The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) Tomb of Ligeia". Film critic Tim Lucas and writer Ernesto Gastaldi have both noted the film's strong influence on numerous subsequent Italian thrillers, from Mario Bava's "The Whip and the Body" (1963) to Dario Argento's " Deep Red " (1975). Stephen King has described one of "Pit"'s major shock sequences as being among the most important moments in the post-1960 horror film. In sixteenth century Spain, Englishman Francis Barnard (John Kerr) visits the castle of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) to investigate the mysterious death of his sister Elizabeth (Barbara Steele). Nicholas and his younger sister Catherine (Luana Anders)
The Amityville Horror (2005 film) The Amityville Horror (2005 film) The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American horror film directed by Andrew Douglas and written by Scott Kosar. It is a based on the novel The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson and is a remake of the 1979 film The Amityville Horror. It is the ninth installment of the "Amityville" film series, which documents the alleged experiences of the Lutz family after they moved into a house on Long Island where Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered six members of his family in 1974. In 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his family at their house at 112