This might be the longest 77 minutes of your life. But at least it’s filmed in Psycho-Rama. There’s nothing quite like a Stinker With A Gimmick. Allegedly presented in Psycho-Rama, a…
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You’re just in time. Our tiny vessel was beginning to leave port. As the salty air swifts clearer and the sleaze bubbles just below the water’s surface, I believe I detect…
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Blood Of The Zombie opens with this declaration: ”For all you lovers of high class music and art, The Breeding Room has a special treat for you!” So does director Barry…
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Gentlemen, I’m glad you’ve brought your cumberbuns. Ladies, those “special occasion” broaches look awfully nice. The needle has just hit vinyl on Shoji Yokouchi’s Romantic Latin Guitar LP. Now that we’re…
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“I know that you think this is just a story. Well, it’s more than that. It’s a true story that happened ALMOST this way.” — Moonshiner’s Woman (1968) Duncan yo-yo champion.…
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After watching this movie for 86 minutes, I have no answers. But I’m not alone — the synopsis on the back of the DVD case couldn’t even get the facts straight.…
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“The Shoes Of Nude Murder Victim Are Still Missing!” That’s a newspaper headline from The Fat Black Pussycat. I should mention that this particular scene appears only in the outtakes. The…
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“This man’s name is John Austin Frasier. He lived in Chicago, Illinois. He now resides at the state mental hospital. We are saddened to tell you that this tragic condition was…
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Bizarro slasher or Christian scare film? Wait. Don’t run away! If I’m going to get to the bottom of this, I’ll need all the help I can get. This is a…
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Narrator: “The Deadbeat Drive-In. A place where you’re always welcome — no one will bother you.” Dr. Wolf Von Frank: “Get that electricity…uh…set up. Get that antenna set up! I’m not…
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You’ve got one minute. One minute to scour the caverns of your brain, in search of the greatest example of successful, zero-budget, strange filmmaking enthusiasm that ever dared to load a…
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David “The Rock” Nelson flails around in a Tor Johnson mask and enters a Chicago library like a hurricane. Inside, he terrorizes the employees, who are assembling an art exhibit. The…
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Outside of the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Janet Lynn (aka Miss Werewolf) looks into the camera and says: “I bet people think we’re nuts around here.” David “The Rock” Nelson…
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“Caution! May strip touchy critics of their dignity!” So states the cover collage emblazed on David Nelson’s Miss Werewolf video. Good thing I’m not a touchy critic. If I was, I’d…
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After his most gratuitous display of on-camera food devouring I’ve ever witnessed, David “The Rock” Nelson provides a disclaimer: “I don’t really eat like that, it’s just for comedy.” Well, that’s…
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I love being caught off guard. Chances are slim, but every once in awhile, an unheard-of film jumps up and slaps me in the face. Hello, Hands of Blood. Movies like…
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It was my birthday. I was walking along the sidewalk on the north side of Chicago and noticed a creaky old indie video store off the beaten path. A sign in…
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Among the moldy cardboard and layers of dust in the back corner of your attic lies a box of mysterious old Super 8 reels, all shot way before you were born…
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Although I’ve never indulged in the title-drug itself, if I had, I’m sure all of my adventures whilst under the influence would occur in black and white, accompanied by a free…
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“Our newly released ‘Orgy Of The Dead’ will be a pleasant surprise; it was filmed using a widescreen process and exciting color. It could well become a classic in its field.”…