Frankenstein's sister's circus of spiders
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 12/22/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"CONTENTS of CIRCUS OF DEATH 4 Movie Pack:
CIRCUS OF FEAR-- A bank car robbery's haul is hidden at a travelling circus, which leads to a series of brutal murders. Not as scary as the plot indicates.
DIE SISTER, DIE!-- A man attempts to enlist the aid of his invalid sister's nurse in her murder. Nicely gothic atmosphere.
LADY FRANKENSTEIN-- After the death of Dr. Frankenstein at the hands of his "creature," his daughter and lab assistant continue the experiments with a brain transplant. Meanwhile, the original monster (portrayed by Paul Whiteman) is out for revenge against graverobbers.
WEB OF THE SPIDER-- Based on a Poe story. The author himself convinces a journalist to spend the night in a mansion where the residents die and reanimate almost at will. Nicely photographed goth atmosphere.
BRENTWOOD's 4-fers are nicely priced movie bundles. Video and sound quality of these digitally unrestored public domain films is generally fine. Discs are dual-side recorded.
TALES FROM THE BONEYARD is another frightfully good BRENTWOOD 4 movie pack.
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Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website
(5.2) Circus of Fear (UK/W Ger-1966) - Christopher Lee/Leo Genn/Anthony Newlands/Klaus Kinski
(4.2) Die Sister, Die! (1972) - Jack Ging/Edith Atwater/Antoinette Bower
(4.6) Lady Frankenstein (Italy-1971) - Joseph Cotten/Rosalba Neri/Paul Muller/Paul Whiteman/Mickey Hargitay
(5.4) Web of the Spider (France/Italy/W Ger-1971) - Anthony Franciosa/Klaus Kinski/Michèle Mercier"