Product Details

• Actors: Michael Forest, Sheila Noonan, Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, Wally Campo
• Directors: Monte Hellman
• Format: Black & White, Widescreen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Synapse Films
• DVD Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Run Time: 73 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JRMZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,880 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Beast from Haunted Cave" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neglected sixties shocker gets fine DVD treatment, November 17, 2001

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Surfink "Surfink" (Racine, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beast From Haunted Cave (DVD)

Beast from Haunted Cave is one of the few Roger Corman-protege pictures that actually comes off better than some of Corman's own films (try watching Creature from the Haunted Sea some time). The plot, though derivative, holds your interest, and the performances are for the most part competent and believable. A few of the dialogue scenes are surprisingly fresh and natural compared to typical low-budget efforts of the time. But what really gives this movie its reputation are the creepy atmosphere and gruesome shocks effected by director Monte Hellman in several `set-piece' sequences (the tree in the forest bit and all the monster's-cave scenes). No explanation is given for the bizarre, surreal `beast' and none is needed; it's just there to give you nightmares. Watch this with the lights off for old-fashioned drive-in horror show effect.
Synapse's DVD, if not `loaded' is still a fine showcase for the film. The movie is presented in both anamorphic widescreen and full frame versions and features the "extended" version with additional scenes (shot by Hellman) that were added for TV airings. The print is in very nice shape with very good to excellent tonal values, sharpness, and shadow/highlight detail; and little evident wear or speckling. Extremely watchable and light-years from most of the other butchered versions available on tape and DVD. Extras are comprised of trailer, chapter stops, and liner notes only (a commentary by Hellman would've made this a five-star disc), but the set is well worth the money for fans of 50s/60s horror cheapies.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beast of a Movie, October 14, 2000

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Philip Westwood (Lichfield, Staffordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beast from Haunted Cave [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I know this is a low budget quickie, and, as such, would probably be regarded by 'experts' as not having much cinematic merit. But I have to say that, speaking merely as an average cinemagoer, I liked it a lot. I found the storyline to be good, the acting and direction to be more than adequate, and Chris Robinson's spider monster to be genuinely scary. The film moves along at a good pace, and the climactic final ten minutes - in the cave - are very effective. All in all, a cut above the usual horror 'B' movie output of the period.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better "Beast", May 31, 2001

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Tom Phillips (Holmdel, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beast From Haunted Cave (DVD)

I highly recommend this new release over the previous "Killer Creature" double feature version. The quality of the DVD is very good, they give you the option of watching in either widescreen or the old box format and the audio is very clean. This version also has some missing scenes that I have not seen before.I wish this company well and look forward to thier next release.

Tom Phillips