HILLBILLYS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE - Merle Haggard - "Someone Told My Story" (1967)

It would be Saturday right about now, and it seems like a pretty good time to kick some scheiss around, and who would be better than anyone to do that than the one & only, and still kicking, Mr. Merle Haggard. Now this here movie, "Hillbillys In A Haunted House" catches a lot of flack for being a puffball piece of garbage and a waste of the talents of Mr. Carradine, Chaney and Rathbone, but where else can you get a vintage video of Merle Haggard in glorious living colour? Come on, it's a fair trade-off, Merle was pretty young and the other guys were ready to retire, enjoy it for what it's worth! And for all you people who have never figured it out, "Okie From Muskogee" was a song Merle wrote for his Dad, it wasn't His take on life! Merle is the real Boss, not Bruce! Amen!

UCHU KAISOKU-SEN (Invasion Of The Neptune Men) - Michiaki Watanabe - "The Jukebox" (1961)

Michiaki Watanabe had a career well into the 80's, but this might be the only one of his songs to play backwards in a film. The Neptune Men are affecting the music on the jukebox at the local club, and all the kids freak out & one of the dancers says one of our favorite lines, "Hey, what kind of a machine is this?" along with the other's assorted colorful comments. It's short, but what a great little bit! In all the excitement, don't forget to check out those Neptune Men costumes, Wow!!!

VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS - Jack Nitzsche - "The Last Race (Opening Credits)" (1965)

The more you watch this film, the more you appreciate it. Yeah, it's like a hip, whacked-out TV series, but despite the idiocy, let's give Bert I. Gordon some credit here, what a truly amazing cast of future gonna be's and an astounding killer soundtrack! The man truly had vision! The opening credits roll & this weird psychedelic dirge by composer extraordinaire Jack Nitzsche sets the scene to absolute perfection! Bask in the glory of magnificence!
Village Of The Giants

WAR OF THE SATELLITES - Walter Greene - "Mitzi & Jay's Scene" (1958)

Leave it to Roger Corman to throw in a comedy sketch at some random point in a film. Here we have the typical parked car, teens making out, see something weird in the sky, go & check it out scene, but this time it's just a little different because we've got comedienne Mitzi McCall as the girl. It's a little hard to explain, but very obvious when you listen to it. Mitzi went on to have an amazing TV and cartoon voiceover career. It seems Jay made one more movie & called it quits. Walter Greene, the composer of the soundtrack, also went on to have an equally amazing career creating music that helped shape millions of our lifes without us even realizing it, the man who did the music for cartoons including Woody Woodpecker, Chilly Willy, Daffy Duck, Pink Panther & more. Here's a very strange scene from "War Of The Satellites" that sounds more like it's from a "Three Stooges" episode.

Mitzi & Jay

GOJIRA, EBIRA, MOSURA: NANKAI NO DAIKETTO (Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster) - Masaru Satô - "Ebirâ's First Appearance" (1966)

The first time that Ebirâ appears in "Godzilla Versus The Sea Monster," we're given this wild musical treatment from Masaru Satô, then, just like that, that Giant Lobster just serenely disappears, the proverbial calm after the storm. Pretty schizoid, but very interesting to listen to! A wild guitar lick with some blaring horns, in this corner, from way out deep in the ocean, weighing in at 173 tons, the Eastern Oceanic Super Heavyweight champion, here's Ebira!!! This DVD would make a great X-mas gift for that Godzilla freak in your life, it's a work of art to look at and listen to!


Ebirâ

DAS PHANTOM VON SOHO - Martin Böttcher - "Opening Credits" (1964)

This German Film, "The Phantom Of Soho" has a way crazy jazzy sleazy soundtrack by the amazing composer Martin Böttcher, who's career stretches from the 1950's all the way up to the present day. It's no wonder this stuff is so insanely cool! This movie takes place in a blue light district and a strip club in Soho, can't get much sleazier than that! Have a nice vicarious experience!
Phantom Von Soho

DEATH CURSE OF TARTU - Al Jacobs - "Tell Me Who You Are" (1966)

Back in the 60's you needed a second title as a film maker, so the studio could release a double feature, hence we have "Death Curse Of Tartu," a second billing to the hit main feature "The Sting Of Death." Needless to say, there are a lot of overlapping elements in the two movies. Al Jacobs did the music for both movies, & they got Neil Sedaka for the main feature, who knows who's singing this Chad & Jeremy wannabe tune. It ain't bad for a slow tune, the crackling you hear in the background isn't static, but the fire for the marshmellows. Rent or buy the DVD & watch the same guy get tossed in the water in both movies!

Tartu

THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH - The Del-Aires - "Drag"(Opening Credits) (1964)

Well, since summer is almost over, we'd better head back to the beach once again, so grab on to something & hold on tight cause here's the rambunctious 'opening credits' from "The Horror Of Party Beach." Back when 'rumble' actually meant something, it's The Del-Aires again with a one way killer instrumental, motorcycles and sports cars included! Short, but to the point!!

The Del-Aires Rock

MISSION MARS - Sturg Pardalis/The Forum Quorum - "No More Tears" (1968)

Okay all you lucky people, during the 'opening credits' sequence of "Mission Mars," The Forum Quorum" treats us to this Very Special Spacey theme song, "No More Tears" written by Gus Pardalis and sung by none other than Sturg Pardalis, and Sturg is a cool name you must admit, so it should be no surprise that this is an exceptionally cool tune, no argument! Stop yer crying, no more tears, they're goin' off into space and everything's gonna be all right, well, at least until they meet that extra weird monster! You'll see when you watch it, this movie is about balls!

No More Tears

MONSTER A GO-GO - Herschell Gordon Lewis - "Is The Monster Gone" (1965)

Here's the 'end of the story' narration from "Monster A Go-Go" done by an uncredited Herschell Gordon Lewis followed by a quick reprise of the "Monster A Go-Go" theme by the Other Three. Go get your own copy to find out the answer, if you really wanna know!

Monster A Go-Go

LYCANTHROPUS (Werewolf In A Girl's Dormitory) - Adam Keefe - "The Ghoul In School" (1962)

It's the opening credits for "Werewolf in A Girl's Dormitory" & it's one of the coolest short songs you'll ever hear. Now we need to find somebody with original tapes so we can get the whole song, or is this the whole song? This is a movie, so this is probably all a trick! "The Ghoul In School" written by Marilyn Stewart & Frank Owens, and sung by Adam Keefe is available to all via public domain, and is available for free download at the Internet Archive. The movie is nothing like the song, but Very Interesting and you can't beat the price!

The Ghoul In School

TAEKOESU YONGARY (Yongary, Monster From The Deep) - Jeong-geun Jeon - "Yongary Club/Dance Mix" (1967)

Here's a couple of great bits from this 1967 giant monster classic, at first there's some guys gorging themselves with some smaltzy music and some great dialogue going on, then there's some rockin' music in this club about to get destroyed and all the people look like they are on some kind of Soma! That is followed by the scene where Yongary is woke up by the kid & starts dancin' to the rockin' beat! Unique to the genre I do believe! This, almost more than anything else, trust us, You really need to see! The composer of the music for this film, Jeong-geun Jeon has 283 credits to his history if you check it on IMDB, now that is quite an accomplishment!! Pretty sure Yongary is doing The "Shing-A-Ling!"

Yongary, Monster From The Deep

LAS LUCHADORAS CONTRA EL MEDICO ASESINO (Doctor Of Doom) - Antonio Díaz Conde - "The Abduction" 1963

These wrestler gals are tough, so when they're walking down a dark alley late at night, you still better sneak up on them, and it always helps to some some really sleazy jazz to accompany the vile act of abduction. From "Doctor Of Doom," sneaky, swinging, but not too smart!

Abduction

BLOOD OF DRACULA - Jerry Blaine - "Puppy Love" (1957)

Probably one of the other 'most famous' Monster Movie hit teen songs was this catchy little number from the 1957 horror, "Blood oF Dracula." Once again, despite the odds in some unbelievably horrible situation happening somewhere, there's still time to throw in a little Pop song, almost like a Renoir film, all happy and sad at the same time. Look at that mug, could you sing about Puppy Love knowing that face was out there? Written and performed by Jerry Blaine, if you've never heard it before, the wait is over, you can now move on and get your own copy.

"Puppy Love"

STING OF DEATH - Neil Sedaka - "Do The Jellyfish" (1965)

Here's a little jewel you don't hear about every day. It seems Neil Sedaka's amazing hit career was waning, so probably out of some desperation move, he agreed to do this song for "Sting Of Death" in 1965. Millie Small had come out with "My Boy Lollipop" only a year earlier in 1964, so this was actually quite an early use of the ska rhythm for an American song, and is quite contagious, but how many things CAN you rhyme with jella?? Now this is really a film you have to see to believe!!!

Do The Jellyfish

THE GIANT GILA MONSTER - Jack Marshall/Don Sullivan "The New Single" (1959)

Right before "The Giant Gila Monster" busts through the wall, they've got quite a little Texas dance party goin' on, and it's just a perfect time to break-out Chad's new single. Here's the good stuff from this 1959 classic which is available almost anywhere if you want to see the whole thing!

Gila Monster Hop

THE LOST MISSILE - Fred Engelberg - "My Cousin Says Go Go Go" (1958)

It's Friday again and here it is already, our 100th post. It's a super special one time celebration kind of deal. We never planned on using videos, but just this one time! Here's something, we're sure you're only going to hear or see right here first, a small scene from "The Lost Missile" from 1958, where this guy played by Fred Engelberg is on TV singing a folk song & they need to break in for a public service announcement. This song is great, but it's so short you should just watch it over and over until you think you fully understand the deep meaning within! A big Thanx to everybody who has taken the time to drop a comment, it's always appreciated, "So keep your faith!" Here's the video and the audio file!


Go Go Go

BLOOD THIRST - "Some Very Sleazy Music With A Deadly Ending" (1965)

"Blood Thirst!" What can you say that hasn't already been repeated many, many times? Probably second only to "Citizen Kane" to many film historians as far as reel significance is concerned. Here's another stunning example of some Filipino ultra sleaze-lounge with a bad ending! Get your own bad self a copy, you won't believe the sheer magnitude and depth of this classic! We also own a large bridge in San Francisco that we need to sell if anyone is interested!

Thirst Sleaze

REPTILICUS - Dirch Passer - "Reptilicus Song" (1961)

In "Reptilicus" we were lucky enough to get two songs. Besides the marvelous Birthe Wilke song, there was a second one, a fun little tune from the night watchman, Mikkwlawn Peterson, played perfectly by the late Dirch Passer! Enjoy the "Reptilicus Song" with your kids, you'll have a great time! I'm sure it was all the rage in Denmark in 1961!

Dirch Passer