Voodoo Island/The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (Midnite Movies Double Feature) - Region 1 DVD

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Yup, it's low budget (script contrivances ahoy!). It's never actually scary. I doubt it provided any shudders back in '59 either, but it is often grotesque; the offbeat fantasy/horror aspects were unique for the day and still play pretty fresh even today.

The twist toward the end of the movie is cool. At 70 minutes, it moves along at a brisk pace, wasting no time. You'll probably on... read more

Mostly interesting for the presence of Boris Karloff and Elisha Cook,Jr. Boris is the hero in this movie, looking fairly robust; he plays a professional skeptic/debunker investigating a mysterious island set for development. Not too many movies where he was the good guy. Usually he was the villain or an anti-hero at best.

The villains in this movie are the carnivorous plants and a ... read more

Description: VOODOO ISLAND: Master of the macabre Boris Karloff delivers a rare non-monster performance as the leader of an investigation of mysterious disappearances on a South Pacific island that is the proposed site of an exclusive resort. But after a few encounters with carnivorous plants and zombies, he realizes that this might not be the ideal place for a vacation…and that his team will be lucky to make it off the island alive!THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE: The sins of the fathers rest heavily on the heads of the sons – literally – in this fun-filled frightfest that'll keep you "awake and screaming through many a traumat VOODOO ISLAND: Master of the macabre Boris Karloff delivers a rare non-monster performance as the leader of an investigation of mysterious disappearances on a South Pacific island that is the proposed site of an exclusive resort. But after a few encounters with carnivorous plants and zombies, he realizes that this might not be the ideal place for a vacation…and that his team will be lucky to make it off the island alive!THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE: The sins of the fathers rest heavily on the heads of the sons – literally – in this fun-filled frightfest that'll keep you "awake and screaming through many a traumatic night" (Variety)! Faced with an age-old family curse that beheaded their forefathers, two brothers attempt to unravel the family plot…even as sinister forces attempt to put them into it! ... (more) (less)