This film's only distinction is that it's one of several quickie appearances Boris Karloff made in some ultra-low budget Mexican films shortly before he died. The funny thing is that several of the films sat around and were released several years after his death--this one coming out three years later! Why Karloff did this, I have not idea--I assume he really needed the money as none of them were very good and several were downright embarrassing. It was sad epilogue to the fine actor's career.
This film is about voodoo, magic, witchcraft, zombies and the like. It's set on a crappy little isolated tropical island where Karloff is the boss-man. A new police chief sent from the mainland has arrived and tries to both organize the lazy police force and stamp out the evil cult. I liked when you first see Karloff, as he's dressed in Colonel Sanders' outfit--and I half expected to see him carrying about a bucket of chicken! Instead, however, he has the obligatory mad scientist lab where he conducts experiments on psychic powers.
It's actually pretty odd how long it takes for anything to actually happen on this godforsaken island. Heck, you don't even meet Karloff's character until about 20 minutes into the film. Much of the time, you see bits and pieces of various pagan ceremonies--many of which feature a very curvaceous woman gyrating and a groovy little midget with cool shades and a flower painted on his head (the guy has real style) running about doing...well...I dunno...nor, apparently, did the film makers. And, as you watch the film you notice this is true of just about everyone--there really isn't much of a plot and it's just a long series of freaky vignettes like you'd see in an old fashioned spook house--not really a comprehensible film. And, unless you are a die-hard Karloff fan, this is definitely one to skip--heck, it's not even of much value to a bad movie buff.
This film is about voodoo, magic, witchcraft, zombies and the like. It's set on a crappy little isolated tropical island where Karloff is the boss-man. A new police chief sent from the mainland has arrived and tries to both organize the lazy police force and stamp out the evil cult. I liked when you first see Karloff, as he's dressed in Colonel Sanders' outfit--and I half expected to see him carrying about a bucket of chicken! Instead, however, he has the obligatory mad scientist lab where he conducts experiments on psychic powers.
It's actually pretty odd how long it takes for anything to actually happen on this godforsaken island. Heck, you don't even meet Karloff's character until about 20 minutes into the film. Much of the time, you see bits and pieces of various pagan ceremonies--many of which feature a very curvaceous woman gyrating and a groovy little midget with cool shades and a flower painted on his head (the guy has real style) running about doing...well...I dunno...nor, apparently, did the film makers. And, as you watch the film you notice this is true of just about everyone--there really isn't much of a plot and it's just a long series of freaky vignettes like you'd see in an old fashioned spook house--not really a comprehensible film. And, unless you are a die-hard Karloff fan, this is definitely one to skip--heck, it's not even of much value to a bad movie buff.