Dan Curtis was greatest often known as the creator of the gothic cleaning soap opera Darkish Shadows, directing the supernatural horror movie Burnt Choices, and producing the made-for-TV films The Evening Stalker and The Evening Strangler, which led to the short-lived however nonetheless widespread sequence Kolchak: The Evening Stalker. A few days in the past, we shared the information that his takes on Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Unusual Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are coming to Blu-ray in a set known as Dan Curtis’ Basic Monsters, courtesy of Kino Cult, in October. However earlier than that set arrives, Kino Cult may also be releasing Dan Curtis’ Late-Evening Mysteries, which will probably be bringing 4 of Curtis’s Nineteen Seventies TV films to Blu-ray on September 30th. Copies can be found for pre-order at THIS LINK.
Right here’s the outline of the set: Maybe no determine exerted a better affect on Nineteen Seventies tv horror than Dan Curtis. Having created the daytime drama Darkish Shadows (1966-71), and whereas producing widespread primetime TV films (The Evening Stalker, The Norliss Tapes), his firm produced stand-alone thrillers for ABC Tv’s Extensive World of Thriller. Initially shot on videotape, the 4 productions on this assortment have been fastidiously tailored to HD for this Blu-ray launch. The flicks being dropped at Blu-ray on this set are:
Shadow of Concern (1974) stars Claude Akins (B.J. and the Bear) as a disgraced police officer employed to analyze crimes surrounding a psychologically troubled housewife (Anjanette Comer). Directed by Herbert Kenwith from a script written by Larry Brody – and it’s value mentioning that Tom Selleck can be within the solid.
In The Invasion of Carol Enders (1974), the spirit of a automotive crash sufferer is reincarnated into the physique of one other affected person (Meredith Baxter, Household Ties). Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff, with some uncredited additions by Curtis, from a script by Gene R. Kearney and Merwin Gerard.
Come Die With Me (1974) follows the cat-and-mouse relationship between a cavalier playboy (George Maharis, Route 66) and the housekeeper who tries to blackmail him (Eileen Brennan, Non-public Benjamin). Directed by Burt Brinckerhoff, written by James Blumgarten.
A healthful household experiences a Kafkaesque miscarriage of justice when they’re accused of drug trafficking in Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest. Dan Curtis and Lela Swift directed this one from a script by William Katz.
Dan Curtis’ Late-Evening Mysteries can have the next particular options: Introductions to All 4 Movies by Jeff Thompson, Writer of Home of Dan Curtis: The Tv Mysteries of the Darkish Shadows Auteur – Shadow of Concern Commentary by Amanda Reyes, Writer of Are You within the Home Alone? A TV Film Compendium 1964-1999 – The Invasion of Carol Enders Commentary by Tv Historian Scott Skelton – Come Die With Me Commentary by Writer/Podcaster Dan Budnik and Movie Historian Robert Kelly – Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest Commentary by Movie Historian Amanda Reyes and Heidi Honeycutt, Writer of I Spit on Your Celluloid: The Historical past of Girls Directing Horror Films
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