Orgy of the Dead


1h 22m 1965

Film Details

Genre
Horror
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
Atlanta opening: 1 Jun 1965
Production Company
Astra Productions
Distribution Company
Crest Film Distributors; F. O. G. Distributors
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Orgy of the Dead by Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (a novel, publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

On a stormy night, a young writer and his fiancée travel through the mountains in search of an ancient cemetery where they hope to find material for a new novel. Knocked unconscious when their car hits a lightning-felled tree, they awaken to find the cemetery illuminated by the light of a full moon. They stumble upon a strange rite: The Master of the Dead and The Princess of Darkness have arisen from their graves to judge the newly dead, who dance naked before their throne. The Master orders the young couple bound to ceremonial posts, so that they may watch as he judges the female sinners: The Main Street Prowler, who lured men to her apartment to rob and murder them, is now condemned to eternal punishment; The Slave Girl, once a princess, is beaten by those who had been her slaves; The Bride who murdered her husband must now reside eternally with his skeleton; The Indian Girl who tossed her lovers into the flames must leap into flames throughout eternity; The Island Girl, who used her beloved snakes to dispose of her lovers, is restricted to the companionship of snakes; a woman who loved cats is condemned to remain a cat forever; and one who worshiped gold is turned into a gold statue. As The Princess of Darkness prepares to take the writer's fiancée for her slave, the morning sun returns the dead creatures to dust, and the young couple are rescued from the wreckage of their car.

Film Details

Genre
Horror
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
Atlanta opening: 1 Jun 1965
Production Company
Astra Productions
Distribution Company
Crest Film Distributors; F. O. G. Distributors
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Orgy of the Dead by Edward Davis Wood, Jr. (a novel, publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

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