31 Jess Franco Halloween Horrors: KISS ME, MONSTER

Aka: CASTLE OF THE DOOMED/DAS SCHLOSS DER GEHENKTEN

The Red Lips detective agency (Janine Reynaud and Rossana Yanni) investigate a mad scientist (Michel Lemoine) who is creating an army of mutants for eventual world domination. An interpol agent (producer Hoven), a lesbian cult and an organization of black hooded figures are also on the trail. Look out for two separate Jess Franco cameos.

Our third entry is this really odd parody of Gothic Horror films made in 1967 back to back, or maybe simultaneously with TWO UNDERCOVER ANGELS aka EL CASO DE LAS DOS BELLEZAS, preferred title ROTE LIPPEN-SADISTEROTICA. The Spanish version of this Aquila Films/ Berlin (Adrian Hoven-Pier A. Caminecci) copoduction with Spain's Films Montana is 83 m and very different from the English language version available on US DVD. It has an alternate, superior score and is missing several scenes which were added by the producers/distributors which Franco did not film (ie: the opening car chase is from another film and there is a jazz fest sequence which was lifted from an unknown source) but are included in the English language export version. The six additional minutes are mostly dialogue/transitional scenes. 

The Spanish version BESAME, MONSTRUO is also "covered" but seems to reflect the director's original intent more accurately. 

In any version a weird mix of horror, science fiction, mystery, crime, Eurospy, lounge interludes, striptease, slapstick and encoded musical motifs.

Thanks to Francesco Cesari for helping me see the Spanish version, BESAME MONSTRUO.