EQUINOX (1970)

Before he took you to a galaxy far, far away, before he brought you face-to-face with living, breathing prehistoric beasts, Dennis Muren, the future nine-time Oscar-winning visual effects artist (Star Wars, Jurassic Park), joined forces with a group of talented young filmmakers to create an homage to the creature features of yore in the eerie monster mash Equinox.

Deep within the woods and canyons of California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent world that coexists with that of mankind. This $6,500-budget wonder, originally called The Equinox... A Journey Into The Supernatural, was picked up for distribution by producer Jack H. Harris (The Blob), who shot new footage for the film with writer-director Jack Woods and released it in 1970 as Equinox. Since then, the film has gained a passionate cult following and inspired succeeding generations of horror/fantasy filmmakers.

MONSTER OF VENICE (1966) AKA THE EMBALMER

 A madman drags one beautiful woman after another into his dark labyrinth of horror beneath the murky canals of Venice. The girls are then embalmed by the skull-masked monster who places the corpses on display as captive zombies in an underwater tomb. Andreas, a reporter, is investigating the disappearances. Unable to convince the police that the missing girls are victims of a maniac, he probes deeper into the cases. Donning scuba gear, the killer stalks his prey, once again sending an innocent girl to her death in his subterranean lair. A nubile young woman accidentally discovers the grisly secret of the Embalmer, sealing her fate and perhaps that of Andreas as well!

TOMB OF TORTURE (1963) AKA METEMPSYCO

 A young woman is suffering from horrific nightmares in which she is murdered night after night. It is discovered that she is the reincarnation of a murdered countess, and her father takes her to a manor in which the murder occurred in an attempt to help her. The manor has also been responsible for the murders of two young girls, and during the investigation, a journalist must come to the aid of the tortured young woman.