Two bone-chilling tales from the vaults of Columbia Pictures, starring a host of the classic horror genre's most celebrated names...
Behind the Mask (1932) A federal agent goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling operation headed by a mysterious Mr. X (Edward Van Sloan), a criminal mastermind whose identity is unknown even to his henchmen. Mr. X is also running a bogus hospital where victims are killed on the operating table, and their coffins stuffed with narcotics. The drug-filled coffins are then buried in a cemetery.
Black Moon (1934) A young girl who lives on a tropical island loses her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, but although she manages to escape the island, a curse is put on her. Years later, as an adult, she feels a strong compulsion to return to the island to confront her past. Her husband, her daughter, and her nanny go with her, but once back on the island, the woman finds herself elevated by the locals to the stature of a voodoo goddess, and she begins her inevitable descent into madness, with disastrous results for her family.
Audio commentary on 'Behind the Mask' with filmmaker and film historian Daniel Kremer (2024)
Audio commentary on 'Black Moon' with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (2024)
A Gentleman of Leisure (2024, 11 mins): author and academic Sheldon Hall assesses the career of Jack Holt, the forgotten star of 'Behind the Mask' and 'Black Moon'
The BEHP Interview with Constance Cummings (1997, 69 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, of the 'Behind the Mask' actor in conversation with Roy Fowler
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