Going back through the movie, I managed to spot at least 12 movies used in the 6 minute piece. So here is a list of the strange, obscure and often very weird movies featured. Black Sabbath (1963), an Italian/American horror movie directed by the legendary Mario Bava. A movie of three stories, introduced and concluded by Boris Karloff. One of the bands that invented Heavy Metal music Black Sabbath took their name from the movie. The Plague of the Zombies (1966) is a classic British Hammer Horror film.  Filmed at the famous Bray Studios, the movie was shot back-to-back with The Reptile using the same sets to save time and money on production.

Doctor Butcher MD (also known as Zombie Holocaust) was a 1979 Italian Zombie movie. The original movie was re-edited, new footage added and the musical score changed, for its US release as Doctor Butcher MD. The Diabolical Dr. Z (1955) a French/Spanish horror film, directed by Jesús Franco who was later famous for the cult classic Vampyros Lesbos (1971). 

The Sinister Urge (1960), an Ed Wood movie. In typical Wood style a rehash of previous footage, with new footage added to roll with the sexploitation genre of "roughies" that was popular at the time. Another Wood movie featured in the mix is Bride of the Monster (1955), a sci-fi horror movie that starred Bela Lugosi and wrestler Tor Johnson, both of who would make an appearance in the infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959). 

See Captain's Blog post: Bizarre Profiles: Ed Wood (1924 - 1978)

Anthropophagous: The Beast (1980) as it was released in the UK, and in the USA as The Grim Reaper (also known as Zombie 7), is an Italian horror. It reached infamy in the UK for being one of the movies to be banned and put on the Video Nasty list in the early 80s. I Drink Your Blood (1970) and I Eat Your Skin (1964), feature in a double-billed trailer, as they were often shown together. The former loosely based on the exploits of The Manson Family, I Drink Your Blood was one the first movies to get the new X-Rating when it came out. The latter, was made under the name Zombies, but wasn't released until 6 years after it was made, and renamed I Eat Your Skin so it could be double-billed with I Drink Your Blood.

Invasion Of The Bee Girls (1973), was released on video in the UK as Graveyard Tramps. An all out sci-fi sexploitation flick, involving a mad scientist and her seductive man killing creations. Werewolves On Wheels (1971), a road accident of an exploitation movie. Slamming together the two sub-genres of biker movies and horror, to produce the horrifically bad movie. Drive-In Massacre (1977), a low-budget flick designed and aimed not surprisingly at drive-in movie audiences. 

There you go the 12 (that I could remember), plus a few more references thrown in for good measure. Now grab the popcorn, and settle in for a whole 6 minutes of horror film fun. Enjoy!

The documentary is a great insight into this piece of cult cinema history. And is one of those very rare occasions when watching the "make-of" first makes the viewing of the movie all the more pleasurable. The craziness of the cast and the film-maker back then and even now, of the obsessive fans, the whole cultural phenomena that has grown around the movie. It's all wonderfully and wittily spun together in a clever and insightful documentary about a movie that was none of those things.  

Have a look at the Best Worst Movie website here.

You must wonder around the cabin, closing doors and windows to prevent the Evil Dead getting into the cabin. As once the floating yellow cloud does, it will hover over your friends and turn them into demonic possessed killer zombies. The green monsters will come and attack you. What to do? Fortunately there are random weapons that pop-up in the cabin. The usual tool for dismembering, like a sword, an axe, a spade and a yellow kind of pointy stick shaped thing. Anyway, run over these weapons and Ash can go happily hacking and slashing at his mates. A whacked mate breaks into three parts, which float around the cabin making these more difficult for poor old Ash. The arms, legs and limbless torso chase you around, so you must dispose of them before the next onslaught comes. 

That's about it. Five to ten minutes into the game and you can feel an evil presence descend into the room, and take-over your soul. As you reach for the cassette tape, an uncontrollable desire to snap it in two. However, your good geek spirit breaks through, and you realise that this stupid game will hold some twisted cultural value in about 30 years.

Weird Retro Fact: Read the Captain's Blog post on Ed Wood, Bizarre Profiles: Ed Wood (1924 - 1978) 

The plot essentially revolves around the Peanuts gang gathering to celebrate Halloween, where Charlie Brown is accidentally invited to a Halloween party. Most of the storyline however focuses on Linus and his dream of finally meeting The Great Pumpkin, in the pumpkin patch. As with many of the Peanuts specials, it's a poignant and heart-warming story of friendship through adversity. So this Halloween before you hit the horror, go hit up this cute little heart warmer.

Weird Retro Fact: Apparently because when they go Trick-or-Treating Charlie Brown only gets given rocks, for many years afterwards fans would send candy to Schulz’s, for Charlie to have.

Weird Retro Fact: Quirky little in-joke by the animators. When Lucy in one scene is reading a TV Guide, the front cover has a picture of her on it.

Coming soon...  A special Halloween themed Mix-Tape Monday and of course  freakishly festive Cult Film Fridays. As well as in depth articles, news and reviews. Look out for the ultimate Top Ten list of quirky, offbeat, creepy and downright freaky cult horror films for Halloween. And the choicest cuts in from the slice-n-dice 'em world of slasher cinema. We'll be bringing the sickest soundtrack to play at your putrid party. All this and more on Weird Retro's Horrifically Hip Halloween Howler this month.

The bed in question is a large four-poster, that is possessed by a demon, who built the bed originally to seduce a maiden in 1897. Over the years unwary visitors to the mansion where the bed resides, have been literally consumed by the bed. Sucked into the vast pool of gastric juices below. The spectacle is watched and narrated by the ghost of an artist, trapped in a painting on wall of the castle, who the bed has made immortal. The rest of the plot revolves around the eating of naked women, and the discovery of the bed's weakness and its eventual downfall. 

All very weird, but not necessarily 100% a pure piece of exploitation  cinema. A Death Bed, actually has some artistic merit. Bizarre and often surreal, but despite its low-budget, low production values and low quality acting, it has on some level high aesthetic and artistic values lurking underneath. The movie straddles a line somewhere between cheesy exploitation horror and arthouse cinema. A must see for any true die-hard fan of cult cinema. Who knew? That a movie about a demonic bed that suffers from indigestion because of all the hippy chicks it has eaten, would such a cult gem. Certainly not the direcor, that's for sure.