THE BUTCHERS / aka MAXIE - 1973

Today's post is about a young mute girl names Maxie who discovers that a local butcher and his pal are using his store as a front for murder and then becomes the target to silence her.

This one stars K.T. (her only acting credit) Baumann as Maxie, Morgan (LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT) Upton, Ford (only acting credit) Clay, Robert (BLUE SUNSHINE) Walden, Vic (T-BIRD GANG) Tayback and Talia (THE DUNWICH HORROR) Shire.

Dubious things seem to be happening at the old butcher shop, strange cargo is being delivered to that address in a black vintage Packard hearse!

We are privy to some of the choppy action in the butcher shop, where the saying 'meat is meat' is the order of the day...

The shop owner Smedke and his assistant Finn spy on the public through the front window.

Here's the mute Maxie in the liquor store, she ends up buying a copy of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man comic. She likes to draw and has a pile of her own artwork.

Back at the farm, the chickens get loose and Finn has a Hell of a time getting them back in their cages, and ends up with some nice scratches on his face!

Smedke checks out his latest supply of 'meat' brought in by Finn. Hmmm...

Okay, so, it's found out that Maxie has seen too much and fear that she will spill the beans on them to the authorities. The only logical thing to do then is kidnap her ass, right?!

Here's Maxie at home with her teacher Sommers and her dad. Dad and Sommers get in a snit over how Maxie should be taught...

Then, Finn kidnaps Maxie and takes her to a warehouse where he keeps watch over her. Dad and Sommers go in search of the mute but only find her little red wagon, tipped over!

Finn hands off Maxie to Smedke, then goes and crashes the Packard meatmobile but good, putting him totally out of commission.

Inside the shop, Smedke tries to take a butcher knife away from Maxie and gets stabbed in the stomach. She runs away and Smedke grabs the knife and follows her.

Alas, Smedke grabs Maxie and takes her outside where he's confronted by dad and Sommers. After a fight, Smedke falls on the knife, bringing this Halloween Countdown post to an end... And, you should end up coming back tomorrow for something Eegah!! has up his sleeve!

ROCKTOBER BLOOD - "Trick or Treat" (1984)

This is my first post as a Cryptkicker 2018, so let's get this started on the wrong foot right out of the box with freakin' "Rocktober Blood," a movie that has everything you need for this season of the witch, just not something I'd waste my time watching or even semi-watching ever again! "Rocktober Blood" was released as the groovy title "Rockill" in Belgium, and believe it or not, actually had at one time, the working title of "Trick or Treat!"

If you're having a Halloween party, and you just want something that looks sorta scary rockin' on the tube in the background, and you can't find a copy of "Monster Dawg" with Alice Cooper or "Phantom Of The Paradise," then this just might be your cup of henna leaves, otherwise I'd just go on to the next door and ask for more candy!

Ferd, not Fred, and Beverly Sebastian are the ones responsible for "Rocktober Blood" whether you love it or hate it! Despite the fact that they gave some people jobs, donating to almost any needy charity would have been a much better use of the money!

I'm guessing the lens flare was a signature Sebastian trademark!

The heavy metal lead singer looks like Lou Reed on steroids after he joined Pablo Cruise (with a lens flare off his shades of course!)

There was a time when "Rocktober Blood" was almost impossible to find, unfortunately for us all, those days are over, and you can now get it for $5.00 used (which means it was probably only played once)

At least it's reassuring to know that when heavy metal killers die, they still get to keep their headbands!

Let's see, how can we come up with a new an innovative way to kill someone?  Oh, I know, iron the bitch, that oughta show her!

 If "Rocktober Blood" was a video on MTV that lasted three minutes, it might be worth watching, other than that, you'll probably have a more entertaining time in the Doctor's office waiting to get your colonoscopy!

Rainbow eyes and pussy blood! Great combination!

I'm sorry!

I'd say the ending was ridiculous, but........

YEAAAAHIEEEAAIIYYAEEEEIIIOOOOUUUIEEEAAAAAIIIIII!!!!!!!
YEAHYAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

TOMB OF TORTURE / (METEMPSYCHO) - 1963

Halloween Countdown 2018 is now officially underway... My first offering is one totally whacked out Italian flick from beginning to end, you need to find this thing and check it out! You won't be disappointed if you dig the old stuff like we do! Eegah!! and I were freshmen in HS at the time.

The story's about a woman who's tormented by dreams where she's the reincarnation of a dead countess. Her father is trying to help her get over the nightmares, so he takes her to a village near the castle of the late countess. In the village, she meets a reporter that's investigating reports of the deaths of two young women who it is believed were killed by a creature that lives in the castle!

At the beginning of the story, there's a warning to all those non-believers out there!..

Here are the two cute girls that don't last long after being captured and tortured by the guy known as... The Creature! He's one big ugly SOB, literally!!

The Tomb of Torture is a small distance away from the mansion, so, the psycho has a special entrance into the place, nice and creepy, just for him!

This poor girl gets caught in the mad house, and eventually gets an arrow through the gut!

And, he has to answer to his freakin' master in armor who likes to beat the crap out of him!

Then, our heroine Anna is taken prisoner in the tomb after being knocked out with chloroform.

When she comes back to the land of the living, she's then confronted by a nightmare!

Anna's boy friend and dude from India come to her rescue, but, they have to knock a hole in the old tomb wall to get to her!!

In the meantime though, Creach has come back with some flowers for Anna, she looks exactly like the dead Countess Irene, who he loves. But when he sees Irene's sister Countess Elizabeth there, well, he goes after her! Not his favorite person.

When he tries to let Anna loose, Elizabeth beats him senseless with a hardwood club!

Alas, it don't end up well for the Creach, he tries to get out of the tomb but stumbles off a step, gets caught up in the hoist chains and then hangs himself!

Dude from India opens a hidden door, and there, are the remains of Countess Irene. She was actually killed by Elizabeth, who also dresses up in armor! Elizabeth used a large crossbow to murder her sister.

Another crossbow was set up to kill Anna this time. When the cute little critters chew through the cord holding the arrow, well, it takes off like a bullet! As fate would have it, Elizabeth just so happens to be in the exact spot to get nailed in the belly, bringing this crazy freak show to an end ~ Join us again Wednesday for more Halloween Countdown treats!