CIRCUS OF FEAR - Johnny Douglas - "Three Just Men" (1966)

"Circus Of Fear" or "Psycho-Circus" as it's known in one of it's other incarnations, is based on a novel by Dungeon Hero Edgar Wallace, entitled "The Three Just Men," and is a crazy story with enough twists and turns to keep Chubby Checker or Mario Andretti happy!! The theme music is quite MOR, but that might have something to do with the fact that composer Johnny Douglas was the music director on a boatload of those "Living Strings" records that RCA cranked out in the 60's and 70's!! Want to check out more of Johnny's work, go to any thrift store, and you'll find them right next to all those TJB records!! Here's the real surprise, Johnny also provided music for a number of TV shows in the 80's like "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends", "The Incredible Hulk", "Dungeons & Dragons", "G.I. Joe", AND 98 episodes of "Transformers!" Put that in your "Living Strings" and smoke it!!

Because it's an Edgar Wallace tale, there's going be a lot of rationalizing, so you get a whole lot of scenes like these with Leo Genn as Elliott putting the pieces together!!

This German poster gave the viewer a good idea of what's going on, and because he was so popular in Europe, Edgar's credit is right at the top!

Nothing says lovin' like smokin' in the wagon, yeah, Circus Monkey Love!!

This is another one of Mr Wallace's trippy twisted tales, so who do you think is up to all the mischief in this here psycho circus??

Is it Klaus Kinski as Manfred Hart? Klaus always has to be a contender for suspect, just because he's so nuts, no matter what character he's playing or what film he's in!!

Was it little guy blackmailer Skip Martin as Mr. Big causing all the fuss??

Maybe it's Mario, the knife thrower played by Maurice Kaufmann! People are getting stabbed with a throwing knife, so he's a really fine suspect!!

Could it possibly have been the stupid comedian Eddie, portrayed by Eddi Arent? He's way too innocent!!

Christopher Lee as Gregor looks anything but innocent, but is it possible, is he really horribly misunderstood & disfigured underneath that hood?

I have too much respect for the writing of Edgar Wallace to give away the ending, so you'll just have it rent it yourself!!

On this poster in English, they don't even mention Edgar Wallace!! It's just all so weird some times!!

The Dungeon SATURDAY AFTERNOON FLICK - "King Kong vs. Godzilla" - 1963

Dungeon bringing you real classic 'rock'em sock'em' total action feature this afternoon! Star everbloody favorite, King Kong + Godzirra wif' lots-o cool stills to satisfy happy place in you nut brain!

Japanese version have music by Akira Ifukube, who else?.. We have nice clip where kid get to sing on magic radio, thank you Eegah!! He always make it fun!

Okay, now we startin' the show!.. KING KONG CAN'T MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF US! Ha, just keep saying that to you silly self!

Dirty ratz-a-fratz!.. Drunk Navy guy crash brand new atomic sub into iceberg, let us see wha' hoppin'.. Hey, guess what?! Godzilla wuz asleep in there!!! Pretty sure called 'double whammy' in professional gameshow world!

Now Godzilla all grumpy and pissed at same time, was almost ready to score in excellent dream he was having! Better take cover, human jerk!!

Lots of weird adventure tracking down big hairy ape King Kong on lost island!

Easy to trick stupid animal when it come to taste buds!.. Knock out drops in ice cold beer! Hey, where is King Kong' pillow, anyway?.. Yawn!

And, when I wake up, King Kong wuz in Japan!!.. Come on, WHAT HELL!!

Uh oh, Godzilla still pissed!! He need anger management class!

Crap, Bireley's is closed!!!

To get King Kong to fight area they first humiliate him with giant balloon flight over downtown Japan!! KK say in interview later, "Everbloody could see my butt!"

Now, four action still to enjoy!!

See, nice!!

These guy know how to fight!.. DIRTY!!!

Might as well document it, can use for blackmail later!

KONG RULZ!!!

The world watch as King Kong swim back to his lost island! Goodbye, old pal! And, thanks for helping tear the crap outta Japan!.. Again!! Thanks!!

MEMORIAL VALLEY MASSACRE - Jed Feuer - "Valley Of Death" (1988)

Well, it's a hot time, Summer Friday night, and 38 years from last Wednesday, and to celebrate we have one of the best worst movies I've ever seen, but a Helluva lot of fun to break down, "Memorial Valley Massacre"!!! The music was composed by Jed Feuer in one of his rare outings!

The great thing about movies like this, is that you don't have to spend a lot of time justifying it's existence, it is what it is, and that ain't much, so take it for what it's worth and don't expect a lot, drink a couple of extra margaritas, and have yourself a good time without having to have to think a whole lot!! How bout we all get it from Netflix on the same night, and celebrate 'Give Your Brain A Break' night!!

It's the big Memorial Day weekend and all the happy campers are going to the new campground that just opened up!

But it seems they got a big hitch in their didgywidget and a lot of the stuff isn't ready, like the restrooms!! Veteran actor still working today, John Kerry plays George Webster, the ranger in denial!

So the owner of the project, Cameron Mitchell, who I dare to say has been in as many slasher and horror films as anybody, and the 'big' name in this film, throws a shit fit in a small role as Allen Sangster!!

But the real problem that nobody knows about, is that this guy, John Caso, in his solo acting venture, and who looks and acts like a cross between Ben Stiller and Ted Nugent, with a vicious streak to challenge Jason or Jack The Ripper also lives in this valley, is severely socially dysfunctional, and doesn't like space invaders!!

It all starts off innocently enough with a couple of snakes!!

Even the party ready bikers sense something ain't right, but it's okay because they got free product placement Tecate!!

Then after a couple of people get killed, it starts to rain on the party for real!!

Most of the campers go out on a search party, and this big dummy finds a skull in a cave with a bunch of other stuff belonging to the killer, and decides to keep it because he thinks it's cool!! I forgot what his number ended up to be!!

Another big name in the small role of General Mintz was William Smith! Linda Honeyman played his wife, and you gotta love it, Pepper Mintz!!

Pepper says, "Do you smell gas?" So much for The General and Pepper saving the day!! So, who's the hero of this movie gonna be??

The biker chicks are terribly distraught, but still have a good grip on their beer even though like 9 people have got killed in the last day or two!

Despite all the death and dismemberment, this gal still decides to walk into the woods alone in the dark! How sympathetic can one person be when that kind of idiocy prevails??

There must have been too much free beer on the set, they couldn't even get "Tecate" spelled right in the credits! That couldn't have gone over real well!!

THE FLYING SAUCER - 1950 / Colonial Productions - Mikel Conrad / UFOs in Alaska

Well, here is Wednesday already! Time for lil' 1950 weirdie produce by and star Mikel Conrad, only flick he produce. He also appear in PHANTOM VALLEY, ARCTIC MANHUNT, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE KILLER, BORIS KARLOFF, FRANCIS, THE TALKING MULE, THE BANDIT QUEEN, HOODLUM EMPIRE, UNTAMED WOMEN, GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS and more!!

Music by Darrell Calker in this early UFO flick. This is very first movie he do in 1950's!

Interesting what they think Flying Saucer sound like back then! Tabonga' pets Ralphie and Piff taking nap, so, here is UFOs In Alaska!!

Mikel Conrad play Mike Trent, alcoholic egotistical jerk playboy reporter!! He get special assignment to go to Alaska and look for UFO some people been seeing there! So, he get all drunk and shove off!

Hard for Mike to concentrate on special assignment!

Did Tabonga mention that Mike having big problem concentrating on special UFO assignment?!

Whoa, better hide balloons!

Oh no, alien from other planet!!!....... Wait, no, just bear from Alaska!

Mike is total pathetic booze hound!

Holy crap, Denver Pyle!! He play bad guy!

Hey, look what old fisherman find on chunk of ice floating in ice water!.. Mike, after he get plastered!

Mike make lots of Russian enemy in Alaska, then, ice cave in on bad guy and Mike escape!!

At least Flying Saucer wuz cool, look like B-2 Stealth Bomber from certain angle!! Turner start it up and whiz away into wild blue yonder, 'cept!..

"It was a small bomb, but, Turner didn't know it was there!"

MIL GRITOS TIENE LA NOCHE - Librado Pastor (CAM) - "Pieces" (1982)

I should tell you out front, I'm not a big gore or slasher fan, (No, it's all right, I know a lot of you out there love this stuff), it's just that I personally would rather just bludgeon people! I also really never thought I'd be writing about a film made in the 80's, but shit happens, so get ready, because here comes tonight's madcap feature, "Mil Gritos Tiene La Noche", and despite all that other jive, Senor' Librado Pastor supplied the flick with some pretty damn smooth and groovy music as a backdrop for all that evil bloodletting!!

Fancy that, a near nude girl swimming in the moonlight with nothing but the faint sound of a chainsaw off in the distance drowned out by the suave sounds of CAM!!

Can you believe that? The Killer has mental problems!!! What will they think up next?? He made a puzzle with the victim's face on it, how quaint!!

There are more than just a few suspects on the campus!!

Hey, what a perfect time for another dance rehearsal workout, this time accompanied by a "Funky Town" style groove brought to you by CAM!

Does heavy breathing or panting constitute as liking something??

The literal translation of the title of this film would be,'The Night Has A Thousand Screams' and that's where a good chainsaw comes in handy!!!

Did I remember to mention that the music was by CAM!!!??

More MEXICAN MONSTER Lobby Cards

Here are more nice Mexican lobby cards from the RODAN! collection.

CURSE OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN / Hippie Filmmakers - 1974 / "Welcome to the Nut-Barn!"

HEAVEN HELP EVERBLOODY TONIGHT!

Usually, the worst the flick, the better the soundclip from Eegah!! Great stuff here, make you believe hippie should not go into movie biz! Funny, production company that make CURSE OTHH, Kirt Films, produce 44 other flick between 1968-74, this is very last one!! So, here are other title Kirt Films produce: SPREAD EAGLES, I WISH I WERE IN DIXIE, DOGGIE BAG, SEX CIRCUS, THE TEENIE SWAPPERS, X, GIRL'S PRISON, HOT LINE, CONSTRUCTION GANG, WALL STREET WALKER, TURNED-ON GIRL, PAY THE BABY SITTER, USE THE BACK DOOR, FAST BALL, HEAD NURSE and others!!

Tabonga' pet tarantula Ralphie buggin' the big guy to press el big red 'GO' button for soundclip! So, now you can enjoy tonight' audio rollie coaster ride! Hit it, Ralphie!.. CURSE OF THE HORSELESS HEADSMAN!!

Dude inherit old country ranch and think he can pay bills by letting stone dude do Cheech and Chong ripoff!!

Oh yeah, professional 'old west' cowboy dude who hate hippie have afternoon show and live there too!

Now, here is scary part, arm come down holding sword, then, dude stand there and sumbloody stage right throw bucket-full-o-chicken-blood on him...

Hard to believe, but this dude on fashion cutting edge for back then! Probably how he get such swell part!

Okay, here is Tabonga' WTF! impression of tonight flick!!

Two of best parts!

Wait now, you know, one way to bring in tourist is have HORSELESS HEADSMAN come around and scare everbloody who visit there!!

Afraid to go outside? Well, stay inside and get all tore up! What's the dif?!

Of course, dude who inherit ranch is bad guy, and he get it in the end... Errr, crotch!!

Wait!!... HUH?!

SÜPERMENLER - "Los Tres Supermanes Contra El Padrino" (1979)

Welcome back to the new deal kids!!! SÜPERMENLER is one very strange movie, & it's up to you to figure it out, because I'm sure as Hell not going to try and explain it!! I will tell you one thing, there's three Super Men, and one other thing is that without a doubt, whatever you do, and I'm warning you out front, whatever you do, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS THEME SONG MORE THAN ONCE, or you will go absolutely insane, and might become a cereal killer, wolfing down big handfuls of Cheerios with nothing to wash them down with except your own rancid slobber! It's like some kind of voodoo, and I'll tell you that I personally woke up in the middle of the night in a cheap hotel in Istanbul, in a cold sweat stinking of tequila and gin, and what is the only thing on my mind? This song!! For the weaker of you, don't even listen to it, period, and please do not play it for anyone without warning, that just wouldn't be fair or nice!!! There are no credits for the musicians!!

This is how a Super Man flies!! Half-gainer with a full twist!!

"Los Tres Supermanes Contra El Padrino" is a Spanish movie made in Turkey in 1979, is it really supposed to make sense???

D-DAY ON MARS - Republic Pictures - 1966 TV Release

This how they have to watch TV in old day! Hey, dude can look and talk at same time!! Would be perfect if he smoking though!

But, serious... We have everbloody favorite Mars Man, PURPLE MONSTER here at Dungeon tonight! In 1945 Republic make movie serial THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES, so 21 year later this flick show up on TV for kids!

All is studio stock music composed by Maxwell, Rosen and Skiles.

Great soundclip here, Eegah!! workin' overtime to put together stuff like... WHERE'S THE PURPLE MONSTER?!!

PM crash into ground at 500 mile per hour, but get out of space pod like just wake up from nap!!

Then, Dr. Layton find out later that he give lift to the wrong dude!!

Craig Foster and Sheila Layton like to play Junior G-Man and Junior G-Gurl. Craig all nosy, Sheila work for Dr. Layton/PM!

Mars has best drugs in solar system!.. MARS RULES!!

PM so stoned he fading out!

Stupid gurlz!!

Craig have to waste valuable time to come and rescue Sheila from water pit she fall into like big airhead!

Man, whotta gig!!

Hey, everbloody, look at what Tabonga get terrific deal on!!

...OOPSIE!!

Then, Big Dork Boss call and say he sending Mars Gurl to help. Hey, she dig Martian drug too!! Mmmmm, petuli!

Craig like to fight, he trouble-maker and never learn how to get along wif' others!

PM blow it big-time, so he decide to get the hell out of Dodge City and go home by stealing Earth rocket!

But, Craig is tricky and he aim atomic ray-gun at speeding rocket.

WHAM!.. BULLSEYE!.. PERFECT END!!

LA NOTTE CHE EVELYN USCI DALLA TOMBA - Bruno Nicolai - "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave" (1971)

All right gang, Eegah!! is back, until something else pisses me off, so I guess I'll be here on Mondays to get your week started, and then back again on Fridays to kick your weekend into gear, so without further delay, let's roll!! Here's a little piece of historical cinematic trash for your enjoyment called "The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave!" It's a jolly little title that stirs up lots of memories of candy and puppies and picnics in the park, and has some of the killerest music you'll ever be lucky enough to hear in a movie!! So without further delay, here's the queen of 1971, my ex-girlfriend, "EVELYN"!!!!!

It was shortly after I escaped from the mental institution that I realized everything was different, and nothing was ever going to be the same again!!

There was no other place for me to go besides the only place I can call home, the local strip club!!

So, what the Hell!!! Just have another drink!! It can't be that bad! C'mon, everything's going to be all right!! Cheers!!!

Then I met this gal who looked and acted a whole lot like that wild eyed cat we brought home from the pound!

I remember something about chains and the smell of acrid but sweet perfume!

Time to have another smoke before the plot gets too thick!!

"It's all just outside appearances Allen, you can't imagine what's going on in here!"

Like a moth to a flame, Evelyn she came!! Pretty cheap date, give this gal a cigarette lighter and she'll entertain herself for hours!!

I have no idea who this freakin' terrific band is, but they are the best part of the film, without a doubt, and had a great sound for 1971!! Everybody else in this movie, I just wanted to lift up over my head and toss in the pool!!

SONS OF HERCULES In The Land Of Darkness / Italy - 1964 / Music by Francesco De Masi

OMG!.. WTF!.. SOB!.. We're back!

Finally, we can get that out of the way...
So, here's Tabonga!

Hello everbloody, again! Old monster naps over now, so, time for Phase II of project. We have plenty of surprises for our unsuspecting victims, we bringed in the old torque wrench and ratchet thing up a bit, so, get ready for Dungeon new carnival rides coming to you ear! You might not ever know what to expect, no kidding!!

Like tonight!

Eegah!! and Tabonga! have new theme song and premiere it here... We so old and so tuff that we must be SONS OF HERCULES!!! Sing along if you know words!

Music dude Francesco De Masi end up with 130 composing credit starting in 1959 and did all kind of genre. Theme song was probably generic for series written by ?.

Dan Vadis dude as Ercole is one of strangest lookin' 'Sons' you ever gonna see but he make lots of sandal anyway! He also play cowboy and Indian.

He show up the very second that Princess is going to get nekkid! Whatta jerk!!

HEEEEEY!.. STOP THAT!!

If he so cold, why not just wear pants? ...Jeez!

Man, that one ug-a-ly varmint there!

Most of Ercole' time is spent wif' this idiot bastard who Tabonga pray would get ax in head or worse at some time during flick, but never happen, he live!!

Awesome miniature set with horses crossing bridge into castle fortress!

Here is best part, Ercole flip everbloody into quicksand pit!.. Hell, yeah!!!

Then, he get all caught!

Hey, that look like Tabonga' playroom!

They were expendable!

Tabonga love this pic!

Ercole get so mad at bad guy he knock everything down!!

Tune in Monday for Eegah!!

13 MEXICAN MONSTER Lobby Cards

Here are 13 nice Mexican Lobby Cards that RODAN! used to own...

89 YEAR OLD WHITEY THOMAS, ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY GLENN MILLER ARMY AIR CORPS BAND, STILL BLOWS A MEAN HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

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Every day is your birthday when you have friends like Whitey Thomas! Happy Birthday to each and every one of you!!!

And Happy New Year from Tabonga!!!

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