~ 13 MORE OF TABONGA'S FAVORITE SIXTIES MONSTERS ~

It's Sixties Monster Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Here's another batch of my favorite horror and sci-fi flicks from long ago, it's amazing how much things had changed from the previous decade, basically, no more rubber monsters!

BLOOD BEAST FROM OUTER SPACE aka NIGHT CALLER FROM OUTER SPACE - 1965 / I love this British movie starring John Saxon and sultry Patricia Haines! This is Dr. Morley when the Blood Beast exits from the strange orb recovered by the military after it crashed to Earth.

DARK INTRUDER - 1965 / Here's a rare movie starring Leslie (FORBIDDEN PLANET) Nielson and Mark (AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.) Richman, and, the ancient monster. It was a failed TV pilot produced by Jack Laird, who went on to produce NIGHT GALLERY.

DESTROY ALL MONSTERS - 1968 / I chose this Toho classic because so many of their giant monsters are featured. That's the thing about these Japanese flicks, you definitely always get your money's worth!

DIE, MONSTER, DIE! - 1965 / Eegah!! and I saw this one when it came out, possibly the best Lovecraft story on film. What I like the most are these caged mutant creatures created by the strange irradiating meteorite from outer space!

DOGORA, THE SPACE MONSTER - 1964 / What an imagination those Toho writers, producers and special effect technicians have, the Dogora amoeba space monsters look absolutely fantastic on the big screen as they devistate parts of Japan!

EARTH DIES SCREAMING - 1964 / Another British sci-fi feature that Eegah!! and I saw in the theater, love the robot aliens and the reanimated dead humans that help the invaders root out the remaining Earthlings!

FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - 1964 / Ray Harryhausen was at the top of his game for this excellent production when it came out in 1964. The shots of the Moon's surface after they land their spacecraft are the finest ever!

FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACEMONSTER - 1965 / Even though this flick is pure schlock, you can't help but love it for all it's zany content! I like the captured bikini babes and Dr. Nadir's horrible makeup on his ears! And, don't forget the great tunes by Bob Crewe and The Poets.

HAND OF DEATH - 1962 / This is another weird little flick I dig the most, it stars John Agar and features Joe Besser and Butch Patrick. The first time you see John's transformation in the bedroom still gives me the chills!!

MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND - 1968 / I have ALL the Blood Island movies because they are so damn insane, this shot shows the monster recovering its head after being torn off!! Besides starring John Ashley, this one has the super sexy Angelique Pettyjohn in a topless scene!!!

MR. SARDONICUS - 1961 / Eegah!! and I loved this one when we saw it at the theater, Guy Rolfe and his dead dad gave us a real jolt, we were 13 years old at the time. A funny part for us was at the end when William Castle was counting hands for the Punishment Poll, he tells a kid in the audience to sit down, he seemed to be looking at Eegah!! who was actually standing up!!

THE SHIP OF MONSTERS - 1960 / Wow, what can you say about this totally nutzo movie, it's about a spaceship transporting three imprisioned bad space monsters! Photo shows Ana Bertha Lepe and the monster with my all-time favotite monster name... OOK! Also, it has a number of very cool tunes.

TALES OF TERROR - 1962 / We also saw this great Corman trilogy of horror in 1962, the part with Vinnie melting was a damn cool makeup job! Eegah!! and I saw all of the Corman Poe productions when they came out!

Tune in next Monday for my last installment in this series... EVEN MORE OF TABONGA'S FAVORITE FIFTIES FLICKS!

A STUDY IN TERROR - "Keep Your Fingers Crossed And Hope You Can Afford The Cost" (1965)

 

Tonight's Saturday Night Special is a real study in terror, so much that it's even titled "A Study In Terror!"

 "A Study In Terror" is an interesting little movie on a number of levels! The basic premise is a battle of wits between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, and another character well known in British history, Jack The Ripper!

 This is the first of the many victims of Jack The Ripper's blade! The viewer gets the immediate sense that maybe this Ripper fellow is not such a nice guy!

 Here they are, Donald Huston as Dr. Watson on the left and John Neville on the right as the always calm, cool, and collected Sherlock Holmes! Both actors do an exceptional job, and John Neville's Sherlock Holmes is every bit as good as Basil Rathbone or Peter Cushing's version, and quite possibly even better!

 That's one thing I like about 1960's English films, there's almost always going to be a scene set in a pub! I don't know the name of this place but it's particularly lively with more than it's share of drunks and whores! Without a doubt, these people knew how to party! Georgia Brown sings a rousing version of the insane sing along classic written by Henry J. Sayers, and heard in over 25 movies and videos, "Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay!"

 This is quite the bawdy and risque joint! Georgia Brown does what is basically a turn of the century lap dance for this shoulder, and then when he gets just a little bit frisky, she pours her drink over his head while singing the whole time! You can't really see it in this shot, but after the song is over, everybody goes back to what they were doing, heavy petting!! This whole place is make-out city!

 This cheap whore lifts this dude's wallet while they're swapping spit, so when it comes time to pay for the drinks, and he's got no money, he's got a pretty good idea what happened to it, and turns her upside down and shakes his wallet out of her cleavage! That's the kind of movie this is!

 All these murders are really starting to interfere with all these people's good times! The whores are dropping like flies!

 Most of the dialogue between Holmes and Watson is borderline genius, but there's also strange comic book overtones! It's no wonder one poster from the movie, had pop 'Biff' 'Pow' 'Bang' symbols and included a tagline that states, "Here Comes The Original Caped Crusader!"

 This hooker gets kicked out of her room for non-payment, so in a desperate attempt to get off the streets, she offers it to one of her regular customers for free, but he's busy gutting pigs, and isn't in the mood!

 I've lost count, maybe that's five or six, Jack is a very busy fellow!

 Holmes disguises himself as a holmesless person that looks a lot like Mick Fleetwood, and even fools Dr. Watson!

 "A Study In Terror" is filled with late night foggy scenes like this, and that's one of the reasons that Jack can get away with so many murders and not get caught, plus there's not a whole lot of police intervention since this is a notorious lowlife district, so nobody really cares that much!

 

Robert Morely puts in a sterling performance as Sherlock's brother Mycroft Holmes! Their verbal dueling is a lot of fun to watch! What kind of parents would name their kids Sherlock and Mycroft anyway? Wouldn't that be considered child abuse in today's politically correct world?

 This case is really bugging Sherlock, so he hasn't talked for 24 hours and only sits around and plays his violin very badly! Mycroft is totally dismayed by the fact that Sherlock has had a violin since he was a young boy, and yet he still is unable to play the damn thing!

 Georgia Brown performs another number, and is quite animated while doing it!

 This short scene explains a lot about this film!  While listening to Georgia perform, the camera pans around the room, and at this one table, this sweet innocent looking little olde lady sneaks a drink from her companion's glass!

 Probably a good part of why "A Study In Terror" is so lively is because one of the producers was Herman (I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN, BLOOD OF DRACULA, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM, KONGA,  BLACK ZOO, BESERK, CRAZE) Cohen!

 This whore is so desperate and dumb, she even invites Jack The Ripper up to her room! Anyway, I think you get the general idea!! I liked "A Study In Terror" a lot because it's probably the funnest slasher movie I've ever seen, and I would highly recommend going to see it if it ever comes to your local theatre! Big Thanx to Darren S. on this one!!

TABONGA'S BLUES - AKA "Beatsville" (1960)

Hey!!  I just got the word from Tabonga that his computer crashed, so rather than leave you high and dry with no place to go and nothing to do on a Friday night, here's a couple of mouldy crumbs I found in a corner on the floor of The Dungeon basement that you can enjoy while he's busy beating his head against the wall!

Speaking of beatings, 1960 was a great year for beat movies, and here's a couple of quick samples why: In America, it was "The Beatniks!" Oh, my, "Love Is A Thief!"

And in The UK, it was "Beat Girl" and "I Did Just What You Told Me!"

If you want to know more about either of these films, here are links to the original posts!

"The Beatniks"  and "Beat Girl"

THE MICROSCOPIC LIQUID SUBWAY TO OBLIVION - Bill Conti - Marcello Gigante - "And It's All Happening Here" (1970)

 Tear down the fences, and burn down your bras, it's a free concert! It's a Free Concert!!

 

The main feature of "The Microscopic Liquid Subway To Oblivion" is Ewa Aulin, every young man's dream in 1968 for her starring role as "Candy!" For some reason I'm sure she can explain, Ewa was also the associate producer of this film!

 

"The Microscopic Liquid Subway To Oblivion" is edited in some kind of chop and hack style that hardly makes any sense at all! Either that or the only remaining copy was chopped to bits in order to save it from further destruction!  Either way, to watch it, you can't help but wonder why you didn't choose to watch "Manos: The Hands Of Fate" again instead! Oh, that's right, Ewa Aulin is in it! Here she is as Miss Elizabeth!

This is Elizabeth's husband John, a University Professor who thinks he knows it all, especially when it comes to drug abuse! In reality, he's pretty stupid! One of the kids at the skool has committed suicide, so John is inviting the rest of the gang to his house for the weekend, so they can relax!

The guy playing the dick named John is none other than Alex, "The Incredible Melting Man" himself, Rebar!

The jagged rock hipster whatever music scattered throughout the movie is undoubtedly the best part, and was written by Bill Conti and Marcello Gigante! I have no clue who the musicians might be, but Here's just a taste of what's inside!

 

I'm not exactly sure why, but this picture reminds me a lot of my ex-wife in her better days!

John is a freakin' weirdo of the highest caliber!

This is Billy, a poor bastard stuck smack in the middle of a bad drug habit! Billy was played by Carlo De Mejo, who was also in "The Dead Are Alive," "City Of The Living Dead," and "The House By The Cemetery!"

Out of the 85 minutes this movie is running, I'm going to guess at least 15 minutes is just this group of stinkin' hippies hiking, camping and  cavorting about from morning to night!

Even though she's really cute, Elizabeth is also hooked on a strange blend of acid and heroin!

And she will do anything this loser Billy asks of her just to get some more of that junk+!

 

After she gets her fix, Elizabeth is so happy, she frolics around like a child chasing a butterfly!

In order to try and kick it cold turkey, Billy ties his own self to his bed, but since he's been banging the Professor's wife and giving her heroin etc, benevolent John does him a favor and shoots him up since Billy can't do it himself!

I did tell you that Ewa Aulin was in this movie, right?

 

So, why did I show you two pictures from the end of the movie with these guys on motorcycles holding flares? Because it's a scene that went on for like 10 minutes, so it must have great meaning!

 Wow, in some kind of nutjob nutshell, that about says it all!