The Best 50 Something Weird Horror Films

[claws]

Bleeding Skull's list of 50 Best Horror Films released by Something Weird. For those undecided, this might help:

50. Follow That Skirt (Richard W. Bomont, 1965)
49. The Geek (Unknown, 1971)
48. Teenage Strangler (Ben Parker, 1964)
47. The Mad Love Life of a Hot Vampire (Ray Dennis Steckler, 1971)
46. Evil Come, Evil Go (Walt Davis, 1972)
45. Asylum of Satan (William Girdler, 1972)
44. The Monster of Camp Sunshine (Ferenc Leroget, 1964)
43. Death by Invitation (Ken Friedman, 1971)
42. Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (José Mojica Marins, 1978)
41. Caged Virgins (Jean Rollin, 1971)
40. Swamp of the Ravens (Manuel Caño, 1974)
39. The Touch of Her Flesh (Michael Findlay, 1967)
38. Satan's Children (Joe Wiezycki, 1975)
37. Another Son of Sam (Dave Adams, 1977)
36. The Blood Beast of Monster Mountain (Massey Cramer & Donn Davison, 1975)
35. The Witch's Mirror (Chano Urueta, 1962)
34. The Love Goddesses of Blood Island (Gordon H. Heaver, 1964)
33. The Horrors of Spider Island (Fritz Böttger, 1960)
32. The Crypt of Dark Secrets (Jack Weis, 1976)
31. Santo Versus the Vampire Women (Alfonso Corona Blake, 1962)
30. The Haunted p***y (Doris Wishman, 1976)
29. Love After Death (Glauco Del Mar, 1968)
28. Death Curse of Tartu (William Grefé, 1966)
27. The Black Cat (Harold Hoffman, 1966)
26. Monstrosity aka The Atomic Brain (Joseph Mascelli, 1963)
25. Night of the Bloody Apes (René Cardona, 1969)
24. The Gruesome Twosome (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1967)
23. Axe (Frederick R. Friedel, 1974)
22. Monsters Crash the Pajama Party (David L. Hewitt, 1965)
21. Confessions of a Psycho Cat (Herb Stanley, 1968)
20. The Curious Dr. Humpp (Emilio Vieyra, 1969)
19. The Ghastly Ones (Andy Milligan, 1968)
18. The Brainiac (Chano Urueta, 1962)
17. Carnival of Blood (Leonard Kirtman, 1970)
16. The Child (Robert Voskanian, 1977)
15. Shriek of the Mutilated (Michael Findlay, 1974)
14. The Rider of the Skulls (Alfredo Salazar, 1965)
13. Satanis: The Devil's Mass (Ray Laurent, 1970)
12. Doctor Gore (J.G. Patterson Jr., 1972)
11. The Zodiac Killer (Ton Hanson, 1971)
10. Indecent Desires (Doris Wishman, 1968)
9. This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (José Mojica Marins, 1967)
8. She Freak (Byron Mabe, 1967)
7. Psyched by the 4-D Witch (Victor Luminera, 1973)
6. Blood Freak (Brad F. Grinter, 1972)
5. Blood Feast (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1963)
4. Ship of Monsters (Rogelio A. González, 1960)
3. Dracula (the Dirty Old Man) (William Edwards, 1969)
2. Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter, 1982)
1. The Wizard of Gore (Hershell Gordon Lewis, 1970)

Full Artice here

[The Burgomaster]

These are the ones I own:

48. Teenage Strangler (Ben Parker, 1964)
45. Asylum of Satan (William Girdler, 1972)
44. The Monster of Camp Sunshine (Ferenc Leroget, 1964)
43. Death by Invitation (Ken Friedman, 1971)
40. Swamp of the Ravens (Manuel Caño, 1974)
39. The Touch of Her Flesh (Michael Findlay, 1967)
38. Satan's Children (Joe Wiezycki, 1975)
34. The Love Goddesses of Blood Island (Gordon H. Heaver, 1964)
33. The Horrors of Spider Island (Fritz Böttger, 1960)
27. The Black Cat (Harold Hoffman, 1966)
25. Night of the Bloody Apes (René Cardona, 1969)
24. The Gruesome Twosome (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1967)
23. Axe (Frederick R. Friedel, 1974)
19. The Ghastly Ones (Andy Milligan, 1968)
17. Carnival of Blood (Leonard Kirtman, 1970)
16. The Child (Robert Voskanian, 1977)
15. Shriek of the Mutilated (Michael Findlay, 1974)
9. This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (José Mojica Marins, 1967)
8. She Freak (Byron Mabe, 1967)
6. Blood Freak (Brad F. Grinter, 1972)
5. Blood Feast (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1963)
2. Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter, 1982)
1. The Wizard of Gore (Hershell Gordon Lewis, 1970)

I might switch the order of a few, but overall I have no major disagreements.

[bob]

I'm very curious to see what Rev has to say about this list for obvious reasons

[Rev. Powell]

I'm very curious to see what Rev has to say about this list for obvious reasons

I've only seen 13 of them. Their #1 pick is my 2nd least favorite. I can't imagine not ranking BASKET CASE #1, it's on a whole different level of talent than the rest of these.

[RCMerchant]

Of these I have seen, or owned-
.TEENAGE STRANGLER- blah.
.ASYLUM OF SATAN- Weird but fun weird.
.the MONSTER OF CAMP SUNSHINE- Nudie Cutie junk.
.the LOVE GODDESS OF BLOOD ISLAND- Gory early HG Lewis.
.HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND- I LOVE this movie!
.the BRAINIAC- Goofy Mexi-monster nonsense.
.NIGHT OF THE BLOODY APES- See above.
.the GRUESOME TWOSOME-Stupid comedy crap.
.SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED- Fun Bigfoot junk.
.THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE- Coffin Joe! My favorite on this list.
.SHE FREAK-Cheapo version of FREAKS.
.SANTO VS THE VAMPIRE WOMEN - Santo!
.MONSTROSITY- Mad Doc puts cat brain in woman's skull.
.BLOOD FREAK- Great turkey head monster anti-drug Christian movie.
.PSYCHED BY THE 4-D WITCH- Real weird! Great theme song!
.BLOOD FEAST-HG Lewis Gore classick.
.BASKET CASE- Like the Rev says.
.the WIZARD OF GORE-More HG Lewis gore.
.CAGED VIRGINS-Jean Rollins vampires.
.DOCTOR GORE-Cheap gore junk.

No the MIGHTY GORGA on the list, eh?

[lester1/2jr]

there was one BDSM themed one that actually had a good plot. I can't remember what it was

[The Burgomaster]

Something Weird announced they will no longer sell their DVD-R line of movies after 2020 . . . so stock up now!

[RCMerchant]

Something Weird announced they will no longer sell their DVD-R line of movies after 2020 . . . so stock up now!

What's the difference from a DVD and a DVD-R? 

[The Burgomaster]

Something Weird announced they will no longer sell their DVD-R line of movies after 2020 . . . so stock up now!

What's the difference from a DVD and a DVD-R?  

They make their DVD-Rs only when someone orders one. They transfer the film to a recordable DVD. So, they aren't mass-produced like most DVDs. Many movies on their site are only available in DVD-R (or digital download), so they won't be making the DVD-Rs after this year. They made a mistake on one of mine: SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON. They forgot to put the final 1 or 2 reels of the movie on the disc. The movie just ends abruptly. It's probably better that way.

[Rev. Powell]

Something Weird announced they will no longer sell their DVD-R line of movies after 2020 . . . so stock up now!

What's the difference from a DVD and a DVD-R?  

They make their DVD-Rs only when someone orders one. They transfer the film to a recordable DVD. So, they aren't mass-produced like most DVDs. Many movies on their site are only available in DVD-R (or digital download), so they won't be making the DVD-Rs after this year. They made a mistake on one of mine: SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON. They forgot to put the final 1 or 2 reels of the movie on the disc. The movie just ends abruptly. It's probably better that way.

I assume you'll still be able to download and burn to a DVD of your own?

[The Burgomaster]

Something Weird announced they will no longer sell their DVD-R line of movies after 2020 . . . so stock up now!

What's the difference from a DVD and a DVD-R?  

They make their DVD-Rs only when someone orders one. They transfer the film to a recordable DVD. So, they aren't mass-produced like most DVDs. Many movies on their site are only available in DVD-R (or digital download), so they won't be making the DVD-Rs after this year. They made a mistake on one of mine: SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON. They forgot to put the final 1 or 2 reels of the movie on the disc. The movie just ends abruptly. It's probably better that way.

I assume you'll still be able to download and burn to a DVD of your own?

Yes, I think they are continuing to sell digital downloads after this year.

[dcj2112]

Jeez I don't know how I missed this thread when it was first posted! Fortunately enough I just got some more of these including the top rated Wizard of Gore. I won an auction for the OOP box set of Herschell Gordon Lewis that also includes The Gruesome Twosome, She-Devils on Wheels, The Gore Gore Girls, A Taste of Blood, and Something Weird itself.

I love this company so much and am glad they are living on in some form even after Mike's passing.

[RCMerchant]

I missed one- the ZODIAC KILLER (1971). I did a review of it that's posted on Bad Movies somewhere...

[Allhallowsday]

28. Death Curse of Tartu (William Grefé, 1966)    

If that's a BEST what could be a WORST? 

[RCMerchant]

Oh- they can get so much worse! Try watching BAT p***y (1971)
Bat p***y is played by an actress (?) named Dora Dildo!!
Not only is it the worst porno ever made- it may be the worst movie ever made. I mean like #1.
See that red ball she's sitting on? That was a kids toy popular in the 60's and 70's. It had a rubber handle and you bounced down the sidewalk or road with it!