Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Where are the Shocks?



While the majority of the films in the SHOCK! package have been released on DVD, a good number are only available on out-of-circulation videos or bootlegs--and a few are unavailable anywhere.

Shock films missing in action on DVD, but not on video:

House of Horrors
The Mad Ghoul
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Nightmare

Shock films only available from select "grey-market" dealers:

The Cat Creeps
Chinatown Squad
The Great Impersonation
The Last Warning
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Mystery of the White Room
Reported Missing!
The Secret of the Blue Room
Secret of the Chateau
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
The Spy Ring
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
The Witness Vanishes

Shock films currently unavailable:

Danger Woman
A Dangerous Game
Destination Unknown
Sealed Lips

1 comment:

kochillt said...

In the nearly six years since this blog was introduced, some of these have found official release. There was a recent book about Universal producer Ben Pivar titled STOP YELLIN' (a line used by Rondo Hatton's Creeper). Most of the 40s SHOCK features are written up in its fascinating pages.