NECRONOMICON - GETRÄUMTE SÜNDEN - Friedrich Gulda & Jerry van Rooyen - "Paroxysmos" (1968)

Seems like "Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden" or as it was called in the U.S., "Succubus," is a whole lot of folk's little darling out of the whole roster of Jesus Franco films, but suckin' buses is just a little too arty for me, unless it's a Blue Bus, of course!

"Succubus" kinda gives me a chill, even though it's in the Mediterranean and made by one of my favorite directors with a cast of perennial greats, what in Hell could possibly go wrong?

Maybe I've just watched too many films lately, but for me this one lacks something in the testosterone department!

This is what I'm talking about, this is what those people were watching so attentively. This is exhilaration! Nuts to that!

The remarkable Janine Reynaud disagrees with me, but that's okay because she has a hip platter plopper!

Just like in all of Jess Franco's films, the music, supplied by Friedrich Gulda and Jerry van Rooyen this outing, swings like a noose in a breeze, exotic to erotic, and straight into the deposit box!!

Michel Lemoine is willing to argue that some of what is happening is not that bad, and I have to admit that's a very astute assumption from a man with a name very similar to a woman from my past that looked a bit like Janine Reynaud!

Janine and I have a lot in common, amzingly enough, at this point in the film, we were both doing exactly the same thing! How's that for coincidence?

Adrian Hoven, who we last saw in "Cave Of The Living Dead" not only was one of the stars, but was also one of the producers of this movie!

Wow! Like a pit stop on a delusional road trip to a castle made of sand, "Succubus" is all about eye catching candy and mind numbing games!

Permanent Dungeon stalwart Howard Vernon was not used to his full potential here, so he also gets credit as the still photographer! Howard, I don't think that's how you use a camera!!

Gotta give credit where credit is due, nice record collection!!

Just like Adrian's trying to do at this party, this movie is supposed to make you think, and it worked on me! I was thinking how much I really liked "Oily Maniac!"

How much fun is one person allowed to have??

Janine isn't drunk, in point of fact, she is actually doing a new dance called Do The Carpet!!

Uh, Oh, things are starting to get out of control around here, somebody call Webster Webfoot!

They even had time to have guest appearances by Frankenstein and Godzilla! What an Aurora of a deal!!

Is this heavenly scene just perfectly soft, senuous and sexy enough for you?

Weirdsville, just straight out Weirdsville!

Now it's time to prove how scary this whole fantasy business can be, look, a woman is screaming!!

That's right folks, believe it or not, that girl just did a cartwheel across from one side to the other right before your very eyes, is that incredible or what?? You can see how impressed the rest of the crowd is, as they can barely contain their excitement!! Have you ever noticed how similar the words excitement and excrement are?

It's a Jess Franco film in a mind staggering location, what else to you need to know?

BLOOD OF GHASTLY HORROR - Jimmie Roosa & Don McGinnis - "Echo Of Terror" (1972)

Al! Al! Al!! What a story! For the longest time I thought Jerry Warren was the The King of cut and slash film making, but with the film "Blood Of Ghastly Horror", Al Adamson has easily become the rightful heir to the thone, and if you make it through this masterpiece of crap, you might want to find yourself situated near one too, as you might find you have a need to puke! I'm surprised Al didn't try to save even a few more pennies, and shave down the name to the abbreviated, more accurate, and appropriate title, simply "Ghastly!"

The IMDB got it wrong this time, "Psycho A Go-Go" and "Blood Of Ghastly Horror" are not the same movie!! "Blood Of Ghastly Horror" is 85% "Psycho A Go-Go," not figuratively, but literally. Al took his own film from 7 years earlier, "Psycho A Go-Go" and basically used it as one big flashback, then added a few minutes of meaningless footage and bullshit at the beginning, a few inserts, and a different ending.

The music by Jimmy Roosa is outstanding, but Al cut out all the cool Linda Clarke songs featuring the vocals of Tacey Robbins, but thank the Lord that he also cut out the nauseating "Swanee River" songs by that obnoxious minstrel pull-string doll! That alone makes it worth forgiving! Added music for this feature was by Don McGinnis who would go on to work on a lot of TV cartoons in the 80's about characters like The Potato Head Kids, My Little Pony, and the Muppet Babies! Starting to make sense??

Al must have paid "The Stars" John Carradine and Tommy Kirk for far less than a day's pay, probably around $79.00 a piece, as they just have a few lines and are out of there! Exit stage left!

Here's what Al can do with a used hard hat, a piece of styrofoam, the seat belt out of his car, and 37 cents of wire! Voilà!! Instant Mad Lab!

Only Al's wife, Regina Carrol, would be a good enough sport to put on all this makeup and not get paid!

A lot of the brilliant cinematography by the genius Vilmos Zsigmond that made the first film a standout is still intact, but the new added footage shot by Louis Horvath is a total mess, with the actors consistently out of frame. Sloppy, not arty! Looks to me like when Al says "Action!" it's kind of like playing hide and seek, ready or not here we go!! Hey Wild Al, wait for me to catch up, I haven't even started the camera yet!!!

You have to be able to appreciate the fact that this film is devious, but classic Al! If you haven't seen "Psycho A Go-Go" you might fall for this fiendish concept, but if you have seen "Psycho A Go-Go," then you're in for an ultra serious case of deja vu or bad acid flashbacks! One great thing about this film is that it makes you realize how fantastic some of Al's other films are. Al's "Dracula Vs. Frankenstein" is like "Avatar" compared to this movie!

Like Lenny Bruce, Tommy Kirk became a martyr whose career died for your sins. Blacklisted in the 60's for things that nobody would even bat an eye at today, the oh so horrible acts of treasonish behaviour, being gay, and smoking pot, I think this is right around that same time that Tommy's career had sunk so low, he was willing to do almost anything for money, including being the Grand Marshall of the annual Delano Harvest Holidays parade!!

HOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD / South Africa - 1973

"It drives you mad before it kills!" is the tagline for this typical low-budget foreign gothic horror film from the early seventies...

Welcome everbloody, to our final submission for International Week Of The Living Dead... Sometimes me an' Eegah!! comment how we make lousy flicks look good, and surprise, our feature here is no exception! Tabonga out of turn since Eegah!! has to play domesticated dude tonight, so he gonna be here tomorrow with big surprise, no doubt...

Film is about a wealthy family in South Africa with curse on its head. Crazy scientist brother Breck like to experiment on monkeys, then peoples, and it gets pretty graphic at times. The 'normal' brother, Michael, brings his fiancee there for a visit. That's the story... Oh, and mommy dearest is a hateful old bitch!

Actor Peter J. Elliott has musical honors for this lil' flick. Peter appeared as an actor in THE AVENGERS, THE JAZZ AGE, THE DEMON, ZULU DAWN, SAFARI 3000, WILD ZONE and RAY BRADBURY THEATER.

Okay, so, Piff the Gnat getting another flying start toward the big red 'GO' button to start our eariffic earclip... Tabonga can see lil' Piff coming around the bend... now he really flooring it... closer, an' closer... 2 inches... 1 inch, and... BAM!!... He dood it!!.. HOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD!

Tabonga had some fun with pic selection!

...Calling DR. WEREWOLF!

He trying to guess her weight!.. without permission!!

Par-tee, par-tee!

Yer bro's acting weird again!

Par-tee poo-per!

Economic Voodoo Science!

Dude, that's a fireplace!!

Hmmm, note to self, weeds getting out of control.

He holding pool cue like freakin' nub! No wonder he stink so bad! And, hey Holmes, maybe a little light would help?! (He make me yell at him!)

Tabonga 'pick of the litter!'

Oh boy, horseshoes!!.. Recess time at the nut house!

They tell cops big monster kill him (for excuse), but he was bonked in head with horseshoe!!

David Carradine, if he had followed in his dad's footsteps!

...The mean old bitch!

Tabonga have no idea what this is, but, it is cool!! Look like some crazy robot head!

A whole lotta twisted perspective going on here!.. GB?

I C U 2!..

Helluva fall, damn!!

Tabonga like her top, a lot!!.. See you tomorrow!