Tale from the Crypt

Legendary schlock horror director and producer Max Rosenberg, best known for such films as Tales From the Crypt and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as well as the early rock 'n' roll movies Jamboree and Rock, Rock, Rock! has died at the age of 89. Rosenberg played a big role in bringing the Hammer films from England to the U.S., as their collaboration on the $500,000 film The Curse of Frankenstein netted a $7 million payoff and kicked off a revival of gothic horror films. Other hits included The Deadly Bees, They Came From Beyond Space, Dr Who and the Daleks, Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150 A D, Scream and Scream Again and The House That Dripped Blood.