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Category Archives: Science fiction
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1912)
“Repeated use of the drugs causes him to change to his evil self against his will…” Director: Lucius Henderson Starring: James Cruze, Florence La Badie, Harry Benham Screenplay: Lucius Henderson, based upon the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson … Continue reading
Frankenstein (1910)
“Instead of a perfect human being, the evil in Frankenstein’s mind creates a monster…” Director: James Searle Dawley Starring: Augustus Phillips, Charles Ogle, Mary Fuller Screenplay: James Searle Dawley, based upon the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley … Continue reading
Conquest Of The Pole (1912)
[Original title: À La Conquête Du Pole] Director: Georges Méliès Starring: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany Screenplay: Georges Méliès, based upon a novel by Jules Verne Synopsis: At a gathering of the great minds of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1910s, exploration, French, Georges Melies, Horror, Jules Verne, monster, science fiction, silent
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A Trip To The Moon (1902)
[Original title: Le Voyage Dans La Lune] Director: Georges Méliès Starring: Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Jehanne d’Alcy Screenplay: Georges Méliès, based upon the novels of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells Foreword: … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900s, aliens, Fantasy, French, Futurama, Georges Melies, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, science fiction, silent, Smashing Pumpkins, space
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War Of The Insects (1968)
“Insect behaviour has been abnormal all over the world. The damage they’re causing is spreading. Planes everywhere are flying into swarms and crashing. Genocide. The annihilation of mankind…” [Original title: Konchû Daisensô (Insect War)] [aka Genocide] Director: Nihonmatsu Kazui Starring: Sonoi … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, Amada Kingen, atomic bomb, Chico Roland, Cold War, Hitomi Reiko, Ichimura Toshiyuki, Japanese, Kathy Horan, Kawazu Yusuke, Killer animals, mad science, Nihonmatsu Kazui, Ralph Jesser, science fiction, Shindo Emi, Shochiku, Sonoi Keisuke, Takaku Susumu, WTF
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Contamination (1980)
“Look at the way his skin and clothes are torn. It’s almost as if—I don’t know, it’s almost as if he exploded. But not because of a bomb: it’s as if he exploded from the inside…” [aka Alien Arriva Sulla … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, aliens, an animal dies, Erich Tomek, Gisela Hahn, gore, Horror, Ian McCulloch, invasion, Italian, Louise Marleau, Luigi Cozzi, Marino Masé, science fiction, Siegfried Rauch
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Zombi Holocaust (1980)
“I could easily kill you now, but I’m determined to have your brain!” [aka Zombie Holocaust aka The Queen Of The Cannibals aka The King Of The Living Dead aka Dr Butcher, MD aka Zombi 3] Director: Frank Martin … Continue reading
Doctor X (1932)
“Now listen, please, to what I have to say: one of us in this room may be a murderer; a murderer who kills by the light of a full moon, leaving his victim’s body mutilated; a cannibal…” Director: Michael … Continue reading
The Devil Bat (1940)
“All Heathville loved Paul Carruthers, their kindly village doctor. No-one suspected that in his home laboratory on a hillside overlooking the magnificent estate of Martin Heath, the doctor found time to conduct certain private experiments – weird, terrifying experiments…” [aka … Continue reading
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