Amicus Productions Discussion Thread

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Surprised to find that there wasn't a dedicated thread to the films of Amicus, especially in light of the new box set coming from Severin this year. Often compared to their UK counterpart, Hammer Film Productions, because of their horror output and use of the same actors, Amicus mostly concentrated on the horror anthology instead of single story films.

If you're looking for a few interesting books to read about Amicus, here are a some:
The Amicus Anthology: British Cult Cinema - also available in a superior hardcover edition from Hemlock Books
Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Amicus: The Friendly Face of Fear - can't speak for the quality of it since it hasn't been released but looks good
Amicus Horrors: Tales from the Filmmaker's Crypt


UHD releases (worldwide):





North American releases:

The City of the Dead (aka Horror Hotel) (1963) - VCI, VCI (Remastered) - unofficial start of Amicus, produced by Subotsky and Rosenberg (uncredited)
It's Trad, Dad! (aka Ring-a-Ding Rhythm!) (1962) - Sony
Just for Fun (1963) - N/A
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) - Olive, Vinegar Syndrome UHD
Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) - Kino
The Skull (1965) - Legend (double feature with The Man Who Could Cheat Death, OOP), Kino (solo release)
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) - Kino
The Psychopath (1966) - Kino
The Deadly Bees (1966) - Olive
Torture Garden (1967) - Mill Creek (under "Psycho Circus" triple pack with The Creeping Flesh and Brotherhood of Satan)
Danger Route (1967) - N/A
They Came from Beyond Space - Kino
The Terrornauts (1967) - Vinegar Syndrome
A Touch of Love (1969) - N/A
The Mind of Mr. Soames (1969) - N/A
Scream and Scream Again - Twilight Time, Kino
The House That Dripped Blood (1970) - Scream Factory
I, Monster (1971) - N/A
What Became of Jack and Jill? (1971) - N/A
Asylum (1972) - Severin (box collection with And Now The Screaming Starts!, The Beast Must Die and The Vault of Amicus), Severin (solo release)
Tales from the Crypt (1972) - Scream Factory (double feature with The Vault of Horror)
The Vault of Horror (1973) - Scream Factory (double feature with Tales from the Crypt)
And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) - Severin (box collection with Asylum, The Beast Must Die and The Vault of Amicus), Severin (solo release)
From Beyond the Grave (1974) - Warner Archive
Madhouse (1974) - Kino
The Beast Must Die (1974) - Severin (box collection with And Now the Screaming Starts!, Asylum and The Vault of Amicus)
The Land That Time Forgot (1975) - Kino
At the Earth's Core (1976) - Kino
The People That Time Forgot (1977) - Kino
The Uncanny (1977) - Severin - honorable mention, not Amicus but produced by Milton Subotsky
The Monster Club (1981) - Scorpion (OOP) - honorable mention, not Amicus but produced by Milton Subotsky
The Vault of Amicus (2017) - Severin (box collection with And Now the Screaming Starts!, Asylum and The Beast Must Die) - trailer compilation





Amicus Entertainment (Revival)

Stuck (2007) - Image
It's Alive (2008) - N/A






Worth checking out is the documentary, Amicus: House of Horrors, only available on DVD. Also, Monster Madness: The Gothic Revival of Horror, also only available on DVD, although they mostly concentrate on Hammer but Amicus and even Tigon is mentioned.