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Anthology films (also known as portmanteau films, omnibuses, compilations or collages) consist of multiple short films usually with a common theme or framing device. This is not to be considered a complete list, but rather a rundown of the best and most interesting collections of short horror tales. Thanks to Wikipedia and the IMDB for assisting research.

Queens, NYC – A nostalgic look at some chillers that scared movie goers in the 1950’s and 1960’s from The Merchant of Menace, Vincent Price. This marvelous collection from the macabre included special screenings of The Bat (1959) and Tales of Terror (1962) brought to you by Joyhorror Entertainment and hosted by the Woodhaven Party Hall.

SYNOPSIS: “The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein’s monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster, who he plans to re-energise with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man) arrives from London in …

SYNOPSIS: An undertaker who hasn’t had any ‘customers’ in a long time is forced the pay one year’s back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients. REVIEW:

SCREAM FACTORY™ PRESENTS THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION III FEATURING THE FIRST-EVER BLU-RAY™ PRESENTATION OF MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961), TOWER OF LONDON (1962), DIARY OF A MADMAN (1963), AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLAN POE (1970) AND CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970) IN STORES EVERYWHERE ON FEBRUARY 16, 2016 On February 16, 2016, collectors, classic film aficionados and horror enthusiasts will …

Rue Morgue Magazine has partnered with the late horror icon’s estate to release their premiere figure in the Rue Morgue RIPpers Limited Edition Line of Collectible Bobbleheads: legendary horror icon VINCENT PRICE! VINCENT PRICE bobblehead Limited to just 1500 hand-numbered figures This 7-inch-tall figure, designed by Aggronautix, is limited to 1500 numbered units and depicts the legendary star in a …

SYNOPSIS: “England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men is Matthew Hopkins, who tours the land offering his services as a persecutor of witches. Aided by his sadistic accomplice John …

SYNOPSIS: “Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc. which represent the ten Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Doctor Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving …

SYNOPSIS: “Erudite recluse Verden Fell is struck by a meeting with lady Rowena, daughter of country lord Trevanion, who reminds him of his late wife Ligeia, both being somehow associated with a black cat and the wild fox the lord loves hunting. They fall in love, marry and resolve he leave the ruined abbey where he buried Ligeia. However Rowena’s …

SCREAM FACTORY™ PRESENTS THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION II FEATURING THE FIRST-EVER BLU-RAY™ PRESENTATION OF THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959), THE RETURN OF THE FLY (1959), THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963), THE RAVEN (1963), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964), THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964), And DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)

SYNOPSIS: “After a long journey, Philip arrives at the Usher mansion seeking his loved one, Madeline. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Madeline and her brother Roderick Usher have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick’s senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time …

Ah SCREAM FACTORY, how I love you!! If you think back a few weeks you should remember me telling you about a Blu-ray collection of classic Vincent Price titles heading our way around Halloween time from SCREAM FACTORY. Today brought the press release laying everything out. Better ask you boss for some overtime, this one is a must own: THE …

Got news tonight that 20th Century Fox is sending another of their classic horror titles to Blu-ray. Coming at us on Sept. 10th will be the Vincent Price classic THE FLY. Synopsis: When a scientist (David Hedison) attempts to transfer matter through space, things go horrifically wrong and two grotesque man-fly hybrids are created. Now, with the head of a …

Got word this afternoon that a true classic, the original HOUSE OF WAX starring Vincent Price will be making a trip to Blu and it will be in 3D to boot. Released in 3D in 1953 it remains one of Vincent Price’s most popular films. The film, directed by André de Toth stars Vincent Price in one of his most …

Oh Scream Factory, how I do love you so…. These folks just keep on finding a way to put out discs that true horror fans can simply not live without and there next effort is heading back to the good old days and will be a boxed set of some of the work of the one and only Vincent Price! …