Forrest J. Ackerman Movies

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Timothy Balme

The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to celluloid cultdom 50 years later. Her big break came...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A silent film character is stuck in a German theater and wants to return to his film.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Silvio Francesco

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Landis

Bibi is being held captive by three mad scientists, the leader of whom is her own sister. Bibi's sister plans to remove half of Bibi's brain, an...

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Cast: Dawn Wildsmith

After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Dee Wallace

Haunted by recurring dreams of Hea-Thor, a gorgeous cavegirl,and a menacing Allosaurus, action-movie star Tony Markham soon finds himself...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Jeff Rector

From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throughout the world.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Donald F. Glut

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Michael Kenworthy

A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Florence Marly

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Anne Parillaud

Genre: Comedy

Cast: John Agar

Microbes are brought back to earth via a space probe from Venus. A scientist is using them in experiments on aging, but dies before the work is...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Bobbie Bresee

While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings....

Genre: Action

Cast: Gail Harris

A documentary about the classic 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' film, including interviews with Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, John Dugan and Jim Siedow.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fiction films brings back many favorite actors from...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Kenneth Tobey

A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Candice Rialson

A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

After a lengthy space mission, two astronauts return to an Earth transformed by nuclear war. As renegade gangs and mutants rule Los Angeles, the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Steve Barkett

Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: Preston Foster

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Good Vampires battle Zombie Vampires while trying to hide their own identity and prevent the infection from spreading.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Luke Goss

A documentary on the life of painter Frank Frazetta, who revolutionized science fiction, fantasy and comic art with breathtaking realistic paintings...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Frank Frazetta

A man and a young woman have a chance encounter at a laundry mat which leads to a story about a birthday party where everyone has been killed by a...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Henry Thomas

Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: John Landis

Larry Wessel presents darkest Hollywood and explores some of tinsel town's most grisly tragedies, including the murders of Sharon Tate and The Black...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jonathan Gilmore

Three of the biggest and bustiest Russ Meyer stars - Kitten Natividad, Haji, and Raven De La Croix - make a comeback in 'The Double-D Avenger,' the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Kitten Natividad

Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Peter Jackson

A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historical accounts, literary works, and as they are...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

An ordinary family goes on a trip by car, but their car breaks down. The dutiful father of the family immediately sets off to get help and seems to...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Judge Rhinehole orders the Sunny Buttocks Nudist Camp closed down as an affront to the community. Its members enter into a suicide pact, but vow to...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Hosted by everyone's favorite vamp, Elvira, this program is a lighthearted look back at the monster movies of the '50s. All the monsters that scared...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Bill Mumy

A documentary covering the history of Apes in the movies. Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bob Burns

Documentary showing how dinosaurs have been used in films. Trailers and scenes from moving about or with dinosaurs are shown.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Donald F. Glut

Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Documentary special to promote the release of King Kong Lives, the grand opening of the King Kong attraction at Universal theme park, as well as a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jonathan Winters

Spellbinding accounts of personal encounters with life after death from people of all walks of life including doctors and nurses who have seen spirit...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Paul Davids

Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tom Proveaux

Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster.

Genre: Horror

Cast: J. Carrol Naish

Documentary about the creator of Dianetics and Scientology, featuring some of the people who knew him intimately.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Nigel Anthony

An alien creature has traveled to Earth. What destruction will it cause.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

American horror short from 1962.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or the bank will take the property from her. She...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Ashlie Rhey

The year is 2030 and the goal is to locate the Scarlet Moon. A fist sized red jewel that is said to hold the power to control the world, loosely tied...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Dominic Gregoria

Forrest J. "Forry" Ackerman was a fixture in the science fiction and horror scene for as long as anyone can remember. Having picked up a sci-fi...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist is a story about one of the fathers of modern rocketry and a founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A gay attorney uses his newfound powers to thwart a mad scientist.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Vincent J. Roth

Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive documentaries on the prehistoric and anthropoid...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Donald F. Glut

Forrest J. Ackerman styles himself as the number-one fan of science fiction and horror movies, and he has the collection to back it up: more than...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

After having a feud with director Kenneth J. Hall, producer Fred Olen Ray hired Ted Newsom to shoot brand new footage (on video) to weave in with...

Genre: Science Fiction

Cast: John Henry Richardson

Hour long documentary features interviews with filmmakers, actors and others who work low budget movies.

Genre: Horror

Cast: Brinke Stevens

An angel was cast out of heaven and dispatched to Earth 1400 years ago. The angel was made a slave of the devil and was sent forth to terrorize...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Emilie Talbot

A compilation of trailers and previews from classic low-budget sci-fi and horror films.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Karen

The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Robert Vaughn

A runaway human slave from Earth's future escapes to the present day.

Genre: Action

Cast: Daniel Bernhardt

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kenneth Branagh

A busload of travelers and their disgraced priest tour guide, on the hunt for Aztec ruins, decide to stop in a Mexican village on the eve of the Day...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Tim Sullivan

Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic and find themselves pitched into a world of...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Edward Connell

Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like all vampires, she needs blood to live, but she...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Talisa Soto

A Hollywood filmmaker makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mike Jittlov

Among the finalists for "Centerfold Of The Year" are Angel and her spiteful rival Betty. However, no one is aware of Angel's involvement in a secret...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: J.J. North

Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

After being bitten by what he thinks is a transvestite, Larry starts having nightmares about hillbillies, ominous visits from an old gypsy woman, and...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Michael Palazzolo

A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released at the height of Thriller’s success, the...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Michael Jackson

A compilation tape featuring trailers for and footage from low-budget sci-fi and exploitation films. This entry features Forbidden Adventure,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Johnny Legend

A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is,...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Melissa Baum

The second unit crew of a low budget action film bicker over a woman while shooting benign establishing shots in Hollywood.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Science-fiction art is spotlighted in this documentary.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

A silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately, one of them becomes possessed by...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Richard Hench

A Thoroughbred makes the long journey from initial training and workout to ultimate triumph as a champion horse.

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Cast: Elliott Lewis

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kenneth Branagh

An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Alda

The story of the Cacophony Society. This documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco Suicide Club - 1977, the exploits of SF...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kevin Evans

A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first one, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, has an all girl rock...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Cassandra Peterson

A fascinating quest for proof of life after death -- a true-life enigma that begins with one small, odd incident and mushrooms into a huge scientific...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Paul Davids

Short documentary about John Landis and his horror works.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings" has influenced Western popular culture over the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dominic Monaghan

A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Charles Beaumont

Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Kiley

A one hour documentary on the life of one of Hollywood's neglected horror icons, hosted by fear fan extraordinare Forrest J Ackerman & interviews...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Forrest J. Ackerman

Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Arsenio Hall

Pumpkinman returns after a decade of being dead.

Genre: Horror

Cast: David Nelson

The first-ever authorized film about the legendary horror actor, Bela Lugosi, the man who portrayed Dracula, Hollywood's most famous Vampire.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bela Lugosi

A barrel of radioactive waste dumped by a careless mad scientist turns an ordinary ant into the Fearsome Formicid - The Devil Ant.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: David Nelson

A mad doctor creates Gator Man and unleashes him upon the populace.

Genre: Horror

Cast: David Nelson

After terribly gory happenings occur one day in a hidden beach house on the Malibu Shore, it leaves one person crying, one person soaked in blood,...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

Nudism. Esperanto. KING KONG. Sci-Fi. What do all of these things have in common? Simple: Forrest J Ackerman! Who's that? Glad you asked... Forrest...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Bradbury

For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans around the world with his breathtaking motion picture...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Harryhausen

The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kevin Spacey

A mummy is on the loose, and it’s up to Detective Rock to stop him.

Genre: Horror

Cast: David Nelson