Who is the modern day Vincent Price? The actor who brings something fresh and new to the horror genre in front of and not behind the camera. Josh Hartnett? Melissa George? Tobin Bell? Seriously, we need another Vincent Price and we need him now. There's a Price "stamp of approval" when you're going through old horror movies or flipping through the cable guide. Is every Vincent Price movie classic movie gold? Absolutely not. Some of them are horrible. But they all have that special something that Price brought to everything from The Fly to Edward Scissorhands. And now you can find seven Price classics and a special features disc for less-than-$40. That's about $5 a movie or less than it would cost to rent these classics at most video stores. If you're an old-fashioned horror fan, there are plenty of box sets begging for your dollar this Halloween season, but the Vincent Price: MGM Scream Legends Collection stands above most of them. Like most of what Price did in his career - it just gives you more blood for your buck.

The MGM Scream Legends Collection includes seven films from later in the master's career. Brief synopses follow:

Tales of Terror (1962)

One of the most star-studded films in the collection, Tales of Terror starred Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Basil Rathbone, three classic horror actors, in a trio of stories that included live burials, murder, necrophilia, zombies, and dementia. Directed by Roger Corman and written by Richard Matheson, Tales of Terror is one of the best flicks in the collection and looks great in 2.35:1 widescreen.

Twice Told Tales (1963)

Another anthology film shares a disc with Tales of Terror (the four discs in the collection are double sided). The next year's Twice Told Tales switched from Edgar Allen Poe to Nathaniel Hawthorne with slightly lesser results. Three more tales of madness, mayhem, and murder most foul without the same awesome supporting cast, director, or writer, but still a good time.

Edgar Allen Poe's Witchfinder General (1968)

Arguably the best film in the collection, Witchfinder General stars Price as Hopkins, a man who goes from town to town in the Middle Ages claiming to be able to find witches. He gets paid to find the witches in town and then execute them. As you might imagine, most of his victims are innocent. Price always worked better as the villain and he gets a juicy role in Witchfinder General, co-starring Patrick Wymark and Hilary Dwyer. This disc includes a commentary by producer Philip Waddilove and actor Ian Oglivy and a featurette - "Witchfinder General: Michael Reeves' Horror Classic." It has also been released as a stand-alone disc, separate of the MGM Collection.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

The most popular film in the collection and one that still plays midnight shows around the country, the trippy Abominable Dr. Phibes is one of those films that must be seen to be believed. Price gets back in villain mode, but this time it was in the '70s, as the horror genre got weirder and weirder. Plagues of locusts, rats, and a totally weird ending, if you've never seen Phibes, you're missing out.

Dr. Phibes Rises Again! (1972)

The sequel to the original Phibes was claimed to be even better than the original when it was released only a year later. Price reprised his title role and headed to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife to resurrect her. Of course, to resurrect his love, Phibes has to kill a whole bunch of people. Horror movie makers are riding the remake train with flicks like Rob Zombie's Halloween. Someone should revisit Dr. Phibes.

Theater of Blood (1973)

Featuring one of Vincent Price's best performances, Theater of Blood stars the master in a very juicy role as a small-time actor plotting his revenge. With acclaim from both Roger Ebert and Variety, Theater of Blood marked one of Price's best films and was an equal mix of horror, comedy, and Shakespeare. The only disappointing thing about this disc is that one of the most acclaimed films in the career of Price gets no special features.

Madhouse (1974)

Co-starring with co-master Peter Cushing, Madhouse must have sounded better on paper. Price plays Paul Toombes, a horror movie actor who suffers a nervous breakdown. He goes to England to do a TV series and people around him start dying in the way that they used to in Toombes' movies. Clips from Price's earlier films were actually used, but Madhouse is a disappointing film, in the end.