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BUILDING A COLLECTION OF MONSTER MOVIES
« on: September 09, 2021, 08:36:56 PM »
 
BUILDING A CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION

With my car nearly paid off, I'll be getting a little more money into my wallet. It was only about a month ago that I had the idea of collecting the classics from the 1920's to the early 1960's; primarily on a DVD or Blu-Ray format. Two have been stricken off this list so far, and more are to come.

Below is everything I've been searching for thus far. If there are any more recommendations, let me know:

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1.   Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
2.   Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
3.   Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
4.   Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
5.   Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
6.   Black Castle, The (1952)
7.   Black Cat, The (1934)
8.   Black Cat, The (1941)
9.   Black Friday (1940)
10.   Bride of Frankenstein, The (1935)
11.   Bride of the Monster (1955) -- Should I count it if I own the MST3K episode?
12.   Brute Man, The (1946)
13.   Calling Dr. Death (1943)
14.   Captive Wild Woman (1943)
15.   Climax, The (1944)
16.   Creature From the Black Lagoon, The (1954)
17.   Creature Walks Among Us, The (1956)
18.   Cult of the Cobra (1955)
19.   Dead Man’s Eyes (1944)
20.   Dracula (1931, English)
21.   Dracula (1931, Spanish)
22.   Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
23.   Frankenstein (1931)
24.   Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
25.   Frozen Ghost, The (1945)
26.   Ghost of Frankenstein, The (1942)
27.   Glen or Glenda? (1953) -- Not exactly a horror movie, but it comes pretty close!
28.   Horror Island (1941)
29.   House of Dracula (1945)
30.   House of Frankenstein (1944)
31.   House of Horrors (1946)
32.   Invisible Agent (1942)
33.   Invisible Man Returns, The (1940)
34.   Invisible Man, The (1933)
35.   Invisible Man’s Revenge, The (1944)
36.   Invisible Ray, The (1936)
37.   Invisible Woman, The (1940)
38.   Island of Lost Souls (1932)
39.   It Came From Outer Space (1953)
40.   Jungle Captive (1945)
41.   Jungle Woman (1944)
42.   Mad Doctor of Market Street, The (1942)
43.   Mad Ghoul, The (1943)
44.   Man-Made Monster (1941)
45.   Monster and the Girl, The (1941)
46.   Mummy, The (1932)
47.   Mummy’s Curse The (1944)
48.   Mummy’s Ghost, The (1944)
49.   Mummy’s Hand, The (1940)
50.   Mummy’s Tomb, The (1942)
51.   Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
52.   Murders in the Zoo (1933)
53.   Night Key (1937)
54.   Night Monster (1942)
55.   Night of the Ghouls (1961)
56.   Nosferatu (1922)
57.   Old Dark House, The (1932)
58.   Phantom of the Opera (1925, Chaney)
59.   Phantom of the Opera (1943, Rains)
60.   Pillow of Death (1945)
61.   Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
62.   Raven, The (1935)
63.   Return of the Vampire (1943)
64.   Revenge of the Creature (1955)
65.   Shadow of the Cat (1961)
66.   She-Wolf of London (1946)
67.   Son of Dracula (1943)
68.   Son of Frankenstein (1939)
69.   Strange Case of Dr. RX, The (1942)
70.   Strange Confession (1945)
71.   Strange Door, The (1951)
72.   Thing That Couldn’t Die, The (1958)
73.   Tower of London (1939)
74.   Weird Woman (1944)
75.   Werewolf of London (1935)
76.   Wolf Man, The (1941)




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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2021, 09:47:25 PM »
Here's a bunch of lists I did. They are mostly by studio and chronological order, but I did the Universals a bit differently. I think I should add a list of German horror and sci-fi.

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=20536.0
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Re: BUILDING A COLLECTION OF MONSTER MOVIES
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2021, 05:05:40 PM »
Try these:

Curse Of the Undead(1959)
Mystery Of the Wax Museum(1933)
Doctor X(1932)
Freaks(1932)
White Zombie(1932)
Mark Of the Vampire(1935)
Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde(1920 Barrynore)
Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde(1931 March)
This Island Earth(1955)
Cat People(1942)
I Walked With A Zombie(1943)
The Leopard Man(1943)
The Seventh Victim(1943)
The Ghost Ship(1943)
Curse Of the Cat People(1944)
The Body Snatcher(1945)
Isle Of the Dead(1945)
Bedlam(1946)
The Uninvited(1944)
Picture Of Dorian Gray(1945)
The Lodger(1944)
The Black Room(1935)
Dr.Cyclops(1940)
The Devil Bat(1941)
The Undying Monster(1942)
Dr.Renault's Secret(1942)
Mad Love(1935)
Cabinet Of Dr.Caligari(1920)
The Golem(1920)
Metropolis(1926)
Mystery Of Edwin Drood(1935)
Secret Of the Blue Room(1933)
Mystery Of Marie Roget(1942)
The Mad Monster(1942)
Dead Men Walk(1943)
King Kong(1933)
The Most Dangerous Game(1932)
The Devil Commands(1941)
The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)
The Vampire Bat(1933)
Hold That Ghost!(1941)
The Cat and the Canary(1939)
The Ghost Breakers(1940)
The Unholy Three(1925)
The Monster(1925)

Hope these help!

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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2021, 08:17:51 PM »
Oops! I forgot my link.  ;D
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Re: BUILDING A COLLECTION OF MONSTER MOVIES
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2021, 01:39:45 PM »
Collection Log. Sept. 13, 2021.

Attained the Dracula and Frankenstein Legacy Collections by mail this morning; received Bride of the Monster three days ago. The sets added a total of eleven movies, not counting the duplicates of House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein.

The forum does not allow me to post images of what I've attained, nor will it allow me to upload my own avatars and I have no interest in using current-day parasites to represent me.

UPDATE: Thanks for the assist, Mike. I understand how now.

« Last Edit: September 13, 2021, 01:54:19 PM by CountWolkoff »
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« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2021, 04:01:34 PM »
That's a good start!
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2021, 04:14:53 PM »
You got it!  :)

I see you have Alpha's "Nosferatu". You might want to check out Kino's release. (It's 8 bucks cheaper at amazon than getting it from Kino.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EO2I6RO/?coliid=I11YW8XMCLDMU3&colid=2I8DA4C57R2ZL&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2021, 04:30:43 PM »
You got it!  :)

I see you have Alpha's "Nosferatu". You might want to check out Kino's release. (It's 8 bucks cheaper at amazon than getting it from Kino.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EO2I6RO/?coliid=I11YW8XMCLDMU3&colid=2I8DA4C57R2ZL&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Funny thing is that I owned the Alpha version for 18 years. It’s the oldest in this collection, in both acquisition and age. Not bad if you mute it (the only thing you’d miss is a LAUGHABLE soundtrack), but I’m holding off on future purchases until my finances start to right themselves.
« Last Edit: September 13, 2021, 04:36:23 PM by CountWolkoff »
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« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2021, 02:09:24 PM »
As per Mike’s suggestion, I upgraded NOSFERATU. However, certain sources online said not to get the KINO release, so I went looking for the version whose clips were the first I had seen of the film. This is actually the version whose scenes I’d first saw nearly twenty years ago, and was disappointed that the Alpha Video release was a different version. Got it cheap, too, less than $10.



For the time being, I am putting the collection on sabbatical, as I am currently… not in fine fettle in terms of finances.


EDIT: Now comes the question of the Alpha Video copy. Should I give it to a friend (who has his own collection) of hang onto it? Does it seem a bit redundant to have two copies of the same film?

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« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2021, 06:24:30 PM »
The IMAGE DVD is a good one. Certainly much better than the ALPHA.  I still like the KINO for it's new recording of the original German score, it's original color tinting and all of the DVD extras!  :)
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« Reply #10 on: April 29, 2022, 06:13:01 PM »
After a long sabbatical to allow my finances to straighten itself out, I am now able to resume building my collection. Today, my copy of The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection arrived, so that’s 6 off the list! :D

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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2022, 07:34:47 PM »
Today, my copy of The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection arrived.

DVD, or Blu-ray ?
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« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2022, 09:07:07 PM »
"...the superstition of yesterday can become the scientific reality of today."

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« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2022, 03:51:08 PM »
After the recent backfire with the order I'd received last week, I have rebounded with the addition of the Wolf Man and Creature Complete Legacy Collections.



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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2022, 04:08:11 PM »
After the recent backfire with the order I'd received last week, I have rebounded with the addition of the Wolf Man and Creature Complete Legacy Collections.

Enjoy!  :)
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