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Columbia Horrors

by the_raven75 • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
(I've tried to limit this list to films that Columbia Pictures had a hand in producing; hence, it does not contain the Hammer or William Castle films, etc, that the company only distributed.)
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  • Constance Cummings and Jack Holt in Behind the Mask (1932)

    1. Behind the Mask

    19321h 8mApproved
    5.9 (458)
    An undercover Federal officer serving time in prison fakes his escape in order to infiltrate a heroin smuggling ring.
    DirectorJohn Francis DillonStarsJack HoltConstance CummingsBoris Karloff
  • Bela Lugosi and Sally Blane in Night of Terror (1933)

    2. Night of Terror

    19331h 5mApproved
    5.5 (893)
    The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. However, throughout the night members of the family are being killed off one by one.
    DirectorBenjamin StoloffStarsBela LugosiWallace FordSally Blane
  • Donald Cook, Mary Brian, Reginald Denny, Maude Eburne, Helen Freeman, Marjorie Gateson, Samuel S. Hinds, Edwin Maxwell, and Robert McWade in Fog (1933)

    3. Fog

    19331h 10mPassed
    5.5 (27)
    The murders are committed in swift succession on board a liner crossing the Atlantic in a dense fog, and many of the passengers come under suspicion before the actual killer is bought to justice with the aid of a very substantial "ghost."
    DirectorAlbert S. RogellStarsDonald CookMary BrianReginald Denny
  • Theresa Harris, Jack Holt, and Fay Wray in Black Moon (1934)

    4. Black Moon

    19341h 8mApproved
    5.9 (892)
    Young girl escapes voodoo sacrifice of parents on tropical island. Years later, compelled to return with family. Locals revere her as voodoo goddess, driving her insane, leading to family's demise.
    DirectorRoy William NeillStarsJack HoltFay WrayDorothy Burgess
  • Donald Cook and Genevieve Tobin in The 9th Guest (1934)

    5. The 9th Guest

    19341h 5mPassed
    6.7 (752)
    Eight people are invited to dinner in a fashionable penthouse apartment. After they are wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
    DirectorRoy William NeillStarsDonald CookGenevieve TobinHardie Albright
  • Boris Karloff, Katherine DeMille, and Marian Marsh in The Black Room (1935)

    6. The Black Room

    19351h 8mApproved
    6.9 (2.5K)
    Ignoring an ancient prophecy, evil brother Gregor seeks to maintain his feudal power on his his Tyrolean estate by murdering and impersonating his benevolent younger twin.
    DirectorRoy William NeillStarsBoris KarloffMarian MarshRobert Allen
  • Ralph Bellamy and Marian Marsh in The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)

    7. The Man Who Lived Twice

    19361h 13mApproved
    6.7 (203)
    A criminal has plastic surgery done to change his identity. However, during the operation, he loses his memory; when he comes to after the surgery, he has a change of heart and decides to help people by becoming a doctor.
    DirectorHarry LachmanStarsRalph BellamyMarian MarshThurston Hall
  • Boris Karloff and Lorna Gray in The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

    8. The Man They Could Not Hang

    19391h 4mApproved
    6.8 (2.1K)
    When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging.
    DirectorNick GrindeStarsBoris KarloffLorna GrayRobert Wilcox
  • Boris Karloff, Stanley Brown, Roger Pryor, and Jo Ann Sayers in The Man with Nine Lives (1940)

    9. The Man with Nine Lives

    19401h 14mApproved
    6.5 (1.2K)
    A medical researcher visits the deserted home of a pioneer in cryogenic science who disappeared 10 years earlier and finds him frozen in ice but still alive.
    DirectorNick GrindeStarsBoris KarloffRoger PryorJo Ann Sayers
  • Boris Karloff, Bruce Bennett, and Evelyn Keyes in Before I Hang (1940)

    10. Before I Hang

    19401h 2mApproved
    6.1 (1.5K)
    A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a criminals' blood, but secretly tests it on himself. He gets a pardon, but finds out he's become a Jekyll-&-Hyde.
    DirectorNick GrindeStarsBoris KarloffEvelyn KeyesBruce Bennett
  • Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, and George E. Stone in The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

    11. The Face Behind the Mask

    19411h 9mApproved
    7.1 (2.3K)
    A disfigured watch-maker with a grudge against society embarks on a life of crime.
    DirectorRobert FloreyStarsPeter LorreEvelyn KeyesDon Beddoe
  • Boris Karloff in The Devil Commands (1941)

    12. The Devil Commands

    19411h 5mApproved
    6.1 (1.6K)
    Scientist becomes obsessed with the idea of communicating with his dead wife.
    DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsBoris KarloffAnne RevereAmanda Duff
  • Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Jeff Donnell, and Larry Parks in The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)

    13. The Boogie Man Will Get You

    19421h 6mApproved
    5.8 (1.4K)
    A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar.
    DirectorLew LandersStarsBoris KarloffPeter LorreMaxie Rosenbloom
  • Bela Lugosi and Nina Foch in The Return of the Vampire (1943)

    14. The Return of the Vampire

    19431h 9mApproved
    6.2 (3K)
    When an errant bomb unearths the coffin of a vampire during the London Blitz, a gravedigger unknowingly reanimates the monster by removing the stake from his heart
    DirectorLew LandersStarsBela LugosiFrieda InescortNina Foch
  • Nina Foch, Stephen Crane, Osa Massen, and Blanche Yurka in Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

    15. Cry of the Werewolf

    19441h 3mApproved
    5.3 (1.4K)
    A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsNina FochStephen CraneOsa Massen
  • Rose Hobart and George Macready in The Soul of a Monster (1944)

    16. The Soul of a Monster

    19441h 1mApproved
    5.0 (376)
    As famous surgeon, George Winson, lies on his deathbed, his wife Ann calls on unknown powers to save him. A strange woman (Lilyan) appears from nowhere and takes control. George recovers, but he's mysteriously dominated by Lilyan, and leaves his wife. When the evil woman tempts him into letting his best friend (Roger) die Wilson realizes that Lilyan wants his soul in exchange for the chance to continue living.
    DirectorWill JasonStarsRose HobartGeorge MacreadyJim Bannon
  • Nina Foch and George Macready in I Love a Mystery (1945)

    17. I Love a Mystery

    19451h 9mApproved
    6.2 (621)
    In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the aim to kill him.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsJim BannonNina FochGeorge Macready
  • Ludwig Donath, Michael Duane, and Anita Louise in The Devil's Mask (1946)

    18. The Devil's Mask

    19461h 5mApproved
    5.9 (333)
    A crashed plane that had a shrunken head aboard is the only clue to a mystery involving a secret code.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsAnita LouiseJim BannonMichael Duane
  • Jeff Donnell and Karen Morley in The Unknown (1946)

    19. The Unknown

    19461h 10mApproved
    6.1 (309)
    The daughter of a strange famiy has returned after a long time to the family estate. She has two investigators checking out the eerie goings-on on the estate's spooky mansion.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsKaren MorleyJim BannonJeff Donnell
  • Five (1951)

    20. Five

    19511h 33mApproved
    6.3 (1.8K)
    The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.
    DirectorArch ObolerStarsWilliam PhippsSusan Douglas RubesJames Anderson
  • The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)

    21. The Son of Dr. Jekyll

    19511h 18mApproved
    5.0 (426)
    Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments, is pursuing a chemist career despite the fact that he has been discharged from school or his unorthodox experimentations. When the time comes for his father's estate, which had been put in trust, Edward first learns of his father's actions and rather than ignore the matter, sets out to prove that human personality can be changed by certain chemical stimulations. But he hasn't reckoned on Dr. Curtis Lanyon, a prominent doctor and close friend of the family. Lanyon wants to get his hands on the estate and resorts to murder and frame-ups to make Edward appear to be as insane as his father.
    DirectorSeymour FriedmanStarsLouis HaywardJody LawranceAlexander Knox
  • The Mad Magician (1954)

    22. The Mad Magician

    19541h 12mApproved
    6.5 (2.5K)
    An illusionist becomes homicidal when his best kept magic secrets are stolen by his rival.
    DirectorJohn BrahmStarsVincent PriceMary MurphyEva Gabor
  • The Tingler (1959)

    23. The Tingler

    19591h 22mApproved
    6.6 (10K)
    An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsVincent PriceJudith EvelynDarryl Hickman
  • Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar in The Collector (1965)

    24. The Collector

    19651h 59mApproved
    7.5 (13K)
    A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona Washbourne
  • The Mad Room (1969)

    25. The Mad Room

    19691h 33mM
    5.7 (722)
    Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave the mental institution where they were put as young children after they killed their parents.
    DirectorBernard GirardStarsStella StevensShelley WintersSkip Ward
  • Boris Karloff and Julissa in House of Evil (1968)

    26. House of Evil

    19681h 29mPG
    3.7 (420)
    The relatives of a recently dead man meet at his creepy castle for the reading of his will. They also meet a sinister piano player who turns out to also be a toy-maker, and his toys seem to have murderous intentions of their own.
    DirectorsJuan IbáñezJack HillStarsBoris KarloffJulissaAndrés García
  • Boris Karloff and Tongolele in Isle of the Snake People (1971)

    27. Isle of the Snake People

    19711h 30mUnrated
    3.4 (1.1K)
    An evil scientist runs a veritable army of LSD-crazed zombies.
    DirectorsJuan IbáñezJack HillStarsBoris KarloffJulissaCarlos East
  • The Incredible Invasion (1971)

    28. The Incredible Invasion

    19711h 30m
    3.3 (316)
    In the European village of Gudenberg in 1890, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, Dr. Isabel Reed, have created a powerful ray machine. One of the rays is shot into outer space and attracts a flying saucer. The alien pilot decides that the ray poses too great of a threat to the universe and must be destroyed. Thomas, a sex maniac and serial killer, is possessed by an alien intelligence and infiltrates Mayer's household; later, Mayer himself is also possessed by an alien intelligence. Dr. Paul Rosten, a young chemist who is in love with Mayer's niece Laura, arrives. The alien-controlled "Mayer" and "Thomas" rig the ray gun to explode, killing all who know its secret. Thomas kills Reed, but before he can kill Laura, Mayer frees himself from the alien intelligence's control and Laura is saved. Mayer then realizes that the ray is too powerful for human use and destroys it. The flying saucer departs.
    DirectorsJack HillJuan IbáñezJosé Luis González de LeónStarsBoris KarloffEnrique GuzmánChrista Linder
  • Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, and Isobel Black in 10 Rillington Place (1971)

    29. 10 Rillington Place

    19711h 51mGP
    7.5 (10K)
    What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsRichard AttenboroughJudy GeesonJohn Hurt
  • Mia Farrow, Diane Grayson, and Paul Nicholas in See No Evil (1971)

    30. See No Evil

    19711h 29mGP
    6.6 (4.5K)
    Young blind Sarah is staying with relatives in their English countryside manor. An unknown maniac enters the house and murders all of Sarah's relatives. When the culprit realizes that Sarah is still alive, he pursues her.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsMia FarrowDorothy AlisonRobin Bailey
  • Macbeth (1971)

    31. Macbeth

    19712h 20mR
    7.4 (16K)
    A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJon FinchFrancesca AnnisMartin Shaw
  • A Reflection of Fear (1972)

    32. A Reflection of Fear

    19721h 29mPG
    5.8 (1.1K)
    A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmother's house with the woman he plans to marry.
    DirectorWilliam A. FrakerStarsRobert ShawSally KellermanMary Ure
  • The Mutations (1974)

    33. The Mutations

    19741h 32mR
    5.3 (2.3K)
    A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.
    DirectorJack CardiffStarsDonald PleasenceTom BakerBrad Harris
  • Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

    34. Eyes of Laura Mars

    19781h 44mR49Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    Fashion photographer Laura Mars, whose photographs contain violent images, develops the ability to see through a killer's eyes. Those around her include her driver Tommy, her manager Donald, her ex-husband Michael, and policeman John.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsFaye DunawayTommy Lee JonesBrad Dourif
  • Christine (1983)

    35. Christine

    19831h 50mR57Metascore
    6.8 (98K)
    A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra Paul

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