Monday, June 18, 2018

LIGHTS OUT: Will-O'-The-Wisp / Season 4 Episode 6 - 1951

Time to turn the Lights Out!.. Today's tale's about Mr. Corbeau, he wants to turn the pristine Beware Island into a gambling destination. His plans for building a connecting bridge to the natural paradise are continually delayed, and, his engineers all fall from the island's cliffs, led there by by a spirit, the Will-O'-The-Wisp! So, his greedy daughter, Marina, tries to manipulate her ex-fiancé into designing the bridge.

This episode stars Robert Stack as Ian Garth, Pat Browning as Marina, Harry Worth as Mr. Corbeau, Ruth White as Mrs. Patchin and Louanna Gardner as Will-O'-The-Wisp.

And, here's our creepy host and narrator, Frank Gallop, as he introduces the story before all the lights go out...

Here are Mr. Corbeau and his daughter, Marina, they love money. Pops wants to build a bridge to pristine Beware Island (great name) and build a casino there, even with the deaths involved.

Ian Garth, bridge designer, is called back to reconsider the project, he has already turned it down because of his personal beliefs about keeping the island the way it is. Also, because of that, he and Marina called off their engagement.

Marina tells Ian she wants him back, he accepts and agrees to go to the island with her for a visit. After Ian leaves, Marina takes the contract and assures her dad that she will get Ian to sign it before they return.

At the island, Ian and Marina stay with Mrs. Patchin, and there's a mysterious mute girl that she takes care of living there.

Marina makes fun of the girl and touches her hair. The girl freaks out and tries to attack her, scaring the Hell out of Marina!

That's it!.. Marina takes the gloves off and fills Ian in on what's the for real haps!.. She tells him that unless pops gets his way, well, his beautiful little island will be used as a bombing site! So, he'd better sign the gott damn contract!!

So, Ian agrees...

Later that night, the girl pulls off her wig to reveal the Will-O'-The-Wisp, and then lures Marina outside to the cliffs!

Mrs. Patchin tries to stop them but they both disappear into the night...

Ian comes in just in time to watch Marina fall off the cliff to her death, bringing the story to an abrupt conclusion, and, justice it served!!

Frank gives his last words and blows the match out! Hey, we'll be back on Wednesday with who knows what?! Just for you!!

Saturday, June 16, 2018

13 SUPER CLASSIC 1950'S SCI-FI MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH FOR FREE!

I find it funny that as long as we've been doing this, we have no idea who most of you are, and what you know. We have a tendency to take it for granted that everybody knows about all the classic movies of the 1950's, but then I realize it's ancient history, if you're reading this and you're like 20 years old. That being said, it's pretty damn cool that anybody can watch so many classic movies for free, and there's no reason why everybody young and old shouldn't know about them!
So here's just a short list of 13 freakin' ultra-classic 50's Sci-Fi flicks that you can watch any time, and almost anywhere for free on YouTube. There is absolutely no reason in the world to ever feel bored when you have this much freedom! It was hard to choose only 13, but if you watch all of these, I'm sure you'll seek out more of them for yourself! So, in chronological order....not order of importance, here you go!

 



 





MISSILE TO THE MOON (1958)
And it's in Color!

 
One of the swingingest soundtracks you''ll ever hear!


 THE WASP WOMAN (1959)
A couple of those links are a little bit soft, but most of them are pretty nice copies watchable on a big screen TV. There's a literal ton of more movies too. Some copies are not that great, but you can't beat the price when you get to watch something like "Attack Of The Crab Monsters" or "Invasion Of The Saucer Men" for free!!

Friday, June 15, 2018

CRIMINALLY INSANE / aka CRAZY FAT ETHEL - 1975

Last Friday I reviewed SATAN'S BLACK WEDDING, today's post is its double feature, CRIMINALLY INSANE, aka CRAZY FAT ETHEL, from writer/director Nick Phillips. I didn't like SBW at all, but this one is a ton of fun from Hell... The story's about Ethel, the doctors at the psychiatric hospital declare her ready to return to society, so, she goes to live with her grandmother in Oakland. She has an insatiable compulsion to eat massive amounts of food, and when grandma locks away the food supply, Ethel kills her for the keys to the pantry! Left to her own devices, she now indulges her hunger non-stop, murdering anyone who dares to stand in her way!!

It stars Priscilla Alden as Ethel, she racked up 15 acting credits in feature films, direct to video and TV including .357 MAGNUM, DEATH NURSE, MIDNIGHT CALLER and DYING YOUNG. It also stars the versatile George 'Buck' Flower, who ended up with 159 acting credits including parts in SUCKULA, ILSA: SHE WOLF OF THE SS, THE ALPHA INCIDENT, THE TIME MACHINE (TV), THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THE NIGHT STALKER, PUMPKINHEAD and THEY LIVE.

So, here's Ethel at her grandmother's place, she's ready to join society again!..

The first thing she does is go on a non-stop eating binge, here, she cooks a whole package of bacon and wolfs it down before moving on to dessert world!

Anyway, grandma realizes that she can't afford Ethel's unending appetite, so, locks the food in the pantry to be doled out for meals only. Well, Ethel's not too hip on that option so she grabs a wicked carving knife and stabs the crap outta grandma while yelling, "I want that key! I want that key!" A few days later, she kills the grocery boy when she didn't have the money to pay for the food he was delivering!

Ethel's sister shows up, she'll be staying there for awhile...

Oh yeah, and she's a prostitute... She brings this gnome home for a drunken night of sex. I was noticing the guys jacket, first of all, it's too big for a shrimp, and, it's metallic blue which just seems odd for a little wallflower...

Anyway, Ethel has deep-sixed a few more people at this point. The bodies are all stored in grandma's bedroom and are starting to stink to high Hell! She tries to dig some graves in the back yard but a nosy neighbor makes it impossible.

Then, sis brings home her boyfriend/pimp to stay for awhile. They flaunt their lifestyle (they're snorting coke) in front of Ethel as she just keeps on eating away...

But, Ethel goes and kills both of them in bed with a meat clever while they sleep!

Ethel celebrates by dressing up in a red silk gown and running through the park! This scene is so bizarre I can't describe it, the birds flying in the background is just surreal.

Grandma's room is getting really noxious, Ethel gets out the air freshener and sprays the whole can while she has a snack. It sill stinks horribly.

She decides to get rid of the bodies at the ocean but someone is always coming by and she has to abort the mission. Back at the ranch, she leaves the trunk open when she drags her bag with a body in it back up the stairs to the house...

Another nosy neighbor want's to get a look inside the trunk and sees a bloody mannequin hand with a broken off bird finger! She screams like a banshee and calls the cops! I wonder... Did the make up department actually sign off on that hair style?..

So, a copper goes to Ethel's place and finds her in grandmother's room, snacking on the corpses!! It seems like the best way to get rid of the bodies!! Funny flick!

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

KAMEN RIDER GIRLS - "O.K Alright" (2015)

Welcome to another Weirdo Wednesday the 13th in The Dungeon! I don't know what the Hell I was doing but a couple of weeks ago I stumbled on this music video that I normally wouldn't have even noticed or paid any attention to, but............I have to admit that these girls are of a different ilk! I had no idea what the name of the group was, and most information is in Japanese, but as I searched around, I found this group of  cute gals is known as Kamen Rider Girls, and each one of them wears a  transformation belt that represents one of The Kamen Riders! The whole series of "Kamen Raidâ" stories started back in 1971, then in 1973 they came out with Kamen Rider V3, followed by Kamen Rider X, and Kamen Rider Amazon in 1974, then Kamen Rider Stronger in 1975 etc etc. I think you get the idea. They keep on going year after year some twenty something times, right up to last year! Despite all that, the show has never really had any success in America!

 This is Kamen Rider Blade, so this young lady should be Nao Yasuda who left the group in 2016.

Since this is Kamen Rider Fourze, this gal should be Mitsuki Endo, who moved on last year!


 Kamen Rider Gaim's matching companion is Tomomi Jiena Sumi, and she is still with the group.

 Kamen Rider Kiva's girl is Kaori Nagura who left in 2015.

And Kamen Rider Wizard's friend is Chisato Akita, who is also still with the group!

 It's too complicated for me to figure out much more. Sometimes there are five Kamen Rider Girls, and sometimes there are six or seven!

Here is a true statement, "Girls be Ambitious!"

 So here you go, this song is called
"O.K Alright!"
and you can watch the video by clicking that link!

I'm old, and I don't really like blaring repetitive electro dance music with vocals that are most likely mimed, but this is one Helluva song, and the shredding metal guitars are a nice touch! I have no doubt this group is every bit as contrived as The Village People, KISS, or The Spice Girls, but I like their spirit, and they might be fake as Hell, but at least they're giving out a positive message, and what bundles of energy!

The message is clear, "Believe and move forward!"

"Even if you're fucking depressed!"

"Roll up your sleeves, and go your own way!"

And don't forget to "Get Bounce!"

"Ok, alright, Just do your best, and never be satisfied!"

It's an ugly, amorose and somber world these days, and I enjoyed watching some people at least pretend to have fun, cause this world needs to lighten up in more ways than one!

So "Go to your dreams!" with the Kamen Rider Girls! What have you got to lose?
 "Just do your best!"

Monster Music

Monster Music
AAARRGGHHH!!!! Ya'll Come On Back Now, Y'Hear??