CLASSIC HORROR, PEPLUM, SCI FI

BLACK DOLL -(1938) directed by Otis Garrett.  A rich but crooked businessman and several other people are murdered in an old, dark, seaside house. A black Mexican voodoo doll is left with each dead body. A detective is called to the house to try to solve the mystery and find the killer. A very rare oldie in English.

 

CRY OF THE WEREWOLF -(1944) directed by Henry Levin.  Young woman raised by gypsies is actually daughter of a werewolf. She starts killing those who know about her.

 

DEVIL'S MASK -(1946) directed by Henry Levin. This is the second of three films produced that were inspired by the popular radio drama "I Love A Mystery". A crashed plane that had a shrunken head aboard is the only clue to a mystery involving a secret code. With Anita Louise and Jim Bannon.

 

DESTINATION INNER SPACE -(1966) directed by Francis Lyon.  A mysterious object of unknown origin is detected in the area  of an experimental underwater laboratory. A group of researchers investigate and come face to face with the object, a large automated extraterrestrial probe. They board the craft and discover a small object at first considered to be some sort of instrument package, which they take back to the lab for closer inspection. It is then that events take a turn for the worse.

 

THE GHOST GOES WILD -(1947) directed by George Blair. Monty Crandall is a commercial artist who ridicules a dowager with a caricature of her on a magazine cover and she sues him. His troubles are multiplied when a pretty wife  forces her attentions on him, and her gun-toting husband is somewhat incensed about it, blaming Monty. He fakes his death and returns as a ghost to frighten off the trouble-makers, but it is only when he enlists the aid of a real ghost, that his problems are solved.

 

THE GHOST TRAIN -(1941) directed by Walter Forde. This is the second of three films produced that were inspired by the popular radio drama "I Love A Mystery". A crashed plane that had a shrunken head aboard is the only clue to a mystery involving a secret code. With Anita Louise and Jim Bannon.

 

 

Exploitation & Sleaze 

ADMINISTRATOR -some beautiful British babes decide to open a S&M brothel; lots of nudity and whipping in this soft core opus.

 

DAISY CHAIN – (1965) Extremely rare Euro sex comedy (Austrian/Spanish co-production) starring Catherine Deneuve, & Anita Ekberg.  From the sex files of a noted psychotherapist come several stories of sex in society meant to educate the public about the beauty of our natural urges; campy and fun fare; in English.

 

EROTIC ENCOUNTERS OF A 4^TH KIND - 1975) European print; English Lng with Spanish subtitles; directed by William A Levey (of BLACKENSTEIN fame); starring Dyanne Thorne (as a horny prostitute who finally achieves an orgasm with a outer space alien) John Ireland Jr Jay Rasumny Anne Gaybis and Samual Mann; bugeyed spacemen are sent to Earth on a mission of impregnation to save their race.

 

ILSA:THE DEVIL’S KEEP – (what a rarity! the fourth "unofficial" entry in the Ilsa series! English language Canadian production; directed by Don Gronquist; starring Danny Perkin, Gathering Marbet; 47 years after the death of Hitler an American college student discovers the whereabouts of 'the Devil's Keep' - a Nazi treasure hidden in South America at the end of WW2... but he is then hunted down by the notorious Ilsa Mengele's sadistic assistant from Auschwitz.

MISTER WROE’S VIRGINS - (1993) Minnie Driver full frontal nude scene! Sought-after British mini-series directed by Danny Boyle (28 DAYS LATER); in English; highly acclaimed period drama about an obscure 19th Century religious zealot and his sexual influences on the 7 young women who care for his household; based on the novel by Jane Rogers; also starring Jonathan Pryce, Kathy Burke, Kerry Fox; with a surprising amount of nudity.

 

NICOLE – (1978) Strange cult film famous for its nude scenes with Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke from the Dukes of Hazzard); in English; rich and crazy Nicole (played by Leslie Caron) controls those around her with money, but when she discovers her husband's extramarital affair she really goes off the deep end; violent, bizarre and sometimes erotic, this is definitely worth a peek; also starring Ramon Bieri; directed by Istvan Ventilla; also known as THE WIDOW'S REVENGE; Please Note - some of the scenes are darkly lit due to the original filming.

 

SCHEHERAZADE - (1990) French production, in English with Portuguese subtitles; Includes superstar Catherine Zeta-Jones' only nude scene! Catherine is a beautiful slave girl who, with the aid of a genie, tries to flee from a murderous sheik.

 

VOW OF CHASTITY –(1976) (Italian Lng only) directed by Joe D'Amato (Aristide Massaccesi); starring Jacques Dufilho Gillian Bray Sofia Dionisio Enzo Colajacono and Laura Gemser (in one of her first roles before the BLACK EMANUELLE period); orginal Italian title VOTO DI CASTITA; script written by actor George Eastman (Luigi Montefiori)  okay quality.

 

 

Gay

CAMP YMAC - (1981) Gay hardcore (XXX) production in English; a group of young men go camping in the woods and decide to have an orgy.

 

SHE MALE INTERNATIONAL – (1998) Spanish production XXX Incredibly perverse hardcore action (for acquired tastes only); includes gay trans and straight (XXX) sex; Emile Luis Roberto.

 

   HORROR

DEEP ECHO - (1977) here's a horror film that fell through the cracks years ago; you won't find mention of it in any of the reference books or on the internet; and this is probably the only print in existence! a sleepy fishing village is plagued by murderous skull-faced humanoids -- vengeance-seeking zombies from the ocean floor; directed by George Robotham; starring Karin Dor,Joel Fabiani and Wolfgang Brook; German production dubbed into English.

 

ISLAND OF DR. DEATH – (1967) cult drive-in horror film; Italian/German co-production dubbed into English; directed by Mel Welles (Ernst Von Theumer); starring Cameron Mitchell George Martin Elisa Montes Matilde Munoz Sampedro and Rolf Von Nauchhoff; on a remote island a mad doctor creates a vampire tree.

 

NIGHTKILLER – (1990) Italian production, in English with Portuguese subtitles; women are being viciously raped and slaughtered by the 'hooded psychopath', an indestructable serial killer; a sleazy bloody shocker directed by Clyde Anderson (Claudio Fragasso); starring Peter Hooten, Tara Buckman, Mel Davis, Tova Sardot and Richard Foster; also known as THE NIGHT KILLER.

 

SPIRITS OF JUPITER – (1985) European print of an obscure (but excellent) cult horror film in English with Spanish subtitles; one of the biggest mysteries in our inventory... how come this movie isn't better known? a terrific NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD type-thriller directed by Russell S. Kern; starring Rex Cutter Carol Engel and Walter Jascheck; the premise-- the planet Jupiter has moved closer to the Earth causing an increased gravitation pull which affects the human brain (people with certain blood types) in higher elevations... as a result a city in the Rocky Mountains has gone mad with blood-hungry flesh-eating crazies-on-the-loose.

 

I. Zombi

IN TRIBUTE TO WHV'S FOUNDER, I ZOMBI, WHO TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY LAST NOVEMBER, WE ARE KEEPING ALIVE HIS LIMITED TELEVISION CABLE PROGRAM. DISKS IN THE I. ZOMBI AREA ARE ONLY $10 EACH AND SHIPPING, THE ORDER FIVE, GET SIXTH FREE DOES APPLY. 

From Lexington, KY comes THE WITCHING HOUR, a cool n’ spooky local TV show hosted by I. Zombi. Prepare to descend into madness as I. Zombi takes you into his world of horror and mayhem.

WITCHING HOUR  1-3 –

Episode 1-The premiere episode! I. Zombi examines everyone’s favorite genre of horror films: Zombie films!

Episode 2-See clips from great cult classics such as THE VIJ and I DRINK YOUR BLOOD while I. Zombi takes phone calls and tells the truth about psychic networks!

Episode 3-You’ll get clips from the Christian horror films of Ron Ormond plus scenes from Memphis, TN and I. Zombi as The King-ELVIS! This is in fact must see TV for any serious horror film enthusiast!

 

WITCHING HOUR  4-5 –

Episode 4-The Horrorfind Weekend in Baltimore, MD! I. Zombi ventures out into the convention circuit and goes in deep. You get footage from the Saturday Night party which features a neat costume contest as well as the BLACK SABBATH tribute band AFTER FOREVER along with cool interviews with horror hosts Dr. Creep, Halloween Jack, Count Gore De Vol and A. Ghastlee Ghoul. Also look for a celebrity interview with Reggie Bannister of PHANTASM!

Episode 5-The Halloween Special! I Zombi talks about the origins of Halloween and you get some really cool clips to get you into the spirit of everyone’s favorite holiday!

 

WITCHING HOUR  6: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD – Join I. Zombi along with special guest host Andrew Copp (Director/Producer of BLACK SUNSHINE and THE MUTALATION MAN) as they descend into madness by presenting you with the FULL UNCUT film of Night of the Living Dead! LOTS of humorous remarks and antics as well as some cool information about Copp's films. A good time-period!

 

WITCHING HOUR  7: THE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – Be merry and be crazy as I. Zombi examins the history of Santa Claus and holiday horror! Film clips include SANTA CLAWS, SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT, TO ALL A GOODNIGHT and more along with  LOTS OF RANTINGS AND LAUGHS!!!

 

WITCHING HOUR  8: CINEMA WASTELAND 2002 –

THE HORROR HOSTS INVADE CLEVELAND!

The first weekend in October marks the Official Halloween season and there’s no better way to celebrate Halloween than at a horror film convention! Sit back and relax as I. Zombi takes you on a tour of a fun convention complete with his horror host pals as they perform such tunes as the 2,000 MANIACS theme song and the popular KISS tune ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE among others! This is a super-fun show with

great clips including DERANGED and the rare Japanese trailer for TENEBRAE as well as many cool interviews including cult film director Roger Watkins (aka VIctor Janos) of the infamous shocker THE LAST HOUSE ON DEAD-END STREET among others. You even get a surprise visit from ADOLPH HITLER!! ORDER NOW!

 

WITCHING HOUR 9: THE BRAINIAC  – I. Zombi hosts the hysterical Mexican masterpiece, which has some surprising leanings toward Lovecraft. An alien/demon sucks the cerebral-spinal fluid from the base of victim's skulls. Don't miss this one!

 

WITCHING HOUR  15: CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS – Join I. Zombi in the cemetery as he hosts the AWESOME CREEPY zombie cult classic.

 

WITCHING HOUR 16: CARNIVAL OF SOULS  – Come along for some fun at the carnival! I. Zombi has a good time while hosting the infamous cult classic  Carnival of Souls!

 

WITCHING HOUR 17: BATTLE OF BLOOD ISLAND  –Join GI ZOMBI in Iraq as he battles it out to lower gas prices and hosts Battle of Blood Island while kicknig ass!

 

WITCHING HOUR 18: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES  –Here's an AWESOME documentary about the raise of witchcraft and satanism! Yes its from 1922 but don't let that hinder you from viewing this NIGHTMARISH film! I. Zombi puts on a good show as usual! An EERIE good time!!

 

WITCHING HOUR 19: THE VIJ  – I. Zombi hosts the Russian nightmare classic. If you haven't seen this movie, your life is not complete. A modern masterpiece of experimental visual arts.

 

WITCHING HOUR 20: CEMETERY OF TERROR  – I. Zombi returns to Mexico for an amazing slasher/occult opus starring Hugo Stiglitz!

 

Japanese

CLOSE UP TORTURE - (1991) (Japanese Lng only) this is very rough! Brutal savage S&M; hardcore (XXX); no visual fogging; a girl is captured and tortured by five mysterious men. Okay quality…

 

FLESH MEAT DOLL :DOLL FOR PLEASURE - (1991) Japanese S&M; bondage & sadistic fare; starring Saki Yuri; in Japanese language only No English; Notice - brutal and unorthodox but scenes showing genitalia are fogged.

 

THREE DAYS OF SUBHUMAN TREATMENT – (1994) (Japanese language only) very rough sexual S&M; genitalia is fogged but the sado action is plentiful as a young woman is treated to a weekend of torture.

 

 

Mondo & Shockumentary

OVERLORDS OF THE UFOS – (1970) Notorious documentary about the existence of UFOs; directed by G. Brook Stanford; written by scientific advisor W. Gordon Allen.

 

Nun Movies

 

*THE DEMONS - This is the hard to find movie preserved from Unicorn release which is different and unique among other video releases. Erotic horror, Torture,  Witchcraft. A group of nun's become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the inquisition. Directed by "Clifford Brown aka Jesus Franco" and based on another "David Kuhne" novel, Les Demons is a semi-sequel to NIGHT OF THE BLOOD MONSTER (1969). Christopher Lee is replaced as Judge Jeffreys by John Foster-the muy macho star of WITCHES MOUNTAIN, directed the same year by Raul Artigo, who photographed this film. After Jeffreys and two sadistic compatriots burn a witch at the stake, her dying curse on the village compels her daughters to join the local nunnery, where they tempt fellow nuns to acts of lesbianism and suicide. One of the sisters shows a talent for a "death kiss," which literally turns men into skeletons. (Where have we seen that before, Jess?) No rating information-the film was never theatrically released here. Includes full frontal nudity and several explicit lesbian love scenes. Picture quality is very good with crisp, clear sound. Available with artwork for an additional $5.

MISTERIO DEL CONVENTO – (1993) (Italian language only) hardcore (XXX) during WW2 a group of soldiers take refuge in a convent and soon became sexually active with the nuns; directed by sleaze meister Mario Soliero.

 

 

 

Nazi & Women in Prison Movies

RED NIGHTS OF GESTAPO – (1977) Italian S&M production dubbed into English & fully uncut; directed by Fabio de Agostini; starring Ezio Miani Fred Williams Francesca Righini Rosita Torosh Isabelle Marchall and Luca Sportelli; a dozen top Nazi military men are rewarded with a weekend of sex and games featuring the finest 12 whores in Germany; an orgy of passion and violence ensues.

 

Rock N Roll Movies

BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO E TRUSTO -  LIVE IN AVELLINO- One of the all time premiere greats of Itaprog, Banco is captured with most if not all of its original lineup, performing cuts ranging from new releases the band was promoting when this concert was captured in the 90's, to material dating back to the 70's. There bare some awe inspiring performances from the first album, and Darwin. Banco are impossible to describe. Imagine a fusion of ELP, Goblin and Supertramp. Sometimes the sound is very dark, sometimes very classical, sometimes rather extreme with aggressive chord pitching from hammond/ moog/ guitar, and wildly technical time changes. If you have Profondo Rosso and Brain Salad Surgery but haven't heard of these guys, you MUST check this out, and go find their first 3 CDs. Summed up in one word, spectacular! This is an amateur crowd shot video in ok quality with surprisingly good sound and fairly steady camaera work. 

 

BORN TO LOSE: THE LAST ROCK 'N' ROLL MOVIE - JOHNNY THUNDERS -   Veteran documentary filmmaker Lech Kowalski created this film about his friend and hard-partying Rock God Johnny Thunders, member of legendary proto-punk band the New York Dolls. Through archive footage and interviews with such musicians as Dee Dee Ramone and Sylvain Sylvain, the film details his stint with the Dolls, the formation of his other band, the Heartbreakers; his rise to fame, particularly in Japan; his descent into heroin addiction, and the mysterious circumstances of his death in a New Orleans hotel room in 1991. Born to Lose: The Last Rock 'n' Roll Movie also contains some rarely seen concert performances in Max's Kansas City and the Mudd Club. It was screened as a part of the Midnight Madness program at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival. Picture quality is very good. Running time 90 minutes.

 

CORONER: NO MORE COLOR  - RARE pro shot concert performance by the golden age German death metal band Coroner, featuring Die By My Hand, Masked Jackal and Shadow of a Lost dream.  CRANK IT UP! Sixty minutes in Very Good to Excellent quality.  

 

GROUPIES! - 1970) (Eng Lng) COMPLETELY UNCUT PRINT Highly controversial documentary reveals the 'ugly underbelly' of rock music; amazingly frank movie directed by Ron Dorfman; behind the scenes with Joe Cocker 10 Years After & many more

 

I.Q.-FOREVER LIVE  - Very rare  pro shot concert performance, by an amazing prog rock talent. Dark and beautiful passages occasionally reminding of Itaprog, but with guitar  as rich and dramatic as David Gilmour's finest. Some minor theatrical elements too, includes a favorite "It all stops here".  A superb concert feature with very good to excellent sound and image quality.

 

LE ORME : TEATRO STORCHI / IN CONCERTO  - Two shows here, the first in okay to good quality from around 1991, semi pro shot just about the time the band did their show for LA's progfest. They do material both contemporary and dating back to the first two LP's. Distinctly Neopolitan prog rock that ranges from serene to a very discordant, challenging horror movie like sound. The second show is in fair to Okay quality, the last song has intermittant vertical rolling but is an extremely rare black & white telecine film transfer, showing the band from prog's golden days of the early 70's. The performance is pure magic, capturing that sound that we all grew to love from bands like ELP, Yes and Goblin. If you've never heard of them, sample them here then see if you can order their CDs from a specialty importer. You won't be dissappointed. The first four albums are amazing.

 

LE ORME : LIVE IN PADOVA - crowd shot in okay quality, a good show, not sure from when, sometime in the 90's.

 

OZRIK TENTACLES- LIVE UNDERSLUNKY  - RARE pro shot concert, by one of the worlds most incredible instrumental prog bands. Amazing performance. If you like Goblin and that sort of sound but with a more technical and improvisational feel you will LOVE this. Be prepared, this vid goes on and on with one of the trippiest, most entrancing strobe and light shows ever witnessed. Very good/excellent quality. PLAY THIS VIDEO LOUD!  

 

PROG FEST ALTOMONTE feat . MALAMBRA, MAD CRAYON, IL TRUONO DEI RICORDI- - Semi pro / amateur shot concert vid (basically amateur looking but they did some post cutting on it that helps it look decent) highlighting a series of bands from a major Italian prog rock festival. One particularly interesting group sports vampire like costumes with a medieval edge, and at one point the lead vocalist sports a crown. Some minor theatrics, and some good music. Very interesting and worthwhile to all Itaprog fans. Okay quality.  

 

3 WAY THRASH  - Another RARE pro shot concert performance, with Candlemass, D.A.M. and Dark Angel. (Yes they perform Leave Scars AND The Promise of Agony!) Ass kicking early extreme music! Good quality.