Top 22 Fantasy Movies Highly Rated Released in 1962

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival. Get info on Carnival of Souls / IMDB / YouTube

An expedition to Infant Island uncovers a native tribe and twin tiny fairy priestesses of a mythical deity, who sets out to rescue the pair after they are kidnapped by a greedy businessman. Find out about Mothra / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by Boccaccio's novellas, each episode focuses on sex, love and seduction in Italy in the 1960s, an era of economic growth and major cultural changes. Find out about Boccaccio '70 / IMDB / YouTube

A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of lost souls. Info on Pitfall / IMDB / YouTube

In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast. More about In Search of the Castaways / IMDB / YouTube

This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Info on Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself. Explore The Fabulous Baron Munchausen / IMDB / YouTube

A farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard. See more about Jack the Giant Killer / IMDB / YouTube

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. More about The Magic Sword / IMDB / YouTube

The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges. See more about King Kong vs. Godzilla / IMDB / YouTube

Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs. Explore Journey to the Seventh Planet / IMDB / YouTube

A professor recruits a professional wrestler to protect his daughter from vampires intent on kidnaping her and marrying her to the devil. Check out Santo vs. the Vampire Women / IMDB / YouTube

In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there. More about Five Weeks in a Balloon / IMDB / YouTube

Three goofy druggists travel back to Ancient Greece on a milquetoast inventor's time machine. More about The Three Stooges Meet Hercules / IMDB / YouTube

A professor comes into possession of an amulet with magical powers. More about Zotz! / IMDB / YouTube

Maciste travels to Hell to find a witch and make her undo a curse she put on the surface world. Get info on The Witch's Curse / IMDB / YouTube

In the reign of the Emperor Suzaku (930- 946 A.D.), various mishaps happen after a strange white rainbow in appearance in the sky over Kyoto. The Emperor orders a famous astronomer, Yasunori, to consult a certain Chinese book of secrets to calm the fear of the people. Yasunori has two disciples, Yasuna and Doman. But he desires that Yasuna succeeds him because Doman i. More about Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow / IMDB / YouTube

A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and brings her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life... See more about The Doll / IMDB / YouTube

Genies help a bandit recover a golden arrow, which will show that he is the heir to the sultan's kingdom. Look into The Golden Arrow / IMDB / YouTube

Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers. He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help. Explore Maciste contro i mostri / IMDB / YouTube

A dialogue free Romanian science-fiction spy-comedy that draws upon farce, satire and surrealism as it subversively deconstructs the spy thriller with the protagonist's accidental discovery of a nuclear suitcase bomb and the subsequent fight over ownership between the rival powers of the criminals and the military. See more about A Bomb Was Stolen / IMDB / YouTube

In a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler. Learn about The Fury of Hercules / IMDB / YouTube