Horror 250 Movie Pack

The Horror 250 Movie Pack gathers an amazing collection of classic and contemporary chillers including Nosferatu Phantom of the Opera The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Little Shop of Horrors House on Haunted Hill Bad Taste Mama Dracula and Night Train to Terror. Stars found in this amazing collection include Bela Lugosi Vincent Price Boris Karloff Barbara Steele Keenan Wynn David Janssen Louise Fletcher and many more. Never before have so many movies been offered in one amazing collection and packaged in a stunning foil collectors box.Included:1. Alien Contamination2. Alien Species3. Alien Zone4. All the Kind Strangers5. Alpha Incident The6. Amazing Mr. X The7. Amazing Transparent Man The8. Anatomy of a Psycho9. Ape Man The10. Ape The11. Assignment: Outer Space12. Astral Factor The13. Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops14. Atom Age Vampire15. Atomic Brain The16. Atomic Rulers of the World17. Attack From Space18. Attack of the Giant Leeches19. Attack of the Monsters20. Bat The21. Bat The (Silent)22. Beast of the Yellow Night23. Beast of Yucca Flats The24. Black Dragons25. Blood Tide26. Bloodlust27. Bloody Pit of Horror28. Bluebeard29. Bowery at Midnight30. Brain Machine The31. Brain That Wouldn't Die The32. Bride of the Gorilla33. Buried Alive34. Cabinet of Dr. Caligari The35. Carnage36. Carnival of Souls37. Chloe Love is Calling You38. City of Missing Girls39. Cold Room The40. Colossus and the Amazon Queen41. Colossus and the Headhunters42. Condemned to Live43. Corpse Vanishes The44. Cosmos: War of the Planets45. Counterblast46. Creature from the Haunted Sea47. Crimes at the Dark House48. Crimes of Stephen Hawke The49. Crooked Circle The50. Crypt of the Living Dead51. Curse of the Headless Horseman52. Daughter of the Tong53. Day the Sky Exploded The54. Dead Men Walk55. Death Warmed Up56. Dementia 1357. Destroy All Planets58. Devil Bat The59. Devil Monster60. Devil's Daughter The61. Devil's Messenger The62. Devil's Partner63. Devil's Sleep The64. Product Description

Not All Horror By A Longshot!

This is a fair collection of movies. I think the previous critiques more than adequately cover the strong points. So far I have watched over 211 titles; so I think I can comment accurately about weaknesses.

I am an avid fan of horror movies, so I was looking for some obscure titles - including foreign stuff - from the 60's and 70's. I don't know who decided which films to include, but I was frustrated and disappointed to find a lot of poor quality crime dramas. Gangster films. Even very poorly written anti-drug propaganda. I have no idea what these have to do with horror. If you deleted all of the titles that do not fit the genre, you'd have no where near 250 titles. I suspect you'd have less than 200. Perhaps less. Having seen so many great horror films over the years, I wondered why there were not more actual horror titles like Gorgo and Doctor Blood's Coffin to list only two. Perhaps they are not in the public domain? Maybe those compiling this collection had no clue? If you're looking for the really cheesy, entertaining horror/monster films from your youth, this isn't the collection you want.

The visual and audio quality are sometimes dreadful. I found myself turning the volume way up to catch dialog. (Of course, the louder the sound, the more distorted it became). If you have any hearing problems, you may want to skip this one.

Was this a good value for the money? Ummmmm... yes and no. Yes because there are a few very worthy titles. No because the quality of the films sometimes makes them a chore to watch. That feels more like work than fun. Now you know. It's up to you to decide if it's worth the money. September 25, 2008

Huge Collection of Movies at a Bargain Price!

Wow! What a collection! This movie set contains 250 movies for a mere 20¢ each. There are some real classics here including my favorites, Metropolis (a great robot movie) and Nosferatu. I had previously purchased these two movies individually for 3.99 each. The fact that they are included in this set only makes me wish I had purchased this set a lot sooner. The movies included span several decades from the 1920's through the 1980's. Needless to say, many are in black and white. Some movies are in color but the color may look washed out or faded. These are after all, old movies. Don't expect HD quality. Though the box is titled "Horror Collection", I would say many of the movies would be more accurately classified as sci-fi. I haven't watched all of the movies yet. I figure if I set aside one night per week as movie night, it would take me 4.8 years and 47 pounds of popcorn to finish watching all of them. Looking forward to it.

Look in the Comments to this review for an updated list of the movies I've watched from this set and my impressions of each.

I've noticed that Mill Creek no longer lists this set in their catalog on their website. It may mean they've discontinued it. If you're thinking of getting it, you may want to get it while you still can.

By the way, I have to give Mill Creek an A+++ for customer service. I had a problem with one of the discs in my set but Mill Creek remedied the problem quickly and efficiently so I didn't have to return the whole set. Thanks. September 8, 2008

Awesome!

Have your collection done in one purchase! This is an amazing set! I love it! August 26, 2008

GOOD COMPILATION, BAD PICTURE DEFINITION

The 250 Horror Movie Pack is really a dream for many cult movies hunters, because includes some material that is very difficult to find. For example, includes two spanish cult movies (The Sound Of Death and The Fury of the Wolfman), unedited in Spain.
Apart from the value of that compilation and de more tan reasonable price, the bad news are the low picture quality of the feature films. Not only most of them are simply transcriptions of VHS tapes, but the compression rate is very poor, so they look even with less quality. July 7, 2008

A real bargain - but beware, you're getting quantity over quality

The Mill Creek Horror Collection 250 Movie Pack gives you a ridiculous amount of value for the money. At around 20 cents a title, how can you go wrong?
I've had this for a couple of months and have managed to watch about 20 of the movies so far. I can't comment on everything, but I figure what I've seen so far is a good snapshot of the whole collection.
I'm giving this five stars because it's so much for so little, but I do have a few things to critique.
First of all, image and sound quality tend to range from poor to mediocre. All of the movies I've seen so far are watchable, but in many cases a poor quality print of the film was used and in some cases, the transfers look like they were made from VHS tapes that had been played a few too many times. If you're a fanatic for razor-sharp images and crystal clear sound, you're not going to find it here. You'll need to let go of that to enjoy this collection. To make an analogy, think of major studio releases made from the best available film prints as being like hard-cover books. This, on the other hand, is like a box full of dog-eared paperbacks.
As for the movies themselves, I think the title "Horror Collection" very loosely applies. There are actually a number of genres in this package, most of which seem to fall into the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy categories. So far I've seen a couple of movies that would be more accurately described as film noir or docudrama. I think it's safe to say the entertainment value varies widely. Some of the films are quite good. There are even a few classics scattered throughout the collection. Many are duds, and some are just plain strange!
A large number of the films are of foreign origin (badly dubbed English can be entertaining all by itself) and the years of release run from the silent era to the 1990s. Some of the best titles are from the silent era.
One very important note is that the age appropriate audience for these films is all over the map. Some of them are suitable for, and even aimed at children. Some are strictly for adults. The film ratings are listed on the individual disc sleeves. Be sure to pay attention to the ratings and maybe pre-screen unrated titles if there are children around who might watch them.
The packaging is simple and very well done (see customer images for a better look). There is a sturdy outer box with all of the titles listed on the back. There's an inner flip-top box which contains all of the discs in their own separate sleeves with brief descriptions of the titles including the ratings or lack thereof and years of release. The discs are double sided and there's an average of four titles per disc. You'll have an instant library that takes up very little shelf space.
If you are a fan of the low budget and the obscure, you'll find a lot to like here, and you'll find it at a price that won't break the bank!



June 26, 2008

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