Founded in 1954 by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson, American International Pictures released hundreds of independently produced, low-budget films in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s. With titles like She Gods of Shark Reef and The Vampire Lovers, American International produced creature features, beach party movies, and exploitation flicks for teenagers.

The production company was also home to Roger Corman‘s early films, including The Fast and the Furious, X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, and House of Usher, starring Vincent Price.

With the resurgence of grindhouse and exploitation films in popular culture, Lou Arkoff, Jeff Katz, and Hal Sadoff plan to remake 10 titles from the American International Pictures library. The initial 10 films are: Girls in Prison, Viking Women and the Sea Serpent, The Brain Eaters, She-Creature, Teenage Caveman, Runaway Daughters, The Undead, War of the Colossal Beast, Cool and the Crazy and Day the World Ended.