Horror Flick of the Week: Zinda Laash (1967)

Ah, the much-maligned and neglected realm of Pakistani cinema. A realm of sometimes beautiful, and most of the time...questionable movies. Luckily, Zinda Laash is actually one of the former. It's incredibly difficult to get your hands on pretty much any Lollywood movies, and especially ones with English subtitles. Lucky for us this one is probably the easiest movie from them you can find, restored lovingly, and also...the first X rated horror film in Lollywood history. Funny, because it's hardly even close to rivaling what you'd consider the lustier of the Hammer horror movies.

It's Dracula, it's a mad scientist, it's dancing, it's awesome 60s perms, and lovingly painted shadows created in only the way black-and-white films can offer.

If that isn't enough to convince you to watch 'Dracula in Pakistan'/'Zinda Laash'/'The Living Corpse' this October, maybe this charming dance sequence will convince you...

Horror Flick of the Week - Slaughter of the Vampires / Curse of the Blood Ghouls (1962)

Don't let the trailer fool you. Lurking out there somewhere in cyberspace (or possibly on a good quality dvd) is an excellent copy of this movie, as crisp as something you'd expect from a prized Bava picture, not from something by Roberto Mauri (who also directed such films as 'Zorikan the Barbarian' and 'The Porno Killers'). Now, it isn't nearly the same class as Bava's best, but certainly enjoyable enough to at least spend the night watching with a couple of friends. It's just a simple, classic kind of vampire story. Evil count. Terrified villagers. Handsome young man struggling to maintain his humanity while he battles evil...



The dubbing is...well, it's an Italian movie. So the dubbing is fairly obvious. But keep in mind, that's pretty much how it works out with most Italian cinema, and there are plenty out there worth checking out if you can get over that hurdle many people seem to struggle with. It's well worth the effort.