BOO! WHO’S AFRAID?

12 Family-Friendly Comedy Chillers DVD Collection

Funny Haunts, Bumbling Heroes & Spooky Surprises!

Step inside creaky old mansions, mysterious hotels and wonderfully strange laboratories for a Halloween collection where the chills come with plenty of laughs!

BOO! WHO’S AFRAID? gathers 12 vintage comedy chillers featuring frightened detectives, mischievous ghosts, suspicious servants, secret passageways, disappearing bodies and hilariously unsuccessful attempts to solve the mystery.

Perfect for viewers who enjoy classic Halloween atmosphere without the graphic violence of modern horror, this spirited collection combines slapstick comedy, spooky mysteries and supernatural fun from the silent era through the early 1960s.

THE 12-MOVIE COLLECTION

1. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

A clumsy flower-shop assistant creates an unusual new plant that brings attention and customers to his struggling workplace. Unfortunately, the rapidly growing plant has a frightening appetite—and it demands increasingly difficult meals.

Roger Corman’s famous low-budget classic mixes mad science, eccentric characters and macabre comedy into one of the strangest monster movies ever made. Look for a young Jack Nicholson in a memorable supporting appearance as an enthusiastic dental patient.

2. The Gorilla (1939)

When a wealthy man receives threatening letters from a mysterious criminal known as “The Gorilla,” three bumbling private detectives are hired to protect him. Their investigation takes them inside a gloomy mansion filled with hidden passageways, suspicious servants and a very real gorilla.

The Ritz Brothers provide the frantic comedy, while Bela Lugosi adds an appropriately sinister presence as the mansion’s mysterious butler.

3. Spooks Run Wild (1941)

The East Side Kids become separated from their group during a trip to the countryside. Seeking shelter, they enter a creepy old mansion occupied by a mysterious man and his unusual servant.

When strange noises, disappearing bodies and unexplained events begin occurring, the boys become convinced that the mansion’s owner—played by Bela Lugosi—may be a dangerous monster.

4. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

The East Side Kids volunteer to prepare a house for a newly married couple, but they accidentally enter the abandoned property next door. Inside, they discover secret rooms, suspicious strangers and what appears to be a frightening supernatural mystery.

Bela Lugosi joins the popular comedy team in an energetic mixture of haunted-house chills, slapstick confusion and wartime intrigue.

5. The Crazy Knights (1944)

Three traveling entertainers arrive at an isolated hotel where nothing is quite what it seems. A mysterious disappearance, suspicious guests and rumors of murder soon transform their quiet visit into a night of comic confusion.

Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Maxie Rosenbloom play the hilariously mismatched trio trying to survive long enough to uncover the truth.

6. The Ghost and the Guest (1943)

Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye travel to a remote country house for their honeymoon. Instead of finding romantic privacy, they discover an apparent murder, a collection of suspicious characters and evidence that their temporary home may be haunted.

James Dunn and Florence Rice star in this lively comedy mystery filled with gangsters, mistaken identities and spooky surprises.

7. Boys of the City (1940)

The East Side Kids leave the crowded city for a peaceful vacation in the country. Their retreat becomes considerably less peaceful when they arrive at an eerie mansion and become involved in a mysterious murder.

Trapped inside during a violent storm, the boys must search the shadowy house, confront several suspects and identify the killer before another victim is claimed.

8. Lucky Ghost (1942)

Two penniless friends unexpectedly win a large amount of money in a dice game and find themselves welcomed into a world of wealthy gamblers and crooked opportunists.

When the pair becomes involved with a supposedly haunted casino, they encounter ghostly tricks, criminal schemes and plenty of fast-moving comic confusion. Mantan Moreland and F. E. Miller headline this entertaining supernatural comedy.

9. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)

After unexpectedly inheriting a supposedly haunted hotel, two friends travel to investigate their unusual new property. They soon discover strange residents, unexplained noises and supernatural visitors who may have unfinished business.

Mantan Moreland and F. E. Miller deliver lively comedy in this unusual mixture of ghosts, fantasy and mistaken identity.

10. One Frightened Night (1935)

An eccentric millionaire gathers his relatives inside his secluded mansion and announces that he intends to leave his fortune to a previously unknown granddaughter.

When a second woman arrives claiming to be the same missing heir, the family gathering erupts into confusion. A sudden disappearance and an apparent murder turn the inheritance meeting into a spooky old-house mystery.

11. Habeas Corpus (1928)

Laurel and Hardy are hired by a mad scientist who needs a freshly buried body for one of his bizarre experiments. The frightened pair enters a cemetery at night, unaware that a police officer is watching their every move.

Their simple assignment becomes a hilarious silent-era nightmare filled with graveyard shadows, mistaken identities and perfectly timed physical comedy.

12. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

Stan Laurel learns that he may be entitled to part of a deceased relative’s estate. He and Oliver Hardy travel to an old mansion where the potential heirs have assembled for the reading of the will.

During a stormy night, family members begin disappearing and a killer appears to be roaming the house. Stan and Ollie attempt to solve the mystery while surviving secret passageways, frightening noises and their own disastrous decisions.

COLLECTION FEATURES

• 12 vintage comedy-chiller movies

• Haunted houses, ghosts, monsters and spooky mysteries

• Classic comedy from Laurel and Hardy, the Ritz Brothers and the East Side Kids

• Appearances by Bela Lugosi, Mantan Moreland and Shemp Howard

• Professionally manufactured Collector’s Edition DVDs

• Custom-designed Halloween artwork

• Bonus feature insert images

• Convenient chapter navigation

• Presented in the films’ original black-and-white format

• English-language presentation

• Movies have not been colorized

• Unrated vintage entertainment

PERFECT FOR

• Family Halloween movie nights

• Classic comedy fans

• Vintage horror collectors

• Haunted-house movie enthusiasts

• Laurel and Hardy fans

• East Side Kids collectors

• Viewers seeking lighter Halloween entertainment

• Unique Halloween gifts

Because these films were produced during different periods and preserved from various surviving sources, some natural variations in picture and sound quality may be present. These characteristics are part of the authentic vintage viewing experience.

Please note: Although this collection emphasizes comedy and lighthearted chills, several movies contain mild spooky situations, comic murder mysteries and macabre humor. Parental discretion is recommended for especially young or sensitive viewers.

SHIPPING

This physical DVD collection is professionally manufactured and normally ships within 7 days. Every collection is prepared with custom artwork for an attractive Collector’s Edition presentation.

Public Domain Statement: All films included in this collection have been thoroughly researched and verified as public domain under applicable United States copyright law.