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AS MATINÉS DO MEDO - PARTE 1: QUE DEMÓNIOS SE OCULTAM NA ESCURIDÃO (Who Slew Auntie Roo) de Curtis Harrington

Em 1977 no Palácio Foz assisti a um ciclo de cinema de terror dos anos 70 e começo hoje a revisitar o mesmo no meu blog:

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Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

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Just watched the 1970s horror movie Who Slew Auntie Roo? and there is only one proper response:

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🔨Other #horror films that were released on March 17th...

Blood and Lace 1971(NYC, NY).

Who Slew Auntie Roo? 1972(US).

Flesh for Frankenstein 1974(US).

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Born on this day: scenery-chewing American character actress Shelley Winters (née Shirley Schrift, 18 August 1920 - 14 January 2006), who progressed from blowzy sexpot starlet in the forties to earth mother of New York’s Actor’s Studio in the fifties to hagsploitation horror movie scream queen by the seventies. No one could ham it up quite like kitsch icon Shelley Winters (at least until Susan Tyrrell came along)! Strictly speaking, Winters’ greatest performances are probably in Night of the Hunter (1954) and Lolita (1962) and of course everyone loves her in The Poseidon Adventure (1972), but I personally treasure her at full throttle in exploitation flicks like The Mad Room (1969), What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971), Poor Pretty Eddie (1973) and Tentacles (1976) and campy made-for-TV schlock like Revenge (1971), The Devil’s Daughter (1973), The Sex Symbol (1974) and The Initiation of Sarah (1978).

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THE KILLING KIND (1973) – Episode 193 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“Idiots. That’s what they are. Stupid idiots. Just low-class idiots.” Low-class, maybe, but idiots? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in The Killing Kind (1973), a little-known film directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Ann Sothern, Cindy Williams, and John Savage.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 193 – The Killing Kind (1973)

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A young man is released from prison after serving time for a sexual assault he did not commit, and submits to his impulsive urge to seek revenge against those who wronged him.

  Director: Curtis Harrington

Writers: Tony Crechales, George Edwards

Cinematography by: Mario Tosi

Selected Cast:

Ann Sothern as Thelma Lambert

John Savage as Terry Lambert

Ruth Roman as Rhea Benson

Luana Anders as Louise Elmore

Cindy Williams as Lori Davis

Sue Bernard as Tina Moore

Marjorie Eaton as Mrs. Orland

Peter Brocco as Louise’s Father

Helene Winston as Flo

Have you ever seen, or even heard of, The Killing Kind (1973)? Featuring Ann Sothern, John Savage, and Cindy Williams, this bizarre, overlooked nugget is from director Curtis Harrington. Yup, the mastermind behind films such as Night Tide (1961), Queen of Blood (1966), How Awful About Allan (1970), What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972), and Ruby (1977), as well as the TV horror “classic” Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978). Oh, boy, this should be interesting. Jeff, Bill, Chad, and Doc share their thoughts on this genuinely strange little film. 

At the time of this writing, The Killing Kind is available to stream from Tubi. The film is also available as a Blu-ray disc from Vinegar Syndrome.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Shriek of the Mutilated (1974), The Black Saint’s 1974 pick for Top 10 Horror Films of the 1970′s, Part 1. According to The Black Saint, “Everything about Shriek of the Mutilated screams what-the-f***.” He also called it “worse than bad,” so you have been warned. This one should be . . . interesting.

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

Check out this episode!

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Died on this day: American character actress Shelley Winters (18 August 1920 - 14 January 2006), who progressed from blowzy sexpot starlet in the forties to earth mother of New York’s Actor’s Studio in the fifties to hagsploitation horror movie scream queen. No one could ham it up quite like kitsch icon Shelley Winters! Strictly speaking, Winters’ greatest performances are probably in Night of the Hunter (1954) and Lolita (1962), but I personally treasure her at full throttle in exploitation flicks like The Mad Room (1969), What’s the Matter with Helen? (1971), Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971), Poor Pretty Eddie (1973) and The Initiation of Sarah (1978).  Most recently I’ve watched Winters in a berserk 1977 Italian serial killer flick called Black Journal (the oddball cast includes Max Von Sydow and Rita Tushingham).

Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift of very humble beginnings on August 18, 1920 (some sources list 1922) in East St. Louis, Illinois.

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I enjoy "Who Slew Auntie Roo" cause everybody single character is bad and stupid and isn't that what christmas is about

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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

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More #horror films released on March 17th...

Blood and Lace 1971(NYC, NY).

Who Slew Auntie Roo? 1972(US).

Flesh for Frankenstein 1974(US).

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Tonight’s selection

The title grabbed me

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Born on this day: intriguing and durable maverick director Curtis Harrington (17 September 1926 - 6 May 2007). His wayward career encompassed the occult / underground art film fringe (he was an associate of Kenneth Anger, appearing in Anger’s 1954 film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome) to juicily entertaining low-budget hagsploitation horror movies in the early seventies (What’s the Matter with Helen? and Who Slew Auntie Roo? both starring Shelley Winters, Killer Bees with Gloria Swanson) to mainstream television establishment (he directed episodes of TV series Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman and Dynasty). Everything Harrington touched was imbued with an understanding of camp and an overtly queer sensibility. I particularly love Night Tide (1961), Queen of Blood (1966) and Games (1967). Pictured: Harrington with frequent leading lady, Shelley Winters, during production of Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971).