Edgar Wallace Movies: Vohrer Films
This watch list delivers a core Edgar Wallace experience from the series' most prolific and influential director. Alfred Vohrer directed 14 films in the series and became synonymous with the Krimi genre's signature style of kinetic camera work, self-aware humor, and masterful blending of crime and horror elements.
Vohrer's films showcase his innovative visual techniques and the camp sensibility that made these movies both thrilling and entertaining. His work established many of the genre conventions that defined German crime cinema of the 1960s.
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Dead Eyes of London
A disfigured killer with distinctive white eyes carries out murders to help an insurance agent-doctor collect victims' life insurance payouts.
The Door with Seven Locks
A wealthy man's inheritance hinges on seven mysterious keys distributed among his friends, with only one capable of unlocking a fortune.
The Inn on the River
A serial killer known as The Shark terrorizes London, using a speargun to kill his victims before escaping through the city's sewer system in scuba gear.
The Squeaker
Scotland Yard investigates a series of mysterious murders where victims are killed by snake venom poisoning.
The Indian Scarf
When a wealthy man's greedy relatives gather at his isolated castle to claim their inheritance, they must spend a week together as stipulated in his will. One by one, the family members begin dying under mysterious circumstances, each killed with the same distinctive weapon.
The Mysterious Magician
Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard attempts to capture the elusive criminal "The Hexer" by using his sister's murder as bait for a trap. As bodies begin to pile up, it becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse between the inspector and the mysterious fugitive.
Again the Ringer
Arthur Milton, known as Der Hexer (The Magician), is forced to return to London when his calling card is discovered at a murder scene, making him the prime suspect in a crime he didn't commit.
The Hunchback of Soho
A woman becomes the target of criminals who kidnap her and steal her identity in order to claim her inheritance.
Creature with the Blue Hand
Scotland Yard hunts for a serial killer known as The Blue Hand, named after his distinctive method of murder.
The College Girl Murders
Police investigate a series of murders committed by a hooded killer who uses acid and poison gas to eliminate victims in this German crime thriller.
The Horror of Blackwood Castle
Scotland Yard investigates a series of mysterious murders at Blackwood Castle, where victims are being killed by a monstrous dog.
The Zombie Walks
A serial killer known as "The Laughing Corpse" terrorizes victims while dressed in a skeleton costume, using a deadly scorpion-shaped ring as his weapon of choice.
Gorilla Gang
Inspector David Perkins investigates a series of elderly victims found in the Thames, believing a criminal organization known as the gorilla gang has resumed their activities. With the help of Sergeant Pepper and language expert Susan MacPherson, they follow clues including African characters found on a doll to track down the gang's leader.
The Man with the Glass Eye
Inspector Perkins investigates a series of mysterious murders in London, starting with a hotel guest found dead with a knife in his chest and a strange glass eye in his pocket. The investigation leads to a deadly conspiracy involving a dancer and a secret billiard club where a glass eye serves as an admission ticket.
Other Film Series
Alex Cross
Film adaptations of James Patterson's detective novels featuring forensic psychologist Alex Cross, spanning two connected films and a standalone reboot.
Bryan Edgar Wallace
A series of German crime thrillers produced by CCC Filmkunst in the 1960s-70s, marketed under the name of Edgar Wallace's son Bryan, featuring standalone mysteries with gothic atmosphere and masked killers.
Millennium
Film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's bestselling novels featuring journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander, spanning Swedish and Hollywood productions with different casts and continuities.
Saw
A horror franchise centered on the elaborate death traps and moral philosophy of serial killer John Kramer, known as Jigsaw.
Scream
A meta-horror franchise following Sidney Prescott and others as they face various Ghostface killers, known for its self-aware commentary on slasher film tropes.
Sherlock Holmes
Feature films based on Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective, spanning multiple eras, actors, and interpretations across nearly a century of cinema.