Voodoo Woman (1957) by #EdwardLCahn
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A mad doctor combines science and voodoo to create an indestructible woman.

“A woman by day… a monster by night!”

“We’re doing it Chaka. White man’s science and the black voodoo.”

#SciFi #Horror
#NotQuiteClassicCinema
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We can thank executive producers Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson for Voodoo Woman (1957). They are, of course, the founders of American International Pictures. And they have given decades of joy to B-movie fans all around the world. Together – and apart – they are responsible for so many classics (or Not Quite Classics), and personal favourites of mine, that I can’t even begin to list them.

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Blacula (1972), The Legend of Hell House (1973) — just to name a few.

Voodoo Woman (1957) is not a film I’d ever seen before, and I didn’t know anything about it. Could it be a lost classic? Doubtful, but I decided to give it a shot… Continue reading →