
Cat People(1942)
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.


“Terror Stalks Its Turreted Battlements... and Horror Crawls the Catacombs Beneath!”
A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.

Richard Greene
Sir Ronald Burton / Richard Beckett

Boris Karloff
Dr. Meissen

Stephen McNally
Count Karl von Bruno

Rita Corday
Countess Elga von Bruno

Lon Chaney Jr.
Gargon

John Hoyt
Count Steiken

Michael Pate
Count Ernst von Melcher

Nancy Valentine
Therese von Wilk

Tudor Owen
Romley

Henry Corden
Fender
The Black Castle is a mystery, horror film released in 1952 exploring themes of arranged marriage, alligator, castle, leopard, buried alive, sword fight. Directed by Nathan Juran, it stars Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally. A man investigates the disappearance of two of his friends who were the guests of a sinister Austrian count.
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