Swamp of the Lost Souls

I saw this as part of a Commander USA Groovy Movie that I got my hands on. Titled "Swamp of the Lost Monster". An odd horror/western flick that ends with a Scooby Doo ending (which you could predict when you see the monster using a spear gun!). Good ole K. Gordon Murray produced this English language version. K. Gordon was held hostage in an adobe hut for years being forced to make English language versions of bad Mexican movies.

THE MOST IDIOTIC CRUD I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!! This movie is so bad, it'll make you want to smash it into pieces. on the box, it says it was made in 1970! yeah right!! try 1964, in mexico. 0 out of 4. Big time loser!! Since it was not rated by the MPAA, i gave it a G for silly violence that's not as bad as Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is the biggest rating violater of all time!!!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS.....even if your store only sells it for a penny.

Jonathan Yates (yes, the screenwriter)

Whatever the title of this one is (the copy i saw was titled "Swamp of the lost monster," and had a video print that looked like it's film stock had been soaked in urine and scraped by steel wool) it's a pretty bad little Z grade horror/mystery/western about a fey looking cowboy who rides into town with his seemingly indestructable comic sidekick and stumbles onto a mystery involving an insurance scam, bandits, horse dancing, and a goofy looking monster who emerges from some of sickest, most opaque "water" I've ever seen. Seriously, the dude who wore that suit better have recieved some kind of shots after filming, because I'll bet a thimble full of that stuff would have given you digestive problems for quite some time.

I've always found that making fun or heaping scorn on one of these zipper monster movies is just too easy, and kind of a waste of time. I mean sure the movie is bad, but, aren't all examples of this particular subgenera of horror lame?

So once again, it's bad. But you should have been able to tell that even before you handed over your rental card.

I've seen lots of these K. Gordon Murray specialties, like the Aztec Mummy series, Nostrodamus, etc. They are all terrible, but this one has a certain charm to it. I won't give anything vital away, but a short description is in order. A man dies and his corpse goes missing. His heir, a beautiful woman, comes to take over the estate. Weird things happen involving some sort of monster and a cowboy/detective arrives to investigate. That's all I'll say. Its got some atmosphere and nice scenery, and that's all. It still stinks, but not as bad as Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy. This would have been ideal for an episode of MST3K. RATING: 3 out of 10. Barely watchable.

This Mexican project was dubbed for American release as SWAMP OF THE LOST MONSTER by K. Gordon Murray. Filmed in shades of creamed coffee this claimed horror flick lives up to being called one of the "World's Worst Movies". A man disappears from his coffin before he is even buried. He had the misfortune of being killed by a mysterious lake dwelling gilled-man/creature. The extremely low budget helps this to be a laugh riot instead of a scream fest. You owe it to yourself to at least watch long enough to see the dime store monster from the deep! I don't know if being loaded with a six pack of Mexican brew and an atomic burrito would help this stinker terrorize anyone.