RAY (1924) Charles Martinelli, Louis Pre Fils, Albert Prejean. Dir. by Rene Clair. Classic early sci-fi as a scientist invents a ray that causes Parisians to fall asleep where they stand. A few unaff

(1961, Upgraded 5/15/24) Anthony Carbone, Betsy Jones Moreland, Robert Towne, Beach Dickerson, Esther Sandoval.  Now in widescreen from a stunning 35mm print.  A fake sea monster, blamed for many deaths, turns out to be real!  The monster is kind of goofy-looking, but still more than able to rip you to shreds—which it does to more than one victim!  

(1958-1975) Bob Clymire, Jan Swihart, Bill Simonsen, Dennis Kottmeier, Ruth Ann Mannella.  This film has a weird history.  Most of it is a movie made in 1958 (some say 1963) that sat unreleased for many years. It was called Teenagers Battle the Thing. In 1975 they shot some new introductory footage and it was released as Curse of Bigfoot.  

Special 35mm Edition (1958) Paul Hubschmid, Madeleine Fischer, Fiorella Mari, Peter Meersman, Ivo Garrani, Dario Michaelis.  Most of the video copies around of this title are pretty awful, so it’s amazing how much better this Euro-science fiction thriller is when you’ve got decent picture quality.  The movie starts off with a rocket preparing to lift off for the moon...

(1979) Uldis Pucitis, Jüri Järvet, Lembit Peterson.  A police inspector comes to a remote mountain hotel to investigate a murder.  Shortly after his arrival a snowslide cut the hotel off from civilization.  The inspector then begins to realize that something far worse than a simple case of murder is afoot—aliens, androids, terrorists, and more...

(1964, Upgraded 12/29/20) Wolfgang Preiss, Peter Van Eyck, Yvonne Furneaux, Yoko Tani. The maniacal Dr. Mabuse threatens the world with a death ray. Van Eyck plays a suave espionage agent.  Plays a lot like...

(1972) Mine Mutlu, Kunt Tulgar, Erol Tas, Erol Gunaydin.  This outlandish Turkish sci-fi action film features “the Copperhead,” a masked hero who fights the evil Dr. Satan.  The doctor has designs on conquering the world with robots and other electronics.  He laughs maniacally throughout the film.  There are many scenes that will make you howl and the Sherlock Holmish sidekick is bad beyond belief.  A wonderfully inept film that never lets up...

(1933) Sidney Blackmer, Peggy Shannon, Lois Wilson, Fred Kohler, Samuel S. Hinds, Edward Van Sloan.  Almost 90 years later this sci-fi classic still packs a punch.  Strange events in Earth’s atmosphere cause monstrous storms and tidal waves that overrun the Earth.  The destruction of New York City is one of the most memorable...

(1959) Harry Townes, John Agar, Whitney Blake, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Aidman, Edward Platt, Gail Kobe, Frank Gerstle.  Just when you thought you'd seen all the '50s sci-fi ever made, this forgotten b&w gem shows up. During an attempted rocket launch, a meteor smashes into...

(1967) Guy Madison, Luisa Baratto, Diana Lorys.  Madison is a journalist who gets involved in the search for a leading brain surgeon, who has mysteriously disappeared.  The search takes him to the African desert where they discover Devilman.  Devilman’s plans are simple: using a new brain-transplanting procedure, he intends to rule the world...

(1967-1972) Bobby Van, Grant Williams, Henry Wilcoxen, Denny Miller, Ruta Lee, Mala Powers, James Craig. The year is 1975. A spaceship is launched from the Earth on a mission to Venus. As it streaks through space, its passengers are horrified to learn that...

The first disc of this Special Two-DVD Edition contains The Dream Doctor (1936) Julie Suedo Sidney Monckton.  This odd film tells tales of many different characters’ dream experiences and tries to explain them in a paranormal yet scientific way by a woman with strange powers.  The second disc includes A Trip to the Moon (1902) Georges Méliès, Victor André.  This is a short sci-fi classic from early cinema pioneer Méliès.  We've also thrown in trailers and two other short subjects, including Fall of the House of Usher and The Devil's Ball...