Filmed in 58, the haunted strangler is a somewhat entertaining english horrormurder mystery from 58 starring the legendary boris karloff. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jun 09, 2007 1958 karloff, jean kent out shocks them all. Boris karloff plays 19thcentury novelist james rankin, who becomes obsessed with the longclosed. The haunted strangler is an unusual beast for a horror movie. The haunted strangler is a 1958 film about a researcher investigating a notorious serial killer hanged twenty years earlier who seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler directed by robert day. She was shooting fiend without a face for richard gordon at the same time that karloff was shooting either the haunted strangler or corridors of blood or both, also for gordon. Christopher lee in between his first few hammer films is perfectly cast as the frayed. The haunted strangler tweet share post bookmark subscribe there was a period in the early to mid1950s where the horror genre, in hindsight, was appearing to go through. The vibe is entirely different that a typical horror movie of the era.
The haunted strangler is an above average murder mystery tinged with supernatural elements. In an isolated house her night turns into a nightmare as she is tormented by a vengeful spirit, and starts to uncover the houses dark secrets. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Of the few films she appeared in, the haunted strangler is the most. Both the haunted strangler and corridors of blood were released to dvd some years ago by image entertainment. Corridors of blood gave the appearance of being a film that started out as an earnest and serious medical drama but was contorted into a horror film by its nearness to the anglohorror cycle that was started by hammer studios in 19578. Emilys arrives for her first nightshift as a caregiver, to an elderly dementia patient. The most captivating part of this film is the initial 3040 minutes. The film is based on a story by wyott ordung, while the. Day emerged onto the genre scene with two horror films under producer john croydon at amalgamated productions both shot backtoback and starring boris karloff, first with the medical horror corridors of blood shot in 1958, but not released until 1962 and the haunted stranglergrip of the strangler here. Day emerged onto the genre scene with two horror films under producer john croydon at amalgamated productions both shot backtoback and starring boris karloff, first with the medical horror corridors of blood shot in 1958, but not released until 1962 and the haunted strangler grip of the strangler here. Although the film gives away its secrets prematurely, its karloffs performance as a menacing psychotic killer that overrides the effects of plot predictability.
The haunted strangler begins in the london of 1860, where a bloodhungry mob is cheering the hanging of edward styles, aka the haymarket strangler. I confess to being completely fooled into thinking fiend was filmed on location in manitoba. A novelist boris karloff investigates the case of the notorious haymarket strangler, convinced that the man who hanged for five gruesome murders was not the real culprit, only to have his research uncover an even more horrible secret. With nick bayly, maggie daniels, virginia denham, ray macallan. Real haunted houses in the united states genuine scary homes we have covered the enfield haunting more than enough on this site and weve also covered some other well known hauntings in the uk and the us. The haunted tomb 1964 a semi professional film scripted by ron haycock and intended to be released through haycocks magazine fantastic monsters of the films. Filmmaking and advertising team david boni and mark huskisson have been working on a film about the band since early this year. The book has other stories about haunted places in your area that you may want to check out,also. Unfortunately, the film bears a weight of becoming tedious on occasion. The closest karloff came to playing jekyll and hyde, and he is quite excellent.
He killed 4 women in a 9 month period in 1967 and 1968. Image also released another, vastly superior karloff film of the same. Set in london, england circa 1860, accomplished writer james rankin boris karloff develops an obsessive interest in a twenty year old series of cancan girl killings. It was directed by robert day and stars marshall thompson, marla landi, bill edwards, and robert ayres. Image also released another, vastly superior karloff film of the same period that id recommend over the haunted strangler. Though ohio has a plethora of notoriously haunted places, some of the most spiritually active are known only to locals.
It was adapted from stranglehold, a story which screenwriter jan read had written specially for boris karloff, and was shot back to back with producer richard gordon s fiend without a face, with both later being released as a double feature by mgm. Tenant who used a surgeons knife to not only choke the life out of his victims, but. Boltons problems are completely different than those of that other cinematic anesthesiologist, joel. The haunted strangler also known as grip of the strangler and originally titled the judas hole is a 1958 british horror film directed by robert day. The haunted strangler or grip of the strangler, as letterboxd likes to call it concerns a notorious british serial killer known as the haymarket strangler, whose identity has supposedly been revealed to the police. I might say totally expected reality bringing dire and deadly circumstances when the truth is finally uncovered. Unfortunately the low budget imposes a claustrophobic itch you cant really scratch before the end but boris karloffs killer was pretty clever. Boris karloff, anthony dawson, jean kent, elizabeth. Gaffney strangler haunted places ghosts supernatural.
Haunted salem the dyatlov pass incident on february 2. The haunted strangler movie posters from movie poster shop. The haunting 1963 synopsis scandal, murder, insanity, suicide. The haunted strangler 1958, corridors of blood 195862, first man into space 1959, the atomic submarine 1959 directors.
The haunted strangler is much more of an overt horror film. The movie is still watchable, however, and for any karloff collector, a must. A victorian novelist boris karloff reopens the case of the supposedly hanged haymarket strangler. The first bodies were found frozen solid near a river, nearly a mile from camp.
The haunted strangler is a far better film than karloffs horror vehicles from earlier in the decade, when universal used him as marquee bait but only gave him glorified bits to play. Even with the trailer, the disc only runs 80 minutes. Written by john croydon and jan read, based on reads short story stranglehold. Its invigorating to think of how consistently boris karloff worked in horror films. This is a surprisingly lurid little shocker for 1959, with a clever plot and some nice ideas. It makes the surprising decision to feature no surprise. The film was inspired by the boston strangler, a serial killer of the 1960s.
She is bestknown as the leading lady in 1959 s fiend without a face. Twenty years after the accused is convicted and executed, a novelist played by boris karloff decides to launch. The criterion collection these two thrilling double features from producers richard and alex gordon spin classic tales of hairraising homicidal mania and intrepid, deathdefying exploration. The haunted strangler nineteenthcentury english author james rankin boris karloff believes that the wrong man was hanged twenty years earlier for a series of murders, but his investigations lead him to a horrible and, for him, gruesomely inescapable secret. A writer investigating the execution of a serial killer known as the haymarket strangler twenty years previously begins to. Robert day, spencer bennet the criterion collection.
A writer investigating the execution of a serial killer known as the. Satellite of blood is an independently made 1959 britishamerican blackandwhite science fictionhorror film produced by john croydon, charles f. The film is set in victorian england where karloff plays james rankin, a. Grip of the strangler the haunted strangler 1958 rotten. Watch free vintage strangled videos at heavyr, a completely free porn tube offering the worlds most hardcore porn videos. Buy the haunted strangler movie posters from movie poster shop.
More beast from haunted cave 1959 jay higgins 20091112. Yolanda washington was the first victim of the hillside strangler, a notorious serial killer that actually. Novelist investigating the twentyyear old haymarket strangler case slowly comes to realize that he is the actual culprit. The criterion collection commences the new year on a high note by granting us this longawaited and very cultish fourdisc box set of four genre favorites from ace producers richard. The strangler is a 1964 crime thriller, directed by burt topper and starring victor buono, david mclean, davey davison and ellen corby, with a screenplay by bill s. A surprisingly competent little film with notable streaks of misogyny and sadomasochism running through it. Horrors of the black museum 1959 theatrical trailer duration. The haunted strangler is a far better film than karloffs horror vehicles from earlier in the decade, when. The haunted strangler 1958 boris karloff and anthony dawson in the haunted strangler 1958 vera day in the haunted strangler 1958 the haunted. The haunted strangler 1958 theatrical trailer youtube. Winter night jazz music stress relief relaxing cafe jazz music for sleep, work, study duration. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the haunted strangler near you.
Set in victorian times, boris karloff plays a determined writer who becomes obsessed with a twentyyearold case surrounding the haymarket strangler and intends to prove that the young man who was hanged for the murders two decades earlier was, in fact, innocent. Shows its hand halfway through when it repositions into a jekyll and hyde take that soon finds its own static mold. The indifferent cackling of the crowd despite the desperate protests from the innocent victim makes for an unsettling opening. Consider carefully, though, before you buy the dvd at this price.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The haunted strangler begins in the london of 1860, where a. Leo kroll buono is a motherfixated lab technician who collects dolls. It was adapted from stranglehold, a story which screenwriter jan read had written specially for boris karloff, and was shot back to back with producer richard gordons fiend without a face, with both later being released as a double feature by mgm. Real haunted houses in the united states genuine scary homes we have covered the enfield haunting more than enough on this site and weve also covered some. Robert day an amalgamated production released by mgm 78 min.
There is a book titled ghosts of upstate south carolina that has a story about him in it. Thus begins oscarwinning director robert wises spectacularly spooky and stylish film adaptation of shirley jacksons bestselling 1959 novel the haunting of hill house, one of the quintessential ghost stories of modern literature. A novelist boris karloff investigates the case of the notorious haymarket strangler, convinced that the man who hanged for five gruesome murders was not the real culprit, only to have his research uncover. It was adapted from stranglehold, a story which screenwriter jan read. First man into space 1959 first man into space 1959. Overview of beast from haunted cave, 1959, directed by monte hellman, with michael forest, sheila carol, frank wolff, at turner classic movies. Producer richard gordon was a loyal fan, and when karloff found a script he liked, he brought it to his young friend. The haunted strangler is a 1958 britishamerican horror film directed by robert day. Salem church cemetery in jackson county, ohio is one of these places.
On february 2, 1959, nine ski hikers died under very mysterious circumstances. The haunted strangler starts off like a clone of corridors of blood that takes forever to get off the ground. Theres a bit of oedipus rex in the haunted strangler, though its not readily apparent at first. Grip of the strangler letterboxd your life in film.
The haunted strangler 1958, day uk a stuffy affair with boris karloff is its sole partially saving grace even the unnerving face contortions are all his. Here is a breakdown of the condition that the bodies were found in. The haunted strangler 1958 not rated crime, mystery, horror. Dont be fooled by the dvd box artwork, the monster feels like a secondary sub plot for the majority of the film before it. The haunted strangler is a 1958 film about a researcher investigating a notorious serial killer hanged twenty years earlier who seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler. Directed by robert day, the haunted strangler stars boris karloff, jean kent and elizabeth allen. The haunted strangler 1958 the criterion collection.
Though imperfect, the haunted strangler showcases boris. Also featuring elizabeth allan mark of the vampire mgm 1935 and anthony dawson dracula. The haunted strangler 2006 the ghost of the longdead haymarket strangler takes possession of a researcher bent on clearing the killers name. There is never any question of who the killer is because the movie tells you early on. The haunted strangler 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The haunted strangler 1958 see the grip of the strangler. The criterion collection on dvd 715515021623 from criterion. Horror movies 1959 every horror movie coming out in 1959.