Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

trimbolicelia I love this early 70's made-for-TV horror film. Chock full of B-movie stars from the 40's in most secondary roles. A lawyer is doing inventory on a deceased millionaire's property in a closed-up mansion. If I had to do that chore I would insist that the facilities be turned on and have a couple of assistants. No way would I be alone in a dark creepy gigantic house at night. I've seen enough B-grade mystery and horror films to know that. Anyway the lawyer finds some illegally obtained Ancient Egyptian artifacts, inadvertently awakens a cursed mummy, and is promptly killed. See what I mean about being alone. Now the mummy takes on human form and is hot to retrieve an amulet stolen from the artifacts that can destroy it. At times spooky but entertaining. Little in the way of seen monsters. In fact more is implied than seen. Nice to see the great Gale Sondergaard as a proprietor of a store selling items of the occult. This film is unavailable on DVD but I was able to obtain a fair quality DVD-R. I hope this film is released re-mastered to DVD VERY SOON. A lot of these made-for-TV films were very watchable and worthwhile. Highly recommended.

kevin olzak 1973's "The Cat Creature" marked the first of two collaborations between producer Douglas Cramer with director Curtis Harrington and screenwriter Robert Bloch, followed a year later by "The Dead Don't Die," each a rather obvious homage to old style Hollywood horror of the subtle kind, perfect TV fodder for the 70s. Generally regarded as the better of the pair, this item gathers together a fine cast of veterans, mostly in small roles, in an all too predictable mystery plot headlined by Stuart Whitman's lieutenant and David Hedison's archaeologist. We first encounter Kent Smith, from the 1942 "Cat People," as the appraiser who becomes the first victim of the Egyptian mummy, which assumes human form after draining the blood of its prey, a vampire that prowls the night as a black cat and not a bat. The list of casualties wipes out nearly the entire cast, each one in possession of the mysterious golden amulet that has kept the mummy's spirit from returning to life over the centuries. Keye Luke plays the thief who pawns off the amulet, Gale Sondergaard the curio dealer who dabbles in the occult when not fencing stolen goods, Milton Parsons the coroner who reveals how each corpse has been completely drained of blood, John Abbott (the title role in 1945's "The Vampire's Ghost") the scholar who discovers the translation on the coveted amulet. Peter Lorre Jr. was no relation to the late Peter Lorre, just a pretender named Eugene Weingand who fortunately went on to complete obscurity. In the central role, Meredith Baxter never seems totally comfortable, a replacement for both Diahann Carroll and Patty Duke. As the Hotel Clerk who is present for the death screams of the unfortunate thief, John Carradine is as always a delight, paired with a dwarf prostitute because the censors wouldn't allow Gale Sondergaard's character to be a lesbian!

Rainey Dawn Another "well it had potential" type of films. It's not all that watchable despite the big names, familiar faces that appear in it. I love the idea behind the film: A mummy, the Egyptian goddess Bastet and cats getting revenge. But the way it was written and filmed really sucked more than any vampire. I'm sorry but the film is barely watchable.Meredith Baxter and John Carradine are the real reasons to watch out side of the cats, some Egyptian looking art and briefly a mummy. It's a film I should like but I don't - and I love a lot of "B" to "Z" grade films.Not a recommended horror film from me. But if you happen to catch it on one night and there's nothing else to watch then I would tell you well it's better than nothing if you're a horror fan.3.5/10

udar55 An old attorney is in charge of cataloging a wealthy estate and is later found murdered near a mummy sarcophagus. On the case is Lt. Marco (Stuart Whitman), who quickly finds out that an amulet of Baast, the Egyptian cat goddess, was stolen. He enlists the help of Prof. Roger Edmonds (David Hedison) and they soon find themselves centering on an occult shop run by Hester Black (Gale Sondergaard) and her new assistant Rena Carter (Meredith Baxter). She admits a thief (Keye Luke) came by to try and sell the amulet, but she turned him away as she is out of the fencing game. Meanwhile, folks all over L.A. are being murdered with cat-like scratches found on their bodies. This ABC Movie of the Week was a return to TV for director Curtis Harrington (after his theatrical features WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN?, WHOEVER SLEW AUNITE ROO? and THE KILLING KIND). He definitely was looking to get into the Val Lewton mold a la THE CAT PEOPLE and it is pretty successful. The script by Robert Bloch moves quickly and there are some great performances in here. The best is Sondergaard as Hester Black, which might be one of the greatest names ever. Another interesting thing is Harrington, who was gay, fills the film with subtle gay moments (like Hester always asking her younger co-workers out for dinner and getting rejected).