Ground Meat – Pathological Silence
1/1/2023 – SUNDAY
The Blood Beast Terror [1968]
RATED – G – 1h 28m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061411/
Director: Vernon Sewell
Writer: Peter Bryan
Stars: Peter Cushing, Robert Flemyng, Wanda Ventham, Kevin Stoney, Glynn Edwards, William Wilde, Roy Hudd
Co: Tigon British Film Productions, Pacemaker Pictures (1969) (USA) (theatrical) Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
Taglines:
- The Blood Lust of a FRENZIED VAMPIRE!
- A ravishing PSYCHO-FIEND feasts on the BLOOD of her Lovers
- From out of their evil passion emerged an irresistible urge for blood – EDGAR ALLAN POE
- No One is Safe…from these DEADLY VAMPIRES!
- A ravishing PSYCHO-FIEND with the diabolical power to turn into a GIANT DEATHSHEAD VAMPIRE feasts on the BLOOD of her Lovers before clawing them to death!
- In FRENZIED Color
Summary: A scientist, working with genetics, creates a creature that is capable of transforming back and forth between a giant Death Head moth and a beautiful woman. The creature masquerades as his daughter when she is in her human incarnation and feeds on the blood of her victims when she is in the moth form.
Out of: 5.1/10
Release Date: UK – JANUARY 1968
Trivia: Started shooting on the exact same day that Christopher Lee began The Devil Rides Out (1968) at a rival studio.
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
1/1/2023 – SUNDAY
Frightmare (1983)
RATED – R – 1H 26M
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083973/
Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Writer: Norman Thaddeus Vane
Stars: Ferdy Mayne, Nita Talbot, Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett, Barbara Pilavin, Alan Stock, Jeffrey Combs, Chuck Mitchell, Scott Thomson
Co: Saturn International (1983) (USA) (theatrical), Vinegar Syndrome (2015) (World-wide) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
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TAGLINES:
- There is no escape, not even death…
- Experience Terror As Cold As The Grave
- The ultimate nightmare.
- To the limit…
- His encore performance was murder!
- There was Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, and Conrad Ragzoff! They were all stars who lived and died. But only one returned…
- He was terrifying in life. but even more in death.
Summary: Drama students decide to pay tribute to their favorite horror star by stealing his body from his crypt for a farewell party. They fail to realize their violation of the tomb has triggered powerful black magic, and Conrad hasn’t taken his final bows yet.
Out of: 4.6/10
Release Date: FRANCE – JANUARY 1983 (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival)
Trivia:
- Cinematographer Joel King originally wanted to shoot this film in black and white with the only color being red for blood, like The Tingler [1959].
- Nita Talbot demanded that she get a tetanus avoid getting any infection during the scene in which she gets killed.
Reference:
- The Bride of Frankenstein(1935) A character wears a Bride of Frankenstein mask at the dinner party.
- Queen of Blood(1966) Poster.
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) Poster seen on wall.
- The Return of Count Yorga (1971) Poster seen on wall.
- Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things(1972) teens partying with a corpse
- Sssssss(1973) Poster seen on wall.
- The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Poster seen on wall.
- Zombie(1979) Poster seen on wall.
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
Bloody Hammers – A Night To Dismember
a song sung by both Hellripper and Satanika
1/2/23 – MONDAY
Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1973)
RATED – PG – 1H 13M
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068288/
Director: Ted V. Mikels
Writer: Ted V. Mikels
Stars: Lila Zaborin, Victor Izay, Tom Pace, Leslie McRay, William Bagdad, John Rico, Chris Capen
Production Company: Occult Films – THIS WAS THEIR ONLY FILM
Distributors: Geneni Film Distributors (1972) (USA) (theatrical), Alpha Video Distributors (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Summary: Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin to occur, they turn to Dr. Helsford for advice.
TAGLINES
- Probing the Black Depths of Hell!
- Mara – Queen of the black witches and her wolf-pack of voluptuous virgins invade Satan’s tortured realm of the unknown!
- A terrifying, screaming plunge to the depths of hell!
Out of: 3.1/10
Release Date: JANUARY 1973
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
1/3/23 – TUESDAY
Backwoods (2008 TV Movie)
RATED – R – 1h 25m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1153100/
Director: Martin Jay Weiss
Writer: Anthony Jaswinski
Stars: Ryan Merriman, Danny Nucci, Haylie Duff, Mark Rolston, Troy Winbush, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Craig Zimmerman
Co: Spike TV (2008) (USA) (TV)
Summary: While camping in Jasper Park up North California, Tom and Gwen are attacked by a group of strangers. Tom is immediately killed and Gwen is abducted by the men and taken to an underground facility. She is washed and prepped for a cultist ritual; manager of a video game company Johnny Dash invites the employees Adam, Lee, Maggie, Perry, Chris, Paul, and Mike to participate in a paint-ball game at a corporate retreat in the Jasper Park to practice executive tactics. When they arrive at a gas station, they refuel their trucks and see a poster saying that Gwen and Tom are missing since 30 February 2008 and have been last seen in Jasper Park.
Out of: 4.5/10
Release Date: 1/3/08
Trivia:
- While shooting Backwoods, stunt man, Kai Nuuhiwa was held at gun point with two forest rangers. Nuuhiwa stepped back and raised both arms in the air, away from his rifle.
- This originally aired on Spike TV in the Summer.
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
1/4/23 – WEDNESDAY
Torso (1973)
RATED – R – 1h 32m
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069920/
Director: Sergio Martino
Writer: Sergio Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi
Stars: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson
Co: Blue Underground (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD), Arrow Video (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray)
Summary: In Perugia, a serial-killer is strangling college students. Inspector Martino is in charge of the investigation and has a black and red scarf as the only lead to be followed. He asks the scarf street vendor Gianni Tomasso if he recalls who might have bought the scarf, but the man tells that he cannot remember. Then Gianni blackmails the killer and becomes his next victim. Are the girls in danger in the villa? Who might be the killer?
Out of: 6.5/10
Release Date: 1/4/73 ITALY [ USA 11/8/73 NYC. NY
TAGLINES – 12 AVAILABLE – HERE’S 2!
- He’ll Love You To Pieces!
- Where Whores Meet Saws!
Trivia:
- During production, none of the cast was told who the killer was, and because of the high amount of red herrings in the film, many of the actresses were convinced it was someone else doing all the murders.
- Suzy Kendall, who was British, was dubbed by American voice artist Susan Spafford.
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
GIALLO – such as crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery or thriller-horror… a stylish and violent crime thriller hailing from Italy. The gore, creepy visuals, and similarities to slashers often associated with the Giallo genre lend strong connective tissue to the horror genre
***** ***** *****
1/5/23 – NO FILM – THURS
Bloody Hammers – Hands of the Ripper
1/6/23 – FRIDAY
The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978)
RATED -R – 1H 24M
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130216/
Director: Constantine S. Gochis
Writer: William Vernick
Stars: Damien Knight, Jeannetta Arnette, Nick Carter, Nikki Barthen, Michael Hollingsworth
Co: Dimension Pictures (1978) (USA) (theatrical), Code Red DVD (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray)
Summary: Six people are trapped within the confines of their old high school during their 10th high school reunion with a psychotic, masked preacher who kills them off for their sinful lives they have made for themselves.
TAGLINES:
- If You Have a Craving for Terror…Come to the Class Reunion
- First “The Omen” … Now “The Redeemer”
- No More Pencils, No More Books; No More Students …
Out of: 5.1/10
Release Date: FRANCE – MARCH 1978 (Paris Festival of Fantastic Films), USA – 10/25/78 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
Trivia:
- Staunton, Virginia, USA – (Drive-In restaurant scene: Wright’s Dairy Rite 346 Greenville Ave) The restaurant where Terry eats his lunch is a real 1950s style diner
- The location for the high school was the Staunton Military Academy in Staunton, Virginia.
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
Attila – School’s Out (Alice Cooper over) – Heaven and Hell Records Label
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1/7/23 – SATURDAY
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1968] (TV Movie)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062908/
Director: Charles Jarrott
Writer: Robert Louis Stevenson (novel “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”), Ian McLellan Hunter (teleplay)
Stars: Jack Palance, Denholm Elliott, Tessie O’Shea, Leo Genn, Billie Whitelaw
Co: Dan Curtis Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Summary: Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
Out of: 6.8/10
Release Date: 1/7/1968
Budget: $900,000
Reference: 22 versions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908) (Short);
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) (Short)
A Modern Jekyll and Hyde (1913) (Short)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
The Head of Janus (1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) (Short)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) (Short)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Mighty Mouse Meets Jekyll and Hyde Cat (1944) (Short)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947) (Short)
Gentleman Jekyll and Driver Hyde (1950) (Short)
The Strange Case of the Man and the Beast (1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
The Ugly Duckling (1959)
Experiment in Evil (1959) (TV Movie)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Teenage Jekyll and Hyde (1963) (Short)
My Opinion: ~ Heard on Podcast ~
***** ***** *****
Dance with the Dead – From Hell
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Bloody Hammers – Bloodletting On the Kiss
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