“Orgy of the Dead” is a surreal experience. It’s not really much of a film, it’s more like what I imagine a strip club performance at Halloween to be like. Although he didn’t direct it, Ed Wood (“Plan 9 From Outer Space”, “Glen Or Glenda”) was heavily involved in the film’s production and it features Criswell, who appeared in other Ed Wood movies.

A couple get involved in a car accident and stumble upon a bizarre display of erotic dancing by an array of women. The dances are being performed for a mysterious man (Criswell) and his minions, which include a werewolf and a mummy. There is no real plot, just a lot of topless girls dancing.

Criswell is ridiculous as he was in other Ed Wood movies as he just blurts out meaningless nonsense. While many of the women in the movie might be very physically attractive, they certainly don’t look like they’re having a particularly good time. This is apparently meant to be sexy but the dancing girls in this movie look so bored. Of course, the poor script means the women here have no personality and are just there to shake their breasts in front of the camera. The costumes for the werewolf and mummy look absolutely awful.

“Orgy of the Dead” is abysmal from start to finish. There is no plot and it would be an insult to the first dimension to refer to the characters as being even one-dimensional. The film fails at trying to be arousing because we can see that none of the women look like they want to be there. If you are a fan of Ed Wood’s other films, you might get a few laughs out of this one but it’s certainly not as entertaining as “Plan 9 From Outer Space”.