Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.0
Video		3.5
Audio		3.5
Extras		4.0
Overall		3.5

Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman September 5, 2021

With Halloween sneaking up on us all in just a few more weeks, some may be looking for some scary movies to fill the interim and properly set the mood. Imprint's Silver Screams Cinema Collection may not in fact offer any undiscovered masterpieces, but it's kind of a goofily fun time capsule which can transport willing viewers back to a simpler era when low budget (some may aver no budget) studios like Monogram and Republic churned out B movies with some kind of horror underpinning which were frequently utilized to fill out double feature bills. The six films aggregated in this set span the production years of 1944 to 1957, and if the films themselves are often unabashedly silly, they can at least intermittently offer some saving graces, and there are a ton of interesting trivia tidbits about some of the films included, some of which I'll mention in the individual reviews linked to below, which, when combined with some really enjoyable commentaries included for each of the films (including some multiple commentaries), may make this set a "must buy" for certain fans.

Reviews of the six films in this set can be accessed by clicking on the following links:

The Phantom Speaks Blu-ray review

The Vampire's Ghost Blu-ray review

Valley of the Zombies Blu-ray review

Return of the Ape Man Blu-ray review

She Devil Blu-ray review

The Unknown Terror Blu-ray review

Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Note: While these appear to be Region Free discs, they were all a bit "fussy" when I attempted to load them in my Region A players, and in fact some of them would not load at all (including in my PC Blu-ray drive).

Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements linked to each film are detailed in the above linked reviews.

Silver Screams Cinema Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Yes, just about all of these films are unrepentantly silly in their own way, but I personally find that to be part of their charm. If you're on the hunt for some "new" (actually old) horror outings to help celebrate Halloween, this set from Imprint offers a lot of fun, with generally secure technical merits and some outstanding commentaries. Recommended.