MR. LOBO'S CINEMA INSOMNIA: CREATURE OF DESTRUCTION (AKA SEA-GAH!) ON TWITCH

For this Saturday's Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia Twitch presentation (March 8, 10pm), viewers will be served (thanks to director/producer Aaron M. Lane) a restored/reconstructed installment of what was once believed lost. It's the 2003, Cinema Insomnia episode of director/producer Larry Buchanan's misunderstood remake of Edward L. Cahn's AIP classic, The She-Creature, known to one and all as Creature of Destruction (re-labeled for this special, Cinema Insomnia revival as Sea-Gah!)

Creature of Destruction (adapted for Buchannan by his consistent collaborator, Enrique Touceda) is, in fact, a 16mm, direct-to-syndicated-television effort, which many absorbed as children on local, UHF stations. Like its cerebral, AIP foundation, Creature of Destruction uses reincarnation as its springboard, with a beautiful, young woman hypnotized by a celebrity lecturer to recall her past life as a prehistoric demon. (To heighten the entertainment value, a dandy, Batman, song-and-dance number from Scotty McKay and his bandmates surfaces, inserting energetic conviviality to the unfolding terror.) 

Among the film's stars, Creature of Destruction features horror/sci-fi veteran Les Tremayne as the unscrupulous mesmerist, Dr. John Basso, and as his fetching subject, Pat Delaney's doomed Doreena, with a sturdy, supporting appearance from voice actor Aron Kincaid as the dashing Captain Ted Dell. "Byron Lord" portrays the summoned specimen, a skinny, green, ping-pong-eyed entity. (FYI: The costume was re-used a couple years later in Buchanan's original effort, It's Alive!, not to be confused with Larry Cohen's mutant-baby opus, and prior to such, the ping-pong eyes cameoed in Buchanan's Curse of the Swamp Creature.) 

Mr. Lobo and an alcoholic Miss Mittens perk up the soggy content with hypnosis tidbits; a cool, "Criswell Predicts" salute; an appetizing, ESP snack-bar tutorial; a Reel 7 Girl death; correlating commercials; and a stunning string of trailers from comparable, exploitation productions. The culmination is certain to make one smile and above all, keep one nice and focused to ensure that one doesn't regress into one's creepy, bygone days. 

Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia's Creature of Destruction (Sea-Gah!) is a dreamy, unconventional romp that mustn't be missed, and it can be re-experienced this Saturday night. Be sure to tune in!

Collection Recommendation: Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia (The Eye Creatures)

  

Mr. Lobo's Cinema Insomnia offers a direct-to-UHF, old-time classic on super-sharp Blu-ray: (Attack of) The Eye Creatures (though under the distinct, if not quite "misunderstood" title, The Eye Creatures 1: Return of the Eye Creatures; I'm uncertain of the intent, but for the sake of a wacky mislead, I wouldn't have it any other way.) 

The Eye Creatures is, in truth, Larry Buchanan's 1967, color remake of Edward L. Cahn's 1957, drive-in gem, Invasion of the Saucer Men, with teen idol, John (Blood Island) Ashley as its cool, top-billed star and Cynthia (High Yellow) Hull as his lovely, leading lady. (Buchanan's reliable Warren Hammack is also on hand to enliven the eerie proceedings.) 

Instead of wee, bulbous-headed "Martians" attacking amorous youths, the remake enlists Michelin Man-styled monsters (peppered with multiple orbs) on the lusty loose. As with Saucer Men, Eye Creatures is hip fun, blending silliness with dependable scares.

In addition to the headliner, Mr. Lobo's in-betweens revolve around Gettysburg, PA's Creature Feature Weekend Convention and its sensational stars: Ted Raimi, Vernon Wells, Kathleen Kinmount, Caroline Williams, Crystal Quin, Kyra Schon, Jim Krut, Eileen Deitz, Nancy Loomis Kyes and more. A pretty noteworthy queue, to say the least!

On the whole, this is a terror-ific package for Cinema Insomnia. Add it to your collection today, and to make your purchase all the more collectible, Mr. Lobo will even autograph it to your specifications!

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