tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post9166337041179663360..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Night of the Howling Beast (1975), Or Leap Attack Fest 2009The Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-82519098918690743582009-09-05T05:36:01.946-05:002009-09-05T05:36:01.946-05:00I'm a fairly new disciple to the legend that i...I'm a fairly new disciple to the legend that is Naschy having only been in to his movies for the last year or two. Gotta say, I love your reviews! they capture everything cool and funny about his movies from the hot eurobabes he always seduces to his un equalled manliness and the awesome monsters!. I live in sunny England and have been steadily buying all of the BCI releases online, real shame they've gone bust. Bit of info for you, Night of the Howling Beast was banned in England in the 80's as a video nasty under the title 'Werewolf and the Yeti' and still remains banned here to this day as Know one has tried to release it again here!!Aggonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-30796863886361527332009-07-04T00:01:24.917-05:002009-07-04T00:01:24.917-05:00This was the movie that first introduced me to Nas...This was the movie that first introduced me to Naschy. I searched for several weeks throughout rural Oklahoma for a copy of this movie on vhs after having seen it once. It defies description. I was able to get a copy on vhs, but have been trying to find it on dvd forever. So far, no luck. Your review is hysterical, but misses a couple of small points. Though the Khan IS named Sekkar Khan I swear to you it sounds like everyone is calling him Shaka Khan. I first thought, "The evil one is a mediocre, mid-'80's musician?" Wait, that goes without saying. The fact that Wandessa, the evil witch seems to be treating the evil Khan's bacne (back acne) with the original concept of a skin graft...Waldemar can't find his crew during the day, but the werewolf heads straight for them each time...a burst from a tommy gun at near point-blank range doesn't phase our hirsute hero, but one good bear-hug from a yeti and he's down for the count...not only does the Khan keep an insidious booby trap (a punji pit!!!) in his bedroom, but he also keeps a corpse on the spikes...when Waldemar went up the mountain, he required deep-cold mountain gear, but walking down the mountain it's all shirts and jeans...I could go on all day, but just find this gem. It's brilliant! It's bizarre! It's Naschy!Steven W. Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276796973743587010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-67048529436035251802009-06-02T18:41:16.740-05:002009-06-02T18:41:16.740-05:00You are too kind, Al Bruno! Ahh, if only that pas...You are too kind, Al Bruno! Ahh, if only that passage you quoted could be said to accurately describe the power and majesty of Paul Naschy, but alas it was my best attempt.<br /><br />I envy your exposure to the Naschyverse at such a young age! The Vicar requests pictures of your erect nipples, btw. For "research", so he claims.The Duke of DVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931606833969681610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-79009779452946019022009-06-02T11:02:50.584-05:002009-06-02T11:02:50.584-05:00My first Naschy film was an afternoon showing of A...My first Naschy film was an afternoon showing of ASSIGNMENT TERROR (Frankenstien, Dracula, the Mummy and the Wolf Man vs aliens and each other)<br /><br />I was around 11 years old at the time and the movie marked me for life. Especially the Mummy vs Werewolf throwdown.<br /><br />It wouldn't be until I was in my 30's that I re-discovered this film and learned it was just one part of the maddest film series of all time.<br /><br />I just wish I could catch more of his work. Why does Ernest get a box set and not Wiedmar Daninsky?<br /><br />Oh and also this but of prose here?<br /><br />"Paul Naschy was forged on an altar of evil by blind eunuchs invoking the names of the 8 Beasts from Beyond Time. His piercing eyes, his barrel chest, his penchant for sexing every woman who comes within his personal gravity: these are the reasons we love him. His muscles rippling beneath his bronze skin like insane caged pigs, starving for succor. The wild forelock of auburn hair on his head causes us to enter a torpor state of awesome. His unending joy at film making makes us understand why we love movies, and why we write passionately on this blog."<br /><br />It made my nipples errect with envy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-41124227185152052152009-06-02T07:57:41.218-05:002009-06-02T07:57:41.218-05:00Ah, I love the smell of Naschy Love in the morning...Ah, I love the smell of Naschy Love in the morning! BTW, Macistes, Jenn, and Empress, if you guys love the wilder, more out-of-control side of Naschy as we do, you should really check out FURY OF THE WOLFMAN (<A HREF="http://mmmmmovies.blogspot.com/2008/03/fury-of-wolfman-1972-or-i-cant-believe.html" REL="nofollow">previously reviewed</A>). It probably demonstrated the LEAST restraint of any Naschy flick I've seen, and that's saying something. Plus, it's on just about every Mill Creek 50 movies set, so it's easy and cheap to come by.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-80362544341305922792009-06-02T07:51:55.564-05:002009-06-02T07:51:55.564-05:00This movie brims with excellence and is one of my ...This movie brims with excellence and is one of my more favorite Naschyflicks. The Mysterious Orient flavor, the Ilsa-Meets-Elvira awesomeness of Wandessa, and the OHMYGODGLEE of the yeti vs. werewolf fight--it's all gorgeous, even in a "dredged up from the bottom of the ocean" Collectors' Copy print. Duke, you've done this one great justice with your musings. Well done.Tenebrous Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032561062849200919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-79927224754690791162009-06-01T23:46:25.708-05:002009-06-01T23:46:25.708-05:00Our apologies! We - uh - mistook the "v" key for t...Our apologies! We - uh - mistook the "v" key for the "d" key in the dark... yeah... that's it... Wholesale compliments to the Duke, of course... But the Vicar speaks the truth -- not enough fealty paid the mistress Solar! We'd gladly eat breakfast from her buffet any day!The Flying Maciste Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342766561263208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-41065737420333467362009-06-01T23:20:49.108-05:002009-06-01T23:20:49.108-05:00Well, Vicar, we do look similar, if only because o...Well, Vicar, we <I>do</I> look similar, if only because one finds us sporting the latest Victorian fashions whilst strolling the Rue du Sexor. I in my velvet fop hat, cream ascot, silken vest, and self-removing trousers. You resplendent in your ocher ermine coat, pleated pantaloons, and marcel hair underneath your skullcap of station.<br /><br />I confess it was a struggle to spend much time ogling Eurobabes whilst watching this film, the beauty of Sylvia notwithstanding. Paul's animal good looks forced blinders on mine eyes, yea, verily, I did try to look away, but was too smitten.<br /><br />Jenn, you are correct, one simply cannot beat a wolfman vs. yeti throwdown. I was in rapturous awe.The Duke of DVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931606833969681610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-62785067784742597162009-06-01T22:52:55.384-05:002009-06-01T22:52:55.384-05:00Ah, Duke, when first I viewed Night of the Howling...Ah, Duke, when first I viewed <I>Night of the Howling Beast</I>, I *knew* it would make your heart beat fast, just form the sheer quantity and quality of LEAP ATTACKS alone! That one off the boulder you cap'd is excellent, but the one onto horseback did it for me. And the battle between Paul and Sekkar Khan is fucking LEGENDARY--and Paul's not even in wolf form! <br /><br />But I can't believe you didn't spend more time ogling Sylvia Solar,who played the Head Witch Wandessa here. She's quite the eeevil villain, and a lovely Eurobabe in her own right. The feminine vengeance subplot here was just one of those added flourishes that makes a Naschy party the most rewarding party you can go to.<br /><br />Jenn, you are truly a kindred soul to the Duke and myself when it comes to Naschy love. You're welcome at our soirees anytime! I can't imagine what would happen if the Duke and I ever found ourselves in the presence of El Ultimo Hombre-Lobo. I think exploding heads would be in evidence...IYKWIM.<br /><br />And Macistes, much as I would like to take credit, this one is all the Duke of DVD's work (DOD to the VOV, word). As gay as I am for Naschy, the Duke is PARADE gay for him. ;) It's one of the many reasons we get along so well.<br /><br />The other is <A HREF="http://www.averybrewing.com/index2.html" REL="nofollow">Avery Reverend</A>, the drink of kings. Ask for it by name! <br /><br />(No, we don't have a sponsorship...but we dream!)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-33463506906228780632009-06-01T22:25:30.925-05:002009-06-01T22:25:30.925-05:00Well, you're obviously treating yourself extremely...Well, you're obviously treating yourself extremely well, this week VOV! Of all the (uniformly great) Naschy/Daninsky films, this one gets the most repeat play on the Maciste screens. Great memorial to a film that has always gotten drenched in the piss of condesention by most supposed Naschy-ites. While we can't love the befurred one in quite the same manner as, oh, say Jenn for instance (stand back -- she's gonna blow!), us Bruddas think we will spin this one again pronto!The Flying Maciste Brothershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342766561263208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-37079220163173069562009-06-01T17:54:36.605-05:002009-06-01T17:54:36.605-05:00I swear, if I ever met Naschy at a convention-type...I swear, if I ever met Naschy at a convention-type situation, I would likely explode! Some ladies feel this way about Daniel Craig or Robert Pattison; but my movie star crush is on Naschy. <br /><br />I know how much you guys love him, too, so it's a good feelin' to know I'm not the only one obsessed. And Night of the Howling Beast has GOT to be my favorite Naschy monster mashup. Waldemere and a Yeti! SHUT UP! It's like the answer to my wildest dreams!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-24257462894538491702009-06-01T17:28:24.175-05:002009-06-01T17:28:24.175-05:00All this time I'd been wondering who Naschy was an...All this time I'd been wondering who Naschy was and how he came to be. I appreciate the information; it explains much.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com