Monday, July 27, 2009

Succubus




THE SENSUAL EXPERIENCE OF '69
At a chic nightclub for jaded jetsetters, a simulated snuff performance is the main attraction, and Lorna, its leading lady, is the obsession of men and women alike. Little do they realize that Lorna's Mephistophelean manager has transformed her into "the essence of evil... a devil on earth!" Soon the sensuous starlet's stage persona possesses her entirely, thrusting Lorna into a hallucinatory world of sadomasochistic excess and drawing everyone she touches into her debaucherous delirium. Can anyone stop Lorna before her perverse stage show becomes a murderous reality?

Starring the beautiful Janine Reynaud (TWO UNDERCOVER ANGELS, KISS ME, MONSTER), Jack Taylor (THE GHOST GALLEON, THE NINTH GATE) and Howard Vernon (THE AWFUL DR. ORLOFF, DELICATESSEN), Jess Franco's (99 WOMEN, VAMPYROS LESBOS) Faustian fever dream provides the blue-print for the erotic horror that has become the infamous director's enduring legacy. Newly remastered from original vault materials, SUCCUBUS features exclusive Extras, including revealing interviews with Jess Franco and Jack Taylor!

DVD EXTRAS-

From Necronomicon To Succubus - Interview with Director Jess Franco
Back In Berlin - Interview with Star Jack Taylor
Theatrical Trailer


Succubus is loaded with really cool costumes, and sets. The mid and late 60's were so lushly attired, as portrayed in Franco's films, that I feel like we men of today get the short end of the stick, fashion wise. The scene that jumps out as my favorite involves a scampering Tranny, and a Little Person at a late night Acid soiree. The Acid is served over a silver platter held under each benefactors chin and placed in the mouth by the servers fingers. The party realllly got cool once everyone strated tripping. The way they showed each persons hallucinations impressed me and made me laugh, all at the same time. Succubus is the story of a deal gone awry, as most deals made with the devil are wont to do.

The roommate say's - "It was non linear, and sometimes difficult to follow, but very visually enticing."

So enjoy Blue Underground's release of Succubus, the next time you are in the mood for a spooky 60's, yet never "out moded" classic by the legend Jess Franco.

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