Name: Elvira's Thriller Theatre
Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1989-03-08
Rating: 5.0

Overview

Cassandra Peterson as Elvira hosts this Australian horror television series, produced by Queen B Productions. Originally Broadcast on Network 10 Australia Wednesdays at 11:30pm from 8 March 1989 and the following year on Mondays at 10:30. The show had a huge following, capturing 30% of the Australian viewing market, with 50% of fan mail being written by women.

Seasons

Season 1

20 Episodes

1989

E01

Die Monster Die

3/8/1989

(1965) Daniel Haller's film version or a tale by H P Lovecraft. An American visits his fiancée in England and finds her family is mutating. Staring Nick Adams, Boris Karloff and Freda Jackson.

E02

House of Wax

3/15/1989

(1953) The tale of a handsome man who turns into a monster when he is mutilated in a fire at his wax museum. With Vincent Price and Frank Lovejoy.

E03

The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant

3/22/1989

(1971) The head of a sadistic killer is grafted onto the body of a dim-witted giant. Pat Priest, Casey Kasem.

E04

Rats

3/29/1989

(1983) Overgrown rats who live beneath the city come out of the darkness to plunder everything in their path. Sam Groom, Sara Motsford, Scatman Crothers.

E05

The Thing with Two Heads

4/5/1989

(1972) The white supremacist leader of a transplant foundation, knowing he is dying, arranges to have his head transplanted onto a healthy body. He doesn't know the body belongs to a condemned black prisoner! Ray Milland, Rosey Grier, Don Marshall, Roger Perry, Chelsea Brown.

E06

Venom

4/12/1989

(1982) A deadly snake scares a bunch of tough terrorists. Staring Oliver Read, Claus Kinski.

E07

The Sender

4/19/1989

(1982) Tense psychological thriller about a young man with psychic powers who is driven to an unsuccessful suicide attempt and ends up in a psychiatric hospital. Staring Kathryn Harrold and Zeljko Ivanek.

E08

Cry of the Banshee

4/26/1989

(1970) A 16th-Century magistrate is cursed by a witch. Stars Vincent Price and Elizabeth Bergner.

E09

Invaders from Mars

5/3/1989

(1953) A young boy believes that Martians have landed in his town. Staring Arthur Fraaz.

E10

Crypt of the Living Dead

5/10/1989

(1972) A beautiful girl who is buried alive in the secret caves of Vampire Island 700 years ago is released from her crypt. Stars Andrew Prine, Mark Damon, Patty Sheppard.

E11

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

5/17/1989

(1972) The evil genius, Dr Phibes returns from his 10-year hibernation to look for a secret elixir that will bring his dead wife back to life. Stars Vincent Price.

E12

Return of Count Yoga

5/31/1989

(1971) Robert Quarry returns as Count Yorga, a vampire with supernatural powers. He seeks blood and moves to an orphanage, where he meets a beautiful young woman. The Count's thoughts turn to love, and he wonders if he's finally found the girl he can share eternity with.

E13

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

6/7/1989

(1954) Edgar Allan Poe's story of violence, terror and suspense, which takes place at the turn of the century when brutal murders shock and terrify the citizens of Paris. The Victims of the phantom are all beautiful women. Karl Malden, Claudia Dauphin, Patricia Medina and Steve Forrest.

E14

The Fly

6/14/1989

(1958) Francois Delambre, the brother of deceased scientist Andre Delambre, is summoned by Inspector Charas to speak with his widowed sister-in-law, Helene. Helene claims to be the murderer of her husband, who was crushed under a pneumatic press twice. Francois learns an unbelievable story about Andre's attempts to perfect a matter transport device.

E15

Return of the Fly

6/21/1989

(1959) Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own. However, their experiments have disastrous results

E16

Godzilla

6/28/1989

(1985) A giant lizard rises from the ocean floor to feed on atomic energy from a power plant reactor. Stars Raymond Burr.

E17

Baron Blood

12/18/1989

(1972) The descendants of a vampire baron restore his old castle to make it a tourist attraction but revive the baron also. Featuring Joseph Cotten.

E18

Curse of the Swamp Creature

3/5/1990

(1966) An insane doctor creates a creature that is half man/half reptile. John Agar.

E19

Dracula A.D. 1972

(1972) Set in London in the early 1970's, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.

E20

Parasite

(1982) Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus, his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.

Elvira's Thriller Theatre(1989–1990)

Overview

Seasons

Season 1

Die Monster Die

House of Wax

The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant

Rats

The Thing with Two Heads

Venom

The Sender

Cry of the Banshee

Invaders from Mars

Crypt of the Living Dead

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Return of Count Yoga

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

The Fly

Return of the Fly

Godzilla

Baron Blood

Curse of the Swamp Creature

Dracula A.D. 1972

Parasite

Where to Watch

Cast

Cast

Season 1

Die Monster Die

House of Wax

The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant

Rats

The Thing with Two Heads

Venom

The Sender

Cry of the Banshee

Invaders from Mars

Crypt of the Living Dead

Dr. Phibes Rises Again

Return of Count Yoga

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

The Fly

Return of the Fly

Godzilla

Baron Blood

Curse of the Swamp Creature

Dracula A.D. 1972

Parasite

Where to Watch