Shock Theater and Son of Shock on Blu-ray

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Shock Theater (marketed as Shock!) was a package of 52 pre-1948 classic horror films from Universal Studios released for television syndication in October 1957 by Screen Gems, the television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. The Shock Theater package included Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man and The Wolf Man as well as a few non-horror spy and mystery films. A second package, Son of Shock, was released for television by Screen Gems in 1958, with 20 horror films from both Universal and Columbia.

Shock Theater stimulated interest in the classic horror films and actors, evidenced by the launching of Forrest J Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine in early 1958.

Since 1957, Shock Theater has become a generic term, referencing either late-night television showings of horror films in general or the genre of early horror films with their emphasis on spooky mood and implied horror, as opposed to the explicitly graphic horror films that followed.

Shock Theater Press Kit


Titles currently on Blu-ray are linked below.

Shock Theater

• The Black Cat (1934)
• Calling Dr. Death (1943)
• The Cat Creeps (1946)
• Chinatown Squad (1935)
• Danger Woman (1946)
• A Dangerous Game (1941)
• Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
• Destination Unknown (1933)
• Dracula (1931)
• Dracula's Daughter (1936)
• Enemy Agent (1940)
• Frankenstein (1931)
• Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
• The Frozen Ghost (1945)
• The Great Impersonation (1935)
• Horror Island (1941)
• House of Horrors (1946)
• The Invisible Man (1933)
• The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
• The Invisible Ray (1936)
• The Last Warning (1929)
• The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
• The Mad Ghoul (1943)
• Man Made Monster (1941)
• The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
• The Mummy (1932)
• The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
• The Mummy's Hand (1940)
• The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
• Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
• The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
• Mystery of the White Room (1939)
• Night Key (1937)
• Night Monster (1942)
• Nightmare (1942)
• Pillow of Death (1945)
• The Raven (1935)
• Reported Missing! (1937)
• Sealed Lips (1942)
• The Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
• Secret of the Chateau (1934)
• She-Wolf of London (1946)
• Son of Dracula (1943)
• Son of Frankenstein (1939)
• The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
• The Spy Ring (1938)
• The Strange Case of Doctor Rx (1942)
• Weird Woman (1944)
• Werewolf of London (1935)
• The Witness Vanishes (1939)
• The Wolf Man (1941)

Son of Shock

• Before I Hang (1940)
• Behind the Mask (1932)
• Black Friday (1940)
• The Black Room (1935)
• The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• Captive Wild Woman (1943)
• The Devil Commands (1941)
• The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
• Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
• House of Dracula (1945)
• House of Frankenstein (1944)
• The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
• Island of Doomed Men (1940)
• The Jungle Captive (1945)
• The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
• The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
• The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
• The Mummy's Curse (1944)
• Night of Terror (1933)

[Rzzzz]

Great thread ! I have a lot of these on DVD and Blu ray (the horror titles, not a big fan of noir type stuff) and I would buy all of these if they came out. I'm kind of concerned the we haven't got the Invisible Man and the Creature sets released yet. I hear people say that piece of crap Tom Cruise movie killed any chance of these coming out but I refuse to believe that. I imagine the previous sets sold well enough. I wonder what the hold up is?

[The Great Owl]

Thanks for putting this thread together, because I will be following it with great interest.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

I'm kind of concerned the we haven't got the Invisible Man and the Creature sets released yet. I wonder what the hold up is?

Maybe they're waiting until Halloween? I got the impression from Bob Furmanek that he might be working on Revenge of the Creature. Perhaps the 3D isn't finished yet.

I have The Invisible Man Returns (1940) and The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) in this German Blu-ray set: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Der-U...lu-ray/139922/

The cool part of that set is the music and effects audio track on The Invisible Man Returns and Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.

[MJD64]

Just wanted to add that the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection set was announced in late June and released in early October, and that the Frankenstein and Wolf Man sets were announced early in July for a September release. If the Invisible Man and Creature sets are coming this year and that pattern holds, we should be getting an announcement in about 4-5 weeks...fingers crossed.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by MJD64

Just wanted to add that the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection set was announced in late June and released in early October, and that the Frankenstein and Wolf Man sets were announced early in July for a September release. If the Invisible Man and Creature sets are coming this year and that pattern holds, we should be getting an announcement in about 4-5 weeks...fingers crossed.

http://www.3dfilmarchive.com/revenge-of-the-creature

NBCUniversal have restored REVENGE OF THE CREATURE in widescreen 3-D!

3-D Film Archive have done scene-by-scene stereoscopic alignment and left/right panel-matching utilizing 4K scans of the original 35mm camera negatives.

This film has not been seen in widescreen 3-D since the original theatrical release in 1955!

The World Premiere of this new restoration will take place in Bologna, Italy at Il Cinema Ritrovato in June 2018. Keep an eye on their website for the precise date and time of the premiere.

Will there eventually be a 3-D Blu-ray release?

Only time will tell...

[Rzzzz]

I hope so, that would make very happy ! I would love to get some of the German blu-rays but I can't handle having a commentary or extras that I can't enjoy. The Giant Claw has 2 (!!!) commentaries but they are both in German without subtitles. I can't even read the awesome booklets these come with. It drives me crazy.....

[Jar Jar Stinks]

I'm considering getting some of the missing ones on DVD. I didn't realize how many were Karloff films. I see Universal put out a February 2018 DVD release of:

Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi: 4-Movie Horror Collection (Universal)

• The Black Cat
• The Raven
• The Invisible Ray
• Black Friday

With these DVD releases, you can collect a chunk of the other movies:

Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive (Universal)

• The Black Cat
• Man Made Monster
• Horror Island
• Night Monster
• Captive Wild Woman

The Boris Karloff Collection (Universal)

• Tower of London
• The Black Castle
• The Climax
• The Strange Door
• Night Key

In the above Universal Karloff Collection, Night Key is the only film in the Shock Theater list.

Boris Karloff Collection - 6 Movie Set (Mill Creek)

• The Black Room
• The Man They Could Not Hang
• The Man With Nine Lives
• Before I Hang
• The Devil Commands
• The Boogie Man Will Get You

[Jar Jar Stinks]

I updated the links to The Invisible Man Legacy Collection.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Links updated with the Universal Horror Collections.

[movieben1138]

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

Links updated with the Universal Horror Collections.

MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE has a standalone disc upcoming as well. https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Murde...lu-ray/252473/


EDIT: Beat to the punch by two minutes!

[Rzzzz]

Soon you will be able to check this one off as well...

I sure hope that Scream starts releasing more of those films on your list....

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

Soon you will be able to check this one off as well...

I sure hope that Scream starts releasing more of those films on your list....

Thanks! I forgot about that one. I put the link in.

I haven't bothered to check if any of these are available as imports. I gotta imagine some are.

[Rzzzz]

Im pretty sure it's just some of the titles you have linked that have been released overseas. I know there is a French release of Murders in the Rue Morgue but they didn't use the original music and from what I have read, it is pretty bad....

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Updated with links to Night Key / Night Monster / House of Horrors on Universal Horror Collection: Volume 4. I think there are now 34 out of 72 titles available on BD.

[Egbert Souse]

The Last Warning is available from Flicker Alley, licensed from Universal.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Egbert Souse

The Last Warning is available from Flicker Alley, licensed from Universal.

Updated. Thanks!

[Jar Jar Stinks]

I've updated the list and added links for the following Inner Sanctum titles:

• Calling Dr. Death
• Weird Woman
• Dead Man's Eyes
• The Frozen Ghost
• Pillow of Death

[Rzzzz]

2 more you can cross off the list very soon...



The Jungle Captive and Captive Wild Woman. I don't believe Jungle Captive was ever released on Dvd and I don't think I have ever seen it. I am so happy I can get rid of my Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive Dvd set now. I love seeing all these films finally getting released!

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by Rzzzz

2 more you can cross off the list very soon...

The Jungle Captive and Captive Wild Woman. I don't believe Jungle Captive was ever released on Dvd and I don't think I have ever seen it. I am so happy I can get rid of my Universal Horror: Classic Movie Archive Dvd set now. I love seeing all these films finally getting released!

List is updated. The following remain unreleased on Blu-ray:

1. Behind the Mask (1932)
2. Destination Unknown (1933)
3. Night of Terror (1933)
4. The Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
5. Secret of the Chateau (1934)
6. Chinatown Squad (1935)
7. The Black Room (1935)
8. The Great Impersonation (1935)
9. The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
10. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
11. Reported Missing! (1937)
12. The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
13. The Spy Ring (1938)
14. Mystery of the White Room (1939)
15. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
16. The Witness Vanishes (1939)
17. Before I Hang (1940)
18. Enemy Agent (1940)
19. Island of Doomed Men (1940)
20. The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
21. A Dangerous Game (1941)
22. The Devil Commands (1941)
23. The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
24. Nightmare (1942)
25. Sealed Lips (1942)
26. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
27. The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
28. Danger Woman (1946)
29. The Cat Creeps (1946)
30. The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)