This twenty-fifth collection from Something Weird is another strong addition to their long-running line of trailer compilation tapes. There’s more of a concentration of horror than Sci-Fi, so it makes for perfect viewing around this time of year. (Or, if you’re like me and love trailer tapes in general, any time of year.)
The thing that sets this one apart from many other comps is the fact that it is so heavily stacked with trailers for lesser-known, lower budget, and just plain odd movies. Sure, there are trailers here from a handful of cult items (Gammera the Invincible, The Hideous Sun Demon, The Beach Girls and the Monster), horror favorites (A Bucket of Blood, Anatomy of a Psycho, and I Saw What You Did), and even a stone-cold classic (The Manchurian Candidate), but the bulk of the ads come from the likes of The Phantom Speaks, Island of Lost Women, and The Wacky World of Doctor Morgus. All the trailers are for black and white films, and while I usually like a little variety in my trailer collections (that is to say, color movies with a little blood and guts and T & A), the fact that I had no idea what trailer I’d see next gave this one a sense of discovery that was purely delightful.
Other trailers featured include Edgar Allan Poe adaptations (The Hidden Room of 1,000 Horrors AKA: The Tell-Tale Heart, Terror-Creatures from the Grave, and Master of Horror), films from the Dr. Mabuse series (The Invisible Horror AKA: The Invisible Dr. Mabuse, Terror of the Mad Doctor AKA: The Terror of Dr. Mabuse, and The Phantom Fiend AKA: The Return of Dr. Mabuse), and a shitload of Jerry Warren movies (Teenage Torture AKA: Teenage Zombies, Face of the Screaming Werewolf, Creature of the Walking Dead, and The Wild World of Batwoman).
Some of these things tend to run on a little long. (You can, as it turns out, have too much of a good thing sometimes.) However, at a brisk eighty-three minutes, Trailers #25 breezes right on by and is a blast from start to finish.
The complete trailer list is as follows: Return of Captain Marvel AKA: Adventures of Captain Marvel, The Phantom Speaks, The Werewolf, The Devil's Commandment AKA: Lust of the Vampire, The Thing That Couldn't Die, Curse of the Faceless Man, Island of Lost Women, The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock, A Bucket of Blood, The Hideous Sun Demon, The Atomic Submarine, Teenage Torture AKA: Teenage Zombies, Anatomy of a Psycho, Scream of Fear, The Devil's Hand, Bloodlust!, The Hidden Room of 1,000 Horrors AKA: The Tell-Tale Heart. The Manchurian Candidate, Tower of London, The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus, The Crawling Hand, The Strangler, The Evil Eye AKA: The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Face of Terror, Dead Eyes of London, Face of the Screaming Werewolf, Mutiny in Outer Space, I Saw What You Did, Creature of the Walking Dead, Master of Horror, Dark Intruder, The Invisible Horror AKA: The Invisible Dr. Mabuse, Terror of the Mad Doctor AKA: The Terror of Doctor Mabuse, The Beach Girls and the Monster, Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, Curse of the Voodoo AKA: Voodoo Blood Death, The Mad Executioners, The Nanny, Blood Bath, The Phantom Fiend AKA: The Return of Dr. Mabuse, The Embalmer, Frozen Alive, Blood Beast from Outer Space, Sound of Horror, Door-to-Door Maniac AKA: Five Minutes to Live, Gammera the Invincible, The Wild World of Batwoman, The Diabolical Dr. Z, Terror-Creatures from the Grave, The Frozen Dead, and The Devil's Daffodil.
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