Devils of Darkness / Witchcraft (Double Feature)

This double feature offers two rarely seen mid-sixties British horror films. "Witchcraft" has Lon Chaney Jr. as a warlock seeking revenge on a rival family for desecrating his family's ancient cemetary. A centuries old witch arises from her tomb to carry out the murderous task. Good acting, atmosphere and a sublime sense of dread permeate the b&w film. And the witch, Vanessa (Yvette Rees) is truly creepy. Fine print of a good supernatural chiller. The 2nd disc is "Devils of Darkness", another rarely seen mid-60's color film about a centuries old satan-worshipping vampire (Hubert Noel) seeking a missing talisman and a new bride in modern day Chelsea among some bizarre, ultra-hip party people. Turns out he has a slavish following and his "old" bride (Carole Gray) is getting really jealous over his new find, a jaded model with very heavy eye make-up. This is a low budget, very strange film. An excellent print enhances what seems to be a dream-like quality that some may write off to low production values. It's virtually blood-less but has an odd style that makes it watchable. A good deal on both films and definitely worth a look, especially "Witchcraft". Enjoy.
DEVILS OF DARKNESS (1965) Stars William Sylvester. Deep beneath the town graveyard in hidden catacombs in a vampire cult that kidnaps the small town's victims for ancient sacrifices. Gothic horror from England.
WITCHCRAFT (1964) Starring Lon Chaney. One of Chaney's best later roles. He plays it grumpy right off the bat as he tries to stop a construction crew from bulldozing a cemetery. Bulldozer vs. Chaney, I'd lay my bets on Chaney. Then, we're swept into a surreal world of a small town and it's melodrama. Witchcraft lays bubbling (and boiling with toil and trouble) just below the surface. Lon gets to smack a cane around at people a growl a lot too.

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Platinum Pussycat / The Sexploiters (Double Feature / 2 Disc DVD)

THE PLATINUM PUSSYCAT (1968)
Framed for the brutal murder of her boyfriend, Dena (the gorgeous Sandy Roberts) goes on the lam to locate the killers and avenge his death. Enlisting the help of her former lover, a hard-boiled ex-cop, the duo outwits danger, degradation and the mob in an adventure that's as thrilling as it is bizarre.

Part sexploitation film, part action-thriller, Platinum Pussycat serves up a dizzying dish of guns, gangsters, frogmen, car chases and naked flesh in a combination of b&w and color inserts that result in an absurdly satisfying piece of psychotropic cinema!

THE SEXPLOITERS (1965)
A "modeling agency" in Manhattan is the setting for this outrageous erotic romp where men and women do anything to satisfy their wildest carnal cravings. The Sexploiters is the lone directorial effort of Al Ruban, producer of the acclaimed films of John Cassavettes.

Among the sexiest of the Sexploiters is a bored housewife with expensive tastes who works as a high-class call girl. As she eagerly goes about making each client's bizarre fantasies come true, the Sexploiters' studios fill to capacity with all manners of intimate activities including naughty photography sessions.

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Color Me Blood Red (1965)

And the Bronze medal goes to... Color Me Blood Red, the third goriest, third most entertaining, and, the third installment of the legendary, Blood Trilogy. Sure, it wasn't as groundbreaking or gory as Blood Feast, or as flat-out entertaining as Two Thousand Maniacs, plus, the presence of a Thomas Wood and/or a Connie Mason might have helped a little, but I still consider the unwanted step-sibling of the Blood Trilogy to be a bit underrated. Color Me Blood Red has pleasant Sarasota beach locations, and not to mention, Adam Sorg is a lot more convincing as a killer than Fuad Ramses, or any single one of the 2000 Maniacs. just A hell of an actor, although, that's not what we're after. Color Me Blood Red also stars several attractive women, some of which not nearly as young as the roles suggests, this film just didn't seem to try all that hard to entertain us, not quite as ambitious as the first two. The so-called humor would seemingly fit more in something from a decade earlier, if ever. F stands for Farnsworth wasn't any funnier the second time Sorg said it, and Holy Banana's just doesn't express the horror and confusion one would feel after finding a girls leg. I suspect this movie inspired the Florida Bore of

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