PANIC BEATS begins with a totally nude woman with welts on her body, running through a misty forest full of decayed skeletons. A knight on horseback is chasing her, and we soon learn that he is Alaric de Marnac (a wicked character Naschy first created for HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB), viciously killing her for her unfaithful ways. After the credits role, we are taken to the present where a descendent of Marnac named Paul (Naschy) is married to the wealthy Geneviève (Julia Saly) was has some serious heart problems. Paul decides to take her to his ancestral home in the country for some peace and quiet, but the superstitious-filled setting opens a Pandora’s Box of terrible occurrences. We soon discover that Paul is a real son-of-a-bitch who plans to scare his wife to death, planning to control her fortune and continue his secret affair with seductive bad girl Mireille (Silvia Miró), who happens to be the niece of the tarot card-reading housekeeper, Mabile (Lola Gaos). Paul’s malevolent scheme works, but he still has to worry about an additional money-hungry mistress (this guy really gets around!), the unforgiving Mabile, as well as new fianceé Mireille who might be hiding a thing or two herself. More grisly murders follow, and the ghost of Marnac returns from hell to punish the most despicable human character in the film. PANIC BEATS was also written by Naschy (under his real name Jacinto Molina) who injects the film with an old-fashioned spooky house motif, beefed up with a modern movie sense of violence and sexuality. The film offers nothing too innovative storywise, and even Naschy admits on the disc’s extras that it was partly inspired by GASLIGHT and REBECCA, but he seems to just toss in a hodgepodge of exploitation and horror ingredients, while delivering a stylish and enjoyable effort with a number of twists and some genuinely chilling moments. The camera shots and lighting are both effective, and there's even does a cool set-up (much like what Freddie Francis did in THE SKULL and THE CREEPING FLESH) where we see the point of view of Marnac through his dark helmet as he stalks his female prey. Graphically, we are exposed to everything from a plate of bloody eyeballs, to victims being beaten relentlessly with the various Medieval weapons affixed on the house’s walls (for example, someone is axed in the stomach, followed by the soaked entrails oozing out!). Naschy’s most frequent 1980s leading lady, Julia Saly, is not given much to do, but with her offbeat looks, is a nice presence nonetheless. The prominent female star here is Silvia Miró who is seen in the buff frequently, and she certainly makes for some well-appreciated Euro starlet eye candy. Naschy himself is very good in the film, putting on conniving facades, carrying a number of women on a string,
A group of teenagers decide to take a vacation at the beach house of one of their fathers. The kid whose father owns the house just happened to accidentally kill his mother when he was a child. When they get to the house, the father has mysteriously disappeared.
死而复生的嗜血僵尸如瘟疫般迅速占领全城，整个城市在一夜之间成为僵尸之城。为了躲避僵尸的攻击，两个特种部队警察和一个交通记者以及他的女友，逃到了一个荒废的大型购物中心里。这四个人斯蒂芬（大卫·艾梅治 David Emge 饰）、彼得（肯·弗里 Ken Foree 饰）、罗杰（斯科特·H·雷宁格 Scott H. Reiniger 饰）以及法兰妮（盖伦·罗丝 Gaylen Ross 饰）使尽浑身解数武装自己，尽一切可能抵抗凶残僵尸的袭击。然而他们的抵抗却不敌越来越多的僵尸，好景不长，僵尸蜂拥而至。雪上加霜的是，一大群车手也发现了这个避难所。四人不但要躲避疯狂的僵尸，还要同凶残的劫匪对抗。 丧失电影教父乔治·A·罗梅罗继1968年成功推出《活死人之夜》后，再次打造本部经典恐怖片《活死人黎明》，成为僵尸三部曲中盈利最多的一部。
1947年，法国康复监狱。在押犯克劳德（马克·米歇尔 Marc Michel饰）刚搬入11号牢房时，受到其他四位狱友的排挤，谨慎小心的马努（菲利普·雷罗伊 Philippe Leroy饰）、狡猾奸诈的罗蓝德（吉恩·克劳迪 Jean Keraudy饰）、凶悍强壮的吉奥（迈克尔·康斯坦丁 Michel Constantin饰）和心机深重的“阁下”（雷蒙德·缪涅尔 Raymond Meunier饰）。很快，彬彬有礼的克劳德获得了四人的认可与接纳，并让他加入到正在精心谋划的一场惊心动魄的越狱行动中。五人准备掘地三尺挖个地洞逃出去，然而此时克劳德却得到了获得自由的好消息。 由法国犯罪片大师雅克·贝克执导的经典越狱片《洞》，堪称电影史上关于越狱题材最伟大的影片。这部雅克·贝克生前的最后一部作品，入围1960年第13届戛纳电影节金棕榈奖、荣获法国电影评论协会最佳影片奖、英国电影学院奖最佳外语片和最佳外国男演员提名、法国《电影手册》十大佳片之一等多项殊荣。
