Devil Dolls and Space Sirens at the 4 Star Theater

Written By Will Viharo




I was planning on taking August off from "Road Thrill" since it's a tough time of year to get a crowd, and I was proven right by the intimate but appreciate audience for THRILLVILLE'S SATANIC SCI-FI SCHLOCK-O-RAMA (8/20) featuring rare 35mm prints of Missile to the Moon (1958) and The Devil's Hand (1962) at the 4 Star Theater in San Francisco. Even though not many people showed up, it was a blast - thanks mostly to the stunningly sensual half-time show by Red Hots Burlesque.


























The print of Missile to the Moon was a mess - it broke like six times (grindhouse style) and was pretty water damaged and warped, though parts of it were oddly pristine. The Devil's Hand, on the other hand, provided by Jim, the 4 Star projectionist, was very clean and beautiful. Neither movie is very well known, but those are the kinds I most like to show, since nobody else will. Sadly, the obscurity of a title often dictates the turnout. Still, it was a lot of fun and the sizzling half-time show was (inter)stellar, thanks to Dottie and the gals:

Dottie Lux:

The Flying Fox:
Miss Honeypenny:


My next few shows, in September and October, THRILLVILLE'S LUCHA BEACH PARTY and THRILLVILLE'S GORE 'N' SNORE FEST, are at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco and the Camera 3 Cinema in San Jose. My next gig at the 4 Star is on Thursday, December 3: THRILLVILLE'S FESTIVE FRIGHT FEST featuring a 35mm print of Bob Clark's seminal, seasonal slasher BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974). It also plays Thursday December 10 at the Camera 3. I'm just grateful to be offered venues for this stuff. Hope you Thrill Seekers continue to show up, and drag some friends, too. Cheers!Thrill Seekers Larry, Jenny and Chad make the scene
Will Viharo

WILL "THE THRILL" VIHARO is a freelance writer and the author of several "gonzo pulp" novels including "A Mermaid Drowns in the Midnight Lounge," "Freaks That Carry Your Luggage up to the Room," "Chumpy Walnut," "Lavender Blonde," "Down a Dark Alley," and the “Vic Valentine, Private Eye” series, the first of which, "Love Stories Are Too Violent For Me," has been optioned for a film by Christian Slater, reissued in 2013 by Gutter Books, which also published the new Vic Valentine novel "Hard-boiled Heart" in December, 2015.

Two science fiction novels, "It Came from Hangar 18" and "The Space Needler's Intergalactic Bar Guide," were written in collaboration with Scott Fulks, who added real science to Will's pulp.

Will's own imprint, Thrillville Press, has issued a three volume anthology series featuring all of his standalone novels called "The Thrillville Pulp Fiction Collection," along with another omnibus called "The Vic Valentine Classic Case Files," which include four novels from the 1990s, "Fate Is My Pimp," "Romance Takes a Rain Check," "I Lost My Heart in Hollywood," and "Diary of a Dick," plus a recent short story, "Brain Mistrust."

More recently published books include the Vic Valentine "Mental Case Files" trilogy comprised of "Vic Valentine: International Man of Misery," "Vic Valentine: Lounge Lizard For Hire," and "Vic Valentine: Space Cadet"; the original story collection "Vic Valentine, Private Eye: 14 Vignettes"; the erotic horror noir novella "Things I Do When I'm Awake"; and a collection of erotic horror noir stories, "VIHORROR! Cocktales of Sex and Death."

Additionally Will has had stories included in a variety of anthologies including "Fast Women and Neon Lights: Eighties-Inspired Neon Noir"; "Mixed Up!"; "Long Distance Drunks: A Tribute to Charles Bukowski"; "Deadlines: A Tribute to William Wallace"; "Dark Yonder: Tales and Tabs"; "Knucklehead Noir" and "Weird Winter Wonderland" (both Coffin Hop Press); and "Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror."

Viharo's unique brand of "gonzo pulp fiction" combines elements of eroticism, noir, fantasy, and horror. For many years he has also been a professional film programmer/impresario and live music booker. He now lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and cats

https://www.thrillville.net
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