CHILLER THEATER MONTH: We’ll Bury You (1962)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Track of the Vampire was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, July 5, 1969 at 1:00 a.m. Moscow, 1956. A diplomatic reception at the Polish embassy. Khrushchev steps up to the mic in front of a bunch of Western ambassadors and Communist heavy-hitters like Władysław Gomułka. Instead of making small talk about the buffet, […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: The World’s Greatest Sinner (1962)
Week 13 (Sept 13 – 19) – Cult Movies: Oh, you thought I meant the other kind of cult movies? Sacrifices to the gods of entertainment must be made, so hop up on the altar! Man, Timothy Carey. He started off in Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole and became known for his roles in two Stanley […]
CULTPIX MONTH: Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)
If you ever wanted a collision of two absolute titans of mid-century exploitation cinema, Blaze Starr Goes Nudist is your holy grail. First, you have Blaze Starr (born Fannie Belle Fleming), the undisputed Queen of Burlesque. Blaze wasn’t just a dancer; she was a master marketer and an American icon who famously caught the eye […]
CULTPIX MONTH: Terror of the Bloodhunters (1962)
May 3, 1962 should be a day to be celebrated. After all, that’s when this movie debuted as a double feature with Invasion of the Animal People, Jerry Warren’s remix of the Swedish movie Space Invasion of Lapland. But here, in this film, it’s all Jerry: directing, writing, producing and editing. What did people feel […]
CULTPIX MONTH: The Doll (1962)
Forget your Mannequin whimsy. Arne Mattsson’s The Doll is a dive into the deep, dark end of the loneliness pool, where the water is freezing, and the only thing keeping you afloat is a hollow piece of storefront fiberglass. Per Oscarsson, a man who could look haunted while eating a sandwich, plays a night watchman […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The House on Bare Mountain (1962)
You’ve never seen more! Let us prove it to you when the monsters meet the girls! The nudies meet the nasties! No monster ever had it so good! See Frankenstein do the twist with Miss Hollywood! The gayest girlie spree of all time! Everything’s off when the horror boys meet Granny Good’s girls! The biggest […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Invasion of the Star Creatures was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, May 22, 1965 at 11:20 p.m. Directed by character actor Bruno VeSota and written by Jonathan Haze, this has Privates Philbrick (Robert Ball) and Penn (Frank Ray Perilli) assigned to Fort Nicholson, which has a cave under the Earth — is this another Shaver […]
CHILLER THEATER MONTH: The Brainiac (1962)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Brainiac was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, October 15, 1966, at 1:00 a.m.; Saturday, May 3, 1969, at 1:00 a.m.; Saturday, June 19, at 1:00 a.m.; and Saturday, March 4, 1972, at 1:00 a.m. Known as El Baron del Terror in Mexico, this was directed by Chano Urueta, who helped Blue Demon get […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
Based on Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, written by Thomas De Quincey — the same person who inspired Suspiria — and has Vincent Price as Gilbert De Quincey. He’s an adventurer hired to stop the sale of Chinese brides to overseas men. That makes this sound too ordinary, a film that feels like you’re on drugs, […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Brainiac (1962)
Known as The Brainiac in the U.S., this was directed by Chano Urueta, who helped Blue Demon get on the silver screen and was written by Federico Curiel, who would make The Champions of Justice, several Santo movies and Neutron. All the way back in 1661, Baron Vitelius was burned at the stake during the Inquisition and […]
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