Shock Theater Returns This Weekend
WDEF News 12 – (Shock Theater) The Cast and Crew of Shock Theatre turns out lucky number Episode 13 as Shock Theatre
presents Mario Bava’s, “The Whip and the Body”.
In addition to “The Whip and the Body”, you can expect to see Dingbat and Dirge
accidentally electrocute Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody. It doesn’t turn out well for our
humble horror host and his devilishly lovely sidekick. Dingbat and Dirge do manage to
reanimate Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody before the end of the episode and all is back to
normal by the final scene.
Shock Theatre will be screening another cult classic of course, as Shock Theatre presents
a masterpiece by a master film maker, Mario Bava’s “The Whip and the Body”. A brutal but
compelling ghost story drives the plot in this Itallian horror thriller. The film is shot at an
isolated castle on the Eastern European coast. Kurt (Christopher Lee), the older son of
Count Menliff (Gustavo De Nardo), was in marriage preparations with Nevenka (Daliah
Lavi). However, Kurt had an affair with Tania, the daughter of Menliffs’ servant Giorgia
(Harriet Medin), and Tania committed suicide because of Kurt’s prospective marriage.
Count Menliff rejected Kurt and he left the castle. Meanwhile, Nevenka married Cristiano
(Tony Kendall), Kurt’s younger brother.
One day, Kurt arrives at the castle, superficially to celebrate Cristiano and Nevenka but in
fact he is to reclaim his title and fortune, which supposedly also includes Nevenka. During
an evening on the beach and following a session of flogging, masochistic Nevenka
understands that she is still in love with Kurt. Frustrated, she does not return to the castle
and is eventually found unconscious by the butler Losat (Luciano Pigozzi). At the same
night, Kurt is killed under curious circumstances, with the same dagger Tania had
committed suicide with. Now, Kurt is dead but a series of events hints that his ghost has
started to haunt the castle for revenge.
This is a film to watch if you’re a film enthusiast. Mario Bava is a master at lighting, set
design and cinematography.
All the fun gets underway on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning at 12:05AM March 7, just
after Midnight on WDEF TV12.
presents Mario Bava’s, “The Whip and the Body”.
In addition to “The Whip and the Body”, you can expect to see Dingbat and Dirge
accidentally electrocute Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody. It doesn’t turn out well for our
humble horror host and his devilishly lovely sidekick. Dingbat and Dirge do manage to
reanimate Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody before the end of the episode and all is back to
normal by the final scene.
Shock Theatre will be screening another cult classic of course, as Shock Theatre presents
a masterpiece by a master film maker, Mario Bava’s “The Whip and the Body”. A brutal but
compelling ghost story drives the plot in this Itallian horror thriller. The film is shot at an
isolated castle on the Eastern European coast. Kurt (Christopher Lee), the older son of
Count Menliff (Gustavo De Nardo), was in marriage preparations with Nevenka (Daliah
Lavi). However, Kurt had an affair with Tania, the daughter of Menliffs’ servant Giorgia
(Harriet Medin), and Tania committed suicide because of Kurt’s prospective marriage.
Count Menliff rejected Kurt and he left the castle. Meanwhile, Nevenka married Cristiano
(Tony Kendall), Kurt’s younger brother.
One day, Kurt arrives at the castle, superficially to celebrate Cristiano and Nevenka but in
fact he is to reclaim his title and fortune, which supposedly also includes Nevenka. During
an evening on the beach and following a session of flogging, masochistic Nevenka
understands that she is still in love with Kurt. Frustrated, she does not return to the castle
and is eventually found unconscious by the butler Losat (Luciano Pigozzi). At the same
night, Kurt is killed under curious circumstances, with the same dagger Tania had
committed suicide with. Now, Kurt is dead but a series of events hints that his ghost has
started to haunt the castle for revenge.
This is a film to watch if you’re a film enthusiast. Mario Bava is a master at lighting, set
design and cinematography.
All the fun gets underway on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning at 12:05AM March 7, just
after Midnight on WDEF TV12.
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