Freelance writer Christopher Wayne Curry lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPart One: The Films of Ray Dennis StecklerWild Guitar (1962)Goof on the Loose (1963)The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became ­Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1963)The Thrill Killers (1964)Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)The Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters (1967)Body Fever (1969)Sinthia: The Devil’s Doll (1970)Blood Shack (1971)The Hollywood Strangler Meets the Skid Row Slasher (1979)Las Vegas Serial Killer (1986)Part Two: The Adult Films of Ray Dennis StecklerIntroductionThe FilmsPart Three: Unfinished Films, Unreleased Films and CompilationsPart Four: Homage and MemorabiliaPart Five: The InterviewsHigh Hopes to Hard Knocks: Carolyn Brandt on Living and Working with Ray Dennis StecklerGrowing Up Steckler: A Conversation with Laura H. StecklerGary Kent: The Danger God SpeaksHave Talent, Will Travel: A Conversation wwith Cult Movie Star Ron JasonConclusionBibliographyIndex

“Curry offers a loving, insightful, and sometimes critical look at Steckler’s 11 completed films, interweaving plot summaries with information about cast and crew, production details, and outrageous anecdotes.....includes a list of collectible memorabilia and newly conducted interviews with Steckler’s family and former crew....Curry combines extensive research with deft writing to reveal the life of a Z-movie director through his unconventional oeuvre. Aimed at cinephiles, the book celebrates an underdog who made movies in Hollywood’s shadow.”—Library Journal; “An amazing amount of detail...Curry deserves commendation for telling the whole story, proving a writer can show reverence without being disingenuous. ...fascinating and fun”—Flick Attack; “When it comes to his knowledge of Steckler, author Chris Wayne Curry is no joke.”—Andrew Furtado, Severin Films; “A thorough, entertaining book on Ray Dennis Steckler’s incredible career…Curry’s book is a treasure. Through the pages, we witness a smaller but no less entertaining Hollywood of the 1960s.”—Plan 9 Crunch