For a genre film from the early 60's, this is a rather well-made film. It's more of a mystery than horror, but there are certainly horror elements in it. The acting is decent for the most part, nothing outstanding, but nothing that hurts the film in my honest opinion. It has a lot of the issues you might expect from this time period. Some of the stuff that happens in the film is a bit creepy because of how it's portrayed. Not so much because of the scares. I loved the cinematography and the score to this. The score itself makes the film much more grandiose than it actually is. The cinematography is very well done and adds a good atmosphere. The FXs are pretty solid for the time period and there is actually one very well done transformation scene. While not mind-blowing compared to a film like An American Werewolf in London or The Howling it's pretty solid.
While I won't say this is a great film it is definitely one of the better genre films from that time period that I've seen. If you're a fan of classic horror this one is worth checking out. I imagine it should be fairly easy and cheap to track down. I'd be interested to hear some other folk's opinions on it.
My Rating: 6/10
While I won't say this is a great film it is definitely one of the better genre films from that time period that I've seen. If you're a fan of classic horror this one is worth checking out. I imagine it should be fairly easy and cheap to track down. I'd be interested to hear some other folk's opinions on it.
My Rating: 6/10