The latest horror b-movies I caught were a pair of bizarre 70’s flicks. First up was The Psychotronic Man.
Boy, was this movie random and odd. A barber named Rocky suddenly develops psychotronic abilities (like telekinesis). Why he gets this power is never explained. That’s one of the many bizarre elements of this flick that makes it so hilarious. He goes for a drive one night, pulls over to sleep in his car, only to wake up and realize his car is floating in the sky. Terrified, he almost falls out but crawls back in. The next day he’s convinced it was all a dream. His wife is convinced he’s a drunk and sends him to a doctor to see about headaches he’s been having. He eventually uses his psychic abilities to kills a few people, including the doctor.
The police detectives who are investigating the mysterious murders eventually track them back to Rocky, and go after him.The movie is filled with random scenes such as Rocky driving at night, and a scene with people dancing in a nightclub. The soundtrack is some kind of odd piano drum jazz composition and plays throughout the film, including the long drawn out police chase at the end. At one point Rocky crashes his car and it explodes, only to see him running away in the next scene. It’s odd things like this that make this goofy film so memorable.
The Psychotronic Man is worth the watch if you enjoy truly odd movies with aimless elements. The next film, The Headless Eyes, was more of the same.
A starving artist breaks into a woman’s home to steal some stuff. She wakes up and catches him, and when he attacks her, she grabs a spoon and gouges out his eye. He runs off, screaming in agony.
Later, he’s recovered and wearing an eyepatch. He then goes around murdering people and taking their eyes, using them to create his art. The flick is pure 70’s trash-horror cinema, filled with odd music, and meandering scenes that include one where he has a delusion that he’s running around the streets of New York dressed in white and dancing wildly. There’s some decent gore that reminded me of the films of Hershell Gordon Lewis (Blood Feast) and another 70’s schlockfest called Carnival Of Blood.
The guy who plays the killer gives an over dramatic, hammy performance as he talks to himself, whispering and then screeching, all while stalking and killing his victims. Despite its obvious low budget, it manages to stay interesting throughout its runtime. The ending is also abrupt but hilarious.
Both of these movies are fucking weird but strangely fun. If you enjoy low budget, random 70’s horror, you may enjoy them.
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