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Lust for Frankenstein DVD

The Return of Franco-stein During the busy year of 1972, filmmaker Jesus Franco made two Frankenstein movies, both of which were distributed under a half dozen titles. They are among the most bizarre films in the Franco filmography – and … Continue reading

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The Astro-Zombies DVD

Man or Astro-man? Solar-powered horrors shock the nation! Ted V. Mikels has been enshrined as a trash movie king by generations of admirers, mainly on the strength of his horror comedy The Corpse Grinders and this unrelentingly weird opus. Mikels … Continue reading

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Organ DVD

The Organ Grinders Numata (Kenjin Nasa), a tough cop, and his partner Tosaka are on the trail of a gang of human organ thieves that have been preying on runaways and homeless. When the gang picks up an unconscious man, … Continue reading

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The Fly/Return of the Fly DVD

Feel the buzz It’s a film that begins memorably with the sound of a huge hydraulic press coming down on a man’s head, flattening it to nothing. But the blood spilling over the machinery has never been so red as … Continue reading

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Barn of the Blood Llama

No Fernando, no Lorenzo, but plenty of other llamas Well, if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it fifty times: they make the weirdest movies in Texas. From Larry Buchanan (Mars Needs Women, The Naked Witch) to Tobe Hooper (The … Continue reading

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Kronos DVD

Giant robot gyros from space This prime example of 1950s science fiction has been much overshadowed in intervening decades by more expensive productions like Forbidden Planet. This is unfortunate, as in some ways KronosĀ (1957) was ahead of its time, and … Continue reading

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My Son the Vampire DVD

Old Mother Riley meets Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi had seen better days. In the early 1930s, he was in all his glory, cruising on his amazing triumph in Dracula, both on the stage and screen. He threw lavish parties, smoked … Continue reading

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Hollow Man

Don’t get sleepy! I used to consider H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man to be more fantasy than science fiction, especially since Wells’ villain attained his state via injection. Now I read that biomedical engineers at the University of Texas have … Continue reading

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The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse DVD

Deserves more eyes on it CBS’ late, unlamented TV show Big Brother ain’t got nothing on Dr. Mabuse. Fritz Lang’s return to the character he made famous in a series of German films reflecting the methods of the rising Nazi … Continue reading

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The Awful Dr. Orlof DVD

Jesus saves Released as part of Image Entertainment’s “Euroshock” series, this DVD presents one of Spanish director Jess Franco’s earliest, most accessible features. Franco had directed several musical comedies in Spain, but yearned for meatier work. A voracious film fan, … Continue reading

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