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Summary:

How awful about Allan (1970, 73 min.) The classic story of a young man who is tormented by feeling's of guilt after witnessing his father's tragic death in a fire. Allan struggles to accept his father's death and his mental health deteriorates until he is admitted into a psychiatric institution. Years on, the blind grief-stricken Allan is released into the sister's care, where a mysterious force appears to be haunting him and preventing his return to normality at every opportunity.
Panic (1982, 90 min.) A British research scientist is working with various forms of bacteria when he is accidentally exposed to a deadly variety due to a lab accident. The exposure transforms the scientist into a hideous, flesh-eating monster and he begins a rampage in the local community that has the government considering whether or not to destroy the entire town to contain the problem.
Messiah of evil (1972, 90 min.) A young woman travels to a small California seaside town to visit her father, an artist. When she arrives at his home, she finds him missing and his home filled with numerous paintings of his creation. The woman decides to explore the town to find out what happened to her father and discovers some strange happenings involving the local populous.
Blancheville monster (1964, 90 min.) In this eerie Italian production, a woman returns to her ancestral castle to find that her father has been transformed into a disfigured monster.

Table of Contents:

• How awful about Allan (1970)
• Panic (1982)
• Messiah of evil (1972)
• Blancheville monster (1964)

Contributors:

Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992 , actor

Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 , actor

Hackett, Joan, 1934-1983 , actor

Harrington, Curtis , director

Warbeck, David , actor

Agren, Janet, 1949- , actor

Ricci, Roberto , actor

Ricci, Tonino, 1927-2014 , director

Greer, Michael, 1943-2002 , actor

Hill, Marianna, 1941- , actor

Bang, Joy , actor

Huyck, Willard , director

Katz, Gloria , director

Tichy, Gérard, 1920-1992 , actor

Colli, Ombretta, 1943- , actor

Anchoriz, Leo , actor

Martino, Alberto de, 1929-2015 , director

Mill Creek Entertainment

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.
Blancheville monster in Italian and dubbed in English.

Included Works:

Bakterion

Horror

Subjects:

Artists — Drama

Missing persons — Drama

Zombies — Drama

Artists

Missing persons

Zombies

Genres:

Short films

Horror films

Feature films

Made-for-TV movies

Fiction television programs

Horror television programs

Drama

System Details:

DVD, double-sided.

Performers:

How awful about Allan. Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett.
Panic. David Warbeck, Janet Agren, Roberto Ricci.
Messiah of evil. Michael Greer, Marianne Hill, Joy Bang.
Blancheville monster. Gerard Tichy, Joan Hills, Leo Anchoriz.

Production Credits:

How awful about Allan directed by Curtis Harrington.
Panic directed by Anthony Richmond.
Messiah of evil directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz.
Blancheville monster directed by Alberto DeMartino.

General Notes:

Panic original title Bakterion.
Blancheville monster original title Horror.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 343 min.) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

TAL 1964 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 683904111609

OCLC Numbers:

957557660