Teine Sā: The Ancient Ones

Black Sabbath

August 1963 •Italian

Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

November 2010 •English

An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.

Dead Things

February 2005 •English

Two Evil Eyes

January 1990 •English

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

Tales of Manhattan

August 1942 •English

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.

Asylum

November 1972 •English

A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.

Waxworks

November 1924 •German

A poet is hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.

On the Edge

June 2001 •English

A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.

Trapped Ashes

September 2006 •English

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

Tales from the Darkside

November 1990 •English

A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.

Sick-o-pathics

June 1995 •Italian

Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a parody of Joe D'amato's Anthropophagous.

Eerie Tales

November 1919 •German

A demon, a reaper, and the ghost of a prostitute read gothic short stories and act them out.

The Living Dead

September 1932 •German

A crazed scientist murders his wife, walls her up, then flees. A reporter sets out to track him down. Remake of Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard Oswald, 1919).

Profesoři za školou

August 1976 •Czech

Three stories from the school environment, mostly from the perspective of teachers. In the first story we see an unnecessarily strict teacher, in the middle one a sports career is glossed over, which causes a young teacher to leave his job. In the final story, on the other hand, an experienced high school teacher goes to teach in a rural school to gain inner peace.

Tales of Terror

July 1962 •English

Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.

Helldose

April 2021 •Portuguese

Helldose is an anthology where the hostess leads her guests to prove five different flavors from the depths of hell.

Playboy: Sexy Shorts

December 2000 •English

Seven erotic vignettes. Tales include "Face to Face" about a man who has the amazing ability to change his appearance and play the ultimate mind game on women, "Limousine Service" about two women spending the night out on the town when they cross paths with a mysterious stranger and "Sweet, Wild, Don't" about an extraordinary casting session.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

December 2011 •English

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

Kwaidan

January 1965 •Japanese

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

To The Supreme!

October 2022 •Japanese

Four young women are somewhat desperate in their relationships, since their male partners are not the most successful types. But does that mean you have to break up with them? In his fast-paced comedy, Santa YAMAGISHI takes a closer look at romantic clichés and the truths that lie behind them.