Orgy of the Dead (1965)

Director:

Stephen C. Apostolof

Writers:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (novel)
Edward D. Wood Jr. (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 June 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

A Masterpiece of Erotic Horror!

Plot:

John and his girlfriend Shirley go in search of a cemetary in order to inspire John for writing his next horror story...

Plot Keywords:

Mummy | Cult Favorite | Low Budget Film | Female Nudity | Scream

Cast

Criswell	...	The Emperor
Fawn Silver	...	The Black Ghoul
Pat Barrington	...	Shirley / Gold Girl (as Pat Barringer)
William Bates	...	Bob
Mickey Jines	...	Hawaiian Dance
Barbara Nordin	...	Skeleton Dance
Bunny Glaser	...	Indian Dance
Nadejda Klein	...	Slave Dance (as Nadejda Dobrev)
Coleen O'Brien	...	Street Walker Dance
Lorali Hart	...	Cat Dance (as Texas Starr)
Rene De Beau	...	Fluff Dance
Stephanie Jones	...	Mexican Dance
Dene Starnes	...	Zombie Dance
Louis Ojena	...	The Mummy
John Andrews	...	The Wolfman / Giant

Also Known As:

A.C. Stephen's Orgy of the Dead (USA) (complete title)
Orgy of the Vampires (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1966) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Company:

Astra Productions

Trivia:

Most prints of the film have someone's fingerprint on the negative during the opening credits. It's visible for only a frame, so, when the credits play, it is only seen long enough to register that something went by, but not what. Frame by frame slow down and then still reveals it's, most likely, a print from a thumb.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Shirley's hands are never tied securely from the time Ghoulita first threatens her - each time we see her afterwards, she's just holding her hands behind the post, but they are not tied together.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Emperor: I am Criswell. For years, I have told the almost unbelievable, related the unreal and showed it to be more than a fact. Now I tell a tale of the threshold people, so astounding that some of you may faint. This is a story of those in the twilight time. Once human, now monsters, in a void between the living and the dead. Monsters to be pitied, monsters to be despised. A night with the ghouls, the ghouls reborn from the innermost depths of the world.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fright Night (1985)

A poor excuse to watch some strippers

This movie has a werewolf, a mummy, walking dead, ghouls, a zombie, the princess of darkness, and an emperor of the dead. Most of the movie takes place in a cemetery. Even with all this, you'll never believe it, but this is not a horror movie. What little there is of acting, is so poor it's a joke. The filming is terrible. Forget about a plot and trying to find out where the movie is heading. It isn't heading anywhere. Don't expect to watch an actual horror movie. The main point of this movie is to show about 10, attractive, topless women doing individual exotic dances. The dancers are attractive, and for 1965 exotic dancing I would have to say they are pretty good. The main problem is, that's it. That's all there is to it. There is no more. Watch this only if you want a poor excuse to watch some strippers dancing.