Die Monster Die! (1965)

An American (Nick Adams) travels to England to visit his fiancee (Suzan Farmer) at her family estate. But when he arrives at the small village, the townspeople turn their backs to him when he mentions the family name and refuse him transportation to the secluded family mansion. Loosely based on THE COLOR OUT OF SPACE by H.P. Lovecraft and directed by art director turned director Daniel Haller (THE DUNWICH HORROR). This silly nonsense has all the trappings of an American International Poe adaptation but is really a cheesy bit of science fiction hokum. The house itself is a Gothic wonder, no complaints there but its actors talk and walk continuously and tediously around and through the house without any sense of purpose except for when the occasional scream in the night stimulates them into activity. Top billed Boris Karloff lends his gravitas and his screen presence but this is the kind of stuff he could do in his sleep. With Freda Jackson, Patrick Magee and Terence De Marney.