THE GHOST / The Black Sign Of Death Is On This House! - 1963

Here we go with another twisted Euro horror flick, this time from 1963. The story goes like this... A woman and her lover murder her husband. Soon thereafter though, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or, if he has returned from the dead to haunt them.

It stars Barbara (TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE) Steele, Peter (I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE) Baldwin, Elio (SAMSON IN KING SOLOMON'S MINES) Jotta, Harriet (THE HORRIBLE DR. HITCHCOCK) Medin, Carol (only acting credit) Bennet and Carlo (THE WILD, WILD PLANET) Kechler.

Old Dr. Hitchcock is sick, his personal physician pays regular visits to tend to him. But, he has suspicions that wifey is up to no good with the visiting doctor, and tells her...

Handsome Dr. Charles Livingstone's definitely there for the bonus points! In fact, the two are madly in love and come up with a plan to get rid of the old fart.

As Margaret shaves her husband, she day dreams about slitting his throat!

The medical mumbo jumbo is complicated and I have no desire in trying to 'splain it, watch the movie. Anyway, they poison him and he's pronounced dead...

The housekeeper, Mrs. Wood, tells Margaret that the key to the vault (where the family jewels are located) may be hidden in the house somewhere. After the key cannot be located, she tells them that the key may be in the jacket of Dr. Hitchcock, so, they go to his tomb, open the coffin and find the key on him.

As they are ready to open the vault, Mrs. Wood calls for Margaret, so, she goes downstairs to talk with the housekeeper. When she goes back to Charles, he claims that there were no jewels in the vault! Margaret goes banana split bonkers over the revelation!

Then, guess who shows up?.. Old gruesome! Is he still alive, or, is he a... GH, GH, GHOST?!

Still treasure hunting, Margaret goes back to the tomb and pushes the coffin over on its top, then uncovers a hidden chest. When she opens it, it stabs her hand before she discovers that it only has a freakin' skull inside!

Then it happens, Charles wants to leave! Everything is going to Hell in a hand basket (what's a hand basket?) and he wants out, like, see you later toots! His suitcase spills onto the ground, revealing the goddamn jewels!! Remember, he claimed that the vault was empty. Maragret sees a razor amongst the jewelry, and grabs it!

And, the thief is cut to shreds before she drags him wrapped in a rug to the tomb and sets him on fire! Another story of true love gone awry...

The for real Dr. Hitchcock shows up, it was just a ruse of course. When a person has this look, you know that they have something especially evil and sadistic in mind!

For remaining loyal to him, he empties his revolver into the housekeeper's back as she walks away to do another task!..

By mistake, Hitchcock swallows a poisoned drink. Margaret, now in a wheelchair, offers to give him the antidote...

Then, drops it on the floor! Margaret gets the last word! Tune in tomorrow when we're back with more dusty old Dungeon Cargo!..

THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR - "Misadventure" (1964)

Tonight's Wacky Wednesday Adventure is courtesy of Grant, who clued me in to it after the "Peter Gunn" post last month that featured Lola Albright!

It's season three, episode eight of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" from 1964 titled "Misadventure," and the title is a very appropriate description of what the Hell's going on here!

I'll just let you bask in these surrealistic shots from the intro of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour."

Like...WOW!

And then to show his wry sense of humour, the opening introduction is done from a kissing both with no patrons!

"Misadventure" starts off in the reflection of a toaster! I could probably just stop here, because that kind of says it all!

No chase scenes, no car crashes, not much action, and only four actors total, and one of them is only on screen for about 30 seconds, so essentially three actors, and one crazy ass story is all it takes!

Lola Albright is Eva Martin, and she's got big problems internally, and externally!

The classic George Kennedy is as classic as ever as Eva's husband George Martin.

The same year George was also in "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte," and "Strait-Jacket," and went on to have almost 200 acting credits!

Lola is looking as good as ever, but she's over her husband and can't wait for him to go off to work so her boyfriend can come over.

But instead..........

.......This freak shows up!

Barry Nelson is Colin, the supposedly madly in love creeper peeper!

Barry was in The Twilight Zone Episode "Stopover In A Quiet Town."

Colin is a seriously messed up dude with a lot of fake mental and physical problems! 

First he's a man from the gas company, but he doesn't feel well, and wants to know if he can take a shower!

Then Eva comes in and he's in her bed!

Now his story changes, and he's a detective hired by her husband to spy on her and her lover!

Then he doesn't feel good again, and tells her that he's been spying on her and that he's deeply in love with her!

They end up having sex, and a plan to get rid of her husband!

Then we find out that he's actually George's very bitter brother with a massive scheme to get rid of his uptight stingy brother once and for all!

You just have to see it!

Alfred has to end up marking down the price of his kisses, and he still doesn't have any customers!

Thanx Grant!!

THE WORLD OF THE VAMPIRES / It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World! - 1961

Today, I'm redoing a post from 10 years ago, it's a Mexican horror flick about a vampire that uses two sisters to seek revenge from the last member of a family that persecuted the undead in Europe, but his plan is threatened by a man who knows how to destroy him with a peculiar piece of music!

We start with an overhead shot of Count Subotai, a local vampire that is out to rid the remaining ancestors of the man that offended him many years earlier! Wow, a sensitive vampire, he got dissed! Check out his cool skull and bone organ!

The Count makes an appearance at the home of the family he wants to destroy. He's there shopping for victims, but a famous musician, Rodolfo Sabre, is visiting and playing some obscure compositions from around the world. After he plays a tune from Romania, the Count freaks out and stops Sabre from continuing. Then, he leaves the get together.

Outside though, he tempts one of the family's daughters to meet him at his place...

Later, Mr. Colman is kidnapped by one of the Count's vampires and taken to the blood sucker.

In the meantime, Rodolfo is paid a visit from a female vampire and is bitten in his sleep. When he wakes up in the morning, his hands now have claws and are covered with hair... What the?!

Rodolfo and Mirta go to the Count's place. They are greeted by Subotai's servant, an imbecile, who lets them in. When their backs are turned, the crazed helper conks Rodolfo on the head and puts Mirta in a locked room. When he comes back, Rodolfo fights him off and knocks him out! Our hero then searches for his other friends.

Mirta tries to get out of the room but ends up finding stuff she didn't want to find.

Rodolfo and Senior Colman are then led to Count Subotai by a female vampire...

The Count is playing an evil tune on the organ for his minions, what are all digging the vibe!

Rodolfo and Colman join the crowd, but, what can they possibly do to stop the monster?!

Rodolfo has a plan, as he punches away, he clocks vampire after vampire making his way to the organ! The Count is getting more and more concerned as Rodolfo inches closer to the organ!

Then it happens, Rodolfo starts playing a tune that drives the vampires totally cwazy!..

All the Count's men faw' down an' go BOOM!.. Like, Kaputsville!..

The climax has Rodolfo and the Count wrestling above the Count's stake pit. One good roll over and the Count heads south for the winter.

So, the head vampire ist tot and Rodolfo's hands are back to normal. Unfortunately, the Count goes back to Hell, where he belongs!.. We're back Wednesday with more craziness, here, at The Dungeon!!