Elvira's Thriller Theatre
TV ShowEnded

Elvira's Thriller Theatre

10.0 / 10
1989
1 season
20 episodes
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Die Monster Die

    08-03-1989

    (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 F...

  • Ep 2

    2.House of Wax

    15-03-1989

    (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.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Incredible 2 Headed Transplant

    22-03-1989

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

  • Ep 4

    4.Rats

    29-03-1989

    (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.

  • Ep 5

    5.The Thing with Two Heads

    05-04-1989

    (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...

  • Ep 6

    6.Venom

    12-04-1989

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

  • Ep 7

    7.The Sender

    19-04-1989

    (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 H...

  • Ep 8

    8.Cry of the Banshee

    26-04-1989

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

  • Ep 9

    9.Invaders from Mars

    03-05-1989

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

  • Ep 10

    10.Crypt of the Living Dead

    10-05-1989

    (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.

  • Ep 11

    11.Dr. Phibes Rises Again

    17-05-1989

    (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.

  • Ep 12

    12.Return of Count Yoga

    31-05-1989

    (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 thoug...

  • Ep 13

    13.Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    07-06-1989

    (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 Victi...

  • Ep 14

    14.The Fly

    14-06-1989

    (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...

  • Ep 15

    15.Return of the Fly

    21-06-1989

    (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...

  • Ep 16

    16.Godzilla

    28-06-1989

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

  • Ep 17

    17.Baron Blood

    18-12-1989

    (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.

  • Ep 18

    18.Curse of the Swamp Creature

    05-03-1990

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

  • Ep 19

    19.Dracula A.D. 1972

    TBA

    (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 f...

  • Ep 20

    20.Parasite

    TBA

    (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...

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