LOS VAMPIROS DE COYOACAN / Midget Wrasslin' Vampires! - 1974

Here we go with round two of our Mexican Monster Rumbles in May, this time, Mil Máscaras and Superzan have to deal with a vampire by the name of Baron Bradock, who has turned some their previous opponents into vampires!

It stars Germán (EL VAMPIRO) Robles, Mil (THE MUMMIES OF SAN ANGEL) Máscaras, Superzan (THE MANSION OF THE 7 MUMMIES), Sasha (SANTO CONTRA LOS ASESINOS DE OTROS MUNDOS) Montenegro, Carlos (MUSEO DEL HORROR) López Moctezuma and Nathanael (HELLISH SPIDERS) León.

The movies starts with like a freakin' half hour of wrestling matches. Mil and Superzan get beat up pretty good but come back to win the match. Then, Franquestein himself ends up killing his opponent from a blow!

Back in a room at the arena, these lil' vampires keep guard as a bat turns into a vampire and bites the wrestler, turning him into a blood sucker.

This shot is surreal to me, two big wrestlers in their masks and wild costumes, sitting and chatting in a regular living room setting. Mil and Superzan are in Coyoacán to help friends deal with a vampire invasion.

This hot gal is out looking for some easy pesos but gives the come on to the wrong guy!

Here's the head vampire, Baron Bradock, in full bloom! Decent makeup...

Great shot of Mil doing some classic midget vampire tossing!

Back at the ranch, the little critters smoke bomb the place and put Mil and Dr. Wells out for the count, face down on the floor!

Then, they attack!!..

Baron Bradock kidnaps Dr. Wells girlfriend Nora and is ready to make her into a full fledged vampire so that she can cause a big pile of trouble!

You know, once you get addicted to something, it's hard to stop!

So, Mil and Dr. Wells find the vampire coffin room, they pile them up and set them on fire! Nora shows up and jumps into the fire! The Baron and his gang also show up and the fight is on!

In the meantime Superzan brings the coppers in on the fun. They all duke it out, until, the damn vampires simply disappear, like...Poof!, just like what I'm fixin' to do. Tune in Wednesday where Eegah!! will try to entertain us with another wild 'n' weird post!

SLIDERS - "Pilot" (1995)

 How can a TV show be on for five years, and you don't even know about it until some twenty years later, a friend in Germany (Lord Litter) tells you about it?

It's a Saturday Night Special in The Dungeon, that's how!

This is what smart guys do in the classroom!

 This is what smart guys do at home!

 From what I've seen so far, "Sliders" looks to be a fairly unique production, and from what Lord Litter has told me, it just gets better!

 Jerry O'Connell is Quinn Mallory! He's come a long way since "Stand By Me!"

Quinn has created/discovered a portal to other dimensions. Not merely a time traveling device, this thing can transport him to worlds unheard of, and it does!

The greatest thing about this show is there are virtually no limitations!

They can get away with anything, and they do!

 Whooaooahhh! Help Mr. Wizard!!

Quinn is joined by his female friend Wade Welles (Sabrina Lloyd), and his Professor, Maximilian Arturo (John Rhys-Davies) on his journeys

 Cleavant (Off Beat) Derricks is the washed up lead singer Rembrandt Brown, of the soul group "The Spinning Tops." Known as "The Crying Man,"

 Rembrandt just got sucked up into the whole trip by mistake!

 There is just way too much going on in this story for me to detail places and characters.

This dimension is completely frozen over, and not much fun!

 The gang think they finally make it back home to San Francisco, but this statue of Lincoln is now Lenin, so it doesn't take long to figure out something ain't right!

Wade tries to make a phone call from this phone booth, and the next thing she knows, the authorities are after her!

  This Kalifornia Über Alles dimension is dark and dismal, and "The Crying Man" has no idea what the Hell is going on!

 The writers seem to have a lot of wit and imagination, especially when they do things like write Judge Wapner of "The People's Court" fame into this otherworldly scene!

 Joseph Wapner was on "The People's Court" from 1981 to 1993. He just passed away a couple of years ago at the age of 97! What a guy!

 I think they call it "Sliders" because when they are moving from one dimension to another, it's like being on a big psychedelic water slide! 

Yeehaw!!

 And just in time, they miraculously pop out back home again!

The celebratory wine glass gets thrown against the wall when it's discovered that even though it looked like they were exactly where they came from, there are some aspects they finally notice that are just not the same, and they realize it's not over!

Of course not, they've got four more seasons to go! 

Now to find the time!

LAS LUCHADORAS CONTRA EL ROBOT ASESINO / Wrestling Women vs. The Robot Assassin - 1969

I have a backlog of Mexican Monster Movies, so, for the month of May, all of my posts will be exactly that... Mexican Monster Movies! Hold onto your pesos, here we go with round one!..

In this wild tale, a lady wrestler with her wrestling partner, her boyfriend and his partner, both policeman, battle a mad scientist who has developed a murderous killer robot and uses it to kidnap wealthy people for blackmail.

It stars Joaquín (LA LOBA) Cordero, beautiful Regina (MADAME DEATH) Torné, Héctor (AGENTE 00 SEXY) Lechuga, Malú (LAS GOLFAS) Reyes and Carlos (DOCTOR SATAN) Agostí.

Welp, we're back in the lab of the infamous Dr. Orlak, this time he has a big imposing robot that kidnaps people with its big strangly hands. Orlak also has the NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES character seen in other vintage Mexicano flicks, there to do his bidding...

Orlak has special discs that have the knowledge of certain people that he loads into his robot.

Here's a photo I was able to get of Regina and Malú taking a shower while I hid behind a locker!

Hey, I want to ride this thing, but, where in the Hell is the freakin' coin slot?!

Anyway, the robot goes haywire and kills Orlak's assistant to start with...

Wow, I think I had this guitar effects pedal back in the eighties!

So, Regina stomps the unit and everything goes BOOM!! The robot catches fire and melts down... Alles ist kaput!

Here's a classic radio from 1969, this shot looks like it's from a commercial.

Okay, Orlak's robot is out of commission, so, he goes back to the cellar where he has the Bloody Ape dude caged. Time for plan B, send him out to kidnap a woman so that he can turn her into a wrestling robot in order to take care of Regina and Malú for screwing up his plans...

The Robot Wrestling Woman is ready to take on Regina, Doctor Orlak is in the audience using a controller to direct his killer...

Sure enough, Regina and Malú are down for the count! Found out, Orlak and his robot try to escape by climbing to the top of the building...

Orlak and the robot are trapped, no place to run, no place to hide. After some scuffles, the robot falls to the ring below. Héctor has had it with Orlak and shoots him a few times!

So, our tale comes to an end, just like Orlak and his big plans!.. Tune in tomorrow when we turn the controls over to Eegah!! and hope he don't crash the boat!

THE FIRESIGN THEATRE - "Volkswagen Mummy Fools"

 Welcome to yet another Wacky Wednesday in The Dungeon!
Our guests tonight are The Firesign Theatre!

The Firesign Theatre have been our comedic heroes for many, many years and we're referenced them many times in these pages before, as this Search Link will attest to.

I spend a lot of time rummaging around on the Internet Archive, and am always surprised what turns up at the end of the day. Lately, it's been The Firesign Theatre, so here's a couple of tidbits to tickle your funny bone in these dark times.

 First off, here is an actual TV commercial for a Los Angeles Volkswagen dealership that was made in 1969 that starts off with Peter Bergman at the helm!

 This would be about the same time that the boys came out with their classic LP,
"How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?"

It's poetic justice that Jack Poet Volkswagen would be the dealer giving these four bozos some air time!
This is Phil Proctor, one of the only two surviving members some 50 years later!

 Philip Austin was also the incredible genius behind "Roller Maidens From Outer Space!"

 David Ossman is the only other member still around today!!
Here's a YouTube link so you can watch this incredible thing for yourself.
Don't be fooled, the beginning is a commercial for the game "Battleship."

This really interesting 14 minute video that you can watch right here, shows the guys at work doing their thing in an impromptu radio podcast titled "Fools In Space" from 2002!

 Sadly, Peter Bergman on the right, left us in 2012 at the age of 72, and Phil Austin joined him in 2015 at the age of 74!

You can also watch this fun overdubbed 20 minute version of "The Mummy's Tomb" that was done by three of the Firesigns watching this movie on TV, telling radio listeners to turn to the TV channel and turn the sound down, and listen to the broadcast they were doing instead. You can also find links to other Firesign Theatre artifacts there, so what are you waiting for? Start Digging!