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Al Adamson is a Actor, Director, Writer, Producer and Stunt Double American born on 25 july 1929 at Hollywood (USA)
Al Adamson (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
After assisting his father, Victor, in making the 1963 movie Halfway to Hell, Adamson decided to work in the motion picture industry himself. Three years later, he and Sam Sherman founded Independent-International Pictures, which became the vehicle for the many movies he directed. Among them are Psycho-A-Go-Go (later worked into Blood of Ghastly Horror), Satan's Sadists and Dracula vs. Frankenstein.
Al Adamson was reported missing in 1995. Five weeks later, after law enforcement officials discovered his remains beneath the concrete and tile-covered floor in his newly remodeled bathroom, his live-in contractor Fred Fulford was apprehended at the Coral Reef hotel in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Fulford was charged with and convicted of murder, and sentenced to twenty-five-years-to-life in prison. The case of Al Adamson's murder is documented in the Investigation Discovery television series' 'Forensic Detectives', (ep. "Buried Secrets"), and The New Detectives, (season 07, episode 11).
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Al Adamson
Birth name Albert Victor Adamson Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 25 july 1929 at Hollywood (USA)
Death 21 june 1995 (at 65 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 25 july 1929 at Hollywood (USA)
Death 21 june 1995 (at 65 years)
Al Adamson (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was a prolific director of B-grade horror films throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
After assisting his father, Victor, in making the 1963 movie Halfway to Hell, Adamson decided to work in the motion picture industry himself. Three years later, he and Sam Sherman founded Independent-International Pictures, which became the vehicle for the many movies he directed. Among them are Psycho-A-Go-Go (later worked into Blood of Ghastly Horror), Satan's Sadists and Dracula vs. Frankenstein.
Al Adamson was reported missing in 1995. Five weeks later, after law enforcement officials discovered his remains beneath the concrete and tile-covered floor in his newly remodeled bathroom, his live-in contractor Fred Fulford was apprehended at the Coral Reef hotel in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Fulford was charged with and convicted of murder, and sentenced to twenty-five-years-to-life in prison. The case of Al Adamson's murder is documented in the Investigation Discovery television series' 'Forensic Detectives', (ep. "Buried Secrets"), and The New Detectives, (season 07, episode 11).
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Blood of Dracula's Castle (1969)
, 1h24Directed by Al Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film
Actors John Carradine, Paula Raymond, Alexander D'Arcy, John Cardos, Kent Osborne
Roles Producer
Rating36%
Count Dracula (Alexander D'Arcy) and his vampire wife (Paula Raymond), hiding behind the pseudonyms of Count and Countess Townsend, lure girls to their castle in the Arizona desert to be drained of blood by their butler George (John Carradine), who then mixes real bloody marys for the couple. Then the real owners of the castle show up, along with Johnny, who is a serial killer or a werewolf depending on which version you watch. The owners refuse to sell, so Dracula wants to force them to sell. In a final confrontation, the vampires are forced to stand in the sunlight and dissolve.
Satan's Sadists (1969)
, 1h30Directed by Al Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Russ Tamblyn, Kent Taylor, John Cardos, Scott Brady, Regina Carrol, Greydon Clark
Roles Producer
Rating47%
The plot centers around an outlaw motorcycle gang called the "Satans", who roam the deserts of the American Southwest. The gang's leader goes by the name of Anchor, and other members include Firewater, Acid, Muscle, Willie, Romeo and Gina. The gang comes upon two lovers whom they proceed to attack: they beat up the boyfriend and rape the girl. After the assaults, they kill both of them and throw their car, with them in it, over a cliff.
Blood Of Ghastly Horror (1967)
, 1h27Directed by Al Adamson
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors John Carradine, Kent Taylor, Tommy Kirk, Regina Carrol
Roles Producer
Rating28%
A doctor implants a strange electronic brain component in a man's skull and a psychotic killer is born. A strange scientist brings a zombie to life and sets out to avenge the enemies of the killer.
Psycho a Go-Go (1965)
Directed by Al Adamson
Genres Science fiction, Horror, Crime
Actors John Carradine, Al Adamson, Bernard Paul
Roles Producer
Rating42%
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Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
, 1h30Directed by Al Adamson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Vampires in film, Cyberpunk films
Actors J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anthony Eisley, Regina Carrol, Forrest J Ackerman, Greydon Clark
Roles Stunt Double
Rating35%
A mad scientist (J. Carrol Naish) descended from the original Dr. Frankenstein takes to murdering young women for experimentation in hopes of reviving his ancestor's creation, with help from his mute assistant Groton (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Dracula (played by Roger Engel under the pseudonym "Zandor Vorkov") comes to the scientist promising to revive Frankenstein's monster in return for a serum which will grant him immortality.