Tales of Terror - 200 Classic Horror Movies

This is the ultimate grab bag of old "B" movies. Fair warning: many of the DVD's seem to be salvaged from what appear to be other collections and are not horror movies but rather suspense, mystery and crime films (the Bulldog Drummond films, the Dr. Wong movies, the Sherlock Holmes films, etc.) and--this is also important--some of the prints are absolutely terrible, bordering on unwatchable. That being said, the majority are good enough to chuckle through and you get a generous helping of all-time classics (Nosferatu and silent versions of Phantom of the Opera and Hunchback of Notre Dame, many of the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes films, the original Romero Night of the Living Dead, Little Shop of Horrors, and a silent Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde come to mind) as well as tons of lesser-known "B" films made by the heavyweights of classic horror (Lon Chaney, John Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, etc.). I was tempted to give the collection four stars on the merit of the fact that so many of the movies do not fall into the horror genre and quite a few are abysmally bad transfers. However, when I consider the price, which comes out to roughly fifty cents per movie, I cannot in good conscience give this collection less than five stars. This will be a delight for die-hard enthusiasts of classic and B horror and thriller movies.

I LOVE this in every way it is possible to love a set of movies! Amazing and sturdy case that is easy to open while the very cool 3-D picture to entice my thirst for thrills of horror and suspense!I love the booklet which gives a quick synopsis of each movie (and forgot to mention the case itself lists all 200 movies with the date it came out and main actor) without giving anything away.Quality of movies what I expected for the price, and I love the crackling and slight damaged parts of these iconic old films.Great variety of B-rated films, some of which I haven't ever heard of before!Absolutely worth the money, even if not all are "horror".

Can't believe some people expect 200 movies to be in prime condition for this price. Just for the record: yes some of the transfers ARE NOT GOOD; some are mediocre at best; yes these are B AND Z films so don't really expect 'classics' as the title of this says. Most of these are old films and are just for fun. Save your money if you're wanting new films with great transfers as that's not what you're going to get. This is a fun collection though and I don't regret the purchase. Some of the films aren't very good but they remind me of the type of films I watched that were on Shock Theatre when I was a child. Enjoy!

As I am a huge fan of classic horror and Sci-Fi, this is absolutely an awesome collection. Great for any horror cellection as far as the collectors box and 200 of some of the greatest horror classics ever and there are a tonne I've never even heard that I get the pleasure and watching now. 25 dollars (19 pounds) is a fantastical awesome deal! Beyond happy with this purchase.

Glad I got this set. The prints are not the best and could do with some restoration, and a lot of them seem to be thrillers, not horror (But we haven't watched them all yet). The box came with a dent on it, but wasn't too fussed, and there was no mention of the customs charges (€27) unless I missed it completely. Recommended to fill in the gaps of your horror collection.

Well worth it not everyone is amazing but enough of them are classics som of them are b movies. Dont expect all them to be hits if low budget isnt your thing probably wont like 1/4 of them still making them a buck a movie!

I have thoroughly enjoyed these films. They are all super low budget, with the bad lines, bad cinematography, bad editing, worse acting....I just love it.

...and then some. This box has SO MANY amazing movies that i'd never heard of. It will keep me busy for a long time.