Robert Newton (6.3) Juno and the Paycock (1930): Barry Fitzgerald, Maire O'Neill (4.8) The Lady Vanishes (1938): Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas (8.2) Legacy of Blood (1971) aka Blood Legacy: John Carradine, Rudolfo Acosta, Merry Anders (1.8) The Lodger (1927): Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney (7.4) The Long Hair of Death (1964): Barbara Steele, George Ardisson (5.8) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934): Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, Edna Best (6.9) Manfish (1956): Lon Chaney Jr., John Bromfield, Victor Jory, Tessa Prendergast (4.5) The Manxman (1929): Carl Brisson, Anny Ondra (6.4) Maria Marten or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935): Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, Eric Portman (6.0) Never Too Late to Mend (1937): Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie Taylor (5.8) The Nightmare Never Ends (1980) aka Cataclysm: Cameron Mitchell, Richard Moll, Marc Lawrence, Faith Clift (3.8) Number Seventeen (1932): Anne Grey, John Stuart, Leon M. Lion (6.0) The Phantom Creeps (1949): Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold (3.8) Rich and Strange (1931): Henry Kendall, Joan Berry (6.0) The Ring (1927): Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian Hunter (6.3) Sabotage (1936): Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka (7.2) A Scream in the Night (1935): Lon Chaney Jr., Sheila Terry (5.0) Secret Agent (1936): John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll (6.7) Shadow of Chinatown (1936): Bela Lugosi, Herman Brix, Joan Barclay, Luana Walters (4.3) The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935): Lon Chaney Jr., Dean Benton, Catherine Cotter (4.4) The She-Beast (1966): Barbara Steele, Ian Ogilvy, John Karlsen (3.6) Shock (1946): Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Reed Hadley (6.2) Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974): Patrick O'Neal, John Carradine, Walter Abel (4.9) The Skin Game (1931): C.V. France, Helen Haye, Edmund Gwenn (5.9) The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935): Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll (8.0) The Ticket of Leave Man (1937): Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Marjorie Taylor (6.0) The Werewolf vs. Vampire Women (1971): Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Patty Shepard (4.1) Young and Innocent (1937): Derrick DeMarney, Nova Pilbeam (7.1)

Movies played well. CDs were clean. 70% of the films will be a bit gritty And off color.. and most movies were.. Boring. Too much money for terribly Recorded films. Also, the movie box Was smashed to pieces.

Très bon service et bon produit

****This collection will play on a Region 2 DVD player**** Don't be misled by the title. There's a heck of a lot of non-horror in this collection, with themes including suspense, melodrama and crime also on the menu. The set includes a considerable amount of Alfred Hitchcock's early movie output (as well as two episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"). Many of the titles are low budget B-movie types. Some are so obscure that I must confess to having never heard of them before. The picture and sound quality varies from OK/acceptable to pretty ropey. Perhaps inevitably with such a bargain bumper collection I did come across the odd clunker now and then, but for what I shelled out for this collection of fifty titles (around £12) I had no hesitation in awarding this boxset 5-stars. Even if I had only enjoyed a quarter of the collection I would still have regarded it as value for money. The 12 discs (which are NOT double-sided) are stored in individual paper/plastic sleeves. The outer casing is only around 2 inches deep, so not very bulky. There are no extras or subtitles. Also included is a small booklet with details of all the titles. Here is a list of the titles, some have been categorised. (All titles are in black and white unless stated). ****ALFRED HITCHCOCK TITLES**** *Easy Virtue (Silent/1926). Isabel Jeans, Robin Irvine, Violet Farebrother. *The Lodger (Silent/1926). Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney. *The Manxman (Silent/1926). Carl Brisson, Anny Ondra, Malcolm Keen. *The Ring (Silent/1927). Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian Hunter. *Champagne (Silent/1928). Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Jean Bradin. *The Farmer's Wife (Silent/1928). Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis, Gordon Harker. *Blackmail (1929). Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood. *Juno and The Paycock (1930). Barry Fitzgerald, Maire O'Neill, Edward Chapman. *The Skin Game (1931). C.V. France, Helen Haye, Edmund Gwenn. *Number Seventeen (1932). Leon M. Lion, Anne Grey, John Stuart. *Rich and Strange (1932). Henry Kendall, Joan Berry, Percy Marmont. *The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). Peter Lorre, Leslie Banks, Edna Best. *The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935). Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim. *Sabotage (1936). Sylvia Sydney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester. *Secret Agent (1936). John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll. *Young and Innocent (1937). Derrick DeMarney, Nova Pilbeam, Percy Marmont. *The Lady Vanishes (1938). Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas. *Jamaica Inn (1939). Charles Laughton, Robert Newton, Maureen O'Hara. *Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Chaney Vase (1955-62). *Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955-62). ****TOD SLAUGHTER TITLES**** *Murder In The Red Barn (1935). Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams. *The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936). Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, D.J. Williams. *It's Never Too Late To Mend (1937). Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Marjorie Taylor. *The Ticket of Leave Man (1937). Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Marjorie Taylor. *The Face at The Window (1939). Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Robert Adair. *Crimes at The Dark House (1940). Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves. ****BELA LUGOSI TITLES**** *Shadow of Chinatown (1936). Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay. *The Phantom Creeps (1939). Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold. *The Devil Bat (1940). Bela Lugosi, Suzanne Kaaren, David O'Brien. *The Bowery at Midnight (1942). Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay. *The Ape Man (1943). Bela Lugosi, Minerva Urecal, Ralph Littlefield. ****THE REST OF THE TITLES**** *Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride (AKA Dracula: The Satanic Rites)(1974/colour). Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Joanna Lumley. *The Demon (1979/colour). Cameron Mitchell, Jennifer Holmes, Craig Gardner. *The Devil's Messenger (1962). Lon Chaney Jr, Karen Kadler, Michael Hinn. *End of The World (1977/colour). Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Lew Ayres. *The Fury of The Wolf Man (1972/colour). Paul Naschy, Perla Cristal, Veronica Lujan. *The Ghost (1963/colour). Barbara Steele, Peter Baldwin, Elio Jotta. *Horror Express (1972/colour). Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas. *The Incredible Petrified World (1957). John Carradine, Robert Clarke, Phyllis Coates. *The Island Monster (1954). Boris Karloff, Giulio Battiferri, Giuseppe Chinnici. *Legacy of Blood (1971/colour). John Carradine, Rodolfo Acosta, Merry Anders. *The Long Hair of Death (1964). Barbara Steele, George Ardisson, Halina Zalewsky. *Manfish (1956). Lon Chaney Jr, John Bromfield, Victor Jory. *The Nightmare Never Ends (1980/colour). Cameron Mitchell, Richard Moll, Marc Lawrence. *A Scream In The Night (1935). Lon Chaney Jr, Sheila Terry, Zara Tazil. *The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935). Lon Chaney Jr, Dean Benton, Catherine Cotter. *She Beast (1966/colour). Barbara Steele, John Karlsen, Ian Ogilvy. *Shock (1946). Vincent Price, Reed Hadley, Lynn Bari. *Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974/colour). Patrick O'Neal, John Carradine, Walter Abel. *The Werewolf Vs. Vampire Women (1971/colour). Paul Naschy, Gaby Fuchs, Patty Shepard.

古い映画ばっかりですが、タイトル通り５０作品が収載されています。DVD１枚に４話はいっていますので、音や映像はそれなりです。まあ適当に購入したんですが、ヒッチコック作品が１５作も含まれていてちょっとびっくりでした。 国内BDプレイヤーで再生できましたが、当然字幕や日本語吹き替えはありません。

Don't wear pants when you watch these movies, unless you want them to be scared off.

Great for stormy nights