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1	How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1965) more movies like this directed by Chuck Jones featuring Boris Karloff add to wishlist Chuck Jones' animated version of the classic Dr. Seuss book How the Grinch Stole Christmas originally aired on television in 1966 and has since become a holiday family favorite. Voiced by Boris Karloff (who also narrates), the Grinch lives on top of a hill overlooking Whoville with his dog, Max. Each year at Christmas time, the Grinch's hatred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
2	The Mummy (1932) more movies like this directed by Karl W. Freund featuring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron, Bramwell Fletcher add to wishlist The Mummy represented Boris Karloff's second horror starring role after his "overnight" success in Frankenstein. Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, Egyptian high priest Imhotep wreaks havoc upon the members of the British field exposition that disturbed his tomb (shades of the King Tut curse). While disguised as a contemporary ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
3	The Raven (1963) more movies like this directed by Roger Corman featuring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess add to wishlist Although Roger Corman narrowly managed to avoid self-mockery in his pulpy, flamboyant adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe tales, it appears that the director chose this opportunity to let loose with outright parody; the result is a wonderfully entertaining romp with tongue planted firmly in cheek. The first screen teaming of legendary horror stars ... see all copies from $21.99!
4	Unconquered (1947) more movies like this directed by Cecil B. DeMille featuring Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Howard Da Silva, Boris Karloff, Katherine de Mille, Ward Bond add to wishlist Cecil B. DeMille's first postwar production, the $5 million Technicolor historical spectacular Unconquered lacks only the kitchen sink. The story begins in England in the 1760s, as Abigail Martha Hale (Paulette Goddard), unjustly accused of a crime against the Crown, is sentenced by the Lord Chief Justice (C. Aubrey Smith) to 14 years' forced ... see all copies from $7.29! new only from $8.19!
5	Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) more movies like this directed by Charles Barton featuring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Lenore Aubert, Gar Moore add to wishlist This Abbott & Costello vehicle was originally planned as a Bob Hope comedy titled Easy Does It. The Hope role is fairly evenly divided between Bud Abbott, as hotel house detective Casey Edwards, and Lou Costello, as bumbling bellhop Lou Costello. When a much-hated criminal attorney (Nicholas Joy) is murdered at a resort hotel, there's no ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $5.76!
6	Frankenstein (1931) more movies like this directed by James Whale featuring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan add to wishlist Still regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris Karloff a star and created a new icon of terror. Along with the highly successful Dracula, released earlier the same year, it launched Universal Studio's golden age of 1930s horror movies. The film's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) more movies like this directed by James Whale featuring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester, Ernst Thesiger, Dwight Frye add to wishlist This greatest of all Frankenstein movies begins during a raging thunderstorm. Warm and cozy inside their palatial villa, Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon), Percy Shelley (Douglas Walton), and Shelley's wife Mary (Elsa Lanchester) engage in morbidly sparkling conversation. The wicked Byron mockingly chastises Mary for frightening the literary world with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77!
8	Isle of the Dead (1945) more movies like this directed by Mark Robson featuring Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer, Alan Napier, Katherine Emery, Helene Thimig, Jason Robards, Sr. add to wishlist Inspired by Swiss artist Arnold Böcklin's famous painting, this seminal horror film marked the first of three collaborations between RKO producer Val Lewton and British genre star Boris Karloff. Set during the 1912 Balkan Wars, Isle of the Death featured Karloff as Greek general Pherides who, along with an American journalist (Marc Cramer), visits ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $14.43!
9	Jack the Ripper (1958) more movies like this directed by David MacDonald featuring Boris Karloff add to wishlist Four terrifying stories from The Veil television series are introduced by Boris Karloff with titles "Summer Heat," "Vision of Crime," "Food on the Table" and "Jack the Ripper." All Movie Guide see all copies from $3.00! new only from $9.98!
10	Scarface (1932) more movies like this directed by Howard Hawks featuring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, George Raft, Boris Karloff add to wishlist Completed in mid-1930, Scarface, based on Armitage Trail's novel of the same name, might have been the first of the great talkie gangster flicks, but it was held up for release until after that honor was jointly usurped by Little Caesar and Public Enemy. Paul Muni stars as prohibition-era mobster Tony Camonte, a character obviously patterned on Al ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95!
11 view cover	Bikini Beach (1964) more movies like this directed by William Asher featuring Boris Karloff, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, Harvey Lembeck add to wishlist The Beach Party gang is back in this third episode. This time out, the gang is visited by the handsome British pop star Potato Bug (Frankie Avalon in a dual role) who has come to CA for a little r&r. When Potato Bug sees the perky Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), he falls head over heels. This doesn't set well with her boyfriend, Frankie. Later the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25!
12 view cover	The Terror (1963) more movies like this directed by Roger Corman featuring Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann add to wishlist In this horror chiller, an intriguing, beautiful woman (Sandra Knight) keeps re-appearing to early 19th-century Lt. Duvalier (Jack Nicholson), and he is led to a castle where he finds an imposter of Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). He becomes trapped in the ancient castle and tries to make sense of the eerie situation. Director Roger Corman (with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
13 view cover	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) more movies like this directed by Norman Z. McLeod featuring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford add to wishlist James Thurber wasn't too happy with the Sam Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, but the Technicolor musical comedy proved to be a cash cow at the box office. Danny Kaye stars as Walter, a milquetoast proofreader for a magazine publishing firm. Walter is constitutionally incapable of standing up for ... see all copies from $18.71!
14 view cover	Targets (1968) more movies like this directed by Peter Bogdanovich featuring Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Nancy Hsueh, James Brown, Sandy Baron add to wishlist Together with Orson Welles' Citizen Kane and John Singleton's Boyz 'n the Hood, director Peter Bogdanovich's Targets is among the most impressive first features ever made. When Bogdanovich's cinematic mentor Roger Corman suggested that Bogdanovich might want to make his directorial debut, he offered to "donate" 20 minutes' worth of footage of the ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $22.99!
15 view cover	Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) more movies like this directed by John Rawlins featuring Ralph Byrd, Boris Karloff, Anne Gwynne, Lyle Latell, June Clayworth, Skelton Knaggs add to wishlist Befitting his status as a genre star, Boris Karloff earns top billing over leading man Ralph Byrd in RKO's final Dick Tracy caper. The former Frankenstein monster plays an escaped convict masterminding a daring bank robbery. To get in and out of the bank without being noticed, the gang uses an asphyxiating gas that leaves anyone inside momentarily ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
16 view cover	The Old Dark House (1932) more movies like this directed by James Whale featuring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Gloria Stuart, Lillian Bond add to wishlist It's a wildly varied group that takes shelter from a raging English storm in the forbidding mansion of the Femm family. Among the reluctant guests are stuffed-shirt Philip Waverton (Raymond Massey): Philip's sensitive wife Margaret (Gloria Stuart); their mutual friend, disillusioned war veteran Roger Penderell (Melvyn Douglas); vulgar self-made ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $13.11!
17 view cover	The Comedy of Terrors (1964) more movies like this directed by Jacques Tourneur featuring Joe E. Brown, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone add to wishlist On the verge of bankruptcy, undertaker Vincent Price hits upon a novel method of drumming up business. Together with his cringing assistant Peter Lorre, Price sneaks into the homes of wealthy old men under cover of night and smothers the sleeping occupants to death--then collects a hefty commission when the victims' relatives come calling. At home ... see all copies from $34.44!
18 view cover	Black Sabbath (1963) more movies like this directed by Mario Bava featuring Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Michele Mercier, Lydia Alfonsi, Jacqueline Pierreux add to wishlist This anthology features three chilling horror stories. "Il Telefono" is credited to Guy de Maupassant, although he never wrote such a story, and concerns a woman (Michele Mercier) receiving telephone calls from beyond the grave. "Wurdulak", by Alexei Tolstoi, stars Boris Karloff as an aging vampire who can only feed on those he loves. Co-starring ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $2.09!
19 view cover	The Ghoul (1933) more movies like this directed by T. Hayes Hunter featuring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernst Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson, Anthony Bushell add to wishlist The Ghoul was Boris Karloff's first British horror film. Karloff is cast as Egyptologist Professor Morant, who on his deathbed insists that he be buried with a rare jewel that was once part of an Oriental idol. It is Morant's belief that the gem will one day restore him to life, a contingency which terrifies the Professor's weaselly assistant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.91!
20 view cover	Isle of the Snake People (1971) more movies like this directed by Jack Hill, Juan Ibañez, Luis Enrique Vergara, Robert O'Neil featuring Boris Karloff add to wishlist The inhabitants of a small, remote island have been practicing voodoo rites and worshipping an evil priest named Damballah for years, but the local law officials generally turn a blind eye to this death cult's bizarre activities. Captain Labesch (Rafael Bertrand) arrives from the mainland, determined to crack down on the island's lawlessness and ... see all copies from $2.66! new only from $5.68!
21 view cover	Die, Monster, Die! (1965) more movies like this add to wishlist Also known as Monster of Terror, this British-made horror opus is very loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Colour Out of Space". The story begins with an American scientist (Nick Adams) paying a visit to the remote estate of his fiancee's family (located in Lovecraft's fictional Arkham County, Massachusetts) and finding many of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69!
22 view cover	Fear Chamber (1968) more movies like this directed by Jack Hill, Juan Ibañez featuring Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East, Isela Vega add to wishlist A brilliant geologist sends a team to search the depths of the earth in an effort to learn the origin of some strange signals they've been picking up on their equipment. They discover a rock formation with an interior life that can communicate telepathically. They bring the mass to the surface and determine that the entity is "pure crystallized ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $7.16!
23 view cover	The Daydreamer (1966) more movies like this directed by Jules Bass featuring Cyril Ritchard, Paul O'Keefe, Jack Gilford, Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Terry-Thomas, Victor Borge, Ed Wynn, Boris Karloff, Sessue Hayakawa add to wishlist Four stories from Hans Christian Andersen appear in The Daydreamer, a feature using the Animagic process that uses live action combined with stop-motion puppets. Included are "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Thumbelina," and "The Garden Of Paradise." Songs and dances compliment an international all-star cast of voices used for ... see all copies from $3.19! new only from $6.50!
24 view cover	The Emperor and the Nightingale (1948) more movies like this directed by Jirí Trnka featuring Boris Karloff, Jaromir Sobota, Helena Patockova add to wishlist The Emperor's Nightingale relates the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale through utilization of stop-motion puppet animation. The film was produced by the Prague-based "Trick Brothers" studio, owned and operated by Jiri Trnka. The story, adapted by Trnka and Jiri Brdecka, is the traditional one of the emperor who so loved the song of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.99!
25 view cover	The Man with Nine Lives (1940) more movies like this directed by Nick Grinde featuring Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers, Stanley Brown, John Dilson add to wishlist Man with Nine Lives (released in England as Behind the Door) is the second of Columbia's unofficial "Mad Doctor" series starring Boris Karloff. This time, Boris is obsessed with the notion that he can come up with a cure for cancer. To do this, it is necessary for Karloff to freeze his patients, then use a revolutionary new serum on the bodies ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $10.25!

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