Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic mystery-crime double novels. The first tale in this great double novel is “The Big Fix” by whodunit veteran Mel Colton. It’s a tale about desperate guys and double-crossing dolls. There was a big payoff due—$100,000 for a crooked racing fix that only Blair Savage could collect, because the bet had been made in his name... The second tale in this double novel is Nelson S. Bond’s thundering thriller, “Death Holds the Stirrups.” Thundering down the racetrack at a breakneck speed, fresh out of apprenticeship, jockey Jerry McGhee thought he was winning his race; but as he booted the horse forward, and with the finish line in sight, his filly suddenly reared up, sending him falling not only to the ground but into a whole heap of trouble...

(1961) Tor Johnson, Douglas Meller, Barbara Francis, Bing Stafford, Tony Cardoza, Conrad Brooks; written and directed by Coleman Francis.  One of the best "bad" movies of all time, now in its original 1.85 widescreen format for the first time. Tor is a Russian scientist caught in a nuclear blast while running from spies. The radiation transforms him...

(1970, Anamorphic Widescreen) Mikhail Pugovkin, Tatyana Klyuyeva, Georgiy Millyar, Anatoliy Kubatskiy, Lidiya Korolyova.  A magical underworld king demands that the Czar give up his only son upon his 18^th birthday.  The Czar attempts to fool the king with some tomfoolery involving identity-switching between his son and a “commoner.”  Complications arise when the daughter of the king...

(1960) Heinz Drache, Ingrid van Bergen, Benno Sterzenbach, Ina Duscha, Ludwig Linkmann, Klaus Kinski.  Drache, who is an agent from the “Special Branch” is assigned the job of finding and catching “The Executioner,” a monstrous killer who lops the heads off his victims, then packages them up and leaves them strewn about the English countryside for unsuspecting citizens to discover...

1943, Monogram) Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Louise Currie, Henry Hall, Minerva Urecal.  During a series of weird experiments, Bela transforms into an ape man!  He needs spinal fluid to return to normal.  Bela uses a killer ape to stalk his victims.  SPECIAL NOTE FROM GREG LUCE, OWNER OF SINISTER CINEMA:  Looking back, Sinister Cinema has had this title out literally for decades....

(1967, Anamorphic Widescreen) Vija Artmane, Sergey Stolyarov, Nikolai Kryukov, Tatyana Voloshina, Lado Tskhvariashvili.  We’re offering this Russian classic with subtitles that finally make sense.  A spaceship is pulled into orbit around a dark “iron star,” whose gravitational pull is so great that the ship won’t have enough fuel to break free from its grip.  Instead, they land on a nearby planet where they find...

AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS—Severin Blu-ray Edition (1973, Anamorphic Widescreen) Peter Cushing, Herbert Lom, Patrick Magee. From Amicus’ peak production period, ‘The Studio That Dripped Blood’ adapted the gothic horror novel Fengriffen into an insane 18th Century saga of heaving bosoms, graphic dismemberment, and supernatural...

(1964) Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Fernando Rey, Gloria Paul, George Hilton, Dakar, Rosalba Neri.  Those wacky Italians are at it again, this time against the evil Goldginger, who plans world domination by brainwashing important world leaders and starting a war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.  Photographers Franco and Ciccio stumble into this accidentally and are kidnapped...

(1964, Anamorphic Widescreen) Pino Colizzi, Lauren Madison, Paul Janning, Annie Stuart, Lauren Madison, Sergio Rossi.   What a cool little Euro-chiller this turned out to be!  Members of a criminal organization are camped out in a gloomy, forlorn old mansion in the middle of a creepy forest...

 (1966, Anamorphic Widescreen) Leonora Ruffo, Mario Novelli, Roland Lesaffre, Kirk Morris, Gordon Mitchell. A beautiful upgrade from our previous master and much, much better than the 1:33 versions that are around.  Aliens from the planet Hydra land on Earth and kidnap a group of humans...

(1957-1971) Here's a bundle of FIVE rock 'em sock 'em monster brawl classics, all filled with monstrous boogeymen and sinister fiends—and all for just $42 postpaid!  You get:  ASSIGNMENT TERROR (1969); GAMERA VS. THE DEVIL BEAST GUIRON (1969); THE INVISIBLE MAN VS. THE HUMAN FLY (1957); WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMAN (1970); and HUNCHBACK OF THE MORGUE (1973)  See more...

(1960-1963) Here's a bundle of FIVE chilling Edgar Wallace classics, all filled with monstrous madmen and sinister characters—and all for just $42 postpaid!  You get:  DOOR WITH THE SEVEN LOCKS (1962); THE TERRIBLE PEOPLE (1960); THE STRANGLER OF BLACKMOOR CASTLE (1963); THE BLACK ABBOT (1963); and THE AVENGER (1960)  See more...

COUNT DRACULA’S GREAT LOVE (1973, Anamorphic Widescreen) Paul Naschy, Vic Winner, Rossana Yanni, Haydee Politoff, Ingrid Garbo.  Four beautiful female travelers unknowingly take shelter Dracula's castle. Look out for the fangs!  The count is soon plunging his teeth into...  THE VAMPIRES’ NIGHT ORGY (1973, Anamorphic Widescreen) Jack Taylor, Dyanik Zurakowska, José Guardiola, Helga Line. An interesting Spanish horror film about a bus load of tourists who visit a small European town totally inhabited by vampires.  There's an abundance of bare fangs and blood-sucking...

ALIEN CONTAMINATION (1981) Ian McCulloch, Louise Marlo, Marino Mase, Siegfried Rauch. What a hoot! This Alien rip-off starts with an eerie ship pulling into NY harbor. On board is a cargo of green pulsating eggs. The eggs explode and cause a green acid to get into your skin, causing you to...  WOLFMAN (1979) Earl Owensby, Kristina Reynolds, Sid Rancer.  The film begins with the stabbing death of an old man as he lays in bed—something about a family curse!  The heir to the estate returns home to find he’s now cursed to become a werewolf during the full moon...

THE BLACK ABBOT (1963, Anamorphic Widescreen) Joachim Fuchsberger, Grit Bottscher, Charles Boetnier, Eddi Arent. A mad criminal is on the loose! Witnesses describe a black-hooded figure whom they have seen disappearing into a ruined Abbey tower. A number of people...  THE INDIAN SCARF (1963, Anamorphic Widescreen) Heinz Drache, Klaus Kinski, Corny Collins, Eddi Arent are being strangled one by one. The action centers around the dead man’s creepy, country estate. When a wealthy man dies, the heirs to a dead man’s fortune look forward to inheriting...

VIRGIN AMONG THE LIVING DEAD (1973, Anamorphic Widescreen) Christina Von Blanc, Britt Nichols, Howard Vernon, directed By Jesus Franco. A gorgeous young lady enters a sinister castle for the reading of a will. Soon she discovers that the folks in the castle are all in fact dead...  DEATH CARRIES TO CANE (1973, Anamorphic Widescreen) Robert Hoffman, Susan Scott, George Martin  A lady sees a another woman strangled through a telescope but is unable to see the face of the killer.  She enlists the aid of her boyfriend and the two of them start investigating...

SAMSON IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963, 35mm English Edition) Samson, Claudio Brook, Norma Mora.  Kidnappings take place near an eerie wax museum.  One of the victims is a reporter. Inside the museum a mad scientist transforms the victims into...  SIN YOU SINNERS June Colbourne, Dian Lloyd, Derek Murcott, directed by Joe Sarno. An irresistible sleazy B&W chiller. Loyd is a has-been burlesque dancer who gets her hands on an ancient amulet that enables her to project youthfulness...

FIRE MONSTERS AGAINST THE SON OF HERCULES (1962, Anamorphic Widescreen) Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee, Luciano Marin. Before they changed his name to Maxxus for a Son of Hercules film, this movie was about Maciste, who stumbles upon two warring tribes: Sun worshipers and Moon worshipers...  THE CENTURION (1962, Anamorphic Widescreen) Jacques Sernas, Genevieve Grad, John Drew Barrymore, Gianna Maria Canalel. Fine sword & sandal fare with Sernas as a Roman official sent to Greece to prevent war between Rome and Corinth. He finds himself at odds with...