Scared Silly: 13 Classic Horror Comedies
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Ava Gardner, Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Retail: $9.98
ASIN: B00OU4MTD8
Running Time: 15 hours 27 minutes
Rating: PG / NR / R
Buy Link: Amazon
Review:
To kickoff the 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment is releasing a 3-disc set Scared Silly: 13 Classic Horror Comedies on Tuesday January 13, 2015, featuring Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley, Dick Miller, The Ritz Brothers, Dick Purrcell, John McCafferty and many other great actors.
One of the highlights from this set is the 1989
horror-comedy My Mom's A Werewolf, which I recall watching on
Showtime in the early 90s. With the PG rating, one might think this
was a family film, but I wouldn't let any young viewers watch it. The plot
involves a bored housewife (played by Susan Blakely) attempting to
have an affair, but it is bitten by a werewolf (played by John
Saxon). As she starts to transform into a werewolf herself, it is up
to her teenage daughter and friend to save the day. Yes, the special
effects in the film is a low-budget one and the plot is a little
cheesy, but it is still a likeable film. The picture quality on the
film is pretty good compared to others in the set.
The only rated R film in this set is Deathrow
Gameshow (1987), an unrated satire horror flick about death row
convicts competing against each other in a life or death game show,
where the winner gets to live. Things take an even twister turn when
the game's host Chuck Toedan's life is threatened by a hitman that is
hired by a deceased death row convict's family.
The other films include two East End Kids movies -
Spooks Run Wild (1941) & Ghost On The Loose, The Gorilla (1939)
staring The Ritz Brothers, the original Little Shop Of Horrors
(1960), Creature From The Haunted Sea (1961), The Creeping Terror
(1964), Manos: The Hands Of Fate (1966), One Body Too Many (1944), A
Bucket of Blood (1959), King Of The Zombies (1941) and Treasure Of
Fear (1945).
It wouldn't surprise me if some of you have seen these
title on other DVD sets in recent years. Most of the titles are
in the public domain, though a few are owned by Crown International
Pictures, resulting in films being repackaged and released multiple
times. Sadly, the ones that fall in the domain territory don't have
the best picture quality because the studios uses a copy of the film
(even VHS copies) that are then transferred to DVD format.
Though these aren't the best movies ever made, I still
enjoyed watching a handful of them this week, especially My Mom's A
Werewolf. I'm giving the Scared Silly: 13 Classic Horror Comedies
three out of five. If you are looking for remastered film quality,
please look elsewhere, but if you are looking for 13 films for a
cheap price, then you'll definitely want this set.
*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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