Shanks (1974)

The terms weird and strange get applied to an enormous number of films, but perhaps 1974s Shanks is truly worthy of such cliched categorization. Notable as both the last movie directed by maverick gimmick filmmaker William Castle and also as the first major movie role for world famous mime Marcel Marceau.

Marceau plays Malcolm Shanks, a master puppeteer who goes to work in a castle, toiling for a crazed but good-hearted doctor/scientist named Old Walker (also played by Marceau) who has made great advances in the reanimation of the dead. After the doctor dies, Shanks then uses the reanimated to get retribution.

The film never completely gels for me, but still manages to provide a rather unique experience for the curious viewer.

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Scream of the Wolf (1974)

Written by Richard Matheson (The Night Stalker, Duel, I Am Legend) and directed by Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows, Trilogy of Terror, Burnt Offerings, The Winds of War), is 1974 made for television movie Scream of the Wolf.

A series of brutal murders are committed with evidence at the scene indicating the possible involvement of a large wolf. A retired big game hunter (played by Peter Graves) is called in to assist in hunting down the killer but gets little help from a suspicious local pro-hunter (Clint Walker). Great use is made of nighttime visits through fog shrouded forests.

Peopletoys (1974) aka Devil Times Five

A bizarre and brutal seventies horror/exploitation film, Peopletoys follows what happens when a van carrying a group of extremely disturbed youngsters crashes off an icy mountain road. The children make their way to a lodge populated by a relatively annoying assortment of wealthy and/or unpleasant folks. The family and their group welcome the little wanderers into the warm and inviting home but come to regret this decision after both the telephone and power cut out while the adults begin meeting violent ends.

Sorrell Booke is (for me) the most notable face among the cast; seen here five years prior to his blockbuster role as Boss Hogg on the Dukes of Hazzard. A very young Leif Garrett plays one of the murderous children, his sister Dawn Lyn also plays one of the youngsters, and their mother Carolyn Stellar is also among the film's cast.

Peopletoys was a work horse exploitation film and was re-released multiple times under different titles such as Devil Times Five, The Horrible House on the Hill, and Tantrums.

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Devil Times Five (1974) by TheCryptoCrew

Pussy Galore - Maximum Penetration compilation

Maximum Penetration is a compilation 

of clips and live performances from  

Pussy Galore 

in all their noisy, snarling, glory.

Jon Spencer (guitar, vocals) 

Julie Cafritz (guitar, vocals) 

Kurt Wolf (guitar) 

Neil Hagerty (guitar) 

Bob Bert (drums)

Pig Sweat 

White Noise 

Just Wanna Die 

Nothing Can Bring Me Down 

Biker Rock Loser 

Constant Pain 

Pussy Stomp 

NYC 1999 

Cunt Tease 

When I Get Off 

Get Out 

Pretty Fuck Look 

Trashcan Oildrum 

Die Bitch 

Spinout 

Kill Yourself 

No Count 

Fuck You Man / Encore 

Alright