HORROR (1963) pt.1/10 ~ Gerard Tichy, Leo Anchoriz, Ombretta Colli, Alberto De Martino, Mario Bava

Continuing my series of classic horror film offerings with especially inexplicable titles, today we have "HORROR" (1963)! Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe and released in the U.S. under the title THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER, this film doesnt feature Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici, Ivo Garrani, or even a monster in the conventional sense. However, it does feature uncredited special effects by the Maestro, Mario Bava! With Genuinely Eerie Sets, a Vincent Price double, a castle, and a cadre of handsome Italian Euro-babes in clingy neglegees, pretty much all the prerequisites are met for a late-night horror hour of pure escapism ala the old days when Creature Features and Chiller Theater ruled!

Critics of this b/w classic describe it as a hybrid of the styles of Roger Corman and Mario Bava--and that may be accurate, especially with regards to its title(s)--which viewers will notice includes both HORROR (Bava-esque) and THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER (Corman-esque) in the opening sequence!

Directed by Alberto De Martino (Medusa vs. The Sons of Hercules)
Edited by Otello Colangeli
Cinematography by Alejandro Ulloa
Art Direction by Leonard Bubleg
Music by Carlo Franci and Giuseppe Piccillo
Produced by Alberto Aguilera, Natividad Zaro, and Italo Zingarelli
Written by Bruno Corbucci, Sergio Corbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi, and Natividad Zaro

Starring Gerard Tichy, Leo Anchoriz, Ombretta Colli, Helga Line, Iran Eory, Vanni Materassi, Francisco Moran, Emilia Wolkowicz, and Harry Winter.

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[nonacouture]

thank you i love barbara steele!

[monster4josh]

Cool...I have one video with Ms. Steele, and it's called Black Sunday!

[urchin76]

many thanks for taking the trouble excellent ... this is a classic

[cushingpushing]

Great movie, thanks for putting it up!

[c5h5no2c]

@nonacouture Barbra Steele isn't in this.....is She?

[TheDarkDuck93]

Thx for putting it up! It was never released on VHS or DVD were I live.

[mhintrepid]

This has got to be one of my all time favorite classic Euro Horror treats of the 60's. I love every single facet of this film right down to the cobwebs and cobblestones and the ice cold, knowing stares the good doctor and the house keeper keep giving one another...I LOVE THEM! And, the detached haunting creepy voice of the absent father beckoning his daughter to the other side....loving it!

[gojira2006]

Thanks for sharing this . . . !

[mhintrepid]

Another Barbara Steele gem. Each movie she appears in is precious.  The queen of cinema macabre and the ultimate ham actress. She rules.

[MmeLEnfer]

I remember Helga! She was gorgeous as Solange... lovely.

[Shawnster65]

I knew the one woman was Helga Line even before the credits..it's hard to forget such a perty lil' Euro gal :-)

She was also in the Barbara Steele shockfest "Nightmare Castle" and also played alongside Paul Naschy in "Horror Rises From The Tomb."

[airons1972]

I love The Blanchville Monster and wish someone would release a restored print with decent audio on DVD. All the versions I have seen seem to be from the same public domain print. Bit hokey in parts, but some great atmospheric gothic horror in this underrated movie.

[12dave9]

This is 'The Blanchville Monster' it's dvd title.