Description
Book Synopsis American filmmaker Ray Dennis Steckler may forever be remembered for his cult classic The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? but his career path is even more fascinating than his strange signature film. Between 1962 and 1986, Steckler wrote, directed, edited and occasionally acted in nine more underground feature films. After his live oddities roadshows helped propel the director to even greater cult infamy, Steckler turned his camera towards the adult film world. Between 1970 and 1984, Steckler directed no fewer than three dozen of these explicit genre pieces.
This book covers Steckler''s nearly 50 movies, including several lost, incomplete or experimental films. Each entry includes a full list of cast and crew credits, along with a plot synopsis, plenty of images and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Transcriptions of the author''s interviews with Steckler''s ex-wife Carolyn Brandt, his daughter Laura H. Steckler, actor Ro
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One: The Films of Ray Dennis Steckler
- Wild Guitar (1962)
- Goof on the Loose (1963)
- The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1963)
- The Thrill Killers (1964)
- Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
- The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1967)
- Body Fever (1969)
- Sinthia: The Devil's Doll (1970)
- Blood Shack (1971)
- The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher (1979)
- Las Vegas Serial Killer (1986)
- Part Two: The Adult Films of Ray Dennis Steckler
- Introduction
- The Films
- Part Three: Unfinished Films, Unreleased Films and Compilations
- Part Four: Homage and Memorabilia
- Part Five: The Interviews
- High Hopes to Hard Knocks: Carolyn Brandt on Living and Working with Ray Dennis Steckler
- Growing Up Steckler: A Conversation with Laura H. Steckler
- Gary Kent: The Danger God Speaks
- Have Talent, Will Travel: A Conversation wwith Cult Movie Star Ron Jason
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
