The Cast and Crew of Shock Theatre turns out Episode 13 as Shock Theatre presents Mario Bava’s, “The Whip and the Body.”
In addition to “The Whip and the Body,” you can expect to see Dingbat and Dirge accidentally electrocute Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody. It doesn’t turn out well for the humble horror host and his devilishly lovely sidekick. Dingbat and Dirge do manage to reanimate Dr. Shock and Nurse Goodbody before the end of the episode and all is back to normal by the final scene.
The show airs on Saturday night/Sunday morning at 12:05 a.m., March 7, on WDEF TV12.
Review of "The Whip and the Body":
Shock Theatre will be screening another cult classic of course, as Shock Theatre presents a masterpiece by a master film maker, Mario Bava’s “The Whip and the Body”. A brutal but compelling ghost story drives the plot in this Itallian horror thriller. The film is shot at an isolated castle on the Eastern European coast. Kurt (Christopher Lee), the older son of Count Menliff (Gustavo De Nardo), was in marriage preparations with Nevenka (Daliah Lavi). However, Kurt had an affair with Tania, the daughter of Menliffs' servant Giorgia (Harriet Medin), and Tania committed suicide because of Kurt's prospective marriage. Count Menliff rejected Kurt and he left the castle. Meanwhile, Nevenka married Cristiano (Tony Kendall), Kurt's younger brother.
One day, Kurt arrives at the castle, superficially to celebrate Cristiano and Nevenka but in fact he is to reclaim his title and fortune, which supposedly also includes Nevenka. During an evening on the beach and following a session of flogging, masochistic Nevenka understands that she is still in love with Kurt. Frustrated, she does not return to the castle and is eventually found unconscious by the butler Losat (Luciano Pigozzi). On the same night, Kurt is killed under curious circumstances, with the same dagger Tania had committed suicide with. Now, Kurt is dead but a series of events hints that his ghost has started to haunt the castle for revenge.
This is a film to watch if you’re a film enthusiast. Mario Bava is a master at lighting, set design and cinematography.
