1965, Directed by David L. Hewitt

The voice-over goon is more interested in hyping “Fantastic Horror Vision” than actually telling you anything about the movie, which is a shame. The “Horror Vision” consisted of a chap in a gorilla suit running into the audience and making off with an actress planted in the cinema, who then ‘magically’ appear on the screen.

So, plotwise, some girls decide to spend the night in a haunted house, where they are abducted by a crazed scientist and his pasty-faced accomplice, and one of the girls is turned into a very unconvincing gorilla. Groooooovy.

Incidentally, none of the girls are actually wearing pyjamas. BLATANT FALSE ADVERTISING.

Favourite bit: The gorilla’s act when it wakes up on the table.

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AKA House of Evil, Cry Demon

1978, Directed by Gus Trikonis

Some fairly standard haunted house antics on show here. The Devil’s living in the basement or something, and his infinite wickedness manifests in ways that require very little special effects.

I can’t imagine that there are many actual frights in the movie. The last part of the trailer consists almost entirely of a bearded man sliding about which doesn’t bode well. And if the appalling ‘ghost’ that appears in the corridor is a good indication of the special effects on offer, you’ll see better defined images by applying pressure to your eyeballs.

Favourite bit: “When you think you’re free… You might be dead!” Nope, pretty sure you’re not dead if you’re thinking. Cogito Ergo Sum and all that…

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