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The
Devil Bat starring Bela Lugosi. "It's a
wonderfully ridiculous chiller from the cheapest
studio in the business. Bela plays the kindly Dr.
Carruthers, who works creating scents for the local
perfume company. But in his spare time ... just,
oh, fiddling around ... he uses electrical stimulation
of the glands to create GIANT KILLER BATS! The bats
themselves are very unconvincing rubber props which
Mr. Lugosi carries around on a coat hanger."
Polish goes on to explain how the doctor manipulates
the bats to do his bidding. "He's made them
hate a particular scent, which he then incorporates
into an aftershave lotion and gives to his victims
as a sample of an upcoming product. 'Rub a little
here . . . on the tender part of your neck' he says,
as only Lugosi could say it'."
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