60's

Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) is a Roger Corman horror-comedy. ​ American crook Renzo Capetto helps Cuban loyalists flee with national treasury gold on his yacht, planning to steal it and blame murders on a local sea monster legend. His crew fakes creature tracks with plungers and green ink, but a real shaggy, pop-eyed beast emerges from the depths, devouring victims and wrecking the heist amid romantic entanglements on a tropical island. Only two survivors remain as the monster claims the treasure.

A defecting Soviet scientist, Joseph Javorsky, escapes behind the Iron Curtain and crosses the desert toward the Yucca Flats nuclear test site, clutching a briefcase packed with top-secret military secrets. Ambushed by enemy agents and caught in the blast of an atomic test, Javorsky is horribly transformed into a hulking, mindless beast driven only by rage and bloodlust. Stalking the barren Nevada sands, he strangles any unlucky traveler who crosses his path, while confused lawmen scour the wasteland, hunting a killer they barely understand. As a vacationing family’s two young sons wander into the forbidden test area, a desperate race begins to find them before the Beast of Yucca Flats does, leading to a bleak, haunting confrontation in the shadow of man’s so-called “progress.”

“Carnival of Souls” (1962) is a low‑budget psychological horror film about a young woman, Mary Henry, who becomes trapped between the worlds of the living and the dead after a car accident. After Mary’s car plunges off a Kansas bridge during a drag race, she is seemingly the only survivor and quickly leaves town to start over as a church organist in Salt Lake City. Once there, she feels disconnected from everyone around her and begins seeing a pale, ghoulish man who appears in windows, on the street, and outside her car. She is mysteriously drawn again and again to an abandoned lakeside pavilion that once served as a bathhouse, dance hall, and carnival, where eerie, zombie‑like figures seem to be waiting for her. As Mary’s visions intensify, people at times seem unable to see or hear her, heightening the sense that she may already be dead. The story builds to a “dance of death” at the deserted pavilion, where the ghouls finally claim her, revealing that she never actually escaped the original crash and has been moving toward her own death the entire time

"The Terror" is a 1963 horror film directed by Roger Corman, featuring Boris Karloff as a tormented Baron and a young Jack Nicholson as a lost French soldier named Lt. André Duvalier. Plot Setup The story unfolds in 19th-century Europe, where Duvalier becomes separated from his regiment near the Baltic Sea. He encounters a mysterious young woman named Helene who leads him to a secluded castle haunted by the past. Key Cast Boris Karloff stars as Baron von Leppe, an aging nobleman troubled by long-buried secrets. Jack Nicholson plays the curious soldier drawn into eerie events at the castle. Supporting roles include Sandra Knight as Helene and Dick Miller as the Baron's servant Stefan. Production Notes Filmed on a low budget using leftover sets from "The Raven," it was shot in just a few days. The film blends Gothic atmosphere with supernatural elements typical of Corman's Poe-inspired works.

"The Last Man on Earth" (1964) is a chilling post-apocalyptic horror film starring Vincent Price as Dr. Robert Morgan. In a desolate 1968 world ravaged by a mysterious plague, Morgan appears to be the sole survivor amid undead, vampiric creatures that shun sunlight and fear garlic. The story captures his grim daily routine of fortifying his home, scavenging supplies, and battling isolation in a hauntingly empty Los Angeles.

Nightmare Castle (1965) is a classic Italian Gothic horror film directed by Mario Caiano, starring Barbara Steele in a dual role as the unfaithful wife Muriel and her innocent stepsister Jenny. The story follows Dr. Stephen Arrowsmith (Paul Muller), a sadistic scientist who discovers his wife Muriel's affair with the gardener David, leading him to torture and murder them before preserving their hearts. Plot Summary Arrowsmith marries Muriel's mentally fragile stepsister Jenny to secure the family fortune, using his rejuvenated servant Solange to haunt her with nightmares and ghostly apparitions of the dead lovers. As Jenny's sanity unravels, a doctor investigates the castle's supernatural occurrences, uncovering the hidden hearts that fuel the vengeful spirits. The ghosts ultimately exact revenge by burning Arrowsmith alive and draining Solange's blood, allowing Jenny to escape after the hearts are destroyed. Key Cast and Style Barbara Steele delivers a standout performance in her dual role, blending vulnerability and menace, supported by Paul Muller as the unhinged doctor and a haunting Ennio Morricone score. The black-and-white cinematography creates a moody, atmospheric Gothic vibe with castle shadows, torture scenes, and eerie dream sequences. Known also as The Faceless Monster or Amanti d'Oltretomba, it exemplifies mid-1960s Italian horror with revenge-from-the-grave tropes.