Full Moon's Mad Science "trilogy"

[Dr. Briggs]

The Head of the Family
Hideous!
and Blood Dolls

...well, only I refer to them as a trilogy actually, as far as I know . However, the trio of horror/sci-fi/comedy films have a shitload in common, which makes watching them back to back (as I did with my girlfriend not long back) an even funnier, more surreal experience.

"Head" and "Hideous" share two actors in major roles. "Head" and "Dolls" both have villain protagonists with strangely shaped heads. "Hideous" and "Dolls" both feature the sort of tiny, deadly critter Full Moon is famous for.

All three involve plenty of kink (not always sex, but kink nonetheless), extensive discussion of dirty business deals (perhaps a favored topic of producer/director Charles Band? ), obsessed characters, non-obsessed characters, and for those who want more than your average romance novel: heavy focus on the topic of abnormalities, both physical and mental.

"Head" has a rich southern gentleman with a giant head and a tiny body blackmailed into killing those who oppose another southern gentleman with a normal sized head and body, his adulterous relationship, and his pursuit of money.

"Hideous" tells the story of two collectors of deformed pickled fetuses who clash with one another over a rare set, after the beings in question come back to life.

"Dolls" features a spiteful and murderous millionaire (with a tiny head and a normal sized body) looking for revenge against the businessmen who screwed him over, only to clash with the equally ruthless female domme behind the idiot he believes is his greatest rival.

I'd recommend these three to any fan of weird cinema (or for that matter anyone who liked any one of the others in the "trilogy").