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Orgy of the Dead

Directed by	Stephen C. Apostolof (as A. C. Stephens)
Produced by	Stephen C. Apostolof (as A. C. Stephens)
Written by	Edward D. Wood Jr.
Starring	Criswell Fawn Silver Pat Barrington (as Pat Barringer)
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Cinematography	Robert Caramico
Editing by	Donald A. Davis
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures Rhino Video (VHS and DVD)
Release date(s)	1 June 1965
Running time	92 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Orgy of the Dead is an unrated 1965 film directed by Stephen C. Apostolof under the alias A. C. Stephens and written by Ed Wood. It is a combination of horror and erotica, and is something of a transition for Wood, who began as a horror writer and later began writing pornography. Wood also wrote the novel of the same name.

Plot summary

The film's graveyard prologue is a recreation of the opening scene from Ed Wood's then-unreleased 1958 film Night of the Ghouls. Criswell reprises his role from the earlier film. The action begins when a young couple, Bob (William Bates) and Shirley (sexploitation actress Pat Barrington, billed as Pat Barringer) survive a car crash only to find themselves tied to posts in a misty cemetery where they are forced to watch dead spirits dance for the Emperor of the Night played by Criswell (best known for Plan 9 From Outer Space). Ten striptease performances by topless dancers from beyond the grave outfitted in various motifs comprise most of this movie. The Wolf Man (wearing a very obvious mask) and The Mummy are also tossed in for comic relief. Barrington doubles as the blond Gold Girl (inspired by Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger) while her red-headed "Shirley" character watches her perform. Criswell's undead consort, the sexy Black Ghoul, was written for Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira, but was instead played by Fawn Silver, who wore a black bouffant wig.

Wood served as writer, production manager, casting agent, and even held up cue cards on this low-budget film, although he did not direct. An article on the making of this film was published in Femme Fatales, 7:1 (June 1998).

External links

v • d • e Edward D. Wood, Jr.

Feature films directed	Glen or Glenda (1953) • Jail Bait (1954) • Bride of the Monster (1955) • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) • Night of the Ghouls (1959) • The Sinister Urge (1961) • Take it Out in Trade (1970) • Excited (1970) • The Only House in Town (1971) • Necromania (1971) • The Young Marrieds (1971)

Short films directed	Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan (1953) • Final Curtain (1957) • The Night the Banshee Cried (1957) •

Television films directed	The Sun Was Setting (1951) • Crossroad Avenger: The Adventures of the Tucson Kid' (1953) • Boots (1953)

Films written, not directed	The Violent Years (1956) • The Bride and the Beast (1958) • Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) • Shotgun Wedding (1963) • Orgy of the Dead (1965) • One Million AC/DC (1969) • The Love Feast (1969) • The Venus Flytrap (1971) • The Undergraduate (1972) • Drop-Out Wife (1972) • Class Reunion (1972) • The Snow Bunnies (1972) • The Cocktail Hostesses (1973) • Five Loose Women (1974) • The Beach Bunnies (1976) • Hot Ice (1978)

Posthumous films	Crossroads of Laredo (filmed 1948/released 1995) • Hellborn (filmed mid-1950s; released 1993) • Take it Out in Trade: The Outtakes (filmed 1970; released 1995) • I Woke Up Early The Day I Died (written 1970s; released 1998)

Related articles	Béla Lugosi • The Golden Turkey Awards • Dolores Fuller • Conrad Brooks • Tor Johnson • Vampira • Bunny Breckinridge • The Amazing Criswell • Stephen C. Apostolof • Ed Wood (biopic)

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Orgy of the Dead

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	Robert Caramico (Cinematographer, Drama/Crime)
	Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994 Film, TV & Radio Film)
	Slim Andrews (Actor, Western/Action)

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