Monthly Archives: August 2011

Erotic Mad Science in From Beyond

Barbara Crampton would have earned her membership in the Erotic Mad Science Legion of Honor on the strength of her performance in Re-Animator alone, and I’m pleased to be able to say that she re-earned it all over in another performance in From Beyond, which I just recently re-watched for the first time in many, many years.  Below is (I think) a publicity shot, which I found at Terror Titans.

Right in the middle of the movie  is a delirious erotic mad science scene with the following set-up.   Two scientists, the  elder pervert Dr. Edward Pretorious (hmm, a familiar name) and the junior neurotic Dr. Crawford Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs) are conducting experiments in a dark old attic attempting to stimulate the pineal gland, an alleged source of a sixth sense.  They use a machine called the Resonator.  Things go disastrously wrong (of course), when creatures from another dimension cross over and (putatively) kill Pretorious, leading to the commitment of Tillinghast to a mental institution.

Enter psychiatrist Dr. Katherine McMichaels (Crampton), who is convinced that research on the pineal gland might hold the key to curing schizophrenia.   Tillinghast is released into her custody, and the experiments with the Resonator resume in the old dark house.

Disregarding Tillinghast’s warnings, McMichaels sneaks upstairs one night and…how to put this…caresses the resonator.

One thing leads to another and soon it’s power on!

 

And Dr. McMichaels soon finds herself standing in a vortex as dimensions are ripped open…but mustn’t stop!

 

 

But unfortunately bad old pervert Pretorious isn’t dead, just transformed and extra dimensional and slimy (-er).  And like all monsters from the beyond, he wants our women!

 

 

So the Pretorious creature sprouts a big mouthy thing from his head and proceeds to “kiss” McMichaels, in a way which should have vore fans squeeing with delight.

 

It’s a close call as our heroes manage to shut down the Resonator just in time.  Next time they wou’t be so lucky, and things will get…sort of ugly.

Definitely a movie that belongs in any thaumatophile‘s collection.

Audrey Tautou as liquid girl

Here’s a cinematic sighting of the liquid girl trope in an unusual place, with Audrey Tautou doing the fluidic turn in the beyond-charming Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (2001). And it’s sure worth burning up the bandwidth with an animated gif.

Audrey Tatou turns to liquid in Amelie

Amélie, played by Tautou, is reacting to romantic disappointment if I remember correctly, so not exactly mad science. So does it belong here? Are you kidding? I would watch an infomercial for toilet brushes if it had Audrey Tautou in it and let’s face it, so would you.

The Apsinthion Protocol: Chapter Six, Page Thirty-One

And so Millie’s strange story does has a happy ending for someone, at least!

Naked Millie hangs over the bar, admired by happy drinkers

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And that concludes Chapter Six, dear readers. As always, there are torrents of compiled versions available. The Comic Book Archive (.cbz) version can be found here:

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Don’t miss the thrilling conclusion to the The Apsinthion Protocol, which starts posting right here in September.

The Apsinthion Protocol: Chapter Six, Page Thirty

Nineteenth-century law enforcement in the Gnosis College world is no better at coming to anyone’s rescue than their twenty-first century counterparts.

Hoffman dunned over his bar bill

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The Apsinthion Protocol: Chapter Six, Page Twenty-Seven

Mille’s story begins, in sepia tones since it’s set way back in the Victorian era. Super-duper bonus points to those of you who can figure out Millie’s reference to “geese” without doing something cheaty, like looking up “Procopius” in Wikipedia.

Millie attends a lecture and says scandalous things

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The Apsinthion Protocol: Chapter Six, Page Twenty-Six/pinup

The pin-up for this month is someone unusual…and don’t tune out, because she has a story all her own that follows, and since it’s a bonus story I’ll be posting it out at a special double-fast bonus rate!

Millie Newman sexy pulpy pin-up

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