Orgy of the Dead

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Orgy of the Dead

Directed by Produced by Written by

A. C. Stephen A. C. Stephen Ed Wood Criswell

Starring

Fawn Silver Pat Barrington (as Pat Barringer)

Music by Cinematography Editing by

Jaime Mendoza-Nava Robert Caramico Donald A. Davis

Distributed by

Crown International Pictures Rhino Video (VHS and DVD) 1 June 1965 92 min United States English

Release date(s) Running time Country Language

Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by Stephen C. Apostolof under the alias A. C. Stephen. The screenplay was adapted by cult film director Edward D. Wood, Jr from his own novel. It is a combination of horror and erotica, and is something of a transition for Wood, who began as a horror writer and later began writing pornography.

Contents

1 Plot summary 2 Production 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Plot summary
The film's graveyard prologue is a recreation of the opening scene from Ed Wood's then-unreleased 1958 film Night of the Ghouls. Criswell reprises his role from the earlier film. The action begins when a young couple, Bob (William Bates) and Shirley (sexploitation actress Pat Barrington, billed as Pat Barringer) survive a car crash only to find themselves tied to posts in a misty cemetery where they are forced to watch dead spirits dance for the Emperor of the Night played by Criswell (best known for Plan 9 From Outer Space). Ten striptease performances by topless dancers from beyond the grave outfitted in various motifs comprise most of this movie. The Wolf Man (wearing a very obvious mask) and The Mummy are also tossed in for comic relief. Barrington doubles as the blond Gold Girl (inspired by Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger) while her redheaded "Shirley" character watches her perform. Criswell's undead consort, the sexy Black Ghoul, was written for Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira, but was instead played by Fawn Silver, who wore a black bouffant wig.

Production
Wood served as writer, production manager, casting agent, and even held up cue cards on this low-budget film, although he did not direct. An article on the making of this film was published in Femme Fatales, 7:1 (June 1998).

See also

Edward D. Wood, Jr. filmography

References

The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1996), documentary film directed by Brett Thompson Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992) ISBN 978-0-922915-24-8

External links

Orgy of the Dead at the Internet Movie Database Orgy of the Dead at AllRovi

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Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Feature films directed

Glen or Glenda Jail Bait Bride of the Monster Plan 9 from Outer Space Night of the Ghouls The Sinister Urge Take It Out in Trade Excited The Only House in Town Necromania The Young Marrieds Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan Final Curtain The Night the Banshee Cried The Sun Was Setting

Short films directed Television films directed

Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid Boots The Violent Years The Unearthly The Bride and the Beast Anatomy of a Psycho Shotgun Wedding Orgy of the Dead One Million AC/DC The Love Feast Venus Flytrap The Undergraduate Drop-Out Wife Class Reunion The Snow Bunnies The Cocktail Hostesses Five Loose Women The Beach Bunnies Hot Ice Crossroads of Laredo (filmed 1948, released 1995) Hellborn (filmed mid-1950s, released 1993) Take It Out in Trade: The Outtakes (filmed 1970, released 1995) I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (written 1970s, released 1999) Bela Lugosi The Golden Turkey Awards Dolores Fuller Conrad Brooks Paul Marco Tor Johnson Vampira Bunny Breckinridge The Amazing Criswell Stephen C. Apostolof Tom Mason Ed Wood (biopic)

Films written; not directed

Posthumous films

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1965 films 1965 horror films Crown International Pictures films Sexploitation films Supernatural horror films Films based on horror novels Directorial debut films 1960s horror film stubs

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