Roger Corman's Cult Classics - Jack Nicholson (DVD, 2006)

This collection of low-budget horror films from b-director Roger Corman features three classic cult favorites starring Jack Nicholson:LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Corman shot this crazy beat-era classic in a mere two days, but it packs plenty of inspired lunacy and clever bits into its 70-minute running time. From a zingy script by Charles Griffith, this hilarious black comedy overflows with great ideas and characters: a very young Jack Nicholson takes a memorable turn as a masochistic dental patient.THE TERROR: Horror legend Boris Karloff and a young Jack Nicholson team up in this disjointed but enjoyable Roger Corman quickie. Nicholson plays Lieutenant André Duvalier, an officer under Napoleon who finds himself lost along a stretch of beach, where he is seduced by the beautiful Helene (Sandra Knight), who may or may not be a ghost. His obsession leads him to the gloomy castle of Baron Von Leppe (Karloff), a recluse haunted by the ghost of his dead wife, Ilse, who André suspects is actually Helene. DEMENTIA 13: Francis Ford Coppola's directorial debut is a terror-filled tale produced by horror king Roger Corman. Set in a spooky Irish castle, DEMENTIA 13 begins as the Haloran family gathers to memorialize the death of the youngest sister, Kathleen. While various family members plot and connive, an ax murderer roams the grounds, and Kathleen's body shows up at just the wrong time. The family members become increasingly suspicious of each other and of the ghosts that haunt the castle.