Starring Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Satoshi Nakamura, Teri Zimmern, Norman Van Hawley
Directed by George Breakston & Kenneth G. Crane
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A foreign correspondent on assignment in Japan is secretly injected with an enzyme by a scientist trying to create a new form of life, and begins to transform into a monster.
This American/Japanese co-production is certainly unique and has a lot going for it, from the charming Dyneley in the lead, and a good supporting cast, to some frightening creature makeups, and a memorable score by Hirooki Ozawa. Some may have some trouble taking Dyneley's ultimate transformation seriously, but I enjoyed the fact that the movie went out all and committed to putting a unique creature on the screen (although similar monsters would later pop up in 1970s fare). The movie's probably most famous for its one horrifying shot in which we see something has developed on Dyneley's neck, but while the rest of the picture might not live up to that, the whole movie is really a lot of fun, and can't help but wish Breakston, Crane and company had made more productions like this.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Circus Of Horrors (1960)
Starring Anton Diffring, Erika Remberg, Yvonne Monlaur, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton
Directed by Sidney Hayers
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A brilliant plastic surgeon runs afoul of the law and goes into hiding, where he acquires a circus and uses his talents to blackmail scarred criminals into becoming his performers.
Diffring excels as a nefarious and immoral villain in this British shocker which features a number of lovely ladies in the cast who become his accomplices and his victims. The screenplay leaves several key questions unanswered- how did someone with no experience build a successful circus? How were all the killings ruled accidents by the police? Why did his accomplices stay with him for ten years when he apparently provided them nothing in return? Nonetheless, I didn't have a problem dismissing those quibbles, as Hayers has crafted a visually appealing and gripping chiller, augmented by genuine circus footage credited to the company of Billy Mays.
Directed by Sidney Hayers
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A brilliant plastic surgeon runs afoul of the law and goes into hiding, where he acquires a circus and uses his talents to blackmail scarred criminals into becoming his performers.
Diffring excels as a nefarious and immoral villain in this British shocker which features a number of lovely ladies in the cast who become his accomplices and his victims. The screenplay leaves several key questions unanswered- how did someone with no experience build a successful circus? How were all the killings ruled accidents by the police? Why did his accomplices stay with him for ten years when he apparently provided them nothing in return? Nonetheless, I didn't have a problem dismissing those quibbles, as Hayers has crafted a visually appealing and gripping chiller, augmented by genuine circus footage credited to the company of Billy Mays.
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