#Stinner

[scary-movies-on-netflix]

TERROR-CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE (1965)

We start off with a guy being trampled to death by a horse, but then we cut to a guy driving to a remote villa.  His name is Albert.  He is a lawyer, and his law partner, Joseph, received a letter from Dr. Hauff (the owner of villa), who wants help writing his will.  Joseph wasn’t available, so Albert went instead to secure the legal work.  At the house, he meets Hauff’s daughter, Corinne, and Hauff’s wife, Cleo.  (Cleo is Corinne’s step-mother, and she is Barbara Steele!)  The women tell Albert that Dr. Hauff died the year before!

Over dinner, Corinne tells Albert that Dr. Hauff was an accomplished spiritualist.  Albert is invited to spend the night, and he listens to some of Dr. Hauff’s old wax cylinder tubes, but he is interrupted by a scream from Corinne, who says that she saw her father!  The next day Albert meets Dr. Nemek, and they, along with Corinne, head to town.  Along the way, Corinne thinks she sees her father, again, and she screams, again.  They stop at the house of a man named Stinner and then continue to town to talk to the mayor.  They find that he is dead!  They head to the coroner’s office.  The coroner basically explains that when Dr. Hauff died, there were five witnesses who signed a statement, and now three of those witnesses are dead!  The next person on the list is Stinner, but the name of the last person is illegible. 

Back at the house, Cleo and Corinne bicker, with Cleo essentially admitting that she hated the life she had with Hauff.  That night, Stinner hears creaking wagon wheels outside his house.  (We previously learned about the Plague Spreaders, some dudes from the fifteenth century who were caught spreading plague and then executed.  Their mummified hands are located in a cabinet in the villa.)  Stinner impales himself on a sword, and disfigured hands move his chair.  The next morning Albert and Dr. Nemek are at Stinner’s house, and they find a half-destroyed note that he was apparently writing to warn the last person on the list.

Everyone goes to the cemetery, because Dr. Hauff’s body is going to be exhumed and moved to the family crypt.  Cleo (Barbara Steels) wears a fantastic hat.  But the grave is empty!  Meanwhile, Joseph, Albert’s law partner, has arrived at the villa.  He sees the profile of Dr. Hauff sitting in a chair, and the man speaks to him: “I’ve been waiting for you.  I knew you would come.”  Albert and Dr. Nemek find him, but there is no sign of Dr. Hauff.  Joseph is recuperating in his room, and Cleo enters.  They are lovers!  They have sex. 

Albert and Corinne are later looking for Kurt, the gardener, and they just miss him as he enters the crypt with the body of Dr. Hauff!  Apparently, the Plague Spreaders are coming, previously commanded by Dr. Hauff to destroy his enemies.  Kurt stumbles up to the others, but he has contracted the plague!  The mummified hands in the cabinet begin to move, which is a cool scene.  Kurt points at a mirror, where we see into the past.  Dr. Hauff was confronted by a number of people, who were demanding that he leave the town.  We see the various dead people, including Joseph and Cleo.  Dr. Hauff is explaining that he knows all their secrets, but Joseph sneaks up behind Hauff and bonks him on the head.  Everyone laughs as he dies, but Cleo, in the present, throws a candle holder at the mirror and breaks it.

Outside, the graves of the Plague Spreaders push open.  (We never actually see them.)  Back in the villa, Cleo runs around and opens a door.  There is a shadow, a Plague Spreader, and she has the plague!  She falls over by a harp and dies.  Joseph runs away, and we look at him from the perspective of a Plague Spreader as he tries to stop it with a little pistol.  Albert later finds him, dead, of the plague!  Albert, Corinne, and Dr. Nemek flee the house, but they are chased by the Plague Spreaders.  They see a pool of water and remember a song that has played throughout the movie about “pure water.”  Albert realizes that “pure” rain water will drive the Plague Spreaders away.  Dr. Nemek dies, but it begins to rain before the Plague Spreaders can give Albert and Corinne the plague.  The two spend a long time walking away from us in the rain.  The end.

This was ok.  I’m tempted to say it was meh, but nothing with Barbara Steele can be that bad.  The title in Italian was “5 tombe per un medium.”  Apparently, the only available print is low-resolution, perhaps a copy of a copy, with various artifacts and defects.  The dubbing was not great.  The overall concept was certainly interesting (dude summons five medieval plague spreaders to kill his enemies!), and there were some nice images.  There are a few scenes where the characters look directly at the camera, suggesting a horrified intimacy that most other movies of the era don't provide. Ultimately, the film lacks any other notable stylistic elements. There's no sense of dread.  The lackluster filmmaking renders this forgettable.

[russolover]

LESSI WHAT A STINNER

[barov-von-zarovich]

OoC: All right, I'm caught up on @wonderfulworldofdarklords (thank you again for making that little stinner for me, I enjoyed it immensely). I have decided to redo my "reviews" and will post them here as "Matt/Barov's after watching thoughts." cus, lets be honest, I was never reviewing them. I was just throwing well-deserved praise at them. I hope to have the first one done by Thursday.

[radiatorofsound]

(Radiator Of Sound 🔊)

Cosmic Feeling - EP by shaun stinner

[stinnerframeworks]

Lost and Found is just 3 days away! So excited to be back up north and riding in the sierras. The race is sold out but you can still enter to win one of our new Refugio’s or a bike from @sklarbikes @mosaiccycles @argonautcycles @mcgoverncycles @envecomposites @whiteind Visit sierratrails.org/builders-for-builders to grab a ticket and enter to win!! #buildersforbuilders #lostandfoun #sierratrails #dirtmagic #stinner #stinnerframeworks (at Santa Barbara, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDzG42HFrg/?igshid=e64729o61gus

[littletrips]

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST - AZ

[youcantbuyland]

#Repost @super_domestique ・・・ Our first Stinner Refugio and we think it’s a beauty! The bespoke titanium frame was designed by us for the customer following a thorough fitting on our adjustable jig. The bike can take up to 38mm tyres using an Enve GRD fork. Finishing kit and rims are also from Enve. Headset, hubs and bottom bracket are matte black Chris King. The groupset is Sram Etap HRD in the wifli version for extra range. —————————————————- 🚴🏼‍♀️ 🚴🏽 —————————————————-

[bikedweeb]

(via Aaron Stinner | Santa Barbara, California. 2014 | brian vernor | Flickr)

[elgallinero]

#gennaroStinnerPipala #gentile #stinner #pipala #abuse (at Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6drP34hAlh/?igshid=1aeu7gqr2w30y

[restwaerme]

short spin with new setup...

... when you are used to riding clipless those straps are scary...

[bluepocketsf-blog]

[teamdreambicyclingteam]

Danny’s Stinner

[radiatorofsound]

Listen/purchase: Cosmic Feeling - EP by shaun stinner

[stinnerframeworks]

Builders for builders is all over! And we raised over $65k for the Sierra Buttes trail stewardship. I want to thank all of you that donated and entered the raffle! This will help make a huge impact on the Lost Sierras and help them continue to put on amazing events like this! In the mean time. I’m still frothing over my new Refugio. #stinnerframeworks #stinner #stinnerridefree #buildersforbuilders #lostsierras (at Goleta, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByiWw3KH1KD/?igshid=8h4v3sl5q4ex

[littletrips]

GOOSE CREEK - BOZEMAN, MT

[youcantbuyland]

So good #Repost @saintcloudbikes ・・・ Steve’s @stinnerframeworks Gibralter. With custom paint, Ultegra R8000, White Industries/HED wheels and Zipp finishing kit. So much class! Enjoy Steve! #saintcloudworkshop #stinner 📷 @squidsteve