Rumours abound about what may go on at a creepy mansion just out of town. The house is owned by Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) who is conducting experiments to turn people into super-beings through the use of atomic power.
With Tor Johnson as Lobo and directed by the eccentric Ed Wood, this film is a pure winner if you like B-movie cheese. Is it good? In the traditional sense of "good", no. But who can say no to cheesy movies and countless scenes of Lugosi making some absurd faces?
What needs mentioning is the octopus from "Wake of the Red Witch", a John Wayne film. Reports are contradictory about whether or not the octopus was stolen, but more importantly -- what is the deal with this thing? When attacked by it, the victim grabs the tentacles and flails them. Not very convincing. And the mismatched footage of a real octopus?
If you cannot handle this film in its normal mode, you may be happy to know it also can be viewed as an episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000". It has some historical importance as Wood's only profitable film, and allegedly this is the movie that created American International Pictures, which would bring us Roger Corman, and several other huge names over the next five decades.
With Tor Johnson as Lobo and directed by the eccentric Ed Wood, this film is a pure winner if you like B-movie cheese. Is it good? In the traditional sense of "good", no. But who can say no to cheesy movies and countless scenes of Lugosi making some absurd faces?
What needs mentioning is the octopus from "Wake of the Red Witch", a John Wayne film. Reports are contradictory about whether or not the octopus was stolen, but more importantly -- what is the deal with this thing? When attacked by it, the victim grabs the tentacles and flails them. Not very convincing. And the mismatched footage of a real octopus?
If you cannot handle this film in its normal mode, you may be happy to know it also can be viewed as an episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000". It has some historical importance as Wood's only profitable film, and allegedly this is the movie that created American International Pictures, which would bring us Roger Corman, and several other huge names over the next five decades.