Psychomania

1973 "The Dead Still Ride... the Living Howl in Terror!"
5.7| 1h30m| en
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A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...

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Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
azathothpwiggins PSYCHOMANIA (aka: THE DEATH WHEELERS) is the uplifting tale of a gang of bratty bikers and their hopelessly infantile leader, Tom Latham (Nicky Henson). Growing dreadfully bored w/ the hum-drum world of anti-social thuggery, Tom decides to dabble in the realm of the occult in order to gain immortality for himself and his terrorizing, turd brigade. Luckily, his mum (Beryl Reid) is a medium, and their butler, Shadwell (George Sanders- VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED), just might be more than he appears to be- Hope you guessed his name! So, Tom attains a toad talisman, and gets a crash course in his diabolical family history. Then, after a fun day of mindless murder and mayhem, including a game of baby-pram-pinball, Tom does the unthinkable! He initiates his infernal plan for his gang's eternal, psychotic playtime! The rest is about his mates' following his lead, and the unfortunate results. A grand time is had by all! EXTRA POINTS: For the notorious "biker funeral" and "motorcycle resurrection" scene. It truly must be witnessed to be fully appreciated! Who knew that bikers wove flower wreathes or wore crocheted vests? EXTRA EXTRA POINTS: For the gang members' names, like,"Hinky", "Hatchet", "Gash", "Chopped Meat", and, of course, "Bertrem"! EXTRA SPECIAL POINTS: For the novel suicides, including, tossing oneself into a lake, wrapped in battleship chains! Amazing! These motorbikes run on pure cheeeze! Soooo, squeeze into those leather trousers my friends, for this is why cinema was created! Is that another pram?!...
Bronson1985 Psychomania,I remember this VHS box at the local Avondale stores that popped up in the county. I rented it a couple of times, but never really experienced what the plot line on the back of the box had to offer... Recently TCM aired it and I have to say it should have been declared the "Spinal Tap" of UK horror schlock of the times! I love it. The leader of the gang (who resembles Don Stroud) leads his followers into a rebellious rampage filled with frogs, Satan and Druid overtones. A must for fans of the evolution of Zombie films. Notice the extremely early looking CGI at then end of the film. It looks as though they actually burned the negative. A Shepperton Studio Classic.
HumanoidOfFlesh A gang of young hippie motorcyclists calls themselves The Living Dead.They terrorize various drivers on the roadways and citizens of British small town.The secret of eternal life is fairly simple:you must kill yourself without hesitation.So our bullying motorcyclists commit suicide one by one and they return literally as the living dead...Extremely cheesy and superbly funny horror/bikersploitation flick made by Don Sharp.There is plenty of violence but no blood and a Black Sabbath-esque proto-doom soundtrack is nicely groovy.The scene of Tom's burial in the ground of the Seven Witches has to be seen to be believed.The stunts are great and the plot is gleefully weird and silly.7 undead bikers out of 10.
roofspace I saw this film back in the seventies and recommended it to my brother, he has never forgiven me. Even now when we talk about it (it is a truly unforgettable film for all the wrong reasons) we preface all our sentences with "Ribbit" in homage to the frog, all will become clear when you watch this train wreck of a movie. You become like a deer caught in the headlights of a car - mesmerized unable to turn away - although you know you are going to be wasting an hour and a half of your life. You think it cannot get any worse but it does over and over again. Scenes that are supposed to have you cringing behind the sofa in fear have the complete opposite effect and you end up rolling on the floor doubled up in laughter. The last time it was shown on UK terrestrial television the reviewer came to his senses and listed it not as a horror but a comedy which speaks volumes. It is a worthy winner of the title of "It's so bad it is really good" Having said all that I treasure my copy of the film.Come back George Saunders/Beryl Reid all is forgiven.