She Freak

I'm becoming a real fan of AGFA as I'm getting really endearing releases there and She Freak is one of them. Loved the story and the way characters played out here. The make-up effects were also majestic!!!

In SHE FREAK (1967), waitress Jade trades the diner for the midway, with her eye on money and absolutely no interest in making friends.

Monster makeup by Harry Thomas, whose credits also include PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. A respectable pedigree for such an utterly disrespectable face. 🖤

She Freak is cheap, sleazy, and not particularly subtle, but I found myself enjoying its grubby carnival world. It clearly owes an enormous debt to Freaks, without ever coming close to what makes that film so special, but there is still something fascinating about watching this particular piece of 60s exploitation unfold. The real attraction for me is all the carnival atmosphere and the feeling that you are getting a glimpse of a world that simply doesn't exist anymore. It is rough and occasionally rather dull, but as an exploitation time capsule I think it has plenty of charm. Another very fitting bit of cinematic archaeology from AGFA.

Another canonical SWV title from David F.

If you expect sleaze, look elsewhere. However, this trash update of Freaks is a Dave Friedman classic. The trailer reel is amazing.