List of Elvira's Movie Macabre episodes

Elvira's Movie Macabre is an American comedy television show that airs B grade

B movie

A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....

horror movies, occasionally interrupted by comments from the hostess, Elvira (played by Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson

Cassandra Peterson is an American actress best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ wearing a black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation...

). In some episodes during intermission, Elvira would get an unexpected phone call from a character called "The Breather" (played by John Paragon) who would only call and tell Elvira weird jokes. The title shown here is the title the film was shown under on the show; many B-grade horror films were re-released with different titles.

Episode list

s#e#	Film shown	ep	Date
s1e01	Grave of the Vampire Grave of the Vampire Grave of the Vampire is a 1972 American horror film directed by John Hayes.The film is also known as Seed of Terror .-Plot:...	1	September 26, 1981
s1e02	Silent Night, Bloody Night Silent Night, Bloody Night Not to be confused with a more controversial and popular film called Silent Night, Deadly Night.Silent Night, Bloody Night is a low-budget 1974 psychological horror film directed by Theodore Gershuny. It stars Patrick O'Neal and cult actress Mary Woronov in leading roles, with John Carradine in a...	2	October 3, 1981
s1e03	The House That Screamed	3	October 10, 1981
s1e04	The Fall of the House of Usher House of Usher (film) House of Usher is an American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price, Myrna Fahey, and Mark Damon: the story is about a New England family cursed with madness, criminal conduct, and debauchery...	4	October 17, 1981
s1e05	The Dunwich Horror The Dunwich Horror (film) The Dunwich Horror is a 1970 B-movie from American International Pictures directed by Daniel Haller and produced by Roger Corman. The film was based on the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft with a script co-written by future Academy Award winning director Curtis Hanson. This was the...	5	October 25, 1981
s1e06	Blacula Blacula Blacula is a 1972 American horror film produced for American International Pictures. It was directed by William Crain and stars William Marshall in the title role about an 18th century African prince named Mamuwalde, who is both turned into a vampire and locked inside a coffin by Count Dracula...	6	November 1, 1981
s1e07	The Comedy of Terrors The Comedy of Terrors The Comedy of Terrors is an American International Pictures comedy horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, and Joe E. Brown . The film also features Orangey the cat, billed as "Rhubarb the Cat"...	7	November 7, 1981
s1e08	The Thing With Two Heads The Thing with Two Heads The Thing with Two Heads is a 1972 film, starring Rosey Grier, Ray Milland and Don Marshall directed by Lee Frost, and written by Wes Bishop. Frost and Bishop also had parts in the movie....	8	November 15, 1981
s1e09	The Werewolf of Washington The Werewolf of Washington The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, produced by Nina Schulman and starring Dean Stockwell. It satirises several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency.-Plot summary:...	9	November 21, 1981
s1e10	Cry of the Banshee Cry Of The Banshee Cry of the Banshee is a 1970 horror film directed by Gordon Hessler, starring Vincent Price as an evil witchhunter. The film was released by American International Pictures. The film co stars Elizabeth Bergner, Hilary Dwyer, and Hugh Griffith...	10	November 29, 1981
s1e11	Count Yorga, Vampire	11	December 5, 1981
s1e12	Murders in the Rue Morgue	12	December 12, 1981
s1e13	Baron Blood Baron Blood Baron Blood is the name of several fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication fistory:The original version first appears in Invaders #7 and was created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins....	13	December 27, 1981
s1e14	Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde is a 1971 British film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the short story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their second adaptation of the story after their 1960 film The...	14	January 3, 1982
s1e15	The Crimson Cult Curse of the Crimson Altar Curse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele and Mark Eden. The film was produced by Lewis M. Heyward for Tigon British Film Productions. The film was released as The Crimson Cult in the United States....	15	January 10, 1982
s1e16	The Murder Clinic	16	January 16, 1982
s1e17	Horror Express Horror Express Horror Express, also known as Pánico en el Transiberiano/Panic on the Trans-Siberian Express, is a 1972 Spanish horror film directed by Eugenio Martin, produced by Bernard Gordon written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet , and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas.The film is...	17	January 23, 1982
s1e18	The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant is a 1971 science fiction/horror film directed by Anthony Lanza. It is the earlier companion to the 1972 blaxpoitation film The Thing with Two Heads. The film is in the public domain.-Plot:...	18	January 30, 1982
s1e19	Horror Hospital Horror Hospital Horror Hospital is a 1973 British horror-comedy film starring Robin Askwith and Michael Gough. It was the penultimate film directed by Antony Balch...	19	February 6, 1982
s1e20	Rattlers Rattlers Rattlers is a 1976 horror film starring Sam Chew, Elisabeth Chauvet, Tony Ballen, Dan Priest, Ron Gold, Darwin Joston, and Gary Van Ormand. The film was produced, directed and co-written by John McCauley...	20	February 13, 1982
s1e21	Disciple of Death	21	February 20, 1982
s1e22	Frankenstein	22	February 28, 1982
s1e23	The Devil's Rain The Devil's Rain The Devil's Rain is a 1975 low-budget horror film, directed by Robert Fuest. The film is remembered primarily for its ending, in which most of the cast melts. It was one of several B-films in which William Shatner starred in the hiatus between the original Star Trek television series and Star Trek:...	23	March 6, 1982
s1e24	Psychic Killer	24	March 13, 1982
s1e25	Necromancy Necromancy (film) Necromancy is a 1972 horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin.-Plot:...	25	March 20, 1982
s1e26	The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe	26	March 27, 1982
s1e30	The Deathmaster	30	April 1, 1982
s1e27	Peeping Tom Peeping Tom (film) Peeping Tom is a 1960 British psychological thriller directed by Michael Powell and written by the World War II cryptographer and polymath Leo Marks. The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur...	27	April 3, 1982
s1e28	Legacy of Blood Legacy of Blood Legacy of Blood is the fourth album from hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, released in August 2004 on Babygrande Records. Album guests include Killah Priest, GZA, Des Devious, and Sean Price.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "The Age of Sacred Terror"...	28	April 10, 1982
s1e29	Deathdream Deathdream Deathdream is a 1972 Canadian horror film, directed by Bob Clark and written by Alan Ormsby. It was inspired by the W.W. Jacobs short story The Monkey's Paw.-Plot summary:...	29	April 18, 1982
s1e31	Beware! The Blob Beware! The Blob Beware! The Blob is a 1972 sequel to horror science-fiction film The Blob. The film was directed by Larry Hagman. The screenplay was penned by Anthony Harris and Jack Woods III, based on a story by Jack H. Harris and Richard Clair...	31	May 1, 1982
s1e32	Good Against Evil	32	May 8, 1982
s1e33	The Brotherhood of Satan The Brotherhood of Satan The Brotherhood of Satan is a 1971 low-budget horror film written, produced and starring L. Q. Jones It was directed by Bernard McEveety and also stars Strother Martin.-Plot:...	33	May 15, 1982
s1e34	The Mad Magician The Mad Magician The Mad Magician was a 1954 horror film starring Vincent Price and Eva Gabor. In 1987, it became the first movie shown in 3D on television.-Plot:...	34	May 22, 1982
s1e35	The Turn of the Screw	35	May 22, 1982
s1e36	Count Dracula's Great Love Count Dracula's Great Love Count Dracula's Great Love is a 1974 Spanish film directed by Javier Aguirre.The film is also known as Cemetery Girls , Dracula's Great Love , Dracula's Virgin Lovers and The Great Love of Count Dracula...	36	May 29, 1982
s1e37	Jennifer The Snake Goddess	37	June 12, 1982
s1e38	Masque of the Red Death The Masque of the Red Death (film) The Masque of the Red Death is a 1964 British horror film starring Vincent Price in a tale about a prince who terrorizes a plague-ridden peasantry while merrymaking in a lonely castle with his jaded courtiers. The film was directed by Roger Corman; the screenplay by Charles Beaumont and R...	38	June 19, 1982
s1e39	The Tomb of Ligeia The Tomb of Ligeia The Tomb of Ligeia is an American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price and Elizabeth Shepherd in a story about a man haunted by the spirit of his dead wife and her effect on his second marriage. The screenplay by Robert Towne was based upon the tale "Ligeia" by American...	39	June 26, 1982
s1e40	The Incredible Melting Man The Incredible Melting Man The Incredible Melting Man is a 1977 American science fiction horror film about an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to radiation during a space flight to Saturn, driving him to commit murders and consume human flesh to survive...	40	July 3, 1982
s1e41	The Fearless Vampire Killers The Fearless Vampire Killers The Fearless Vampire Killers is a 1967 comedy horror film directed by Roman Polanski, written by Gérard Brach and Polanski, produced by Gene Gutowski and co-starring Polanski with future wife Sharon Tate...	41	July 10, 1982
s1e42	Terror House	42	July 17, 1982
s1e43	The Baby	43	July 24, 1982
s1e44	The House of Seven Corpses	44	July 31, 1982
s1e45	Psychomania Psychomania Psychomania is a British horror film and cult film starring Nicky Henson as a devil worshipping gang leader and Robert Hardy as the detective in charge of bringing them in.It is also known as Death Wheelers Are.....	45	August 7, 1982
s1e46	Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is a 1971 British horror-thriller film directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Ralph Richardson, Shelley Winters and Mark Lester...	46	August 14, 1982
s2e01	War-Gods of the Deep War-Gods of the Deep War-Gods of the Deep is a 1965 science fiction film. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and starred Vincent Price, Tab Hunter and David Tomlinson. The plot concerns the discovery of a lost city beneath the sea off the coast of Cornwall...	47	September 4, 1982
s2e02	The Oblong Box	48	September 11, 1982
s2e03	The Raven The Raven (1963 film) The Raven is a B movie horror-comedy produced and directed by Roger Corman. The film stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as a trio of rival sorcerers. Part of a series of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations produced by Corman through American International Pictures, the film was written by...	49	September 25, 1982
s2e04	The Conqueror Worm Witchfinder General (film) Witchfinder General is a 1968 British horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, and Hilary Dwyer. The screenplay was by Reeves and Tom Baker based on Ronald Bassett's novel of the same name. Made on a low budget of under £100,000, the movie was coproduced by...	50	October 2, 1982
s2e05	And Now the Screaming Starts! And Now the Screaming Starts! And Now the Screaming Starts! is a 1973 British gothic horror film. It is one of the few feature-length horror stories by Amicus, a company best-known for anthology or "portmanteau" films....	51	October 9, 1982
s2e06	Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. This was director Seth Holt's final film, and was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. The film was released as the support feature to Dr...	52	October 16, 1982
s2e07	Madhouse Madhouse (1974 film) Madhouse is a 1973 British horror film directed by Jim Clark for Amicus Productions. It stars Vincent Price, Natasha Pyne, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri and Linda Hayden.-Plot:...	53	October 23, 1982
s2e08	The House That Dripped Blood The House That Dripped Blood The House That Dripped Blood is a 1970 British horror anthology film directed by Peter Duffell and distributed by Amicus Productions. It stars Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Nyree Dawn Porter, Denholm Elliott, and Jon Pertwee...	54	October 30, 1982
s2e09	Tales of Terror Tales of Terror Tales of Terror is an American International Pictures horror film starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone; it is the fourth in a series of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories directed by Roger Corman and released by AIP.-Plot:...	55	October 30, 1982
s2e10	The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	56	November 7, 1982
s2e11	The Day It Came to Earth	57	November 13, 1982
s2e12	Blood on Satan's Claw Blood on Satan's Claw Blood on Satan's Claw is a 1970 British horror film made by Tigon British Film Productions and directed by Piers Haggard. The film was written by Robert Wynne-Simmons, with additions by Piers Haggard, and stars Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews...	58	November 20, 1982
s2e13	Crucible of Horror	59	November 27, 1982
s2e14	Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde is a 1976 blaxploitation horror film. It was loosely inspired by the novella, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Bernie Casey and Rosalind Cash and was directed by William Crain, who had also directed the successful Blacula for...	60	December 4, 1982
s2e15	The Devil Within Her	61	December 12, 1982
s2e16	The Bat People The Bat People The Bat People is a 1974 film directed by Jerry Jameson and distributed by American International Pictures. After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature.- Synopsis :...	62	December 19, 1982
s2e17	The Return of Count Yorga The Return of Count Yorga The Return of Count Yorga is a 1971 vampire/horror film starring Robert Quarry. It was the sequel to the 1970 film Count Yorga, Vampire.The film features Robert Quarry returning as the infamous vampire Count Yorga, along with his servant Brudah...	63	January 1, 1983
s2e18	Inn of the Frightened People	64	January 8, 1983
s2e19	Craze	65	January 29, 1983
s2e20	The Monster Club The Monster Club The Monster Club is a 1980 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror author R. Chetwynd-Hayes...	66	February 6, 1983
s2e21	The Creature's Revenge	67	February 12, 1983
s2e22	Beast of the Dead	68	February 19, 1983
s2e23	The Island of Living Horror	69	February 27, 1983
s2e24	The Devil's Wedding Night	70	March 5, 1983
s2e25	The Torture Chamber of Dr Sadism	71	March 12, 1983
s2e26	Curse of the Vampires	72	March 20, 1983
s2e27	The Vampire People	73	March 26, 1983
s2e28	Scream and Scream Again Scream and Scream Again Scream and Scream Again is a 1970 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Christopher Lee, Vincent Price and Peter Cushing. It is based on the novel The Disorientated Man by Peter Saxon.- Plot :...	74	April 2, 1983
s2e29	The Human Vapor The Human Vapor The Human Vapor, known in Japan as , is a tokusatsu film produced and released by Toho Studios in 1960. The film was made by Toho's legendary Godzilla directing/special effects/producing team of Ishirō Honda, Eiji Tsuburaya, and Tomoyuki Tanaka...	75	April 9, 1983
s2e30	Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural Lemora Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural is a 1975 American horror film written and directed by Richard Blackburn...	76	April 16, 1983
s2e31	The Haunted Palace The Haunted Palace The Haunted Palace is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr., and Debra Paget in a story about a village held in the grip of a cult. The film was directed by Roger Corman, and is usually listed as one in his series of eight films...	77	June 18, 1983
s2e32	The Doomsday Machine The Doomsday Machine (1972 film) Doomsday Machine, also known as Escape from Planet Earth is a American science fiction film iniitally filmed in 1967 but completed without the original cast or sets in 1972.-Plot:...	78	August 27, 1983
s3e01	They Came From Beyond Space They Came From Beyond Space They Came From Beyond Space is a 1967 British science fiction film directed by Freddie Francis, written by Milton Subotsky and based on the book The Gods Hate Kansas by Joseph Millard. It was produced by Amicus Productions.- Plot summary :...	79	September 17, 1983
s3e02	Blue Sunshine Blue Sunshine (film) Blue Sunshine is a 1978 horror film directed and written by Jeff Lieberman and starring Zalman King and Deborah Winters. The film has become a cult item among horror fans, remembered mainly for its creatively weird atmosphere and offbeat plot...	80	October 1, 1983
s3e03	Screamers	81	October 29, 1983
s3e04	Willard Willard (1971 film) Willard is a 1971 horror film starring Bruce Davison and Ernest Borgnine, directed by Daniel Mann. The movie is based on the novel Ratman's Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for best picture...	82	November 5, 1983
s3e05	The Time Travelers	83	November 12, 1983
s3e06	Maneater of Hydra Maneater of Hydra Maneater of Hydra is a Spanish-German coproduction released in 1967 directed by American expatriate Mel Welles. The alternate titles include La isla de la muerte and Island of the Doomed...	84	November 20, 1983
s3e07	They Came From Within Shivers (film) Shivers is a 1975 Canadian body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. Cronenberg won "Best Director" at the 1975 Sitges Film Festival.-Plot:Dr...	85	December 11, 1983
s3e08	Gamera: Super Monster Gamera: Super Monster , a 1980 kaiju film, was the belated final entry in the Shōwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films. This movie was made when Daiei was brought out of bankruptcy by the Tokuma...	86	December 24, 1983
s3e09	New Year's Evil New Year's Evil (film) New Year's Evil is a 1980 American slasher film starring Roz Kelly and Kip Niven, directed by Emmett Alston. The original music score is composed by W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder...	87	December 31, 1983
s3e10	Homebodies	88	January 28, 1984
s3e11	Dracula	89	February 4, 1984
s3e12	Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!	90	March 3, 1984
s3e13	Dr Heckyll and Mr Hype	91	March 17, 1984
s3e14	Alien Contamination Contamination (film) Contamination is a 1980 science fiction horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring Ian McCulloch.-Plot:...	92	March 24, 1984
s3e15	Village of the Damned Village of the Damned (1960 film) Village of the Damned is a 1960 British science fiction film by German director Wolf Rilla. The film is a fairly faithful adaptation of the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham. The lead role of Professor Gordon Zellaby was played by George Sanders. This film was #92 on Bravo's 100 Scariest...	93	April 14, 1984
s3e16	Monstroid	94	May 12, 1984
s3e17	The Beast in the Cellar The Beast in the Cellar The Beast in the Cellar is a 1970 British horror film written and directed by James Kelley. The film was produced by Leander Films and Tigon British Film Productions. Filming took place at Pinewood Studios. The film was released in the UK on DVD by Anchor Bay as part of The Tigon Collection...	95	May 19, 1984
s3e18	House of the Dead	96	May 26, 1984
s3e19	Circus of Horrors Circus of Horrors Circus of Horrors is a 1960 British horror film directed by Sidney Hayers. It starred Anton Diffring, Yvonne Monlaur, Erika Remberg, Kenneth Griffith, Jane Hylton, Conrad Phillips, Yvonne Romain and Donald Pleasence....	97	June 10, 1984
s3e20	The Pigs	98	June 17, 1984
s3e21	Schizoid A Lizard in a Woman's Skin Lizard in a Woman's Skin is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Lucio Fulci. It was released in 1971. The film follows the daughter of a respected politician by the name of Carol Hammond , who experiences a series of vivid, psychedelic nightmares consisting of depraved sex orgies and LSD...	99	June 24, 1984
s3e22	The Godsend	100	June 30, 1984
s3e23	Blood Bath Blood Bath Blood Bath is a 1966 horror film directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman. William Campbell stars as an artist with vampiric tendencies who kills beautiful women and dumps their bodies into a vat of boiling wax in his studio...	101	July 8, 1984
s3e24	Kiss Daddy Goodbye	102	July 14, 1984
s3e25	The Love War	103	July 28, 1984
s3e26	The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators The Human Duplicators is an American science fiction film released in 1965 by independent company Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc.-Plot:The plot involves a giant alien named Dr. Kolos who is dispatched to Earth from a faraway galaxy on orders to create android doppelgängers by employing the...	104	August 5, 1984
s3e27	Mark of the Devil	105	August 11, 1984
s3e28	So Sad About Gloria	106	August 19, 1984
s3e29	Night of the Zombies Hell of the Living Dead Virus: Hell of the Living Dead is a 1980 horror film, specifically a zombie movie, directed by Bruno Mattei.The film is also known as Virus , as well as Night of the Zombies and Zombie Creeping Flesh.-Plot:The film opens at a top secret chemical research facility called Hope Center #1 where a...	107	August 26, 1984
s4e01	Inn of the Damned	108	September 1, 1984
s4e02	Tombs of the Blind Dead Tombs of the Blind Dead Tombs of the Blind Dead is a 1971 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. Its original Spanish title is La Noche del terror ciego, which means "The Night of the Blind Terror"....	109	September 8, 1984
s4e03	Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks is a 1974 Italian horror film directed by Dick Randall that is Loosely based on the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein.The film is also known as Dr...	110	September 15, 1984
s4e04	The Capture of Bigfoot The Capture of Bigfoot The Capture of Bigfoot is a 1979 horror film from Bill Rebane, the director of Monster A-Go-Go. The plot revolves around a man trying to catch a bigfoot...	111	September 22, 1984
s4e05	Village of the Giants Village of the Giants Village of the Giants is a 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie with many elements of the beach party film genre. It was produced, directed and written by Bert I. Gordon, and based loosely on H.G. Wells's book The Food of the Gods...	112	November 3, 1984
s4e06	The Legend of Hell House The Legend of Hell House The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British horror film directed by John Hough and starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt. The screenplay was written by Richard Matheson based on his own novel Hell House.-Plot:...	113	November 10, 1984
s4e07	The Other The Other The Other is a 1972 psychological horror film directed by Robert Mulligan, adapted for film by Tom Tryon, from his bestselling novel. It stars Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, and Chris & Martin Udvarnoky.-Plot:...	114	November 25, 1984
s4e08	The Navy vs the Night Monsters	115	December 1, 1984
s4e09	The Last Bride of Salem	116	January 12, 1985
s4e10	Yeti: The Giant of the 20th Century	117	February 9, 1985
s4e11	The Revenge of Frankenstein The Revenge of Frankenstein The Revenge of Frankenstein is a 1958 British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn and Eunice Gayson....	118	March 10, 1985
s4e12	Curse of Bigfoot Curse of Bigfoot - Plot summary :A college Biology class receives a visitor, who is a good friend of their teacher. He tells them of an encounter that he and their teacher had 20 years before while searching for Indian artifacts in the nearby mountains. They find a mummuified corpse in a cave that resembles a...	119	March 24, 1985
s4e13	The Great Alligator	120	May 4, 1985
s5e01	House of Dark Shadows House of Dark Shadows House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on his Dark Shadows television series. Filming took place at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery: parts of the locals appeared on the Dark Shadows series as...	121	June 22, 1986
s5e02	The Horror of Death	122	unknown
s5e03	Kill and Go Hide	123	unknown
s5e04	The Legend of Lizzie Borden The Legend of Lizzie Borden The Legend of Lizzie Borden is a 1975 American television movie. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975.-Plot:The film, although based on fact, is a stylish retelling of the events of August 4, 1892 when the parents of New England spinster Lizzie Andrew Borden were found brutally murdered in...	124	unknown
s5e05	The Mad Butcher	125	unknown
s5e06	The Meateater	126	unknown
s5e07	The Mighty Gorga	127	unknown
s5e08	Scream, Baby, Scream Scream, Baby, Scream Scream, Baby, Scream is a 1969 American horror film directed by Joseph Adler and written by Larry Cohen, who went on to write such horror classics as It's Alive and Q: The Winged Serpent.-Plot:...	128	unknown
s5e09	Strait-Jacket Strait-Jacket Strait-Jacket is a 1964 American thriller film starring Joan Crawford and Diane Baker in a macabre mother and daughter tale about a series of axe-murders. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film was directed and produced by William Castle, and co-produced by Dona Holloway...	129	unknown
s5e10	They Saved Hitler's Brain They Saved Hitler's Brain They Saved Hitler's Brain is a 1969 science fiction film that was adapted for television from a shorter theatrical feature film, Madmen of Mandoras, directed by David Bradley. The film was lengthened with about twenty minutes additional footage shot by UCLA students at the request of the distributor...	130	unknown
s5e11	Tomb of the Living Dead	131	unknown
s5e12	The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll is a 1960 horror film by Hammer Film Productions. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Paul Massie as Dr. Jekyll, and co-stars Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee and David Kossoff. It was written by Wolf Mankowitz, based on the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr...	132	unknown
s5e13	The Boy Who Cried Werewolf The Boy Who Cried Werewolf The Boy Who Cried Werewolf is a 1973 film directed by Nathan H. Juran. The film stars Kerwin Matthews in the last film both he and Juran did after a few early films, including The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. In this thriller, a boy visits his father in a secluded cabin; the father is attacked by a...	133	unknown
s5e14	Let's Scare Jessica to Death Let's Scare Jessica to Death Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a 1971 low budget American horror film, directed by John D. Hancock, and starring Zohra Lampert in the title role. The film focuses on a recently institutionalized woman who has various nightmarish experiences after moving to an old farmhouse on a Connecticut island...	134	unknown
s5e15	Horror of the Zombies Horror of the Zombies Horror of the Zombies is the second full-length album by American band Impetigo. It was the last album the band has released since their 2007 live album, which was recorded at their reunion show in Chicago.-Track listing:#"Boneyard"...	135	unknown
s5e16	House of the Long Shadows House of the Long Shadows House of the Long Shadows is a horror-parody film directed by Pete Walker. The screenplay by Michael Armstrong is based on the novel Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers. The original music score is composed by Richard Harvey....	136	unknown
s5e17	Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things is a 1972 comedic horror film directed by Bob Clark...	137	unknown
s5e18	Empire of the Ants Empire of the Ants (film) Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film by Bert I. Gordon. Based very loosely on Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells, the film involves a group of prospective land buyers led by a land developer, pitted against giant, mutated ants.-Plot:...	138	unknown
s5e19	Nightwing Nightwing (film) Nightwing is a 1979 American horror film directed by Arthur Hiller. The screenplay by Martin Cruz Smith, Steve Shagan, and Bud Shrake is based on the 1977 novel of the same title by Smith...	139	unknown
s5e20	Nightmare City Nightmare City Incubo Sulla Cittá Contaminata or City of the Walking Dead or Zombie 8 and Nightmare City, is a 1980 Italian zombie film directed by Umberto Lenzi.-Plot:...	140	unknown

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s#e#	Film shown	ep	Week of
s1e01	Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...	1	September 20, 2010
s1e02	The Terror The Terror (1963 film) The Terror is an American horror film produced by Roger Corman, and famous for being filmed on leftover film sets from other AIP productions, including The Haunted Palace...	2	September 27, 2010
s1e03	The Giant Gila Monster The Giant Gila Monster The Giant Gila Monster is a 1959 black-and-white science fiction film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis. It stars Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone, as well as Fred Graham, Shug Fisher and Bob Thompson. This low-budget B-Movie featured a cast of unknown actors, and the effects included a...	3	October 4, 2010
s1e04	The Brain That Wouldn't Die The Brain That Wouldn't Die The Brain That Wouldn't Die, also known as The Head That Wouldn't Die, is a 1962 science-fiction/horror film directed by Joseph Green and written by Green and Rex Carlton. The film was completed in 1959 under the title The Black Door, but was not released until May 3, 1962, when it was renamed...	4	October 11, 2010
s1e05	The Satanic Rites of Dracula The Satanic Rites of Dracula The Satanic Rites of Dracula is a 1974 Hammer Horror film directed by Alan Gibson. It is the eighth film in the Hammer Dracula series, and the seventh and final to feature Christopher Lee as Dracula. The film also the third film to reunite Peter Cushing as Van Helsing with Christopher Lee together...	5	October 18, 2010
s1e06	Scared to Death Scared to Death Scared to Death is a horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Bela Lugosi. It was filmed in Cinecolor, is one of only three color pictures Lugosi made, and the only one he starred in...	6	October 25, 2010
s1e07	The Werewolf of Washington The Werewolf of Washington The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, produced by Nina Schulman and starring Dean Stockwell. It satirises several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency.-Plot summary:...	7	November 1, 2010
s1e08	Eegah Eegah Eegah! is a 1962 horror film starring Arch Hall, Jr., Arch Hall, Sr., Marilyn Manning and Richard Kiel in the titular role....	8	November 8, 2010
s1e09	Teenagers From Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space Teenagers from Outer Space is a 1959 science-fiction film about an extraterrestrial space ship landing on Earth to use it as a farm for its food supply. The crew of the ship includes teenagers, two of whom oppose each other in their activities. The independent film was originally distributed by...	9	November 15, 2010
s1e10	Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. It is regularly featured in the "bottom 100" list on the Internet Movie Database, and was also featured in an episode of the 1986 syndicated series, the Canned Film...	10	December 20, 2010
s1e11	I Eat Your Skin I Eat Your Skin I Eat Your Skin is a 1964 horror film directed by Del Tenney.-Plot:Writer Tom Harris arrives on a beautiful island in search of material on voodoo legends for his novel...	11	January 17, 2011
s1e12	Don't Look in the Basement The Forgotten (1973 film) The Forgotten is a 1973 psychological horror film.-Synopsis:The film is set in Stephens Sanitarium, a secluded rural mental health institute whose chief doctor believes that the best way to deal with insanity is to allow the patients to freely act out their realities in the hopes that they will...	12	January 24, 2011
s1e13	Untamed Women Untamed Women Untamed Women is a 1952 United States science fiction film written by George Wallace Sayre and directed by W. Merle Connell. An American bomber pilot is rescued after drifting at sea during World War II...	13	January 31, 2011
s1e14	Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter is a low-budget western/horror hybrid film filmed in 1966, in which a fictionalized version of the real-life western outlaw Jesse James encounters the fictional granddaughter of the famous Dr. Frankenstein. The film was originally released as part of a...	14	February 7, 2011
s1e15	Lady Frankenstein Lady Frankenstein Lady Frankenstein is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Mel Welles. It stars Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri , Mickey Hargitay and Paul Müller...	15	February 14, 2011
s1e16	The Manster The Manster is a tokusatsu 1959 horror film, a co-production between the US and Japan, starring Peter Dyneley. The film was notable for its creative use of special effects...	16	February 21, 2011
s1e17	Tormented Tormented (1960 film) For the 2009 film, see Tormented Tormented is a 1960 horror movie directed and produced by Bert I. Gordon for Allied Artists Pictures Corporation, and starring Richard Carlson....	17	April 25, 2011
s1e18	Manos, the Hands of Fate	18	May 2, 2011
s1e19	Hercules and the Captive Women	19	May 9, 2011
s1e20	A Bucket of Blood A Bucket of Blood A Bucket of Blood is a 1959 American comedy horror film directed by Roger Corman. It starred Dick Miller and was set in beatnik culture. The film, produced on a $50,000 budget, was shot in five days, and shares many of the low-budget filmmaking aesthetics commonly associated with Corman's work....	20	May 16, 2011

DVD releases

Shout! Factory has released a small number of Movie Macabre episodes to DVD, in both single and "double feature

Double feature

The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.The double feature, also known as...

" format. The DVDs allow the material to be shown complete with Elvira's interruptions or uninterrupted. Unlike the original broadcasts, the original films are complete and uncensored.

Single DVDs

Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks is a 1974 Italian horror film directed by Dick Randall that is Loosely based on the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein.The film is also known as Dr...
Count Dracula's Great Love
Legacy of Blood
Legacy of Blood
Legacy of Blood is the fourth album from hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, released in August 2004 on Babygrande Records. Album guests include Killah Priest, GZA, Des Devious, and Sean Price.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "The Age of Sacred Terror"...
The Devil's Wedding Night
The Doomsday Machine
The Werewolf of Washington
The Werewolf of Washington
The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, produced by Nina Schulman and starring Dean Stockwell. It satirises several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency.-Plot summary:...

Double Feature DVDs

Blue Sunshine
Blue Sunshine (film)
Blue Sunshine is a 1978 horror film directed and written by Jeff Lieberman and starring Zalman King and Deborah Winters. The film has become a cult item among horror fans, remembered mainly for its creatively weird atmosphere and offbeat plot...

and Monstroid
Gamera: Super Monster
Gamera: Super Monster
, a 1980 kaiju film, was the belated final entry in the Shōwa Gamera series, and the last Gamera film written by Nisan Takahashi and directed by Noriaki Yuasa. It relied heavily on stock footage from previous Gamera films. This movie was made when Daiei was brought out of bankruptcy by the Tokuma...

and They Came From Beyond Space
Maneater of Hydra and The House that Screamed
Count Dracula's Great Love and Frankenstein's Castle Of Freaks
Legacy of Blood
Legacy of Blood
Legacy of Blood is the fourth album from hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, released in August 2004 on Babygrande Records. Album guests include Killah Priest, GZA, Des Devious, and Sean Price.-Track listing:# "Intro"# "The Age of Sacred Terror"...

and The Devil's Wedding Night
The Doomsday Machine and The Werewolf of Washington
The Werewolf of Washington
The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg, produced by Nina Schulman and starring Dean Stockwell. It satirises several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency.-Plot summary:...

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