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Richard Vollin 21st Jun 2017		DVD The Flesh Eaters - Dark Sky Films	Rated 10/10 A terrific film because it has all the essential elements that jell perfectly, making it one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Rita Morley is especially endearing as the middle age actress Laura Winters; perpetually drunk, high maintenance, impatient, and mouthy. Martin Kosleck plays his part as the ex-Nazi, up-too-no-good researcher convincingly. The whole film works, and has a cool (albeit predictable) ending, and don't let me forget to mention Omar the beatnik. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 20th Jun 2017		DVD The Thrill Killers - Shriek Show	Rated 10/10 1964 terror gem directed by all-purpose film maker Ray Dennis Steckler. Steckler plays escaped asylum inmate Mort "Mad Dog" Click, along with three other deranged co-horts. Alone, Mort kills for the thrill, including a nightclub dancer in her dimly lit apartment. This sequence is a stand-out moment; tense and extremely disturbing. The three other crazies are involved in an axe murder spree, which terminates Carolyn Brandt's role in her husband's film. Liz Reney is the added attraction as the wife of a wannabe film actor, and film maker Arch Hall, Sr. makes an inebriated cameo as himself at a pool party gone wild. Unbelievable, unforgettable, and arguably on, or near the level of 1963's "The Sadist". 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 20th Jun 2017		DVD Bowery At Midnight - Roan Group Archival Entertainment	Rated 10/10 This Monogram classic gives new meaning to the phrase nothing exceeds like excess. Bela Lugosi juggles two personalities concurrently as Professor Brenner, and Karl Wagner. Fast-paced with a plethora of brief, but colorful characters; "Fingers" Dolan, Frankie Mills, and the unforgettable narcotic addled Doc Brooks, who keeps a sub-basement morgue packed with reanimated corpses! Not to mention a preponderance of secret rooms, stairwells, and entrances. Loaded with all the usual Monogram attachments and accessories, including the lovely Wanda McKay, and an appearance by Pat Costello (Lou's brother), as a Bowery tramp. A lot of outrageousness crammed into a short running time. This Roan Group print is (in my dismal opinion) the best anywhere. Monster Club approved. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 20th Jun 2017		DVD Voodoo Man - Olive Films	Rated 8/10 Released on 21 February 1944 to an unsuspecting public; lurid and absurd, in the true Monogram Pictures tradition. Whacked-out performances by John Carridine and George Zucco, while Wanda McKay and Louise Currie act as damage control to dignify the proceedings, and keep confusion to a minimum. Gorgeous film print and digital transfer. Monster Club approved. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 20th Jun 2017		DVD The Death Kiss [1932] - Kino Classics	This is a very decent, clever film. Filmed at Tiffany Studios just before they were bought out by Columbia Pictures. Formerly located at 4516 Sunset Boulevard, it's now (you guessed it) a shopping center and parking lot.
Richard Vollin 20th Jun 2017		DVD The Brain From Planet Arous - Image Entertainment	"Just one good blow to the Fissure of Rolando...that's all it takes!"
Richard Vollin 19th Jun 2017		DVD Destination Moon - Image Entertainment	Just one notch below "Rocketship X-M", because it's tries too hard. "Rocketship X-M", though dated, has some timely aspects, and remains somewhat plausible, and relevant.
Richard Vollin 19th Jun 2017		Book Richard Starnes - When She Was Good, She Got What She Wanted, And When She Was Bad She Was Murdered	Review Of the killings in this mystery Richard Starnes says, "These murders are motivated by lust for money or lust for somebody else's woman. But I would not say they are typical murders. Typical murders are sordid; these are fun." -from the very first page of the book 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Richard Vollin 19th Jun 2017		Book Jack Webb - The Badge	True and terrifying crime stories that could not be presented on TV, from the creator and star of DRAGNET. One of the first books to examine the murder of Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahlia). Exerted an early, and profound influence on American crime writer James Ellroy.
Richard Vollin 16th Jun 2017		CD Album The Naughty Ones - I Dig Your Voodoo!	Ultra-cool club band that appeared regularly at Austin's Continental Club on South Congress in the mid-90s. Fronted by Ted Roddy, this combo could really swing and keep a groove. The added attraction were two nude dancers, one by the name of Donna Pearl Lustre! "Voodoo Kiss" turned up in director Kim Henkel's 1997 slasher film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.
Richard Vollin 16th Jun 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Hey Baby! The Rockin` South	Contains 12 page booklet on heavy gloss stock.
Richard Vollin 16th Jun 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Essential Sun Rockabillies Volume 6	Contains 12 page booklet on heavy gloss stock.
Richard Vollin 16th Jun 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Hillbilly Fever! Vol. 2: Legends Of Honky Tonk	Contains 16 page booklet on heavy gloss stock.
Richard Vollin 16th Jun 2017		CD Album Bill Haley And The Comets - Rock The Joint!	Contains 12 page booklet on heavy gloss stock.

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