Blood of Dracula's Castle 1969  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Dracula's Castle
Castle of Dracula
Director: Al Adamson, Jean Hewitt
Cast: Paula Raymond, Alexander D'Arcy, John Carradine, Gene Otis Shayne, Jennifer Bishop, Robert Dix, Ray Young, Vicki Volante, John "Bud" Cardos, Ken Osborne
Count and Countess Townsend (Alexander D'Arcy and Paula Raymond)–in reality Dracula and his wife–show up in modern-day California where their butler (John Carradine) and his hunchback assistant (Ray Young) tend to the food supply consisting of the blood of young women chained in the dungeon.
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Blood of Ghastly Horror 1972  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Psycho a Go-Go!
The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Roy Morton, Tacey Robbins, Kirk Duncan, John Carradine, John Talbert, K.K. Riddle, Tanya Maree, John Armond, Lyle Felice, Joey Benson, Tommy Kirk, Kent Taylor
"Psycho a Go-Go" was released in 1965, after which new scenes were added the following year, and was retitled "The Fiend with the Electronic Brain." Finally, more footage was added, and the film was released again as "Blood of Ghastly Horror." So, according to which version is watched, the degree of "hodgpodgeness" will be different. The basic story involves Vietnam veteran Joe Corey (Roy Morton) who has been crazed by an implantation in his brain to solve post-war problems. It all begins when jewel thieves hide their loot in the back of David's (Kirk Duncan) pick-up truck. Later, when the thieves attempt to claim their prize, it can't be found. When Joe is sent to retrieve it, he kidnaps David's wife and daughter. Now David is hot on the trail.
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Brain of Blood 1972  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Creature's Revenge
The Undying Brain
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Kent Taylor, Grant Williams, John Bloom, Regina Carrol, Vicki Volante, Angelo Rossitto, Reed Hadley, Zandor Vorkov, Richard Smedley, Gus Peters
King Amir, the leader of an Arab country, appears doomed to die. But not to worry, mad Doctor Trenton (Kent Taylor) has a new technique to transplant brains. When the King is brought in, time is limited to complete the job, so when an appropriate recipient isn't found quickly, Trenton transplants Amir's brain onto the body of his grotesque assistant. When Amir awakens and looks at his new body, he goes on a rampage. And there's even more weird stuff going on in the basement, and elsewhere, in this, another low-budget film from Director Adamson.
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 Death Dimension 1978 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Kill Factor
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Jim Kelly, Harold Sakata, George Lazenby, Terry Moore, Aldo Ray, Bob Minor, Patch Mackenzie, Myron Lee, April Sommers, T.E. Forman, Linda Lawrence
Dastardly "The Pig" (Harold Sakata) steals a "Freeze Bomb" from the scientist/inventor of the device and sets out to freeze people. But the inventor hid the secrets of the bomb on a chip imbedded under the skin of his assistant, and The Pig is on her trail. Luckily, Detective (and karate expert) Ash (Jim Kelly) is on the case.
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Doctor Dracula 1981 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Al Adamson, Paul Aratow
Cast: John Carradine, Don "Red" Barry, Larry Hankin, Geoffrey Land, Susan McIver, Regina Carrol, Jane Brunel-Cohen, Tweed Morris, Norman Pierce, Paul Thomas, Clair Dia, Vic Kirk, Robert W. Carr, Michael Renner, Noel Welch
This film was originally made in 1975 as "Lucifer's Women," but the surviving film had additional scenes added in 1981 (with different actors). The story involves a satanic cult, the Society of the Bleeding Rose. Author John Wainwright (Larry Hankin) is a member of the cult and claims that he, as Svengali, has the ability to steal souls. Dr. Gregorio (Geoffrey Land) challenges Svengali's abilities, and during a rite, the two have a confrontation during which Svengali is faced with the fact that Dr. Gregorio is actually the long undead Count Dracula. Gore and corpses lie in wait.
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Dracula vs. Frankenstein 1971 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Blood of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Dracula
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney Jr., Anthony Eisley, Regina Carrol, Greydon Clark, Angelo Rossitto, Anne Morrell, Jim Davis, Russ Tamblyn, Zandor Vorkov, William Bonner, John Bloom, Forrest J Ackerman
This film barely ekes out its "1 star" rating, but it brought together J. Carrol Naish (as Dr. Frankenstein) and Lon Chaney Jr, (as Frankenstein's mute assistant) in their final film. Dracula teams up with Dr. Frankenstein to bring back the monster and ensure a good supply of blood.
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Five Bloody Graves 1970 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Gun Riders
The Lonely Man
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Robert Dix, Scott Brady, Jim Davis, John Carradine, Paula Raymond, John "Bud" Cardos, Darlene Lucht, Ken Osborne, Vicki Volante, Gene Raymond
A loner gunman chases bad men who sell arms to the Indians in this low budget, violent film highlighting seasoned actors.
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Hell's Bloody Devils 1970 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: The Fakers
Smashing the Crime Syndicate
Operation M
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: John Gabriel, Kent Taylor, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady, John Carradine, Keith Andes, Robert Dix, Erin O'Donnell, Vicki Volante, Anne Randall, Jack Starrett, William Bonner
A Neo-Nazi group led by Nazi war criminal Baron von Delberg (Kent Taylor) teams with the Las Vegas Mafia and the vicious "Bloody Devils" motorcycle gang to further their cause and spread terror throughout the city. FBI agent Mark Adams (John Gabriel) is assigned the task of infiltrating the gang to bring down the bad guys. Extreme violence in another Al Adamson bomb.
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Horror of the Blood Monsters 1970 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Horror
aka: Vampire Men of the Lost Planet
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: John Carradine, Robert Dix, Vicki Volante, Joey Benson, Jennifer Bishop, Bruce Powers, Fred Meyers, Britt Semand, Theodore Gottlieb, Al Adamson
Relying heavily on stock footage and a partially completed Philippine film, Al Adamson came up with a movie that is certainly a competitor for the "10 Worst Movies" list. Threatened with an attack from a distant planet, scientists try to beat the invaders to the punch by going to the planet and destroying the would-be invaders, and they find assorted creatures to deal with.
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Satan's Sadists 1969 R, 86 min.
Genre: Action / Horror
aka: Nightmare Bloodbath
Director: Al Adamson
Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady, John "Bud" Cardos, Kent Taylor, Robert Dix, Gary Kent, Greydon Clark, Regina Carrol, Jacqueline Cole, William Bonner, Bobby Clark, Evelyn Frank
Anchor (Russ Tamblyn) leads a biker gang, "Satans," that arrives at a diner in the California desert and proceeds to terrorize owner Lew (Kent Taylor), waitress Tracy (Jacqueline Cole), and the patrons. After terrorism turns to murder, two patrons escape–only to find the Satans in hot pursuit.
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| 1. Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)
aka: Dracula's Castle
aka: Castle of Dracula
2. Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972)
aka: Psycho a Go-Go!
aka: The Fiend with the Electronic Brain
3. Brain of Blood (1972)
aka: The Creature's Revenge
aka: The Undying Brain
4. Death Dimension (1978)
aka: The Kill Factor
5. Doctor Dracula (1981)
6. Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
aka: Blood of Frankenstein
aka: The Revenge of Dracula
7. Five Bloody Graves (1970)
aka: The Gun Riders
aka: The Lonely Man
8. Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
aka: The Fakers
aka: Smashing the Crime Syndicate
aka: Operation M
9. Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
aka: Vampire Men of the Lost Planet
10. Satan's Sadists (1969)
aka: Nightmare Bloodbath
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