Karl Schanzer

Acting

Karl Schanzer

Born — Died

1932-11-25 — 2014-05-25

Place of birth

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

6 titles

Known for

Spider Baby poster
6.8

In a dilapidated rural mansion, the last generation of the degenerate, inbred Merrye family lives with the inherited curse of a disease that causes them to mentally regress from the age of 10 or so on as they physically develop. The family chauffeur looks out for them and covers up their indiscretions. Trouble comes when greedy distant relatives and their lawyer arrive to dispossess the family of its home.

Spider Baby

1967

Dementia 13 poster
5.5

A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.

Dementia 13

1963

Blood Bath poster
5.5

A painter of morbid art, who becomes a murderous vampire by night and kills young women, attempts a daytime relationship with a woman who resembles a former love and is also the sister of one of his victims.

Blood Bath

1966

Alien Terror poster
3.6

Near the end of the 19th century, Prof. John Mayer and his assistant, the scientist Dr. Isabel Reed, accidentally invent a powerful ray. An alien travels to Earth to destroy the machine since it would be a threat to the universe. He initially possesses the mind of Thomas, a sex maniac and serial killer, to get close to Mayer during the demonstration of the machine to scientists and the military. Mayer's niece, Laura, meets an acquaintance of her uncle, the chemist Dr. Paul Rosten, and Mayer invites him to join the research. When Thomas gets close to Mayer, the alien also possesses his mind in order to destroy the device and his notes. Meanwhile, Thomas is not able to control his murderous impulses and attacks several women with a straight razor.

Alien Terror

1971

The Hatching of Spider Baby poster
7.0

Documentary focusing on Jack Hill's classic film, Spider Baby. Featured on the new Special Edition DVD.

The Hatching of Spider Baby

2007

Tonight for Sure poster
3.1

Western-themed sexploitation romp combining Jerry Shafer's unreleased nudie cutie The Wide Open Spaces with Francis Coppola's student short The Peeper. In a Sunset Strip burlesque club, a miner and a moralist plot an explosion at midnight, sharing tales of desire and hypocrisy as they drink and watch the show.

Tonight for Sure

1962

Film credits

Behind the camera