Tonight on MeTV- it’s not about hidden eggs, but hidden lives- as a researcher endeavors to use hypnosis to send a young woman back in time to an earlier lifetime- risking various dangers from witchcraft to the executioner’s axe- in a unique Roger Corman presentation tilted “The Undead”!
This 1957 film plays off the then current interest in reincarnation, thanks to the book “The Search for Bridey Murphy”, which we’ll tell you about in the show. We find Quintus, a psychic researcher, whose time in Tibet convinced him that people can visit their past lives. He “recruits” Diana Love, a young “lady of the evening”, to be the subject of his experiment, in the presence of his former professor- where, through hypnosis, he will send Diana’s consciousness to a previous life.
After many hours of the woman being in a trance- Quintus , through a mental bond he has established through his hypnotism with her, finds he has succeeded- Diana is now back in her past life as Helene, a young woman in the Middle Ages, imprisoned for allegedly being a witch. She is sentenced to execution for her supposed witchcraft- but her future self sends her a message, encouraging her to escape- which she does! She enlists the help of Smolkin, a gravedigger who, ironically, is said to be one of the people she enchanted!
None of this is good news to the sultry Livia- the witch who actually is responsible for the supernatural crimes Helene is charged with! She desires to replace Helene as the love of gallant knight Pendragon- so it is important for her to make sure that Helene is taken out of the equation. The shape-shifting Livia and her familiar, an imp, go to work trying to keep Pendragon away for his true love through lies and schemes- eventually making a major play for him at the witches’ Sabbath- involving Satan himself!
However, other players get into the mix- Meg Maud, a sorceress enemy of Livia’s, and Quintas himself- having realized they may be endangering Helen’s future by changing her past, he uses his psychic bond with his subject to also travel back in time! Will Helene survive- will Livia’s association with the devil remove any chance of that- and will Quintas make history- or change it?
We’ll tell you about how this movie came about and evolved, and, of course, talk about the cast- which includes that bombshell Allison Hayes of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman”, as well as famed little person actor Billy Barty, and a cameo by beloved character actor Dick Miller of “Bucket of Blood” and countless other films! Plus- does Toony the Tuna finally get to host a horror movie as “Sventoonie”? We’ll see, as well as getting the word on a vintage record offer, along with a new song from Doug and yours truly, and a special tribute to our friend Dawn Wells of “Gilligan’s Island” fame.
“The Undead” (originally titled “The Trance of Diana Love”) airs tonight on MeTV at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central. We know some people might need help finding what time we run – and on what channel- where they are, so we encourage checking your local listings or visiting www.metv.com . Viewers on Twitter continue to live-Tweet during the show, using the hashtag #svengoolie – and MeTV invites you to do the same. Chicago area viewers get to play detective one more time ( hmm- probably easier on the second viewing!) when we give an encore to “The Beast Must Die” on CW26.
We wish those celebrating a happy Easter! I’ll bet we will eventually get a few fan photos of home-made Kerwyn Easter eggs!
Join us tonight for witchcraft and wandering through time on MeTV!
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BTW, in THE TERROR, another Roger Corman film that Sven had mentioned, not only did it reunite Dorothy Neuman (Meg Maude) and Dick Miller (the leper) from THE UNDEAD, but (probably not coincidentally), the movie's tragic, ill-fated heroine (played by Sandra Knight, who was, at that time, married to her co-star in the film, Jack Nicholson) was named Helene. That was the same name as the dual character played by Sandra Duncan in THE UNDEAD.
oh darn!!!
Doing nothing sooo
just checking in 🤓
Had a weird day with
my mom and husband
today 😉
Went to eat Chinese
food but they were not so put together yet 😨
No hot tea or hot mustard no ketchup
no coffee had to eat
too go containers 🍤
Plastic tiny forks and
not much food like
they give you ...it was
$41.45 for 3 orders the last time we are going there 🍶I need a drink
ha ha!
We did sit inside too
eat and the food was okay the shrimp was
like eating a plastic
fried cold shrimp 🤢
We had eaten there before but it was
bad this time 🎏
I love Chinese Food
so disappointed 😝
aww darn!!!
Then off to Right Aide
my mom's Debt card
was not working 🤔
had to pay cash and
we were holding her Iceream cone we got
her it melted all over
my hands drip drip🤦♀️
🖐🍦 waiting...well
we did laugh about
it and I said well it
was a good day mom
right 😄 ha ha!!!
Our strange day 👾
🎩🤖...
Okay are we there yet
👻 see you later.
hot chile oil ...our
city is all open with
real forks and plates
and real drinking glasses too and Ketchup 😁 hot
sauce oh well!
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What’s that rank on the corn-o-meter ? !
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Did you do a commercial for LEAF GUARD ? Just caught it during RIFLEMAN and thought this Cat looked just like you from recent photos posted on board. Uncertain if local or national ad on MeTV ?
So how you doing post vax ?
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Any of his shows, Is should say, according to Wikipedia he had a nighttime program in Detroit, too, featuring jazz musicians. Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Billy Holiday!
Or the gators?
I mean, sure, Rudy's his favorite monster, and all, but death pit gator's are a dime a dozen.
Up watching toons
🥐☕ yay I made it 🤓
A great way to start Friday morning 😄
💙🤖💙...
Now a days watching
the real news is too
real 😣 So glad we can go everyday for some comfort and fun friends on the blog 🎩
Thank you Metv 🤠 for
bringing us back to our
childhood 👫👬
🐝🕸👩🌾🕸🐝
Almost done with the Creepy Garden 🦎🤠
My poor achy bones
ha ha 🐛
Have a great Friday
do your "Happy" 💖
See you later 👻
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thank you
did not know that
could it be worse then 😣 the day before 💔
Makes me sad 🙁
MrsG 🐝
Prince Philip
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Happy Friday !
Yesterday’s chat Re: Ed Sullivan spurned memory of that era also bringing the dance programs which introduced new talents too .
Anyone remember ~
~ AMERICAN BANDSTAND
~ SHINDIG
~ WHERE THE ACTION IS
~ HULLABALOO
They all featured us crazy kids dancing to the new tunes from the likes of ~
~ GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS
~ PETER AND GORDON
~ CHAD AND JEREMY
~ FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS
~ HERMAN AND THE HERMITS
~ PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS
~ THE ZOMBIES
~ SONNY AND CHER
IF any chance of revisiting any of these moldy oldies , it would be MEMORABLE ENTERTAINMENT TV to bring it ~
Ahhhhh , one can only dream , and remember !
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It is good to open our hearts to different genres of music !
And you do ROCK Girl !
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