Video - Speed Buggy Music plus Comic Books!

I don't remember ever buying or reading a single Speed Buggy comic book in my youth but the show's incredibly catchy theme music is embedded in my memory to this day. Looking over these comic covers instantly put that glorious, energetic sound back in my head. If you've never heard this music or if you just need a reminder the above video has both the opening theme and closing music back to back for our earworm joy!

Video - THE MUMMY'S CURSE (1944)

Seriously - podcast on the way!

Trailer - PHANTOM OF DEATH (1988)

If you've never caught up with this Ruggero Deodato thriller here is the enticing trailer to give you every bloody reason to consider doing so. Also, it is the subject of the next Wild, Wild Podcast so you can get ahead of the Italian Cult Cinema game! 

Trailers From Hell - REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1956)

Dana Gould relates some info about the sequel to CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON pointing out a number of interesting elements. I could have done without the drive-by slagging of THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US but comedians gonna comedy. 

Video - Trailer for THE VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY (1973)

I really need to finally watch the Blu-Ray of this film soon.

Trailer - ZARDOZ (1974)

Podcast coming soon! 

Video - Thundarr the Barbarian - Intro

The recent release of a well done comic book series has rekindled my love of this show. I've been a fan of it since I was twelve and the show just seems more fun as the years pass.

LADY VAMPIRE (1959) a.k.a. Vampire Man

I discovered this film last night and watched it this afternoon because the internet is often a true wonder. The more accurate title is definitely Vampire Man but I understand the desire to give it the Lady title. Whatever it is called this is a wonderfully odd little hidden gem of Japanese supernatural horror that takes a novel approach to the idea of the bloodsucker myth. Here the vampire is capable of moving around comfortably in daylight but the direct rays of the moon transform him into a ravenously thirsty monster attacking the throat of any female within reach. He also casts a reflection in mirrors and uses golden crosses to immobilize past victims he likes to keep around as decorations. And he has a small group of Renfields including a dwarf, a bald muscle-man and a witch! Did I mention it is an odd movie? 

There is a very good subtitled copy available on the Sinister Cinema YouTube page HERE and I recommend it if you are the least bit curious.

 

Video - TEX AND THE LORDS OF THE DEEP (1985)

This little-seen spaghetti western/horror hybrid was adapted from the popular Italian comic book TEX which was first published in 1948. The series is one of the most popular Italian comics with translations into numerous languages around the world including a few scattered English editions. This is the only film version and it was supposed to be a pilot for a television series. Sadly, the film flopped and those plans were scrapped. Hopefully we'll get a good release of this oddity on Blu-Ray one day and its cult can grow! 

Video - TREASURE OF SILVER LAKE (1962)

Podcast on the way!

Video - TRUCK TURNER (1974) Trailer

Here is the amazing trailer for this classic Blaxploitation film. Podcast on the way!

Video - The Severely Edited TV version of EVIL DEAD 2!

This is an amusing look at the differences and oddities of the edited for television version of the amazing EVIL DEAD 2 (1987). Some of the things added back in make for surprisingly fine additions to the flow of the film and even fix a couple of continuity problems. Also, for some reason I'm fond of the bizarre shot of the stuffed owl laughing at Ash. 

Video - DICK TRACY'S G-MEN (1939)

Having enjoyed the first Dick Tracy serial I have moved on to the second! So far I'm liking the story for this one a little better even if the villainous menace of Charles (Ming the Merciless) Middleton is missed. 

Video - COBRA MISSION (1986)

COBRA MISSION (a.k.a. Operation Nam) is the subject of the next episode of Wild, Wild Podcast. We're covering the film because it features Donald Pleasence for a few minutes. Seriously, he is in the movie for less than ten minutes and everything he does was probably shot in a single day. But you still might want to watch this rip-off of UNCOMMON VALOR (1983) for what it has to offer which is plenty of explosions. 

Video - ATTACK OF THE ROBOTS (1966) Trailer

Here is the French language trailer for this Jess Franco Euro-Spy film. It is not one of his most beloved films from the 1960's but I love it and I have a few friends that enjoy it as well. Beyond Naschy podcast episode on the way soon! 

Video - BLACK DRAGONS (1942)

If you have never seen this mad Poverty Row horror-espionage-mystery film then here it is on YouTube! This bizarre movie is the subject of the next episode of The Bloody Pit with David Annandale and I trying to figure out not just what is happening, but what it might mean. Like a message beamed from a different universe BLACK DRAGONS has always seemed like a film reassembled from fragments left over after a fire. It isn't coherent but it is fascinating! 

Video - Feeling Gravity's Pull by REM

A painful injury has my mind swirling into places it hasn't ventured in some years. Couldn't get this tune out of my head while I was visiting doctors today. I have no idea what made this one relevant beyond the obvious. 

Video - The History of the Monster Cereals: Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry

This video is a good explainer for those curious about how the Monster Kid craze of the 1960's gave birth to the General Mills Monster cereals and the color changing controversies that made bathroom trips concerning! If only Yummy Mummy was available every year at Halloween time. 

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. 

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.