Eight classic horror films from the Columbia Pictures’ vault, in crisp Blu-ray!
The Black Room
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen. Twin brothers are born to a ruling family. One twin inherits a castle and becomes infamous for his sadistic behavior and murders the other twin, assuming his identity.
The Man With Nine Lives
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers. A scientist seeks a cure for cancer by freezing bodies in suspended animation, eventually freezing himself. Thawed 10 years later, he continues his research using his enemies.
The Man They Could Not Hang
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox. A doctor working on experiments to restore life to the dead is hanged for murder. Brought back to life by his assistant, he sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.
Before I Hang
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett. Sentenced to die for a mercy death, a doctor spends his final days on his experiments. Before his end, he injects himself with serum from a maniac’s blood to deadly effect.
The Boogie Man Will Get You
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Maxie Rosenbloom. An addled scientist and a conniving huckster attempt scientific experiments in the basement of a hotel, leaving bodies piling up in the cellar in this comedic thriller.
The Devil Commands
- Stars: Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff. A scientist obsessed with communication beyond the grave registers brain activity in a corpse. When he escalates his work taking desperate measures, the bodies begin to pile up.
The Return of the Vampire
- Stars: Bela Lugosi, Frieda Inescort, Nina Foch. A 200-year old Vampire prowls the countryside feeding on villagers until a railroad spike is driven through his heart. He is entombed for decades until a German bomb releases him.
Five
- Stars: William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson. A woman and four men survive a nuclear explosion and seek shelter in a house. They must work together, but their clashing visions of the future could lead to their destruction.
NOTABLE TALENT THRILLERS FROM THE VAULT
- Boris Karloff, know for The Mummy, Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein
- Bela Lugosi, known for Dracula, Plan 9 From Outer Space, and Abbot & Costello Meet Franksnstein
- Peter Lorre, known for M, Casablanca, and The Maltese Falcon
- Frieda Inescort, known for Pride and Prejudice, The Amazing Mrs. Holliday, and Heavenly Day
FEATURES:
- Eight chilling Hollywood thrillers spanning 1935–1951
- Featuring Hollywood legends like Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, and more!
- Old Hollywood in crisp high definition on Blu-ray – like you’ve never seen it before.
