SINISTER CINEMA CLASSIC HORROR TRAILERS VOLUME 6 (199?) ***

Although it is a solid horror trailer compilation, Sinister Cinema Classic Horror Trailers Volume 6 feels like a little bit of a letdown after the awesome Volume 5.  A lot of that has to do with the abundance of déjà vu as many trailers from other volumes in the series pop up yet again (A Bucket of Blood, Circus of Horrors, and The Devil’s Hand, just to name a few).  Even though many of the trailers are overly familiar, the more obscure ones don’t have the same jaw-dropping spark as the others found throughout the series.  That said, it still makes for breezy, undemanding fun for horror trailer fans like me.  

This installment in the series begins with trailers for Door-to-Door Maniac (starring Johnny Cash and Ron Howard), The Tower of London (starring Vincent Price), The Curse of the Living Corpse (which has a “Fright Release” gimmick), and Horror Castle (which spells Christopher Lee’s name wrong).  Highlights include Hillbillys in a Haunted House (boasting an appearance by the “new” singing star, Merle Haggard), Munster, Go Home (introduced by Herman Munster himself), Night of the Bloody Horror (which refuses to show any scenes from the movie), and Audrey Rose (which basically just shows the cover of the novel it's based on).  There’s also the usual smattering of spook show ads and drive-in snipes, although many of them have already appeared in other volumes throughout the series.

Things end with a long run of William Castle trailers.  While many of these have popped up elsewhere, the ones that he personally introduces are always fun to watch (especially the one for Homicidal where he interviews theater patrons after they’ve just seen the shocking ending).  As a bonus, the final trailers are merely snippets promoting the various gimmicks Castle used in his films like “The Ghost Viewer” (13 Ghosts), “Ermergo” (House on Haunted Hill), and a life insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London (Macabre). 

Sure, there are some overly familiar trailers here.  Then again, I’m only saying that because I watched the entire Sinister Cinema Classic Horror Trailer collection over the course of two weeks.  If you happen to pop this in without seeing the others in the series (or if you don’t watch nearly as many trailer compilations as I do), you’re sure to enjoy it.  

Here's the complete listing of trailers:  Door-to-Door Maniac (AKA:  Five Minutes to Live), The Tower of London, The Curse of the Living Corpse, Horror Castle, Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter, The She Beast, Rasputin, the Mad Monk, Hillbillys in a Haunted House, Munster, Go Home, Horror House, The Wizard of Gore, Tales from the Crypt, The Thing with Two Heads, The Asphyx, Madhouse, The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe, Arnold, Screams of a Winter Night, Beyond the Door, Shock Waves, Audrey Rose, The House Where Death Lives, The Evil, Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror, The She-Creature, I Bury the Living, A Bucket of Blood, Horrors of the Black Museum, How to Make a Monster, The Headless Ghost, Circus of Horrors, The Hypnotic Eye, The Little Shop of Horrors, Beast from Haunted Cave, The Devil’s Hand, The Devil’s Partner, The Screaming Skull, From Hell It Came, Blood of Dracula, Giant from the Unknown, The Return of Dracula, The Monster of Piedras Blancas, Curse of the Undead, Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow, Mr. Sardonicus, Homicidal, Zotz!, The Tingler, 13 Frightened Girls, 13 Ghosts, Strait-Jacket, House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts, House on Haunted Hill, and Macabre.