Perhaps the Worst Thing Something Weird Has Released

The Soul Snatcher (1965) 

BOMB (out of 4)

Kathy (Diane Webster) is an aspiring model who just can't seem to catch a break. She feels even worse when her two roommates have to cover the bills that she can't afford. However, Kathy seems to think she's gotten the break she's been looking for when a weird looking man offers her a great bargain, or at least she thinks.

Here's a 60's softcore version of that classic theme whether you'd sell your soul to the Devil in exchange for all your dreams. THE SOUL SNATCHER was saved by Something Weird Video who released a shortened version of it on their ASYLUM OF SATAN disc but the version I'm watching is the complete 69-minute one. This here can be ordered directly from SWV but it's recommended that you only do that if you want to watch the worst thing they've ever released.

Yes folks, I know saying this is the worst thing Something Weird Video has ever released is a rather strong statement. Perhaps it's not even fair since I obviously haven't seen everything in their vaults but I have watched at least a couple hundred of their features and I honestly can't think of anything worse. The film was shot without sound, which was normal so we've got Joel Holt (the one and only) doing the narration and he pretty much reads to us everything we're seeing.

He also helps explain what's going on, which is a good thing because the film itself has very little of anything. The performances are all rather silly. There's no comedy. No drama. Weak horror elements. Even as a sexploitation picture this thing is downright awful on every level. There honestly wasn't a single thing here that I could say a nice thing about. Technically it's as flat as you can get and the list of badness could just go on and on.

THE SOUL SNATCHER sadly never makes it to the "so bad it's good" level of camp. With that said, the film is so darn awful that some might want to check it out just to see how bad it is.

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