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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Drums o' Voodoo [a.k.a. She Devil, Louisiana] (1934)

















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Drums o' Voodoo was re-released in 1940 under the title She Devil. Screenplay based on stage play, Louisiana, buy Augustus Smith.

The conflict among a group of Louisiana Negroes between the Christian religion, voodooism and the entirely irreligious. The latter element is personified in Morris McKinney, owner of a jook, presumably a bawdy house, who is determined that he will have the niece of the local preacher, J. Augustus Smith, or expose the preacher's past. The grandson of the woman, who is high preregister of the voodoo worshipers, wants to marry the niece. Just as McKinney is disclosing to the preacher's congregation that Smith murdered a man, he is stricken blind. This is attributed to the voodoo woman's spell. Windup finds everybody happy and the forces of voodooism riding high.

Friday, May 12, 2017

Zombie Island Massacre (1984)


















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Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends. 

Friday, May 5, 2017

Super Dude [a.k.a. The Hang Up] (1974)























































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A young prostitute overdose on drugs and narcotics Detective Ken Ramsey (William Elliott) begins to investigate her death. Ramsey's department finds out that the young prostitute is friends with Julie (Mark Bey), in which Ramsey must figure out who is distributing the drugs. However, a romantic relationship evolves between Ramsey and Julie even though he knows that she struggles with a bad drug habit. Julie directs Ken to a wicked dealer name Fred Richards (Michael Lerner), but Ken finds out that Julie's involvement with Richards was more than just narcotics.