Post #46331 by AquaZombie on Wed, Aug 6, 2003 11:28 AM

John Stanley appears annually (as oppossed to anally) in my Thrillville cult movie show, normally with the original "Creature Features" host, Bob Wilkins (who has appeared the last three Octobers in a row, but can't make it this year). John is a great guy, very sweet, and I hope Bay Area locals can come meet him when he co-hosts the new Godzilla movie at the Parkway October 23 ("Godzilla/Mothra/Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack") and then up at Copia Napa on Oct. 27 when he co-hosts "Horror of Party Beach" with me. (see http://www.thrillville.net Schedule link for details)

End of plug. (we're all shameless here)

Back to the infamous and underrated "Blood Island" movies: I highly recommend these for background atmosphere at your next luau (for adults only, they're pretty racy - lotsa topless Filipino babes in flower skirts being sacrificed to horrible, lust-crazed monsters, etc). Most of 'em star AIP drive-in icon John Ashley ("High School Ceasar" the Beach Party movies, etc). Titles include "Brides of Blood" and "Mad Doctor of Blood Island" (the two best ones) as well as "Beast of Blood" and "Beast of the Yellow Night", all available on DVD. There's another one directed by Al Adamson that is marketed as part of the series but isn't really, "Brain of Blood" still worth seeing but it wasn't filmed on the Philipines and so lacks that tropical island setting that make these movies so exotic and erotic. Also check out the two vampire movies from the same filmmaker (Eddie Romero, who also made "Black Mama White Mama" with Pam Grier, and others), "Blood of the Vampires" and "The Blood Drinkers." Again, they're Filipino, not Polynesian, but reek of sleazy '60s cheese, and after a few cocktails your guest won't be able to tell the difference.