Alive... without a body... fed by an unspeakable horror from hell!
"It's non-stop mayhem when a surgeon's (Herb Evers) fiancee (Virginia Leith) loses her head in an automobile accident.
Thinking fast, he saves the head and keeps it alive in a pan.
Meanhwile, he must find a replacement body so he searches beauty constest and strip clubs for the ideal figure. Back at the lab, the head is busy communicating with a pin-head mutant that's kept locked in a closet! A must-see!"
This "masterpiece" dates back to 1962, and anybody who's seen "Herbert West - Re Animator" will dwell in sweet memories of ye olden days when enjoying this flick. Though not officially based on H.P. Lovecraft's classic, this is clearly a predecessor of the cult horror movie of the 80ies.
(Re-Animator is featuring the one and only Jeffrey Combs - I promised I'd manage to mention him at least *once* in every issue!).
The budget for "The Brain that wouldn't die" must have been top of $100 dollars, and it's got all you need for a trashy movie: the mad scientist, the lab, the beautiful girl ... who, in this case, is quite a harpy, so we are not surprised when her loving fiancee shuts her up with a piece of duct tape (ew!). In the end, it's all up in smoke ...
While we might not find this movie too shocking today ("hilarious" is more appropriate a description!), it was quite a thing for the early sixties, and so it's no surprise it became a cult movie. The movie is entertaining, and yes, even scary at times. There's gore, the lead is slimier as a greased lightning, there's a cheesy monster, pretty girls - something for every taste.
If you like trash, if you like gore, this is for you. I've watched it 6 times, and still didn't get tired of it.
Oh - and it's out on DVD now, including a huge picture gallery.
