Comic - GRAY LADY

Currently sitting on your local comic book shop's shelves is this one-shot horror comic that deserves more attention. It plays like a stand alone movie that just needs to be financed and shot.

 

A car accident leaves part of a small family dead and a dangerous supernatural force in pursuit of the remainder. Enter a woman that can talk to the dead and you have a tight little thriller.

 

If Hollywood is searching for new horror tales this one could be the perfect winter-set chiller. 

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Poster art for THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE (1961)

 

If you've never seen this fantastic film you really should seek it out! Made by Czech animator-turned-director Karel Zeman as a loving tribute to the novels of Jules Verne with the title of Invention for Destruction, it was released in 1958. In 1961 the film was belatedly released in the United States under this more famous title and by that time it had won numerous awards around the world. It is incredibly entertaining and unlike nearly anything you've ever seen before. 

KNIVES OF THE AVENGER (1966) Poster Art

This film just seems to get better every time I come back to it. Surely one of Mario Bava's most underrated.

 

Video - SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (1967)

For those who are curious about the mad Korean giant monster film we talked about in the most recent episode of The Bloody Pit - here it is! This is a sharp looking copy with English subtitles so any confusion caused is completely normal. 

The Bloody Pit #227 - SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (1967)

SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (1967) has been hidden from view for decades. Locked away in a South Korean film vault since its original release and unseen by giant monster fans outside of rare Seoul screenings, it qualifies as a newly recovered cinematic experience. But is it a movie that stands honorably next to the other giant monster movies of the 1960’s? Does it even compare well with 1967’s other Korean rampaging monster film, YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP? Mark Maddox and I have thoughts. Exasperated thoughts. 

We discuss the film is painful detail and spoil it from head to toenail. We both suspect that one of the many reasons the movie wasn’t distributed outside its home country is that, unlike YONGARY, it was shot in black & white. Of course, the fact that the film looks like it had a $50 budget would have also mitigated against anyone wanting to give it a chance. Or spend the money for an English dub! The tone of the film is a strange combination of pre-marital anxiety and childish comedy sequences that play like poor improv bits. I argue that one of the few positive elements is the usually irritating punk kid character simply because he actually factors into the fight against the mildly destructive giant monster. His climb inside the ear canal of the creature is a unique sequence in these kinds of movies and is the best reason to see this below average example of the genre. Our advice is to not expect a forgotten classic and go with the flow. Luckily (?) it is available on YouTube so you can witness the madness. 

If you have any comments about this movie or any other film we have covered on the show thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to send them. Thank you for listening. 

Trailer - STRANGE BREW (1983)

 

Dinosaurs Attack! - Cards

I really want an 'R' rated Pixar animated film made using this mad card series as the storyboards. ASAP!