Although the title implies that this is a sequel to Valley of the Dolls, it really isn’t. A sequel was in fact written for “Valley” by its original writer Jaqueline Susann but was rejected. I guess it wasn’t tawdry enough.  Legendary breast mogul and 60’s movie producer/director Russ Meyer got his hands on the opportunity…

   First of all, I was shocked to find an H.G. Lewis film that had no gore in it or even a shred of horror overtones. With this in mind, I really didn’t know what to expect. Basically, we have an all-girl biker gang called the “Maneaters” that act like they have more testosterone than…

  I’ve said before that I don’t usually incorporate people into the cult phenomenon, but there’s no denying that some people throughout history have acquired a huge cult following. One of the biggest and certainly one of the most beautiful is the lovely Ms. Bettie Page.        Bettie was born in Nashville Tennessee into…

   This is the third (but not at all final) installment in the H.G. Lewis “Blood Trilogy”. Color Me Blood Red has a tamer story than most of his other films but with a much more interesting idea. A frustrated artist is obsessed with finding the right shade of red. He tries many mediums but…

    This is one of H.G. Lewis’ better movies. The acting is slightly improved (but still pretty bad). The jokes are funny and the characters have more depth than most of his other movies. This is my personal favorite among H.G. Lewis’ gore films because of the incredible amount of humor that was poured into…

    This movie is particularly creepy, mostly because the evil villains in this film take the form of innocent-looking children. The movie begins when the small town of Midwich falls under some sort of mysterious blackout. People, as well as animals, all fall into a deep coma. Anyone that goes near Midwich instantly falls down…

   This is another one of those movies that had huge expectations that couldn’t possibly have realistically been met. As was typical in movie making, the powers that be chose one of the biggest and most popular faces of the time (the late 70s) the incomparably beautiful Margaux Hemingway (Ernest’s granddaughter) to be the lead…

    This movie probably has the largest cult following of all time. Most Cultfiends know it word for word (and I’m sure that it would make for some interesting karaoke). This is another film that was made on a shoestring budget and definitely not expected to be an Oscar winner, but instead, has very much…

     I don’t usually include real people on Cultarama because it’s about cult films, but every now and then I will make an exception if that person managed to achieve stardom through word of mouth, much like a cult film can do. Siouxsie and the Banshees were a punk/goth band that formed in the…

   Divine. The name says it all. One of my favorite actors/actresses in the entire world. Born Harris Glen Milstead in Baltimore Maryland, he grew up with childhood friend John Waters. The two became synonymous for quite some time, at least until Divine died from sleep apnea in 1989 (the result of years of carrying…