Back on the Horror footpath again, Savant has two interesting titles from Image Entertainment to offer. One has been delayed for several months, to include a racy Continental version that was uncovered at the last minute ... good going, Image.

Devil Doll is a better-than-average chiller about hypnosis, ventriloquism, and the transmigration of souls, that manages some effective weirdness on a low London budget. It's also one of producer Richard Gordon's better efforts. William Sylvester and Bryant Haliday fight for possession of Yvonne Romain, while a wooden dummy makes comments from the sidelines. This 'double feature' contains both the standard and Continental version of the film. The export copy includes several nude inserts, but the original is pretty daring as well.

Also through Image comes Blue Underground's Shock Waves, a very good mini-budget movie that makes good use of top stars John Carradine and Peter Cushing. A handful of castaways try in vain to avoid a platoon of zombie S.S. soldiers who've been lying underwater for 33 years ... In the hands of director Ken Wiederhorn, it works. Also with a young Brooke Adams.

Savant moves into some classy September offerings, including the New Age Godfrey Reggio sociodocumentaries, very soon. And of course, we're still awaiting the crown jewels of Hammer films, Horror of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein, which I'm hoping to review early. Thanks for reading! Glenn Erickson