Me too. I haven't seen most of these, but they have been on my "to do" list for a while now.

According to DVD Active, the William Castle doc will include commentary with Producer/Director Jeffrey Schwarz and Terry Castle.

Popular at the boxoffice? Or popular with cult fans?

Either way, I'd hazard a guess that it's 13 GHOSTS on both fronts. 13 GHOSTS is the only Castle film on this set I remember seeing in the movies. (It played to a packed house on a double bill with VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED.)


Important Question: THE OLD DARK HOUSE was filmed in color, but released in b&w. Which version is on the set?

Color. The color version has been seen on TV for ages, including showings on cable stations in recent years.

DVD Beaver

I need to sell my stand alone features since all of the extras are in this set. Very excited, though I'm guessing that the odds of finding this in a B&M next week are slim to none.

The Old Dark House 1963 is included!!!

I'm definitely on-board.

A big favorite of mine from the Creature Feature days. I never thought it would see the light of day.

Did they include the ghost viewer for 13 ghosts? You'd think for the high price they would.

Currently working on the review for this set, but I'll scoop myself to say "no ghost viewer" for 13 Ghosts.

The blue/red screen shot from 13 GHOSTS in the DVD Beaver review would suggest that the ghost viewer is included (as well as the picture of the viewer itself). Anyone know for certain?

The image of the ghost viewer is a screen-cap from the documentary. 13 Ghosts does have blue/red Illusion-O sequences but no viewer is included.

Strange. I guess if I sell the old one, I'd better hang on to the viewer then!

You don't need the viewer to see the ghosts anyway, but if you want to replicate the experience, any pair of anaglyph 3-D glasses with red/blue lenses will suffice, just hold them vertically.

Since nobody has commented on it, I thought I'd point out that the pilot to Ghost Story is quite good and worth checking out. It was written by Richard Matheson and directed by John Moxey (who both worked on the original Night Stalker TV movie). It's about a pregnant women being haunted by a ghost and it's a bonus extra in the set.

I really want this set, but I'm going to wait until I can get it for less than $40.

I may netflix some of these this month. We shall see.

Yeah I'm holding out on it too. I don't have a job but have been selling stuff on eBay, I just can't see myself throwing away $60-$65 (Amazon.com) on that. So I'll hold out.

Yeah I'd love to own this set but it's a bit pricey right now. I'm sure we'll find a deal along the way.

In case anyone here wants to sample the films before buying, TCM is running a William Castle marathon tonight, starting at 8 pm Eastern.

Mr. Sardonicus
Strait-Jacket
The Tingler
13 Ghosts
The Old Dark House

I don't find a little more than $7 a movie that pricey, so I picked it up now b/c I'm looking foward to watching these this month.

I just watched the Richard Matheson "Ghost Story" pilot and man did it look great. It's weird when you are so used to seeing some bootleg that has been copied a million times and then you get to look at an uncut and remastered print that is flawless. It's strange that they never put the pilot in syndicated reruns with the other Ghost Story/Circle of Fear episodes. I guess it might be owned by another company or something.

Well with the prices of some box sets these days (John Ford/John Wayne Collection - $25), I do. It's more the lump sum of paying about $60 that makes it seem worse than it is.

Myself, I just don't have the money since I have no job. $7 a movie is not bad at all. I'd love to pick it up and I will eventually.

I have heard Castle's name before but didn't know much about his movies--the gimmick element alone has me pretty interested in these films.

Anyone know where I can purchase a Region 2 copy of The William Castle Film Collection (1959 – 1964) ?