In very cool news, having apparently run low on available El Santo movies to release on DVD, films starring his compatriot The Blue Demon are starting to hit the market. April 19th sees the release of Blue Demon vs. El Poder. Dig this:
“Gustavo, a killer with psychic powers, is executed in 1914. Nobody realizes that he is not actually dead, but in a cataleptic condition. Fifty years later, two grave robbers unearth his coffin and Gustavo comes to life again. After killing the robbers, Gustavo goes back to his former home, now dwelled by Raul, Blue Demon’s cousin, and his bride…”
Assuming this are like the El Santo discs, it will be in the original Spanish with English subtitles. It’s available for about $10 at Deepdiscountdvd.com seem.
And, oops, there is another El Santo disc availabe the same day: Santo Contra Los Hombres Infernales.
A&E releases the fatalistic final chapter of the Quatermass saga in the form of the 4-part mini-series of that name. This was earlier only available here in a truncated, ‘feature length’ version called The Quatermass Conclusion–which is included in the set as an extra. (Nice.) Hopefully A&E is looking to release the original TV productions of the earler Quatermass movies.
Euro-Schlock fans will be glad to hear of the widescreen release of Women’s Prison Massacre:
“While four male convicts are being held temporarily in a women’s prison, they succeed in taking a group hostage and demand their freedom. The district attorney retaliates by forming a select squad to eliminate the troublemakers and a bloody battle ensues.”
The film stars Laura “Black Emmanuelle” Gemser.
