"Horror Hospital" /&/"Tower Of Evil"
"HORROR HOSPITAL"(1973)
Starring: Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw, Ellen Pollock and Skip Martin
Directed By: Anthony Balch The Operation is a Success..When the Patient Dies...
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Elite Home Entertainment - Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 - Dolby Digital Mono - Theatrical Trailer.
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When Doc Storm takes off in his infamous decapitating limousine, he takes the heads off of his two experiments who are trying to escape. Off with their heads and into the basket, the mad doctor along with his "Bike Boys", give the patients the "rest" they will ever need.
A young girl meets with a hippi who is traveling on a train. She tells him she is going to visit her aunt at, "Brittlehouse Manor, a health resort". When the young fellow exclaims that he himself is also going to this health resort, the two join together and make their way on their journey.
When they arrive at the creepy old Manor, her aunt is upset that she had come. She is in fear that her neice will become part of the Mad Doctor's evil experiments. She agrees to let her stay and she makes herself right at home. On the way to her room, they notice a bed full of blood. Now I don't know about you but I would have left right at that moment. But not these two, they join a table full of zombies and her aunt for dinner. To terrified to eat, they leave the table and head back to their room.
Later that night, the couple begin to search the Manor. They witness one of the doctors evil experiments in where he is performing brain surgery on one of his young patients. Meanwhile, the nurse is now begining to have second thoughts. Torn between her loyalty and her desire to break free. She then declares enough is enough and she tells the doctor that she is leaving. This is unpleasant news to the doctor and the nurse makes her way back to her room to pack up her things or is it too late.
Our couple is then caught snooping around the manor. They are taken to meet with the Mad Doctor Storm. The doctor then takes them on a personal tour of the place. He begins by showing them his diabolic experiments and what they can do. They can do..Back flips..Weight lifting..Flexing Muscles and even getting burned by a cigarrette. Ouch... What super human beings they really are. A chance to break free and off they go. The Bike Boys are hot on their trail as the couple makes their escape. Will they escape the mad clutches of an evil doctor or will they become one of his next experiments?
A beautiful DVD transfer is delived from Elite Home Entertainment. The picture is very Crisp and Clear and flawless of any grain. The colors are nicely saturated. This is one os elite's best film transfers that i've seen. The sound is very crisp and clear. This DVD is very pleasing in all departments. The only extra included is the films original trailer that is a very fun to watch as it "Warns" The viewer of the shocks in store. Overall this film is worth cheking out.. if you love your horror film with a combination of a bizzare story mixed with a lot of tongue and cheek humor then this film should be on your list.
THE TOWER OF EVIL(1972)
Starring: Bryant Haliday, Jill Haworth and Gary Hamilton
Directed & Screenplay By: Jim O'Connolly They Came...They Saw...They Died!
DVD Information:
Elite Home Entertainment - Aspect Ratio 1.85:1 - Dolby Digital Mono - Theatrical Trailer.
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A sailor and his companion make their way through the sea and they land on Snape Island. Surrounded by fog, they find the naked corpse of a young man lying in a pool of blood. They then venture deeper into the woods until they see the lighthouse. Once inside the lighthouse they discover the decapitated body of a young girl. They then moves closer to examine her body when suddenly he head escapes her body and goes rolling down the stairs. They are terrified at what they see. The Sailor then opens the door and a mad naked woman emerges with a knife in hand and stabs the sailor right through the heart. She then goes running through the woods with evil visions and murder in her head. She is suddenly halted and taken back to civilization.
She then goes under hypnosis and begins to tell the chilling tale of the murders that occured on the island. Along with a group of friends, they all got naked and had some fun in the tower. One of the girls who was psychic, had a bad feeling about this evil dwelling, but that did not stop them from having a good time. Under hypnosis she suddenly remembers, the blood...the knife...she wakes up all distraught. The doctor quickly sedates her. The doctors then find an ancient relic that the woman had on her and an expediton is then mounted to solve the mystery of the island.
A new group of young explorers head to the island. Through choppy waters they make their way to the Tower of Evil. Once on the island the group move their stuff into the tower and settle in for the night. This group is no better than the first group who were on the island. They smoke some pot...get naked and have a good time. But something evil is lurking in the tower. Will this group fall into the hands of the evil that had taken the lives out of it's previous occupants? Or will the survive at night in "The Tower of Evil".
Elite Home Entertainment delivers another great looking DVD transfer with a very sharp and vibrant picture. Minor grain can be seen, but not distracting. The colors shine and are nicely saturated. The sound quality is also fine though not as good as "Horror Hospital" but very clear.
Oveall this DVD was very pleasing.. and any fan will appreciate it's results.
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