61. THE THRILL KILLERS
61. THE THRILL KILLERS
(1964)
Directed by Ray Dennis Steckler
I was lucky enough to see this cinematic triumph, also known as "The Maniacs are Loose", on the big screen and ever since then it has retained a special enclave in my little black heart. It abounds with anti-social coolness. It's a story about three escaped homicidal lunatics (The Headchoppers Three!) who team up with a serial killer named Mad Dog Click played by the director himself (under the name Cash Flagg) and then proceed to terrorize some very unlucky folks in the Topanga Canyon. Steckler was the inventive mastermind behind a handful of underground classics in the 60's including "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" (1966), "Wild Guitar"(1962) and "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" (1963) (the world's first monster musical!). "The Thrill Killers" is his best. Notable appearances include sexpot Liz Renay (fresh out of prison where she served hard time rather than rat out her gangster boyfriend) and Ron Haydock (editor of "Fantastic Monsters" magazine and rockabilly singer whose music can be enjoyed on a swank collection called "99 Chicks" brought to us by Norton Records). The original ads promise "Heads chopped off before your eyes" in "Hallucinogenic Hypno-Vision" and you will not be let down! Unlike anything you have ever seen before! Kill crazy psychopaths! Motel murders! Roadside diner horrors! See it or die a thousand deaths!
(1964)
Directed by Ray Dennis Steckler
I was lucky enough to see this cinematic triumph, also known as "The Maniacs are Loose", on the big screen and ever since then it has retained a special enclave in my little black heart. It abounds with anti-social coolness. It's a story about three escaped homicidal lunatics (The Headchoppers Three!) who team up with a serial killer named Mad Dog Click played by the director himself (under the name Cash Flagg) and then proceed to terrorize some very unlucky folks in the Topanga Canyon. Steckler was the inventive mastermind behind a handful of underground classics in the 60's including "Rat Pfink a Boo Boo" (1966), "Wild Guitar"(1962) and "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" (1963) (the world's first monster musical!). "The Thrill Killers" is his best. Notable appearances include sexpot Liz Renay (fresh out of prison where she served hard time rather than rat out her gangster boyfriend) and Ron Haydock (editor of "Fantastic Monsters" magazine and rockabilly singer whose music can be enjoyed on a swank collection called "99 Chicks" brought to us by Norton Records). The original ads promise "Heads chopped off before your eyes" in "Hallucinogenic Hypno-Vision" and you will not be let down! Unlike anything you have ever seen before! Kill crazy psychopaths! Motel murders! Roadside diner horrors! See it or die a thousand deaths!
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