DUNGEON OF HARROW - Pat Boyette - "Lepers" (1962)

Well, here's yet another fascinating story! "Dungeon Of Harrow" was written and directed by Pat Boyette! Pat also wrote the music, and I'm sure this tune was helped along by musical supervisor Patrick Aron. It's really hard to know exactly what is going on with this music because of the tremendous amount of reverb they added to the whole thing to make it scarier, I guess! Texas born Pat Boyette was a comic book artist of some repute, and had done some pencils for DC in the late 50's, then after trying his hand at movies in the 1960's, he returned to what he did best, and basically became the 'go to' guy at Charlton Comics for about 20 years. He developed the character "The Peacemaker" and wrote and drew hundreds of stories before Charlton's demise in the 1980's! He also did some work with Warren on some "Creepy" and "Eerie" issues. Unfortunately, Pat passed away in 2000, but he left us a legacy of work! Cheers to another great overachiever!!! 

 

So, yeah, "Dungeon Of Harrow" really does have a timeless Charlton Comics feel to it, and even though it was made in Texas, it seems more like it was made in Europe! 

 

Comic characters all the way! Dungeons are us!! 

 

I'm sorry but, there's just something about lepers I don't like! Maybe it's prejudice, but I just don't like being around them!! 

 

Again, in classic comics style, at the end, as a new group stumbles upon the island, we all find out, "They're Lepers!!!"

THE BLOB - DEMENTIA - "In The Theatre"

So, when John Parker couldn't do anything with his film "Dementia" and producer Jack Harris got his hands on it, and couldn't really get anything out of it either, even after the changes, somebody finally got some good from the film when Jack Harris decided to use "Dementia" or "Daughter Of Horror" as it would be known in it's new incarnation, with chopped scenes of chopped hands and added narration by the ever spooky Ed McMahon, as the film that would be playing when "The Blob" oozes into the theatre! 

 

The music is probably by George Antheil, but the names of Ernest Gold and Shorty Rogers also come into play. Nobody came to see "Daughter Of Horror" when it finally came out, but this theatre is packed and the people are laughing out loud, they're roaring and guffawing like they're watching a "Francis The Talking Mule" or an "Abbott & Costello" movie, and this movie is not even close to being a comedy. 

 

The insanity, the laughter and taunts in "Dementia" are like the plague, and easily passed on to the uninformed participants who are also about to fall into their own whirlpool of despair and madness! 

 The kids leave the theatre and go outside, and in the front of the theatre there's a poster for the movie that's playing with a picture of Robby The Robot from "Forbidden Planet" and it says something about a vampire in the title on the poster. See, you just can't trust these people making movies, they try and trick you all the time! 

 

They've been tricking us for years!! 

 

The music from "The Blob" shifts from the movie theatre and the music from "Dementia" to the kids trying to spread the warning. Oops, too bad they came to a pad with a bunch of drunk party-goers listening to some swinging music by composer Jack Carmichael and then a place where the barkeep tells them... 

 

"We get monsters in here all the time" before shifting back to the theatre to finish up! Obviously, you need to get both films, but everyone should own copies anyway!! 

 

The music from "Dementia" is brilliant, like a supercharged nightmare, and it was perfect the way they recycled it in "The Blob"!! And, how many more inside jokes are there anyway???

THIS ISLAND EARTH - Mancini/Salter/Stein - "Opening Credits" (1955)

Time for yet another killer classic, and this time the musical credits all go to Henry Mancini, Hans J. Salter and/or Herman Stein, and might just as well be credited to musical supervisor Joseph Gershenson for all we know. Now this music doesn't rock or swing, but it's Very spacey and just a taste of what you're about to see and hear in this amazing film! 

 

Not quite "Forbidden Planet", but still a great film to watch with one of the coolest and classic monsters of all time. 

 

This Woody looks like the one Ted used to own, bet you anything, it's got a flathead six in it! 

 

It's funny how Rex Reason is completely unrecognizable in this picture, but you can still tell it's Faith Domergue! 

 

What a difference a few hours can make! Larry, Moe, and wait, there's two Larry's and one's a woman! That's what the sight of Mutant Monsters will do to you! 

 

Actress Milicent Patrick was the person who designed this classic 'Mutant' monster, and she also is credited with designing , are you ready, "The Creature From The Black Lagoon." I say the whole world owes a monstrous debt of gratitude to Ms. Patrick. Can we hear one big collective Thanx Milicent!!! 

 If there's a monster heaven, the 'Mutant' from "This Island Earth" is having the time of his life with Frankenstein, The Thing, Godzilla and the rest of his buddies up there! 

 

This shot looks like a piece of classic art!!! 

 

The one thing I don't get, is with all their advanced technology, you would think these space people could at least design a seat that you can sit in without having to slouch over or sit on the edge!

WOMANEATER - Edwin Astley "Theme and Bongos" (1958)

Spotlight on a different member of the family, presenting Tabonga's second cousin, "Womaneater!" Composer Edwin Astley had a lengthly career spanning three decades and besides this film, composed the soundtracks for many other films including "Devil Girl From Mars", "The Giant Behemoth", and the Herbert Lom version of "The Phantom Of The Opera." 

 

Bongo Boy has to always set the scene with one of his bongo solos, kind of like saying grace before dinner! Here's a little sound collage that should make you want to go and get your own copy of this great film! As it is also known, Get ready for ...................."The Woman Eater"!!!

 Now "Womaneater" isn't as mobile as Tabonga, so he can't chase the pretty girls down, they have to bring them to him, which always adds that extra fun element of going out to bars etc, to pick up chicks! Edwin came up with some great lounge music in the background In The Bar. 

 

So what have we learned here? Even if your boyfriend's a scuzzball, it's still always better than accepting a drink and going home with some freak!!!!! Well, maybe she deserves it, really! You decide!

 Dinner's served!! 

 

Novel idea, using the monster as a cameraman!! Wonder if it got paid double?

BLUE DEMON CONTRA LAS INVASORAS (1969)

Not dead yet, so don't worry Little Billy, we still got enough material for 2, or maybe 3 months yet. Tonight we've got another Blue Demon film that we don't know a whole lot about, "Blue Demon Contra Las Invasoras" , or "Blue Demon Y Las Seductoras" as it is sometimes called. Tabonga's copy was taped off of Mexican TV back in the 80's, so the sound and stills aren't that great, and since it was never released in English, we don't even know the spacewench's name who is singing this song, but it's got to be either Griselda Mejía, Gilda Mirós, Gina Morett, or Regina Torné. If you know, let us know, and we'll update the info, but this song is just too good to be left behind. The rest of the soundtrack is very solid because it's the same rockin' sounds that were in "Blue Demon Contra Las Diabolicas." 

 

This gal from space appears to be normal enough in a seductive sorta way. 

 

And she obviously got this guy's attention!!! 

 

Female space invaders? Okay, you got a better idea?? 

 

Blue Demon in his Mustang!! Spanish Spacewench Seductress Song Oh yeah!!!!!!! Cheers and Jeers to the MonstersHD TV Channel! Cheers for recently showing some of our favorite titles Like "Horror Of Party Beach", "Frankenstein Meets The Space Monster", "Blood Of Dracula", "Invasion Of The Neptune Men" and "Playgirls And The Vampire", all doctored up and lookin' good in cool Hi-Def!! Jeers for only rotating 3 or 4 titles in a 24 hour period! But at least they're showing them, and nobody else is doing it, so we'll take what we can get! Keep 'em coming!!!

GAMERA TAI UCHU KAIJU BAIRASU (Destroy All Planets) - Kenjiro Hirose - "Gammera's Theme" (1968)

Sheesh!! Been doing this blog for 7 months almost nonstop, take a couple of days off to rest up, and come down with some kind of distant cousin to "Captain Trips" flu, so let's just get the ball rolling again, so I can go back to bed, with something quick and cool. From the 1968 film "Destroy All Planets" or as some people know it "Gamera Vs Viras", here's what I'm told is the real Gammera theme! As in all 1960's Young Guy A Go-Go movies, the music here is by Kenjiro Hirose!

 

"The Real Gammera Theme"

 And in the 'why not?' department, here's a funny little tune from the scene where the submarine is out of control, because the kids got in and messed it all up! 

 

"The Wild Submarine Ride"

TERROR OF THE BLOODHUNTERS - Jerry Warren - "Bloodhunters Dance" (1962)

Well, this is post #301, so do some exploring while you're here, there's a lot of treasures to be found. Tonight we have another island adventure with a great title, "Terror Of The Bloodhunters", that's not too awful scary, but there was a shot of a shrunken head, and it is a Jerry Warren film, and if "She Gods Of Shark Reef" is a horror movie, then so is this! Another one of those fantastic deep philosophical films with Jerry footage combined with some old movie he got somewhere. 

 

It really looked like he tried to blend them better on this one, but the foliage in Jerry's footage is like woods, not jungle, and his white girls native dancing is hilarious juxtaposed with the other footage he used. Oh, well, that's Jerry, you gotta love him, or it's unwatchable and we love him here, so on a one to ten scale, we give this film a thirteen! 

 

Look at that native girl do the "Death Shimmy!" 

 

From all we can find out, this is the only movie that Dorothy Haney was ever in. Here, as Marlene, she gives Whorf the look!! Oh, yeah, and what kind of name is Whorf? 

 

Another classic 'cheapest police station in the world' by Jerry Warren, this time in South America. It looks like he spent about 87 cents more on this set than the one in "Teenage Zombies." 

 

And what's with this shot where Robert Clarke as Steve is holding the branch in front of Marlene's eyes! 

 

Once again, it's Jerry doing the music in the guise of Erich Blomberg. We sneaked in some outrageous narration from the trailer, and then you will hear the cool tribal rhythms from the opening credits of "Terror Of The Bloodhunters"!!! Hey, I need to go wander around in the desert somewhere for a couple of days and clear out my head, and Tabonga took off chasing one of them Jerry Warren native girls. We should oughta find our way back in 2 or 3 days. Til then, Later...............Go rent a movie!!!