For Halloween 2021, Network is proud to present two British horror classics
resurrected in high-definition for the first time ever: Edgar Wallace adaptation The
Dark Eyes of London (1939) starring terror icon Bela Lugosi, and exploitation shocker
The Monster (1975) directed by Hammer stalwart Peter Sasdy and starring Joan
Collins and Donald Pleasence.
THE DARK EYES OF LONDON (1939)
The early British horror masterpiece and a worthy successor to his work on the Universal
Monsters movies, screen icon Bela Lugosi takes centre stage as a demented scientist on a
killing spree in The Dark Eyes of London, the first British film to receive the ‘H’ censor rating for being ‘Horrific for Public Exhibition’.
Adapted from a novel by Edgar Wallace, this landmark British film is featured here as a brand-new high definition remaster from original
film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
THE MONSTER aka I DON’T WANT TO BE BORN (1975)
Joan Collins gives an unforgettable performance as a stripper cursed by a sinister dwarf to
give birth to a demonic child in this classic 1970s exploitation horror directed by
Hammer/Amicus veteran Peter Sasdy (Director, Countess Dracula, Taste the Blood of
Dracula).
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- A male baby is born with an in-built hatred of people. For his parents, Lucy and Gino (Joan Collins and Ralph Bates), his hatred is particularly strong and soon his strength has increased to almost super-human proportions. As he continues to inflict injury, doctors are baffled as to the cause. But a nun (Eileen Atkins) is convinced that the baby is possessed. Initially dismissed by the medical establishment, the events take such a murderous turn that few can afford to ignore the nuns warnings. Stars: Joan Collins as Lucy Carlesi, Ralph Bates as Gino Carlesi, Donald Pleasence as Dr Finch Director: Peter Sasdy
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- Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Shutterstock (5320473af) Eileen Atkins ‘I Don’t Want To Be Born’ AKA ‘Sharon’s Baby’ Film. – May 1975 A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange deaths, the one common factor being the presence of a baby in pram at the scene…
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- A male baby is born with an in-built hatred of people. For his parents, Lucy and Gino (Joan Collins and Ralph Bates), his hatred is particularly strong and soon his strength has increased to almost super-human proportions. As he continues to inflict injury, doctors are baffled as to the cause. But a nun (Eileen Atkins) is convinced that the baby is possessed. Initially dismissed by the medical establishment, the events take such a murderous turn that few can afford to ignore the nuns warnings. Stars: Joan Collins as Lucy Carlesi, Ralph Bates as Gino Carlesi, Donald Pleasence as Dr Finch Director: Peter Sasdy
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- A male baby is born with an in-built hatred of people. For his parents, Lucy and Gino (Joan Collins and Ralph Bates), his hatred is particularly strong and soon his strength has increased to almost super-human proportions. As he continues to inflict injury, doctors are baffled as to the cause. But a nun (Eileen Atkins) is convinced that the baby is possessed. Initially dismissed by the medical establishment, the events take such a murderous turn that few can afford to ignore the nuns warnings. Stars: Joan Collins as Lucy Carlesi, Ralph Bates as Gino Carlesi, Donald Pleasence as Dr Finch Director: Peter Sasdy
Co-starring Eileen Atkins, Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence and Caroline Munro,
The Monster (aka I Don’t Want to be Born) is featured here as a brand-new high definition
remaster from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.
