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Microbes are brought back to earth via a space probe from Venus. A scientist is using them in experiments on ageing, but dies before the work is finished. His assistant approaches an ageing actress who is being passed by for the lead roles, and she injects the serum hoping to become young again. When the actress is still passed up for the plum roles, the alien bacterium transforms her into a hideous bug-like alien resulting in a predictable attrition problem amongst her detractors. (imdb)

Four one-hour DVD documentaries giving practical details of pre-production and planning, production, post-production and marketing, narrated by Charles Band, whose companies have produced and released nearly 200 successful features.

A multi-volume documentary on the history of horror movies. Hosted by veteran horror star Christopher Lee, this video series brings together footage from many notable (and some less notable) films from the silent era up to the 90's. Also included are interviews with many of the leading horror actors and filmmakers, in which they share their stories, opinions, and techniques on how to make the world scream. (imdb)

Perhaps no other studio has been linked with the horror genre more so than that of the English Hammer Studio. Flesh and Blood is the story of that studio and its meteoric rise in the late fifties and its crashing demise in the late seventies. The chronicle is related to the audience through the voices of the studio's biggest stars...Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. This was Cushing's last project before his death in 1994. (imdb)

A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods. (imdb)

A hysterical documentary which uses footage of Ed Wood's movie to tell the story of his life. It may not be a deep analysis, but shows distinctly how Ed's life strongly influenced his own films. (imdb)

This entry in the documentary series takes a look at the now politically incorrect term freaks. (imdb comments)

The movie history of Mary Shelley's 19th-century horror novel Frankenstein. (blockbuster)

Another winning entry in the series with this one taking a look at Scream Queens and why they are so popular in the genre. (imdb)

This is about slasher movie genre: Silence of the lambs, peeping tom, etc... (imdb)

100 Years of Horror looks at the portrayal of magicians and Satanism in horror films. (imdb)

A brain-dead sheriff, a stolid secret agent and a sexy scientist team with a grumpy retired monster fighter to battle a 60 foot, three-eyed cross between man and dinosaur.

This film highlights moments in the long and rich African American cinema history in relation to social and political events, and how it affected black viewers of the time.