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Martiiiiiiin, Martiiiiiiin! This week on The Rotten Horror Picture Show, we’re taking you to sunny 1970’s Pittsburgh, where the colors are vibrant, the unemployment rate is at and all time low, and there’s definitely no serial killer stalking women and drinking their blood like a vampire. SIKE! It’s actually the total opposite of that! The streets are grimy, the people are depressed, and there’s a vampiric killer stalking the streets. That’s right, we’re talking about the 1976 lost classic from George A. Romero, Martin!
From Wikipedia:
Martin (also known internationally as Wampyr) is a 1977 American psychological horror film written and directed by George A. Romero, and starring John Amplas. Its plot follows a troubled young man who believes himself to be a vampire. Shot in 1976, Martin was Romero’s fifth feature film and followed The Crazies (1973). It’s the first collaboration between Romero and producer Richard P. Rubinstein, the more famous of which being their more well known outing, Dawn of the Dead.’
Romero said that Martin was the favorite of all his films. The film is also the first collaboration between George Romero and special effects artist Tom Savini. While a prosecution for obscenity did not result, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic.
Join Clay and Amanda as they call up the local radio DJ and set him straight on the realities of vampirism as they discuss Van Helsing/Colonel Sanders cosplay, shitting with the door open (the Pittsburgh way!), door-to-door warm raw meat delivery, a thorough explanation of emergency phone numbers of the 1970’s, Amanda’s fifth grade Halloween costume, and questionable…cousin…ing?
So hang some garlic, accuse your relatives of demonic murder, bring some extra razor blades, and drink up some sweet sweet blood with us…if you dare!