Review of Die, Monster, Die! (1965) by Carl M — 31 Jan 2013
Stephen Reinhart quickly realizes that something is amiss when he arrives at his fiancé's ancestral estate. Nahum, the family patriarch, appears to be hiding some dark secret in the bowels of the basement, and it is up to Stephen to find it! DIE, MONSTER, DIE! is quite typical of the 1960's Gothic Horror films that were released by American International Pictures at the time, reaching for (but not quite achieving) the same level of success as Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe series.
This H.P. Lovecraft adaptation is rich only in mood and setting, but falls flat on suspense or any true horror. Nick Adams is better than usual, and Boris Karloff makes the most of what he has been given.
DIE, MONSTER, DIE! makes a valid attempt to bring several of Lovecraft's creatures to life in Witley's hidden museum of horrors, however dated the effects may appear some fifty years later. Director Daniel Haller's knack for production design shines out overall in this otherwise unnoteworthy feature.
This review of Die, Monster, Die! (1965) was written by Carl M on 31 Jan 2013.
Die, Monster, Die! has generally received mixed reviews.
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