The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre 1964

AKA "The Haunted" Has anybody got a copy of this ML film? It is an extremely rare find. Supposedly it was either done as a pilot by Joseph Stefano after the outer limits was cancelled or it's a missing episode to the series. Legend has it, ML has a copy of this film on 16mm and showed it to scare his house guests. It was thought he was the only one who had a copy for along time...but now it is being screened in Japan recently.

here is a blog on it:

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/5571

The film is suppose to be very unsettling and shocking like "Psycho." The ghost bleeds in this one and is super scary...Here is the premise: ML is a shrink who investigates paranormal activity. He has a phone in his mother's crypt and gets calls from her from beyond! (what an idea for a series, leave it to Stefano to be original!) Then ML goes into action unhaunting these houses guided by dear old dead mom!......

A rare still from the film.... Doesn't he look great!

UCLA Billy Wilder Theater

Friday February 25 2011, 7:30PM ( Free Admission )

THE HAUNTED (a.k.a. The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre)
(1965) Directed by Joseph Stefano
Martin Landau stars as a Los Angeles-based architect-cum-paranormal investigator who specializes in assessing and exorcising old homes. Stefano here weaves together vengeance, hallucinogens and a “bleeding ghost” in a gothic telefilm that was deemed too frightening to air by network executives. Stefano's only directorial effort, this extremely rare pilot never aired in the U.S.
Producer: Joseph Stefano. Screenplay: Joseph Stefano. Cinematographer: William A. Fraker, Conrad Hall. Editor: Anthony DiMarco. Cast: Martin Landau, Judith Anderson, Diane Baker, Nellie Burt, Tom Simcox. 16mm, b/w, 52 min.

THE UNKNOWN (1964) Directed by Gerd Oswald
With nods to Psycho and Clouzot’s Diabolique, The Unknown unleashes sadism and madness when a wealthy playboy lures two unsuspecting women into a house of horrors. With its nightmarish tone and art-film cinematography, The Unknown pilot was considered too off-beat by ABC and was retooled as an episode of Outer Limits. The original pilot is being screened tonight from a rare 35mm print.
Producer: Joseph Stefano. Screenplay: Joseph Stefano. Cinematographer: Conrad Hall. Editor: Anthony DiMarco. Cast: Vera Miles, Barbara Rush, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Scott Marlowe, David McCallum. 35mm, B/W, 45 min.

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IN PERSON: Marilyn Stefano