Dan and Bradley had the pleasure of discussing two wildly nutty films from 1977 DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS and RUBY with author and new pal Katharine Coldiron.
THE PODCAST
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THE FILMS
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
1977 Directed by George Barry
Synopsis
IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE, DON’T GO NEAR THE BED.
At the edge of a grand estate, near a crumbling old mansion lies a strange stone building with just a single room. In the room there lies a bed. Born of demonic power, the bed seeks the flesh, blood and life essence of unwary travelers… Three pretty girls arrive on vacation, searching for a place to spend the night. Instead, they tumble into nightmares – and the cruel, insatiable hunger of the Bed!
Screening poster for Death Bed: The Bed That Eats from artist Dan Yowell
Ruby
1977 Directed by Curtis Harrington
Synopsis
CHRISTENED IN BLOOD. RAISED IN SIN. SHE’S SWEET SIXTEEN, LET THE PARTY BEGIN!
Strange killings occur at Ruby’s drive-in theatre, sixteen years after the murder of her gangster boyfriend.
Original Italian poster for Ruby (1977) Directed by Curtis Harington
THE STREAMS
DEATH BED: THE BED THAT EATS
RUBY
Additional Reading
Check out Katharine’s article on RUBY on offscreen.com
About our show guests and authors
Katharine Coldiron
Katharine Coldiron is the author of Ceremonials, an SPD Bestseller. Her work has appeared in Ms., the Washington Post, Conjunctions, LARB, and many other places. Find her at kcoldiron.com and on Twitter @ferrifrigida