Love Me Deadly

cult of necrophiliacs
A frigid woman who likes funerals and is turned on only by dead bodies enters into a sexless marriage with CAROL BURNETT SHOW bud Lyle Waggoner and secretly joins a cult of necrophiliacs in a local morgue. For a film that had so much perverse and ghoulish potential, this film only partially entertains. There's a particularly shocking scene early in the film of a guy being embalmed alive but the film gets bogged down in the drama of marital problems in the second hour. While the serious approach to such outrageous material is greatly appreciated, a little more ghoulish horror would've been nice.

Love Me Evil
For years, I had hoped that some great DVD company like Anchor Bay or Blue Underground would find it in their hearts to re-distribute this film. I did get my wish & Code Red has done a marvelous job. Although the DVD quality wasn't as good as I had hoped for, quality is small potatoes as far I'm concerned which can be easily forgiven or perhaps even overlooked when we consider how long this film has been out of circulation. Also, the film is released here in it's original uncut format which is worth the nominal investment you will make.

When I think of great horror films in the late '60's or early '70's, LMD always comes to mind. Infact, I'm baffled as to why this one hasn't a stronger following or why more people didn't latch on to this one but perhaps the DVD release will grant curiousity seekers yet another chance to view this fantastic film. Fingers crossed.

Yes, that is Lyle Waggoner & you may very well remember him from The Carol Burnette Show or Wonder...

The most intriguing cult classic of the early 1970's
I remember watching this movie in the early 80's on VHS tape which was the edited version in those days, but after watching the uncut DVD version, I'm not sure what was actually left out. Perhaps some of the nudity was cut short in the VHS version. This movie has some parallels to Karen Greenlee, a woman who rose to notoriety in the 1980's when she was caught with a dead man's corpse. Do a search on her name and you'll find a rather revealing candid interview with her. I searched for years to find this gem on DVD. It was briefly slated to be released a year or two ago but sadly, it was canceled. I was so glad they finally released it, and with an optional audio commentary track to boot! It is anamorphic 1.78:1 and not 1.33:1 as some listings say. It's a bit cheesy but you expect that from a low budget horror flick. It was shot on a $42,000 budget!

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