Orgy of the Living Dead

My pal Conrad is back here to spread more fear!

Last time I wrote about Mario Bava's Kill, Baby, Kill 

and mentioned the "Orgy of the Living Dead" triple bill, 

released to drive-ins in the Summer of 1971.

Well, rounding out the "Triple Avalanche of Grisly Horror" were the following: 

Revenge of the Living Dead aka The Murder Clinic (1966)

starring William Berger (Mario Bava's Five Dolls For An August Moon)

And

Fangs of the Living Dead aka Malenka the Vampire (1969)

starring Anita Ekberg (as seen in The Cobra, among many films)

Revenge of the Living Dead, directed by Elio Scardamaglia 

(better known as a producer, Revenge was the only film he directed),

has yet to see an official DVD release in the United States under any title.

Fangs of the Living Dead is available on a number of DVD labels,

both as Fangs of the Living Dead and Malenka the Vampire. 

Fangs is directed by Amando de Ossorio of the excellent Blind Dead films fame!

The Orgy of the Living Dead triple bill represents a number of lost arts in movies,

such as its humorous ad campaign about

poor John Austin Frazier (New York actor Victor Bumbalo)

and the mouth watering posters, all favorites of mine.

I also vividly remember this TV spot for Orgy featuring our buddy John,

being taken away to the mental institution:

Movie ballyhoo just isn't quite the same.

"Poor, John."

Check out Conrad's post on the second film in this trilogy here.

(If you dare! ;)