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• Actors: Lon Chaney Sr. (Phantom of the Opera), Jack Nicholson (The Terror) Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson (The Little Shop of Horrors) Jonathan Haze, John Barrymore (Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde), Judith O'Dea (Night of the Living Dead )
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Collector's Edition
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 5
• Studio: Madacy Entertainment Group Inc.
• Run Time: 408 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0002Q18EE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,832 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Horror Classics: Boxed Set. The Phantom of the Opera,1925, Silent, Director Rupert Julian. The Terror, 1963, Director: Roger Corman. The Little Shop of Horrors, 1960, Director:Roger Corman. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, 1920, Director:John S. Robertson. Night of the Living Dead, 1968, Director: George A. Romero. Dim the lights, sit back, and get ready to be scared to death with 5 of Hollywood's finest and scariest cult horror classics. A five pack collection of terrifying thrillers that will leave you thirsting for more...

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Night of the Living Dead is a crap copy, August 12, 2005

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Chris "nicodemus145" (auburn, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horror Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, The Terror, The Little Shop of Horrors, Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, Night of the Living Dead (VHS Tape)

I didn't watch all of these. Just the Terror, which was OK, and of course Night of the Living Dead. It was the copy I watched repeatedly along with my other zombie flicks. Then I decided to get the DVD to listen to commentaries and such, and I found out what a crappy VHS this was.

First, it's recorded in SLP mode. If you tape shows on TV, you know that SLP is the low-quality mode that lets you fit 8 hours of stuff on a 2 hour tape. The picture is so fuzzy and the contrast is so bad, I didn't even know some of the more gory stuff was going on in the shadows. And to top it off, IT'S EDITED! Yes, it says it contains the original 96 minutes, and it flat out lies. Granted it's trimmed in very small pieces here and there, but who the !@#$ are they to decide that we don't need to see an extra 10 seconds of the girl running down the road, or that extra shot of the farm house. Romero is a master for a reason, so don't screw with it, especially if the edits are meaningless.

I believe Romero lost the rights to this movie somehow, so the market is flooded with crappy rip-offs for which Romero doesn't receive a dime. If you're interested, get the new collectors edition DVD. The Man gets his due payment, and you will see how beautiful the movie looks and how well it was shot... just the way it was meant to be seen.