THE DEVIL'S PARTNER (1961) Blu-ray Review

THE DEVIL’S PARTNER (1961) d. Charles R. Rondeau (USA)
CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA (1961) d. Roger Corman (USA)

Welcome to Episode #8 of THE STACK!

Tonight, we'll take a look at Film Masters’ new Blu-ray release of the criminally unseen The Devil’s Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea, both released in 1961 and both from Roger Corman’s Filmgroup distribution arm. 

The first is a Twilight Zone-esque tale of a strange visitor to a small town whose seemingly pleasant exterior masks a darker face indeed, and the second is a goofy comedy/horror effort that cribs mightily from Corman’s own Beast from Haunted Cave with its wacky tale of crooks and monsters.

SPIDER BABY (1967) Blu-ray Review

Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1967) d. Jack Hill (USA)

Horror fans only familiar with Sid Haig from his millennial Rob Zombie flicks or with Lon Chaney, Jr. from his hairy heyday of The Wolf Man should do themselves the favor of experiencing these two genre legends toward the beginning and end of their respective careers. Writer/director Hill’s fascinating blend of macabre humor and bizarre chills revolves around the Merrye family, stricken with a “progressive age regression” disease that leads to childlike behavior and cannibalism. (This was Hill’s first credited feature directing gig, even though it didn’t come out for several years after principal photography had wrapped in 1964.)