Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
Episode 12: Lady Frankenstein!
Another screen adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel, but this one was unique for its levels of sex and violence, as well as its female lead. Often considered feminist science fiction/horror film because the focus is not on Baron Frankenstein in this version but his daughter, challenging 19th century gender roles by being a brilliant surgeon and a femme fatale.
Tania Frankenstein returns home from medical school and takes over her father’s work when his creation kills him and goes on a rampage. Using her brilliant mind and beautiful face and body, she sets out to prove to the world that her father was a genius!
The trailer to this film was sampled at the beginning of Rob Zombie’s song “Living Dead Girl”. The film was originally distributed by Roger Corman of this Italian horror film.
Rivaled only by “Curse of Frankenstein” and “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein” in its combination of sex, violence and gothic horror.
“The sleep of reason gives birth to monsters!”
Motley Crue - Save Our Souls
from the album “Theater of Pain” and the soundtrack of the film “Demons”.
“Conquest” by Lucio Fulci!
One of the strangest fantasy films to come out in the wake of the success of “Conan The Barbarian”.
Though it is not specified were this is set, whether it be a lost age of man, a post-apocalyptic future or a world entirely unto itself. A young man named Ilius is given a bow that possesses mystical properties and is sent on a journey to discover his courage.
Ilius comes upon a land ruled by a monstrous cult leader named Ohkren who rules the peasants of the land through fear and terror in the form of her army of savage men, monsters and the belief that she controls the sun. Ilius meets and befriends a wanderer named Mace and together they fight to free the land from Ohkren and her monsters.
This movie is lacking in plot by is long on action, gore and sex. Werewolves, zombies and other weird monstrosities run wild in this horror fantasy classic from Lucio Fulci!
Some awesome if somewhat misleading Godzilla movie posters from Europe. In particular, Germany, Italy, Poland, France and Belgium.
In some of the German versions, we are led to believe that Godzilla’s foes are the creations of Dr. Frankenstein. And the Italian poster for “Godzilla vs Mothra has Godzilla fighting a tentacle monster for some reason. I have to say that I love the Polish posters. They make "Godzilla” and “Terror of Mechagodzilla look like psychedelic art films!
