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Blood of Ghastly Horror AKA Echo of Terror AKA The Love Maniac AKA The Fiend with the Electronic Brain AKA Psycho a Go-Go (Blu-ray) (1964/1971)
Human zombies rise from their coffins as living corpses!Director: Al Adamson
OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (David Gregory, 2019; 101:04)
Outtakes [Deleted Scenes] (20:10):
- "The Cowboy Life of Denver Dixon - 8:04"
- "Russ Tamblyn's Melted TV - 3:35"
- "Screaming Angels Becomes Angel's Wild Women - 2:43"
- "The Prophetic Screenplay Makes Gary Kent Testify - 5:25"
"Beyond This Earth" 1992 promo reel (3:09)
Blood & Flesh Trailer (2:40)
Al Adamson Poster Gallery (61 images)
The Female Bunch (Al Adamson, 1969; 84:05)
"The Bunch Speaks Out" 2020 featurette (15:26)
Extended Scenes (from VHS source) (2:02)
Female Bunch Trailers (3:56):
- Trailer #1 (2:50)
- Trailer #2 (1:06)
DISC TWO
* The Film - "Psycho a Go-Go" version (83:29)
Theatrical Trailer (2:13)
* The Film - "The Fiend with the Electronic Brain" version (97:25)
Alternate Title Sequence (1:51)
Man with the Synthetic Brain Trailer (480i) (1:01)
* The Film - "Blood of Ghastly Horror" Version (85:18)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2001)
Theatrical Trailer (480i) (2:19)
DISC THREE
Half Way to Hell (Victor Adamson, Al Adamson, 1958; 66:18)
Five Bloody Graves (Al Adamson, 1970; 86:41)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman and actor Robert Dix (starts at 4:22 and finishes at 58:13) (2002)
"Outside of Tucson" 2020 featurette (16:06)
Alternate Title Sequence (2:11)
Trailer (480i) (2:17)
Radio Spot (0:27)
DISC FOUR
Blood of Dracula's Castle (Al Adamson, 1969; 83:54)
TV version Dracula's Castle (Al Adamson, Don Hulette, 1969; 90:53)
Audio commentary by expert Brian Albright (2020)
Audio interview excerpt with actor Alex D`Arcy (2:42)
Theatrical Trailer (1:50)
Horror of the Blood Monsters (Al Adamson, 1970; 85:16)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2002)
Alternate title sequences (1:31)
Trailers (6:09):
- Trailer #1 (0:45)
- Trailer #2 (2:28)
- Trailer #3 (2:57)
TV Spot (1:14)
Radio Spot (1:01)
DISC FIVE
Smashing the Crime Syndicate (The Fakers) (Al Adamson, 1970; 94:49)
Alternate title sequence (0:44)
Hell's Bloody Devils (Al Adamson, 1970; 90:11)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2005)
2005 interview with actor John Gabriel and producer Samuel M. Sherman (20:02)
Trailer (2:59)
TV Spot (0:33)
DISC SIX
Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Al Adamson, 1971; 90:48)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2001)
"Zandor and Friends" 2020 featurette (22:36)
"Feed Your Head! Lose Your Head!: Tens of Dozens of Reasons to Love Dracula Vs. Frankenstein - A Visual Essay" A 2019 appreciation by the Flying Maciste Brothers (Howard S. Berger & Kevin Marr) (55:43)
Monster Protest home movie footage (5:28)
Sam Sherman interviews Forry Ackerman (2002) (4:51)
Deleted scenes / alternate ending / 8mm on-location footage (20:33)
Trailer (2:28)
TV Spots (1:34):
- TV Spot #1 (1:04)
- TV Spot #2 (0:30)
Radio Spots (2:30):
- Radio Spot #1 (0:58)
- Radio Spot #2 (0:31)
- Radio Spot #3 (0:59)
Brain of Blood (Al Adamson, 1971; 86:45)
Audio commentary by producer / co-writer Samuel M. Sherman (72:24) (2002)
"Memories of Blood" 2019 featurette (7:29)
Theatrical Trailer (2:51)
Radio Spot (0:59)
DISC SEVEN
Angels' Wild Women (Al Adamson, 1971; 84:55)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2001)
Trailer (2:15)
TV Spot (0:25)
Radio Spot (0:53)
Satan's Sadists (Al Adamson, 1972; 86:49)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2001)
Outtakes (480i) (8:57)
Trailers (3:56):
- Trailer #1 (1:01)
- Trailer #2 (2:55)
TV Spots (480i) (0:43):
- TV Spot #1 (0:32)
- TV Spot #2 (0:11)
Radio Spots (0:31)
DISC EIGHT
The Naughty Stewardesses (Al Adamson, 1973; 109:14)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2002)
"Fly Girls: The Stewardesses as Lifestyle Icon in the Golden Age of Exploitation Film" 2020 featurette (13:43)
"The Naughty Stewardesses" / "Blazing Stewardesses" combo theatrical trailer (480i) (0:59)
Theatrical Trailer (480i) (2:23)
TV Spot (0:34)
Radio Spots (2:39)
Blazing Stewardesses (Al Adamson, 1975; 98:02)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman and editor of Blood and Thunder magazine and journalist Ed Hulse (2005)
Alternate title sequence (0:20)
Trailer (3:38)
TV Spots (1:05):
- TV Spot #1 (0:34)
- TV Spot #2 (0:31)
Radio Spot (1:25)
"Females for Hire" / "Hard Woman" combo TV spot (1:02)
"Bedroom Stewardesses" 1972 Adamson-directed scenes only (18:22)
DISC NINE
Girls for Rent (I Spit on Your Corpse) (Al Adamson, 1974; 91:09)
Audio Commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (2001)
Alternate title sequence (2:27)
Theatrical Trailer (480i) (3:03)
TV Spot (0:35)
Radio Spot (0:31)
Nurses for Sale (Rolf Olsen, Al Adamson, 1971; 66:52)
Nurses for Sale Trailer (1:49)
Jessi's Girls (Al Adamson, 1975; 83:53)
Jessi's Girls Trailer (2:11)
DISC TEN
Black Heat (The Murder Gang) (Al Adamson, 1976; 94:24)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (44:34) (2003)
Alternate "Girls' Hotel" opening sequence (6:41)
Alternate "The Murder Gang" title sequence (2:58)
Black Heat trailer (480i) (2:29)
Dynamite Brothers (Al Adamson, 1974; 90:00)
The Dynamite Brothers TV spot (480i) (1:02)
Stud Brown TV spot (0:31)
DISC ELEVEN
Mean Mother (Al Adamson, Leon Klimovsky, 1972; 87:08)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (48:03) (2003)
"The Joy of Marilyn Joi" 2020 featurette (17:00)
Trailer (480i) (2:27)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Al Adamson, Géza von Radványi, 1977; 98:12)
TV Spots (0:46):
- TV Spot #1 (0:13)
- TV Spot #2 (0:33)
Radio Spot (1:02)
DISC TWELVE
Black Samurai (Al Adamson, 1976; 84:07)
Black Samurai Trailer (2:43)
Death Dimension (Al Adamson, 1978; 87:34)
Alternate French title sequence (0:50)
Death Dimension trailer (2:10)
DISC THIRTEEN
Sunset Cove (School's Out) (Al Adamson, 1977; 87:21)
"Sunset Toolbox" 2020 featurette (11:31)
Sunset Cove trailer (2:02)
TV Spot (0:32)
Nurse Sherri (Al Adamson, 1977; 84:19)
Dr. Dracula Scenes directed by Al Adamson only (25:17, 1080p)
Trailer (480i) (2:27)
TV Spot (0:36)
Radio Spot (1:32)
Cinderella 2000 (Al Adamson, 1977; 103:24)
Audio commentary by producer / distributor Samuel M. Sherman (55:25) (2006)
Cinderella 2000 trailer (480i) (2:40)
TV Spot (1:00)
DISC FOURTEEN
Carnival Magic (Al Adamson, 1981; 85:52)
Audio commentary by producer Elvin Feltner, moderated by cult film historian Joe Rubin (2020)
"A Boon to Science: A Critical Appreciation by Zack Carlson & Lars Nilson" 2020 featurette (11:47)
Outtakes (20:29)
Carnival Magic trailer (1:04)
TV Spot (0:31)
Lost (Al Adamson, 1983; 92:04)
"The Happy Hobo" rushes for a promo from an unproduced Al Adamson kids film (22:42)
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Subtitles:English HoH (all versions)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (all versions)
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited to 2,000 copies.
Comes with the 126-page booklet "Blood & Flesh Files" by Bill Ackerman & Amanda Reyes.
Extras are in 1080/24p unless otherwise stated. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL
Only version so far.
GENERAL NOTES:
This film has 6 alternate titles:
- Echo of Terror
- The Fiend with the Atomic Brain
- The Man with the Synthetic Brain
Director Al Adamson filmed the first version, "Echo of Terror", a straightforward heist movie, in 1964. Adamson and producer Sam Sherman could not interest any distributor in releasing the movie so they added several new scenes in 1965 (some featured actor John Carradine) and the result was a more horrific, science-fiction themed version, which they titled "Psycho A Go-Go". That version was also unreleasable. Allied Artists TV approached Sherman with a request for a color horror movie to add to their package of movies for sale to American TV stations. Adamson responded by filming new scenes that added a zombie and mad doctor subplot, featuring Tommy Kirk, Kent Taylor and Regina Carroll, and the vastly re-edited film was sold to TV as "The Man With The Synthetic Brain". A few scenes were cut for TV (including a strangulation murder), but Adamson added the violence and gore into a theatrical version of Synthetic Brain, titled "Blood of Ghastly Horror" in 1971 this is the version released by Troma on DVD. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection America- Severin Films - No cuts - Includes the earlier "Psycho a Go-Go" re-edit (83:29), "The Fiend with the Electronic Brain" re-edit (97:25) and the final "Blood of Ghastly Horror" version (85:18)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 16/07/20
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/11/20UPDATE LOG:
16/07/20: Initial entry.
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02/11/20: Typo.
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