Monster of Terror (Original title)Die, Monster, Die! (Alternative title)The House at the End of the World (Alternative title)Die Monster Die (Help search title)
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 20 February 1966 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Daniel Haller
Synopsis: A young American scientist visits his fiancée at an English mansion and finds he has entered a museum of horrors.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Releases
Date: 1965Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Pathécolor - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7261 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: Variations on avisibility: ‘The Colour Out of Space’ on filmAuthor: Murphy, Timothy S.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses screen adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s story ‘The Colour Out of Space’ (1927), which features an alien presence manifesting 'by analogy' as an indescribable colour, and notes the challenges posed to narrative cinema by Lovecraft's fiction. Considers Richard Stanley's 'Color Out of Space' (2019) alongside four other versions: 'Monster of Terror' (aka 'Die, Monster, Die!', 1965); 'The Curse' (1987); 'Colour from the Dark' (2008) and 'Die Farbe' (aka 'The Colour Out of Space', 2010).
In: Sight and Sound v14 n11 November 2004 Page: 75
Title: Die, Monster, Die!Author: HACKSTON, Ronnie Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v4 1966 Page: 80
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v4 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v32 n259 December 1966 Page: suppl. (full credits)
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v32 n259 December 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3045 10 Feb 1966 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3045 10 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9177 9 Feb 1966 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9177 9 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v33 n387 April 1966
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v33 n387 April 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v127 n109 9 Dec 1965 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v127 n109 9 Dec 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v188 n18 26 Nov 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v188 n18 26 Nov 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v234 n12 22 Dec 1965 Page: 428
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v234 n12 22 Dec 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v11 n8 May 1965 Page: 52
Title: [Films and Filming - v11 n8 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
Description: On making.
In: Variety 24 Nov 1965
Title: [Variety - 24 Nov 1965: no known title]Language: English
Author: WOLFE, Sebastian Pages: 249p
Description: A collection of original stories that inspired horror films.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7231 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-702533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7212 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-110213
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-110214
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7231 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-1133836
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 20 February 1966 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, USADirected by: Daniel Haller
Synopsis: A young American scientist visits his fiancée at an English mansion and finds he has entered a museum of horrors.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
Releases
Date: 1965Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Pathécolor - SoundRuntime: 81 mins Length: 7261 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(29)
©/Production Company: Alta Vista Film Productions, An American International Picture: American International Pictures, Presents: James H. Nicholson, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Produced by: Pat Green, Assistant Director: Dennis Hall, Continuity: Tilly Day, Screenplay by: Jerry Sohl, From "The Colour Out of Space" by: H.P. Lovecraft, Director of Photography: Paul Beeson, Camera Operator: R.C. Cooney, Special Effects: Wally Veevers, Special Effects: Ernie Sullivan, Editor: Alfred Cox, Art Director: Colin Southcott, Wardrobe Mistress: Laurel Staffell, Make-up Artist: Jimmy Evans, Hairdresser: Bobbie Smith, Titles by: Bowie Films, Music Composed by: Don Banks, Musical Director: Philip Martell, Sound Recordist: Ken Rawkins, Robert Jones, Sound System: Westrex Recording System, Sound Editor: Alban Streeter, Sound Editor: Alan Corder, [Studio Publicist]: Tony Tweedale, Made at: Shepperton Studios
Cast
(12)
Boris Karloff (Nahum Witley), Nick Adams (Stephen Reinhart), Freda Jackson (Letitia Witley), Suzan Farmer (Susan Witley), Patrick Magee (Doctor Henderson), Paul Farrell (Jason), Terence De Marney (Merwyn), Leslie Dwyer (Potter), Harold Goodwin (cab driver), Sydney Bromley (Pierce), Billy Milton (Henry), Sheila Raynor (Miss Bailey)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(12)
In: Science fiction film and television v14 n1 Spring 2021 Pages: 71-81Title: Variations on avisibility: ‘The Colour Out of Space’ on filmAuthor: Murphy, Timothy S.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses screen adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s story ‘The Colour Out of Space’ (1927), which features an alien presence manifesting 'by analogy' as an indescribable colour, and notes the challenges posed to narrative cinema by Lovecraft's fiction. Considers Richard Stanley's 'Color Out of Space' (2019) alongside four other versions: 'Monster of Terror' (aka 'Die, Monster, Die!', 1965); 'The Curse' (1987); 'Colour from the Dark' (2008) and 'Die Farbe' (aka 'The Colour Out of Space', 2010).
In: Sight and Sound v14 n11 November 2004 Page: 75
Title: Die, Monster, Die!Author: HACKSTON, Ronnie Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v4 1966 Page: 80
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v4 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v32 n259 December 1966 Page: suppl. (full credits)
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v32 n259 December 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3045 10 Feb 1966 Page: 15
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3045 10 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9177 9 Feb 1966 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9177 9 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v33 n387 April 1966
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v33 n387 April 1966: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v127 n109 9 Dec 1965 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v127 n109 9 Dec 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v188 n18 26 Nov 1965 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v188 n18 26 Nov 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v234 n12 22 Dec 1965 Page: 428
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v234 n12 22 Dec 1965: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v11 n8 May 1965 Page: 52
Title: [Films and Filming - v11 n8 May 1965: no known title]Language: English
Description: On making.
In: Variety 24 Nov 1965
Title: [Variety - 24 Nov 1965: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Reel terrorAuthor: WOLFE, Sebastian Pages: 249p
Description: A collection of original stories that inspired horror films.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 7231 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-702533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7212 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-110213
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-110214
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 7231 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-1133836
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film