The Terror - DVD

In one of his first-ever roles, a young Jack Nicholson stars as Lt. Andre Duvalier, a soldier in Napoleon's army in 19th century France, separated from his regiment. He awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to eerie Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff). But, as Duvalier soon discovers, nothing is what it seems in this ghastly, haunted mansion of death! This underground favorite was made in classic Roger Cormanfashion, making the most of his resources to bring yet another film to life on a minimal budget for his producers at American International Pictures. Short on time himself (there were more movies to be made!), Corman left it to a few of the aspiring directors within his crew (among them, Jack Hill, a young Francis Coppola, and even Jack Nicholson taking a turn behind the camera for a few scenes) to help see the film to completion. The Terror would go on to become a drive-in favorite and late-night TV staple, also appearing under the titles the Terror, Lady of the Shadows and the Castle of Terror.

Just off the eastern coast of Ireland and home to quiet farms and busy fisherman, Petrie's Island is about as idyllic a place place to live as anyone could dream. The lone constable rarely has any crime to contend with, and the island's doctor happily enjoys an equally relaxing practice. But when the corpse of a local farmer is found in a cave, his body completely devoid of bones, peace is shattered on the island. Experts are flown in to assess what kind of disease or attack could leave a man's body intact while destroying only his skeleton. It is soon clear that they're not dealing with any natural threat, and their only way of escape just took off for the mainland... 1966, COLOR, 87 minutes

On a remote island off the coast of Ireland a farmer goes missing and his wife contacts the local authorities. The constable finds the farmer dead in a cave without a single bone in his body and contacts the local physician, who is unable to determine what happened. When a group of scientists are brought in from the mainland it becomes clear that 'test animals' are killing their victims by injecting a bone-dissolving enzyme into their bodies. The creatures prove incredibly difficult to kill. This fantastic horror classic should be part of everyone's collection! (83 minutes - 1966 - Color - 4 3).