Best Horror Films of 1958
Jack the Ripper
Four terrifying stories from ... introduced by Boris Karloff with titles "Summer Heat," "Vision of Crime," "Food on the Table" and "Jack the Ripper." [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Horror of Dracula
This Hammer Studios classic ... paved the way for many sequels starring the two, and for many non-Dracula follow-ups with these actors as well. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
I Bury the Living
Unjustly ignored by many ... power of life and death--a conviction that doesn't completely dissipate once the secret behind the sudden deaths is revealed. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
House on Haunted Hill
A perennial favorite of ... especially when second- and third-time viewers responded to "Emergo" by bombarding the skeleton with popcorn and empty soda bottles. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Fiend without a Face
This sci-fi horror cult ... jams for a horrific climax, distinguished by some of the goriest effects seen in any film from the 1950s. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
One of the best ... seems vaguely familiar, it is because it was one of the primary inspirations for the 1979 sci-fi classic Alien. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Blob
In his first starring ... adults' attention-but by now, the Blob is consuming entire city blocks. In 1972, the sequel Beware the Blob followed. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Giant from the Unknown
In Richard Cunha's Giant ... of lightning releases Vargas (Buddy Baer) from his centuries-long slumber, whereupon the big brute goes on a homicidal rampage. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Curse of the Faceless Man
Archeologists excavating the ruins ... the Cove of the Blind Fisherman, hoping to save his fiancée and put an end to this ancient curse. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet ... of the always reliable John Hoyt; the special effects are somewhat better, but still nothing to write home about. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Revenge of Frankenstein
He may be calling ... himself! Full of clever (if gory) touches, Revenge of Frankenstein is among the best of Hammer Studio's late-1950s output. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
She Demons
Irish McCalla, the statuesque ... another triumph from director Richard Cunha, whose science-fiction quickies of the 1950s are among the worst films ever made. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Night of the Blood Beast
The familiar rocks and ... a Halloween party. Still, Night of the Blood Beast is at least half of a good, well-constructed horror flick. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Screaming Skull
For reasons best known ... made available to the 8-mm home movie market in the 1970s, is just as entertaining as the full-length feature. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Astounding She-Monster
Ronnie Ashcroft, an editor-turned-producer, ... to produce and direct his own science-fiction thriller, The Hideous Sun Demon, which is actually a much better movie. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Black Pit of Doctor M
This grisly Mexican horror ... with most of the horror films of director Fernando Mendez, this is stylishly shot but practically impossible to follow. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Devil's Partner
In this occult obscurity, ... Fuller (Spencer Carlisle) figure it out and shoot Richards down after he turns into a snake and a horse. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Frankenstein's Daughter
Frankenstein's Daughter, a low-budget ... of trivia should note that Sandra Knight, who plays Trudy, would later become the wife of actor Jack Nicholson. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Living Coffin
The Living Coffin is ... El Grito de la Muerte; it didn't make the American rounds until 1965 (talk about rising from the dead!) [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Monster from Green Hell
The American government inexplicably ... (Jimmy Lynn Davis) and his team finds the wasps have grown to immense proportions due to accidental radiation treatments. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Teenage Zombies
A deranged female scientist ... weird experiments on a remote island kidnaps teens and injects them with a formula that transforms them into zombies. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
My World Dies Screaming
The "psycho"-logical melodrama My ... her way towards normalcy. My World Dies Screaming isn't bad: it's just that the films substitutes style for substance. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
The Veil [TV Series]
The Veil, produced in ... "The Doctors," "The Crystal Ball," "Genesis," "Destination Nightmare," "Summer Heat," "The Return of Madame Vernoy," and "Jack the Ripper." [ best horror films - 1958 ]
Destination Nightmare
Thrill to these 3 ... stories entitled "Madame Vernoy," "The Girl on the Road" and "Destination Nightmare" as introduced by Boris Karloff. [ best horror films - 1958 ]
