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Mad scientists and brain implants never lead anywhere good. Thanks to Dr. Vanard (John Carradine, naturally), a brain damaged American soldier is transformed from a vegetable to a malevolent psychopath. Of course, this is all told through flashback by a homicide lieutenant who worked the case and the poor man’s grieving father. Currently a goofy-looking zombie is murdering folks on the streets and it ties into said revived soldier. So we get a story of a jewel robbery, a half million dollars in missing loot and a nice look at California in the 1960s. The neurosurgeon’s large haired daughter (our girl, Regina Carrol) shows up for some kind of voodoo/telepathy/revenge bullshit subplot which half-heartedly explains the zombie shenanigans. Shot as a crime film by Al Adamson and shelved for a few years until horror elements were added and it was shat out onto the big screen to a market hungry for said excrement. As usual with an Adamson film, the production history is far more interesting than anything that makes it to the screen. Schlocky charm manages to edge out the boredom and we are all thankful for that little miracle.
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