When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results. No one can stop this killing machineits already dead. Its usually considered to be a very free interpretation, but as far as lovecraft movies go i think its par for the course. Boris karloff, nick adams and freda jackson a young man visits his fiances estate to discover that her wheelchairbound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in. A young man visits his fiances estate to discover that her wheelchairbound scientist father has discovered a me. It has a confusing story, but two exceptional performances save this from being grade z schlock. Although set in britain, with a mainly british cast, somehow it has more in common with the drivein movies being made across the pond at the time than anything by hammer or amicus. Lovecrafts 1927 story the colour out of space, is one of a handful of lovecraft adaptations produced by american international pictures, who were otherwise focused, as far as horror was concerned, on the work of edgar allan poe. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies sweetfantasy33.
Tvpg, 1 h 20 min boris karloff, nick adams, freda jackson, suzan farmer director. Feb 24, 2020 subscribe to watch the best free full length movies. I believe this is the first of what would be many films inspired by the h. Monster of terror, colour out of space, colour out of space, monster of terror, the house at the end of the wor, the house at the end of the world. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. When he tries to get a cab ride, the cabbie refuses to take him to the witley place. When american steve reinhart nick adams comes to the remote english village of arkham, he gets a chilly reception from townsfolk and old nahum witley boris karloff alike.
Jun 29, 2014 when american steve reinhart nick adams comes to the remote english village of arkham, he gets a chilly reception from townsfolk and old nahum witley boris karloff alike. Monstercreature feature full length horror movies youtube. Feb 23, 2011 based loosely on the colour out of space. The story was adapted into feature films again in 1987 as the curse, in 2008 as colour from the dark and 2010 as the color out of space. A variation as its set in an arkham thats in england rather than america. I had high hopes for this one and for the first 40 minutes or so, was quite enthralled with the gothic atmosphere and the creeping sense of doom. P, lovecraft story the colour out of space written in 1927. It seems that the witley manor, situated amidst a bleak, withered landscape, harbors a sinister secret which has twisted not only the local flora and fauna, but the family itself. Directed by daniel haller written by jerry sohl based looslely on h.
The first credited film adaptation of a story by influential horror and fantasy writer h. German allmovie cavett binion allmovie craig butler american film institute. He goes over to a local storefront and asks for the witley place. He goes over to a local storefront and asks for the. Monster of terror is a britishamerican 1965 pathecolor horror film directed by daniel haller. Boris karloff nick adams freda jackson 1965 an american nick adams in england finds plants, animals and his future inlaws boris karloff, freda jackson mutated by a meteorite. It was shot in february and march 1965 at shepperton studios under the working title the house at the end of the world. There are some good moments and some effective scenes here, but it takes a lot of patience to get to them. Boris karloff is nahum witley a wheelchairbound scientist who has uncovered a meteorite that emits radioactive rays which turn plants into mutants in his greenhouse. The outsider in this case is american stephen rinehart nick adams, who arrives in the rural english hamlet of arkham, only to find that everyone there immediately gives him the cold shoulder once they find out he is traveling to the whitley place.
Where boris karloff predicts the labour partys future. Monster, werewolf and animal horror, classic and new. The train station at which stephen reinhart disembarks is called arkham. Staring suzan farmer, nick adams and boris karloff. Lovecraft story with the great boris karloff, as i said an attempt, but that attempted failed.
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