The Orloff Collection (The Awful Dr. Orloff / Dr. Orloff's Monster / Revenge in the House of Usher / Orloff and the Invisible Man)

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Devious. Diabolical. Devilish. He's Dr. Orloff, the villainous creation of horror cult director Jess Franco introduced in the gothic classic, The Awful Dr. Orlof. Determined to restore the beauty of his disfigured sister, the doctor sends his monstrous manservant, Morpho, on a quest for nubile beauties to provide fresh skin for his experiments. Then one of Orloff's disciples creates a humanoid servant, Dr. Orloff's Monster, with his niece falling into a trap of murder and insanity. Then prepare to meet Orloff and the Invisible Man when the good doc hosts a traveler at his castle and unleashes an invisible terror that's already turned his daughter into a raving lunatic# or has it? Finally, the Poe classic is turned inside out as Revenge in the House of Usher entails a family curse, a deranged brother and sister, a lonely traveler and footage from the first Orloff film to tie it all together!

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Orloff and the Invisible Man
Starring: Howard Vernon , Brigitte Carva , Fernando Sancho , Paco Valladares , and Isabel del Río
Director: Pierre Chevalier
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005ABVR
Release Date: 2001-04-10

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One rainy night, Dr. Garondet is summoned to the castle of Professor Orloff. Making it to the castle on foot, the good doctor meets Cecile, Orloff's daughter, a seemingly deranged girl who is convinced that an invisible phantom is at large on the premises. Orloff explains the story behind Cecile's insanity to the doctor--a tale involving premature burial, grave-robbing and flagellation--and invites him to stay over. As Garondet spends an uneasy night at the castle, he finds himself sharing in Cecile's delusions.

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Wow - watching PAINT dry is more exciting than THIS.......2001-09-07

This is yet another in the inexplicably-popular "Dr. Orloff" series (those Europeans, eh? guess they'll watch ANYthing...). It USED to go by the title "The Invisible Dead", but this is it's actual release title.

It is an endurance contest - no kidding. Some friends and I used to joke about the VHS version we'd seen because it was about the ONLY film we'd ever seen that made "Red Zone Cuba" and "Manos" look fast-paced and exciting. In typical Euro-style, we get odd zoom-in close-up shots of the (mugging) faces of the supporting cast, a plot that drags on and on and on and on, and the "monster" is neither invisible NOR a man - if anything, it will remind you of the Ro-Man from "Robot Monster", only without the laughs. Special effects? Hah! Watch "footsteps" being made while the thing is "invisible" - these "steps" form at a pace indicating the monster has severe gout in both knees AND feet and will make it all the way across the room by this time next year.

Don't be fooled - there is NO saving this one. No riffs, no beer, NOTHING can prepare you for the unbelievable sadness, boredom, and general sense of "I wasted my time on THIS?!?!" that this movie will produce. I actually pride myself on having seen the entire movie, but that's so YOU don't HAVE to...

orloff and the slightly transparent ape.......2001-03-04

here's a real euro stinker for you. a doctor is summoned to orloffs castle during a storm. there he meets orloffs invisible man which despite being called an invisible man is a)only invisible part of the time b)appears to be somebody in an ape suit rather than a man. not much in particular happens throughout the entire film but it still manages to be so bad it's good. for a few years i actually thought this was a jess franco film-it's uncanny! buy it,grab a few friends and some beer and have a great time!

More Euro Trash.......2001-03-04

If you're a fan of the cheap Euro horror films of the 70s, then this is a five star. If not, probably a one star and switch off halfway through. Typical story about a doctor who turns up at a castle only to find that it is being haunted by an invisible monster. Plenty of dubbing and implied sex scenes. It's a sort of "Invisible Frankenstein". It'll make a nice companion piece to "Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks" and the Jess Franco movies.

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Wow - watching PAINT dry is more exciting than THIS.......2001-09-07

orloff and the slightly transparent ape.......2001-03-04

More Euro Trash.......2001-03-04

This has also been released as "The Invisible Dead" in the UK.

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