Just yesterday I brought along the news that the Roger Corman-produced “classic” DEMENTIA 13 is slated to hit DVD and Blu-ray in a combo pack in April, and now here’s another one for you: THE TERROR!
THE TERROR stars Boris Karloff and a young Jack Nicholson; it was directed by Corman and, while not really a good movie (okay, it’s simply not a good movie), it probably should be added to any horror lover’s collection… Short of that, any bad horror movie lover’s collection.
In 18th century France, Lt. Andre Duvalier (three-time Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson, The Departed, As Good As It Gets, A Few Good Men), an officer in Napoleon’s army, has been separated from his regiment. Wandering near the coast, he spies a young woman (Sandra Knight, Frankenstein’s Daughter, Blood Bath) and calls out. When she fails to acknowledge him, he follows her into the dark surf and loses consciousness.
He awakens in a house, tended by an old woman, Katrina (Dorothy Neumann, Sorry, Wrong Number, The Ten Commandments), who claims not to know the mysterious lady. On his way again, Andre comes upon the castle of Baron Victor Frederick Von Leppe (Boris Karloff, Frankenstein, The Mummy, How the Grinch Stole Christmas).
There he learns that the girl is in fact the spirit of the Baron’s late wife being used as a pawn by the witchy Katrina, who is bent on driving the elderly Baron to suicide.
The film has been restored from original 35mm elements, and is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16 x 9 and 5.1 surround sound mix. Enclosed is a collectible postcard reproduction of the original movie poster and special features include Spanish subtitles, before-and-after film
restoration demo and trailer.
THE TERROR comes out on APRIL 26th. Pre-order it right HERE.