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The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by lyzmadness

“It was being guarded by a—a sea serpent! A hideous beast that defies description!” Director: Dan Milner Starring: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Rodney Bell, Philip Pine, Vivi Janiss, Helene Stanton Screenplay: Lou Rusoff, from a story by … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1950s, AIP, Cathy Downs, Dan Milner, Dorys Lukather, Helene Stanton, Kent Taylor, Lou Rusoff, mad science, Michael Whalen, monster, mutation, Philip Pine, Rodney Bell, science fiction, Vivi Janiss | 6 Comments

The Devil-Doll (1936)

Posted on April 12, 2021 by lyzmadness

“I may not look it, Madame, but I was once a very successful banker. Three men – my partners – lied and tricked me into prison. Well—three lives are going to pay for it…” Director: Tod Browning Starring: Lionel … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, Abraham Merritt, Arthur Hohl, cross dressing, E. Allyn Warren, Frank Lawton, Garrett Fort, Grace Ford, Guy Endore, Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, Lucy Beaumont, mad science, Maureen O’Sullivan, MGM, Pedro de Cordoba, Rafaela Ottiano, revenge, Robert Greig, science fiction, shrinking, Tod Browning | 5 Comments

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by lyzmadness

“I shall show you strange things about the mind of man…” [aka The Man Who Lived Again aka The Brainsnatcher aka Body Switch aka Dr Maniac] Director: Robert Stevenson Starring: Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder, Frank Cellier, Donald … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, Anna Lee, Boris Karloff, British, Cecil Parker, Donald Calthrop, female scientist, Frank Cellier, humour, John L. Balderston, John Loder, L. du Garde Peach, Lynn Harding, mad science, mind manipulation, prove the fools wrong, Robert Stevenson, science fiction, Sidney Gilliat | 21 Comments

The Snake Woman (1961)

Posted on November 13, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Life is such a miraculous, delicate thing. What if this poison were to upset the balance? – and instead of a normal, healthy child, ours were to be born a—a—“ [Also known as: Terror Of The Snake Woman] Director: … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1960s, Arnold Marlé, British, Dorothy Frere, Elsie Wagstaff, Frances Bennett, Geoffrey Denton, Hugh Moxey, Jack Cunningham, John Cazabon, John McCarthy, mad science, Michael Logan, Orville H. Hampton, science fiction, Sidney J. Furie, snakes, Stevenson Lang, Susan Travers, transformation | 22 Comments

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)

Posted on May 11, 2018 by lyzmadness

“Free! Free at last!” Director: Rouben Mamoulian Starring: Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Halliwell Hobbes, Holmes Herbert, Edgar Norton Screenplay: Samuel Hofferstein and Percy Heath, based upon the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson Synopsis: Dr … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, dual personality, Edgar Norton, Fredric March, Halliwell Hobbes, Holmes Herbert, mad science, Miriam Hopkins, Paramount, Percy Heath, repression, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rose Hobart, Rouben Mamoulian, Samuel Hofferstein, science fiction, sex | 10 Comments

Supernatural (1933)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by lyzmadness

“I wonder if they are imitators? Perhaps their will has been subdued; perhaps they’ve been possessed by another personality, a powerful, malignant personality without – well – without a body of its own…” Director: Victor Halperin Starring: Carole Lombard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror | Tagged 1930s, Alan Dinehart, Beryl Mercer, Brian Marlow, Carole Lombard, Edward Halperin, Garnett Weston, H. B. Warner, Harvey Thew, Horror, Lyman Williams, mad science, possession, pre-Code, Randolph Scott, Roundtable, serial killer, supernatural, Victor Halperin, Vivienne Osborne, Willard Robertson, William Farnum | 14 Comments

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

Posted on June 2, 2017 by lyzmadness

“Do you believe in Evil, Doctor? I do not mean Evil as it is commonly understood. I mean Evil as a living organism; as a plague, a disease, which infects humanity…” Director: Freddie Francis Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1970s, Catherine Finn, Christopher Lee, evil, Freddie Francis, George Benson, Horror, insanity, Jenny Runacre, Jonathan Rumbold, Kenneth J. Warren, Lorna Heilbron, mad science, Michael Ripper, Peter Cushing, Peter Spencely, Robert Swann, Roundtable, science fiction, sex, Victorian | 25 Comments

Project X (1968)

Posted on February 28, 2017 by lyzmadness

“We were waiting for you, Hagan. You’re a living, breathing bomb of death—set to go off in fourteen days…” Director: William Castle Starring: Henry Jones, Christopher George, Harold Gould, Phillip Pine, Monte Markham, Lee Delano, Ivan Bonar, Robert Cleaves, … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1960s, brain-in-a-jar, cautionary tale, Christopher George, Edmund Morris, Greta Baldwin, Hanna-Barbera, Harold Gould, Henry Jones, Ivan Bonar, Keye Luke, L. P. Davies, Lee Delano, mad science, mind manipulation, Monte Markham, Phillip Pine, Robert Cleaves, Roundtable, science fiction, Sheila Bartold, the future, William Castle | 21 Comments

The Walking Dead (1936)

Posted on December 3, 2016 by lyzmadness

“You can’t kill me again…” Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Boris Karloff, Marguerite Churchill, Edmund Gwenn, Ricardo Cortez, Henry O’Neill, Barton MacLane, Warren Hull, Joseph King, Joe Sawyer, Addison Richards, Paul Harvey, Robert Strange, Kenneth Harlan, Ruth Robinson Screenplay: Ewart … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, Addison Richards, Barton MacLane, Boris Karloff, Edmund Gwenn, Ewart Adamson, Henry O'Neill, Horror, Joe Sawyer, Joseph Fields, Joseph King, Kenneth Harlan, Lillie Hayward, mad science, Marguerite Churchill, Michael Curtiz, Paul Harvey, Peter Milne, raising the dead, Ricardo Cortez, Robert Andrews, Robert Strange, Roundtable, Ruth Robinson, science fiction, Warners, Warren Hull | 15 Comments

Frankenstein (1931)

Posted on December 1, 2016 by lyzmadness

“It’s alive! It’s alive! In the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!” Director: James Whale Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Mae Clarke, Dwight Frye, John Boles, Frederick Kerr, Marilyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Science fiction | Tagged 1930s, artificial life, Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Francis Edwards Faragoh, Frederick Kerr, Garrett Fort, Horror, James Whale, John Boles, John L. Balderston, Lionel Belmore, mad science, Mae Clarke, Marilyn Harris, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Michael Mark, Peggy Webling, science fiction, Universal | 13 Comments

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	Aethelred the Unread… on Et Al. July21
	RogerBW on Et Al. July21
	Ray Ochitwa on Acción Mutante (1993)
	TheShadowKnows on Wake In Fright (1971)
	dawn on Crash! (1976)
	TheShadowKnows on Crash! (1976)
	TheShadowKnows on Crash! (1976)
	TheShadowKnows on Hurricane (1979)
	TheShadowKnows on Alligator (1980)
	RogerBW on General chatter
	Xander77 on Cat-Women Of The Moon (19…
	DennisMM on The Walking Dead (1936)
	DennisMM on The Walking Dead (1936)
	Killer Meteor on Reefer Madness (1936)
	Jim on General chatter

Tag Archives: mad science

The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues (1955)

The Devil-Doll (1936)

The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)

The Snake Woman (1961)

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (1931)

Supernatural (1933)

The Creeping Flesh (1973)

Project X (1968)

The Walking Dead (1936)

Frankenstein (1931)

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