Dear YikYakker, ya beat me to the punch about what I had to say from me small brainy mind...

Yesterday's Ralphus Maleficarum picture of the day with our dear Jane getting a face full of water to wake her after a brutal severe Flogging; was followed by her look of hate and contempt for her tormentors.

A look that said out loud, "FUCK YOU ALL". was a real moment for Heroone.

Have you fellow GIMPers seen the YouTube interviews yet...they are really good.

Many thanks Ralphus... Heroone sometimes can not get it "Right"...

My last posting should have included about that look from our tortured Jane as saying "I'm not scared ...Bring it on (today's terminology), I can take it"...

Heroone would say " I just scream a lot". I'm dating myself, that last quote was from the late Robert Vaughn, the Man From Uncle TV Series, his response when threatened with torture...

First, she is in excruciating pain...so much pain that she passes out, thus relieving her mind and body of painful sensations.

...after getting over the shock of that, she is really pissed off that they woke her up.

Nicely done.

Yik Yakker - perfect summation, all Heroone can say is Well Done and Well Said. This fellow GIMPer says Thank You.

I have a resource I would like to share with the GIMP community. I bet when you are watching a video on your computer, you can rarely sit through it in it's entirety. You often have to take a break and then try to remember where in the video you were when you resume. You then have to fast forward or scroll to the point where you left off manually. Am I right?

If you answered yes, then you'll just love this little resource I recently discovered. I was facing the same dilemma and was getting sick and tired to having to manually scroll back to the spot in a video I had left off at when I opted to take a break. In frustration, I decided to do a google search for a way to mark video files in Windows Media Player at the spot where they were last so it can resume at that point later.

My search led me to a plug-in for Windows media player which you can find here. It's simply called "mymediabookmarks". This plug-in once enabled on a video monitors the time on the video and automatically creates a bookmark in the file at the exact timeframe it was on when you closed the player. The next time you play the video file, the video will start at the beginning like it usually does, but within a second or two, the plug-in will take over and immediately jump the footage to the time frame it was at just before closing it the last time it was playing (within 3 to 5 seconds off the actual time to be more precise). Check it out!

THE T DOUBLE G...

But if that situation came up, you would, um...film it for us, right?

Heroone - did Robert Vaughn pass away in the last few days? - last I heard he was doing, and still is, a long running series on British tv titled "Hustle" - could it be the reports of his death are greatly exaggerated?

Stay well all

My second site, where I have posted more HOM pics, is at "CruxForums.com". This is a forum dedicated to the beauty of the Crucified female. The Bondage loving community is a tiny minority of the general population. As a Crucifixion lover and crucifixion devotee, I'm a tiny minority within a tiny minority! The "Crucifixion Fan Club" is probably 'The World's Smallest Club'. I have one album dedicated to HOM pictures. It's in the BDSM section.

My second series of HOM pics are found under "Crucified Upside Down". The membership ROARED their approval of my submitted upside down HOM pics. John Blakemore enriched my life by taking those photos. Now, I'm sharing the few pics that I have, and I am sharing them in a world wide forum.

Please thank John Blakemore for me! The membership at "CruxForums" also sends him their fondest regards. He is now known to a world wide audience, most of whom was not familiar with HOM. The applause directed towards John Blakemore is loud, fast and furious. I hope that he takes a bow as he acknowledges the new world wide applause. Please, send him my very fondest personal regards.

Subhunt

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Sloth - your correct; Napolean Solo is still with us. Sorry, Heroone was at the well before he posted...

I too am looking forward to the release of Jane's "Le Marquis".

Pile on the lashes guys!!

Besides providing caps of the movie, the review includes a link at the bottom to the product site on Amazon. Note that it's the unrated version.

But my recollection is that the scene does not show an actual whipping, but the aftermath (whip marks on her breasts) as she is lying tied to the bedposts. Perhaps there is another version that has some real whipping going on, but I'm not aware of it.

This site's Whipping Scenes in Movies Database (WSIMD) does not have an entry for this scene. But another 1982 movie named Vice Squad does feature a pimp using a wire whip on women tied to beds.

I would like to post I am not interested in a Malefic..dings Forum. The Red F. company should use their own website.

Just because we're having a Maleficarum promotion doesn't mean you can't post. In fact, you already did post, but it was just to bitch (not your first time doing that here). If there's anything you want to talk about, you don't have to wait until the promotion is over. This forum is not all about Red Feline; we've also had posts today about a classic 1970s Italian giallo film, HOM pioneer John Blakemore, and even Wonder Woman so far. So what would you like to post about? Just keep it on topic and anything goes.

And BTW, Red Feline is welcome to promote their movies on this website, as are any other bondage producers. As for the daily pictures at the top of the site, that's my idea, not theirs. If you don't like them, let me ask you one question. How much did you pay to get in here?

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Subhunt: Thanks for the acknowledgement of the Blakemore interview. It took me a long time to put together since it occurred over the phone and I had to transcribe hours of recorded conversations by hand. It was worth it, though. I think it's one of the best features we have on the site.

You might get a kick out of this page I found online about Blakemore. It even mentions the interview, which was conducted by "someone named Ralphus":

The SM Detective Whatever Happened to John Blakemore?

BTW, do you have a more direct link to your sites? Dark Fetish Network is huge, and I find it difficult to search for stuff there.

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A Canadian: Nice link about Wonder Woman. I'm not a comic book aficionado by any means, but I was still surprised to read that Wonder Woman was tied up or chained 9 times in the first 10 issues. That's hilarious! Apparently the creator of the comic book was clearly a bondage fan himself, which explains a lot. And even today, that's probably what Wonder Woman is best known for. Just imagine how many young men and boys had their first bondage fantasies while reading a Wonder Woman comic book.

Iago wrote: I'm not opposed to electronic ownership, but streaming really never did it for me. Can someone here recommend some good ZFX from recent years? I'm particularly keen on his mad scientist stuff, but I'm also a big spandex fan.

If your looking for somethng Sci-Fi based, I would recommend Viral Load. If you havent already watched it, I think it would be right up your alley. Also, Ballista 1, Ballista 2 and Ballista 3 have some elements of the mad scientist theme. Hope that helps.

Iago wrote: Nowadays it looks to me (and maybe I'm missing something) more like a front page and sometimes a streaming site.

The site has been static for some time, I assume your talking about zfx-shockwavevideo.com. I do have plans to update it, so that may restore a bit of its luster. There are trailers for Goon Squad 1 and Goon Squad 2:Patriot Acts and galleries for them HERE. zfxvideo.com is a portal to ZFXVOD.COM, there is no content on zfxvideo.com itself.

Heroone wrote: After reading Rick posting, I have to see SOB3... Sorry to say that the Adult section of CDUniverse no long has it in their catalogue. But good news, I found an adult DVD store in Florida selling used copies, and hopefully will get it ten days.

Well, SOB3 is a great choice to watch, especially since you have SOB4, but for review? In checking the review section, it looks like SOB3 has 3 reviews already. I guess it's going to be a quartet. Maybe you will like SOB3 more than Jhlipton liked SOB4.

Jhlipton wrote : I've seen a number of clips from ZFX, and, like Red Feline, I should like them. As you say "interrogation scenes, whipping, electro, hot chicks and very harsh treatment" -- what's not to like? :-)

Of course, not everything appeals to everyone, even if on the surface it seems that it would. Just out of curiosity, where did you see "a number of clips" from ZFX?

This is for Heroone, Iago and anyone who is interested in buying SOB3, or any other ZFX title. We have DRM free ZFX downloads for 24.95 on ZFXVOD.COM and it's a dam bit quicker than waiting for it by pony express. There are also rentals even cheaper, 9.95-14.95 for different length rentals. I think they self destruct after 7 or 30 days or something, or the key does. You don't get to keep it like a download if you rent. It's a low cost alternative. Personally, I like streaming, because Hotmovies has a huge amount of stuff to choose from, and you don't have to wait for a download.

Some people like a physical object, particularly collectors. I'm not sure what's going on with cduniverse, I will try to find out. I hate to hear people trying to buy legit and having to end up buying "used" dvd's because "used" frequently means bootleg. Not always, but frequently. Let's hope that's not the case, I know most here do not want to support bootleggers.

There is also ZFX Bondage Clip Store if you're looking for a particular scene ala cart. I invite you to take a look around, see if anything strikes your fancy. It's being updated constantly so there will be more and more clips as time goes on.

mr bush wrote: it appears that Lisa might be a little chunky in the last effort. Are my eyes deceiving me?

I would say slightly, she looks good to my eyes but compared to her 20 year old self...yes probably. She has always been voluptuous, soft. She is a tiny 5 footer, so if she gains a pound it shows. I sure hope to hell she never reads this board...

Ok that's it for now...

Rick

I hope I was able to articulate, I ain't sober...too much BV Cab, taste... I was hosting, I should say crashing a California SCA medieval re-enactors TGIF party, with an Infocus projector under my arm, and got most to view Maleficarum tonight... Gonna share the results with our Jane...gonna go to bed now...good might my fellow GIMPers. Heroone

There are always things that do not interest you, but just skip them to a bit that does, there's bound to be something here for chrissakes.

As for the delicious Jane and Maleficarum I say, keep bloody posting. That is one of the things I keep coming in for each day.

I'm not sure what's going on with cduniverse, I will try to find out.

That's interesting. I had assumed Rick had deliberately taken some movies off the market, for whatever reason.

For example, Forced Entry isn't available at cduniverse and, in fact, doesn't seem to be available (on DVD) anywhere. I had concluded this was intentional.

...Forced Entry isn't available at cduniverse and, in fact, doesn't seem to be available (on DVD) anywhere.

That would be troublesome news that one couldn't buy Forced Entry anymore, especially since it's one of ZFX's very best movies. Fortunately, in doing a quick search through Google, I found 4 sites that offered it on DVD, although usually in the $45-50 range. There were likely more, but I quit searching after the 4th one.

Nonetheless, the buy link on my official review (Adult DVD Marketplace) now reads "Sorry, but Forced Entry (ZFX) is no longer available for sale on our site." It obviously used to be, but was taken off.

And on the adult version of CD Universe, which has an affiliate banner link on the ZFX official website, their site lists 109 ZFX titles. I don't know if that's less than it used to be, but ZFX has over 150 movies, and to my knowledge, none have ever been voluntarily taken off the market. Yet, when I went there to buy War Pigs, I noticed they carried the first, 3rd and 4th volumes, but strangely, not War Pigs 2. Figure that out.

It wasn't that long ago that Rick devoted a few years of his life to upgrading his entire catalog of work to a digital format. Makes no sense that he would pull any of them from distribution.

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I don't know how many here ever visit our GIMP FICTION section, although I've been getting Google Analytics reports lately that indicate it's much higher than I originally expected. I'll confess I'm not an avid story reader; being a guy I'm more into the immediate visual stimulation that videos offer. It's also a matter of not being able to devote enough time into just sitting down and letting a story take over my imagination. But in the past few weeks, I've done just that with a couple of stories by our very own Eda Chang, and the results have been well worth the investment.

Let's start with one of Eda's shorter stories, IRAQUI TRAVELS. This one was recommended to me and I figured, it's short, let's go for it. I loved this story! Eda has a real gift for describing the action, the way the characters are experiencing their torments, and best of all, her villains know exactly the right threatening thing to say to their victims. And the torturous ending pushed all my buttons, as you'll see when you read what happens. All I can say is, I wish this were a movie.

This led me to attempting to tackle PLAYING THE GAME, which Eda told me is her personal favorite of all the stories she's written. I cringed when I saw it was loooong, so long that it's two parts, but once I started with it, I couldn't stop. It took me 2 days to read it, but what a satisfying experience. It's got an ingenious plot with lots of twists that you won't see coming, with perfect dialogue that enhances the narrative. If there's one caveat, it would be that it takes longer than I was hoping to get to the "good" parts, but the story and the buildup itself is almost as entertaining to read as the GIMP scenes. And of course, the payoffs are well worth it. This chick's reputation is well-deserved. She's a helluva writer.

The plot is a staple of many horror films: mad scientist loses his wife in a horrible accident and conducts experiments using live humans in his attempts to revive/replace her.

But CNDb says that Blanca Suárez gets raped, as does Elena Anaya, who is also seen wearing a costume cut to expose her breasts, just like Adrienne Corri in A Clockwork Orange.

BTW, Anaya plays a character named Vera Cruz, which also happens to be the name of a city in Mexico as well as the title of a movie about the famous battle that took place there.

I don't know why I brought that up...must be one of those stream-of-consciousness things.

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Greg wrote: Seems odd to me somebody wants to bitch over items on the site. For a dyed in the wool gimper like me what's not to like?

There are always things that do not interest you, but just skip them to a bit that does, there's bound to be something here for chrissakes.

There sure is a lot going on here: like databases (torture/suspension and rape), GIMP fiction, movie reviews (many with illustrations!), and if you can't find what you're looking for in those features you can always use Search-the-GIMP to tap into conversations, links or images about your favorite topics, and the banner links take you to sites that sell movies, and...

Please excuse me for a few moments, I'm hyperventilating...

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Speaking of bitching...I was using Search the GIMP the other day and came across a post by one of our infrequent but consistently annoying visitors - I'm sure you know who I'm talking about - complaining about "boring topics". Among the causes of his ennui was the subject of clothes-ripping, which is near and dear to my heart. So as Jim Carrey used to say when he was portraying Fire Marshal Bill, "Let me tell ya something..."

For me, clothes-ripping (or cutting) is like the foreplay of the GIMP act. Sure, I want to see the girls naked, or at least topless. But I want to see them get that way forcefully and in stages, like a violent, non-consensual striptease. If a see or review a movie that has clothes-ripping events leading to skin-showing GIMPage, I will mention it as a public service to like-minded GIMPers.

One of my few - and I mean very few - gripes about Maleficarum is that in the scenes where Mariana and Francisca are taken to the dungeon to be stripped and whipped, their clothes are pulled off, not torn off.

But it's understandable. I can imagine The Heskinator protesting, "Oh no you don't! I stayed up all night working on that dress! No ripping!"

Oh well, maybe the next movie will have some garment-shredding action.

I really don't recall. I come and go on several forums, and it could have been on any number of them.

I am disappointed that I just missed "The Skin I Live In" at my local Indie theater. A friend who is not a Gimper (at least, not that I aware of; who knows? maybe he's msterotics!)

Anyway, I thought it would be awkward to ask "So-o-o, How were the Rapes?". But he said the flick was weird but interesting.

I can understand your attraction to Clothes-Ripping. Personally, I am into Forced-to-Strip, which is why I am hoping that the remake of "Mothers Day" will be available in the U.S. soon.

I had fun writing it, and the lady who inspired it had fun reading it. I hope one or two of you enjoy it as well.

Life is full of surprises. All I wanted was to find some screen captures from the infamous "Brides of Blood" and what I got was this blog with a motherload of GIMP clips. Thought I would share, and I hope it's not a repost!

Hey all, sorry to be away so long. I've had the flu, today I'm a little better. And I have part 3 of the interviews with me below:

Thanks for all of the interesting suggestions for future movies, I love thinking about the next feature.

The reason that the clothes were not ripped in Maleficarum is that JJ wanted to be more authentic in that detail. In the research we did on the Peruvian inquisition, for each person "investigated" by the inquisition, there was a catalog of belongings, including clothing, that was written down. If and when the person was acquitted, they would be given their clothes back, or the clothing could be used to defer the cost of the interrogation, for which the prisoner was liable.

If the person was not acquitted, the clothing would be sold after their death, again, to defer the cost of the interrogation and execution. In the case of Mariana and Francisca, they had clothing worth selling, and that's why they were stripped instead of having their clothing ripped. And that concludes my lecture.

I'm still collecting questions, so bring 'em on!

In actuality, it would have been interesting to have seen the outtakes, like Cherry vomiting while she was hanging upside-down. Those girls earned their money on this shoot, no doubt. Too bad it sounds like it failed as a horror film. A little expression of fear by the girls and it might have worked a lot better.

The direct link to your latest review is in my Homepage URL above.

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Well, this afternoon I went down to my local art theatre and checked out The Skin I Live In, which was recently brought up on this board. The film stars the gorgeous Elena Anaya and she is frequently seen nude, which is refreshing considering what we usually get in Hollywood films. Fortunately, this film was made in Spain where attractive women are still allowed to show off their assets on the screen.

Let's get to the important stuff. Yes, Anaya does get raped in the movie. It starts off with the bad guy (wearing a tiger costume...don't ask) breaking into her room and chasing her out into the hall, where he gets on top of her on the floor. She's got on a skintight flesh-colored bodysuit and he starts by opening up the area over her breasts and exposing them (ala A Clockwork Orange).

Then he picks up her up and carries her over his shoulder (also like in Clockwork) and takes her to a bed where the rape occurs. Personally, I think the rape scene is quite good for a mainstream scene. He doesn't tie her up (he should have) but we do see some boobage. She tells him he's hurting her because he's too big, which is pretty cool. Unfortunately, it has an unhappy ending for the rapist but he lives long enough to do the deed.

There is a bondage scene in the movie but it's an just older lady who gets tied to a chair and stuff gagged and forced to watch while Anaya gets raped. Unless you're into geriatric victims, it's not really worth getting excited about.

It was mentioned that 2 women get raped in this film but I'm not sure you can call the other scene an actual rape. Date rape perhaps, but it's open to interpretion. Antonio Banderas' daughter (played by the very cute Blanca Suárez) gets taken outside after a wedding reception by a guy so they can go into in the woods where other couples are making out. She starts taking off her shoes and sweater and says if she had her way, she would prefer not to wear clothes at all (unbeknownst to him, she's got mental issues).

The guy takes that as an invitation to help her get naked so he gets her down on the ground, pulls down her dress and starts making out with her. She's nervous and tentative but lets him go ahead. Then all of a sudden she objects and starts screaming. He panics and sticks his hand over her mouth to shut her up. And she counters that by biting his hand. He has to hit her in the face to make her stop, which knocks her out cold. He covers her back up and takes off, leaving her laying out on the ground. That's where Banderas finds her.

If you're going to watch the movie just for the rape scene(s), you might be surprised by how good the rest of the movie turns out to be. It would be a crime to give away the surprises and plot twists, but suffice to say you've probably never seen a film quite like this. One thing though...Anaya's rape scene might seem less enjoyable if you watch it a second time after seeing what unfolds in the story. Whoops, have I given away a clue? Maybe. But definitely seek out the film if you can find it; it's really good.

My grade: A-

Margot C. - Don't you dear allow anyone, now or ever to tear one of our Jane's hand created Period Costumes... When I showed Maleficarum to a bunch of California members of SCA, Medieval re-enactors, they remarked that our Jane had created garments correct to the period and they do look like the fine Silks and Dutch linen of that period of 17th century Alta Peru, that only the very wealthy would wear, let alone own.

And yet not one titty in your screencaps! For shame!

mstrerotic: "...I am concerned that the rack scene is just a stretching excercise. Where a good rack scene would also have heated irons applied, as well as long, thin heated needles under her toenail...this would make her confess..."

Ralphus and many other GIMPer have already got it right...This movie is not a fantasy, like many of those fetish bondage movies out there, i.e. InquisitionWorld Production, etc. Maleficarum is a historical fiction stage play of what the victims of the bloody and corrupt Spanish Inquisition had to endure in 17th Century Alta Peru, and in the most shocking and very graphic details. And it was done on a very small budget by an equally small independent film company In Bolivia.

I think Ralphus said it correctly..."Guys, it's only a movie..."

I think Ralphus said it correctly..."Guys, it's only a movie..."

Now hang on, I did say that, but don't quote me out of context. When I said that, I was referring to the girls not having hairy legs and armpits in the movie, even though that may be historically accurate. I think the point mstrerotic is making is justified...to a degree, anyway. How the victims are tortured in the rack scenes is very important stuff precisely because it IS a movie and this is the kind of stuff we want to see in movies.

mstrerotic: The answer to your question is that both rack scenes involve stretching only. There are no heated needles under the fingernails. Both girls are branded several times with hot irons; however, these tortures occur later in the film and not while they are bound to the rack.

The good thing about both rack scenes is that the women are tortured while naked and both appear to be a great deal of pain. Both scenes go on for a number of minutes, too, quite unlike what we get in mainstream movies. I think they are both very good sequences that rival anything else listed in the Torture Rack Scenes Database.

Now surely you don't plan on using the fact that there's stretching only in the rack scene to justify not buying Maleficarum, right? For a guy whose favorite hobby is whining about the lack of Inquisition offerings, this is the Inquisition film to end all Inquisition films, loaded with torture from beginning to end...what exactly are you waiting for? I can't believe you didn't buy it on the first day it came out.

As to who is who in the movie, read my review which should answer your questions.

Quoth the The Reluctant Cannibal (start at 2:03): "Eating people is WRONG!" (Lyrics in the URL.)

Ralphus, Heroone copies 5X5, like you say, mstreroctica has is right on, but Heroone says is up to the Tormentor, like Eric C., what does he want to do to satisfy his masters... Does he kill her, and which one does he sacrifice to to get the confession. In the Maleficarum, a love story between two women, one a street poor Protestant and a very Wealthy Orphan, the weak lynch pin was our jane, Mariana Del Castro... The Torturer don't really care about her...she just the amusement of the time. Mstreroctica is right, the rack scene was to scare the rich Orphan, Donna Maria Francisca...she got the money and is the main target...get Mariana into a situation of near death or horrific torture and ya crack the nut..., You viewer of Inquisition World Production, please don't go here, this movie is different.

Big F'n Sorry if ya have not seen the movie. It really is a mainstream movie from a small IFC type company with a small budget that is pushing their envelope. And something a U.S.A. Indy would not attempt, since American are still very Puritanical in their outlook of on rules and ratings.

"The two torture rack scenes took my breath away with their powerful drama and erotic impact and are the best I have ever seen. The stretching of a naked woman on the rack is the epitome of achievement in a genre film such as this."

It was super nice to read that. The rest of his email is equally complimentary. However, opinions differ, as they are wont to do. :)

Jane von Detlefson (my great-grandmother's name) is my pseudonym for Red Feline productions. As Maleficarum is not a Red Feline production, I appear as Amy there. Which is the name my parents bequeathed me. Mila is Mila, she doesn't use a pseudonym.

Also, how do I go about buying a dvd over the counter..I mean by simply sending a check or money order, without putting it on a credit card?

In the rack scene that I directed in Le Marquis de la Croix, lots of nasty things happen to Mila, bastinado, whispering, lots o' stretchin' as well. You could safely say that I am a fan of the rack. And when we're done shooting the scenes, it makes a handy table and conversation piece!

Jane von Detlefson - yes, the rack has a variety of uses - I use mine as a coffee table in the living room and store my collection of Men's Adventure Magazines on it - needless to say that is quite a conversation starter.

So this weekend I receive my latest MAM's win on eBay - that evening I walk in the living room and my better half is busily engaged in reading the interior medieval story - we begin our usual bantering back and forth and it ends up a conversation about our active days of restraint - as she is an expert on such matters I ask her what was the best restraint medium we ever used - what are the parameters she asks - I say the best combination of tight bondage, reasonable comfort and appearance - her answer was a bit surprising - gee, should I make this a quiz or a poll question? - Hasta manana

Stay well all

SHKD460 is about a mother that is blackmailed and raped to protect her daughter. But like all such blackmail attempts, they soon involve the daughter regardless. Seeing no escape, the mother and daughter kill themselves together by stepping in to traffic. Pretty dark stuff.

ATID193, which I was quite looking forward to, is one of their more violent movies, with 4 of the 5 female characters dead by the time the credits role. The daughter of a mob family is kidnapped, raped, and kept as a slave by the family's enemies. The kidnap victim's twin sister contacts a pair of detectives to rescue the sister. However, the victim is killed in the rescue attempt, and seeking revenge, the victim's mother and sister have the failed detectives captured and raped eventually strangling and killing one of them in front of the other's eyes.

In a moment of forgiveness, the mother and daughter decide to spare the surviving detective, but the male mobsters that helped with the kidnapping strongly disagree, killing the last of the women except for the sole surviving detective.

I really enjoyed this movie; it's essentially the 4th consecutive "Slave Detective" movie released in as many months, and features bondage, enslaved detectives, and hot girls in Cheongsam's (sic?) speaking Chinese.

Next month's films look reasonable-- a few of interest surrounded a bunch of tame stuff, as is the Attackers norm. Slave Secretary looks to be its own series now, with the 2nd entry incoming,

For what it's worth, I hope JAV star Cocomi Sakura (also spelled Kokomi) shows up in some Attackers films at some point.

I have seen some of the stuff she has done for S1, such as SOE-639, and Cocomi definitely knows how to deliver a strong GIMP performance. I would love to see her in one of the Slave Detective movies.

Hey MAV. I'm eagerly awaiting your review of Maleficarum because you and I share the exact same love for AOH scenes. While I appreciate everybody's review so far on what I'm sure is just an outstanding flick, I am very eager to hear your take on it. Any idea when you will have a review?

Feh. Quick kills like that are no fun at all!

However, the victim is killed in the rescue attempt, and seeking revenge, the victim's mother and sister have the failed detectives captured and raped eventually strangling and killing one of them in front of the other's eyes.

In a moment of forgiveness, the mother and daughter decide to spare the surviving detective, but the male mobsters that helped with the kidnapping strongly disagree, killing the last of the women except for the sole surviving detective.

This sounds much more fun. Fantasy killing, like all forms of fantasy torture, should be slow, painful and humiliating.

A Canadian and Rick - Heroone got his ZFX SOB3 yesterday afternoon by USPS snail-mail; surprise, surprise...it was still sealed in cellophane wrap and only thing used about it was indicated by a damaged cover. The disc was never used, not a scratch.

Yes Rick, you're right, SOB3 has more suspense and dialogue besides a plausible plot for our GIMPers. It was like watching National Geographic's Lockup Abroad, where the female drug mule keeping yelling out loud: "I don't know Cocaine, what the Fuck you talking about, Cocaine, what Fucking Cocaine", etc., and ya know she know it over, game over; and with the progressive torture scenes of our drug mule would appeal to all viewers of fetish bondage, their targeted audience. At lease the jail cells look a lot more realistic than that old national guard dusty basement that is used by Kink.com in San Francisco. And yes, that girl in the tank top with the blue cap does look nice.

I'll get another case cover for this disc and shelve it next to SOB4.

I also like how he drives a nail through the one girl's hand and she doesn't even scream. Don't worry, this won't hurt a bit. Apparently not.

The other story with the hot girl with broken-down car was another huge letdown. She would have been such an ideal victim, and the setup was perfect. Why can't someone make a film that celebrates the joy of abduction, bondage and torture and not have the bad guys lose?

Gawd, I need to make my own films!

I guess that's why I'm such a fan of Attackers, relative to the other JAV studios: they aren't afraid to make really rotten things happen to the lead girls. Every single entry of the Slave Island (21 films), Slave Teacher (6 films), and Slave Color (20 films) (dumb, poorly translated series name) series ends with one or several women facing nothing but a lifetime of sexual servitude, or worse. Too many of the other JAV companies shoe-horn in happy endings, or endings where "Oh, but they like it in the end", which I've always found rather insulting.

I guess that's why I'm such a fan of Attackers, relative to the other JAV studios: they aren't afraid to make really rotten things happen to the lead girls. Every single entry of the Slave Island (21 films), Slave Teacher (6 films), and Slave Color (20 films) (dumb, poorly translated series name) series ends with one or several women facing nothing but a lifetime of sexual servitude, or worse.

One of the things I like about Japanese porn producers -- and this applies to the best of the Attackers movies, but not only to Attackers -- is that they sometimes do a great job showing scenes of degradation, and women having their spirits broken in humiliating ways.

The dog bowls in the Slave Island movies would be a good example. So would the scenes where a woman is forced to strip at gunpoint, or is blackmailed into stripping and submitting.

This may speak to the concerns I have about Maleficarum. It's obvious the movie has scenes of torture, and I'm prepared to believe the whippings in Maleficarum are better than usual for Red Feline.

But I'm still not convinced the movie will meet my test for good erotica. I guess I'll find out for sure when it becomes available to rent.

What are your favorite non-Attackers JAV studios, and particular series/films? My thoughts on some of the other ones:

Soft On Demand (SOD): Points for originality, some good bondage films (stocks)

Hibino: Mostly bad. Hate that their investigator series always has a "drugged and loving it" ending, as it ruins the suspense.

Sadistic Village: Some interesting stuff.

IEnergy: I don't recall much of their stuff being good.

Moodyz: Dream Gakuen is good, but their stuff isn't particularly dark.

Giga: A bunch of crappy super heroine films with bad endings, but overall pretty tame and disappointing.

What are your favorite non-Attackers JAV studios, and particular series/films?

It's probably best for me to point to some individual films that I have liked, as I would agree that most of the JAV producers are hit and miss (I would include Attackers in that assessment).

Here's a quick list:

• Hibino -- One of my first JAV films was Insult Raped Female Avenger, which I really liked. Even with her fake boobs, I found Ayana Nanjou to be smoking hot. I also liked Industrial Spy (which I recently capped) and I know elkcreek likes it, too. Ralphus wasn't so keen on it. Another one that never got reviewed but that I thought was pretty good was HBAD-091 with Emi Harukaze and I also really liked HBAD-086 with Ryo Takamiya.

• I-Energy -- Their films usually disappoint me. However, I did enjoy IESP-194 with Riko Tachibana.

• FA-Pro -- I liked Battlefield Gangbang, at least the scenes with Maki Tomoda (Gotta add caps to this one at some point). I certainly liked the film more than Sloth did.

• Giga -- THP-13 was a good one. Plasma Woman had some good moments, as well.

• S1 -- As I mentioned yesterday, there are some solid moments in SOE-639 with Cocomi Sakura.

• Alice Japan -- The recently reviewed Undercover Investigator of Perverts on a Bus with Yuma Asami was an excellent film.

I disagree with you wholeheartedly for witch scenarios will never run their course because medieval dungeon style torture and bats and all that goes with it is a witchcraft scenario. One is the reason for the other to be and erotically be enjoyed. The Maleficarum bats scene could have been 700 yrs, 400 yrs, 100 yrs ago or today. Today's bad guys torture devices and methods are not has nearly as erotically enjoyable to me as the church's medieval way were or are. I think that Red Feline, JJ and Jane could save a lot of money by producing/making their next Maleficarum type movie a modern version but it's up to them just so long as please they do another one.

Bill K.

mstrerotic - Are you trying to butter me up? It's a good scenario.

Bill K. - Thank you, we will make another one, and another one, and another one. We have a few set for production next year that have some extremely exciting scenarios, past and present. We'll start yapping away about those soon, I'm sure. But we're also releasing my very own Le Marquis de la Croix early next year, and Barbazul, which are very different from each other, but both very, very GIMPy.

I wrote a little blog post about the nature of suffering, which you can find HERE.

And as the fourth clip of my interview in which I talk about the various aspects of Maleficarum was ready, here ya'll go:

Long-time occasional lurker, first-time poster. I'd like to offer up my view on one particular scene in a Red Feline video I recently rented: "The Via Crucis of Camille - Crux 6&7." Like "Crux 1&2" (reviewed by MAV some time ago), Crux 6&7 are two films that are very similar to one another, and furthermore they are very similar to Crux 1&2. The Via Crucis series contains material that dates from before the company's first official release (Red Feline on the Cross), and as I understand it, originally there no intention of releasing these films to the public. I don't care to write a review of the whole thing - in fact, I basically skipped over substantial portions of both films. I was mainly interested in the crucifixion scenes that appear at the end of each film. The scene that ends Crux 7 has affected me in such a way that I felt compelled to post here.

No, I'm not another mindless promoter of Red Feline Crux films. I actually have had a long, dissatisfied, and unpleasant customer relationship with this company. Several years ago I swore I'd never give these people another damn dime. But a few months ago, I discovered some film stills (and later the trailers) for Maleficarum. My reaction: "Holy shit, these guys have come a long way." Then I watched the first couple of interviews with Amy, which sent me right over the damn edge. It was time to forgive and forget. I ordered the Maleficarum DVD and am anxiously awaiting its arrival. And then I couldn't help poking around the website, just to see what's new.

Now, about that crux scene I wanted to talk about. Camille is suspended on a T cross, and her feet get "nailed" next to one another at the base. It's worth noting that she performs a delightful little dance while her feet are being nailed. But it's only after the bad guy has left the scene, leaving Camille alone to await her demise, that things get really, really interesting. For one thing, the scene subtly shifts into slow motion. Jane handled the editing on the Via Crucix films in getting them ready for release, so I dropped her a line asking her about this. In her own words: "For me it makes the impact of the suffering more like the eternity that it is for the person suffering, and makes the viewing of such more intimate."

Well put, and I could not agree more.

Camille alternates between seemingly calm stillness, and struggling as if she's trying to find some way of lessening the discomfort while she waits. As she struggles, her breasts (natural and utterly spectacular) slowly bounce and bob around for our viewing pleasure. At one point, Camille becomes still and stares directly into the camera. This is a bit disturbing - have you ever had a dying naked girl on a cross stare right into your eyes? She's not even pleading. She knows it's much too late for that. She is just watching you, watch her.

The visual aspects of the scene are accompanied by eerie, droning music, which Jane developed by culling together sounds from a variety of sources. It enhances the scene beautifully.

This scene is an 8-minute hallucinogenic wet dream. As a representation of the erotic possibilities of female physical suffering, it is one of the most powerful things I've ever seen. It's not just something to get off on (though it can provide that function), it's a gorgeous work of art. A goddamned masterpiece.

That's all I wanted to say, for now. Hope you found it interesting.

D. Santorum

A captured female spy, taken to a hidden European castle for interrogation.

I like the sounds of that. I bet Eda could come up with a great screenplay for such a film.

Speaking of in-home hostage taking, it seems like the Brits get it more than we do. But alas, some of the most intriguing works don't seem to make it to the West side of the pond. I have heard that "The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael" is a One-Scene Wonder but that scene looks like the ball-gag scene in "A Clockwork Orange" on steroids. Now I come across "Cherry Tree Lane" in IMDB and it looks to be right up my alley, except that I don't speak Region 3 Format.

Jane, please come to my rescue.

It has good number of short Spanish Horse torture videos which I only look at a few so I do not know how good/bad GIMP quality they are but it free.

Bill K.

Mila's scene:

Scene in total is about 6 minutes. I love that she was defiant and didnt wanna scream at first, and that she threw her head back as the lash hit, occasionally almost biting her arm. Also liked that her moans became more vocal as she's whipped more and put in more pain. I know some GIMPers said they're not fans, but I like her curves and darker skin.

Jane's scene:

Scene is about 5 minutes in total. Her reactions are more vocal and more animated, especially as she jerked her body more to the lashes which I liked. Jane is not defiant at the beginning like Mila was and is basically in pain throughout her scene. I love her athletic body, especially as she twirls herself more being off the ground (Mila was barely above the ground).

Both Mila and Jane looked great strung up naked in tight AOH. Sound effects (?) were real good. For both girls, I liked their reactions and that they were oiled/sweated up which worked well with the lighting. I like seeing the front angle more in these types of scenes so wouldve liked to see that more than the 50/50 split with the back angle. I wouldve also liked some hairpulling, but that didn't happen. I also like that for these 2 scenes the girls were not as bloody as has been the case in some other RF clips.

Overall, as an AOH whipping (only) scene, I give this one an 8.5/10. Great work Jane and Mila! Hope you guys do more AOH in the future, maybe with bellypunching and electro adding to the whipping ;>

"A captured female spy, taken to a hidden European castle for interrogation." I like the sound of that. I bet Eda could come up with a great screenplay for such a film.

Many of my stories involve captured female spies taken to medieval-type dungeons of various sorts for interrogation. One story that is set in a futuristic castle is THE FORTRESS. And it doesn't involve just one captured female spy, but four.

The dungeons in my other stories aren't in castles, but how much does it really matter what is outside the dungeon? Isn't what is inside it -- and who -- more important?

Ralphus was recently kind enough to read and comment in the forum on my story PLAYING THE GAME (Parts I and II). As a result, readership of that story skyrocketed (since we all try to do whatever Ralphus does). I'd love it if those of you who read the story in response to Ralphus's review, but have not yet let me know privately your thoughts about it would let me know, either right in the forum or privately to my e-mail. Thanks.

My own answer, not surprising to those who have read any of my stories, is that I would prefer the captured female spy. The differences that I see between the two types of stories are in their balance and their psychology. A captured witch is absolutely helpless. She stands accused, will be convicted and executed, and there is nothing that she can do about it. She has nothing that her torturers want or need from her. She will simply be tortured until she confesses, and, if she does not confess as quickly as her torturers like, the mark of the devil will be found (or placed) on her, so that her body will have confessed what her tongue has not. [Gee, this sounds pretty good!! Why am I picking the other?] She has no control at all over her situation. Her mental state, from the beginning of her ordeal, is that she has nothing to offer her torturers and is doomed.

A captured spy, on the other hand, while facing all of the same ordeals as the captured witch (and, ultimately, very likely facing the same fate) does have at least a bit of control over her situation. She has information that her interrogators want, even need, from her. They must keep her alive until she gives it to them. While certainly the "balance" in this situation is heavily weighted to the side of the interrogators, the captive spy at least knows that she will remain alive if she does not reveal this information. And she also has her cause. She does not want to betray her comrades to that cause to suffer the same fate as she. So she has several reasons to try to resist. But as the tortures become more severe, she begins to question why she is holding out and suffering to protect others who are, in large part, responsible for getting her into the dire situation in which she finds herself. She begins to wonder why she should continue to suffer such extraordinary pain and possible (likely) disfigurement for their benefit, instead of thinking of herself, telling what she knows, leaving the others to their own fates and being rewarded (she hopes) with a less painful death.

So the dynamic of the captured spy scenario -- with these added elements of "balance" and changing psychology -- tips the scales for me in favor of the captured spy film.

Which, of course, is not to say that films about captured witches aren't wonderful, too. While some of us prefer chocolate to strawberry ice cream, and others the opposite, few of us would turn down either if offered.

I agree with Eda.

Me too.

I've had a long-time bias for female spies that probably dates back to the days when Eda was scribbling limericks on bathroom walls. Nonetheless, my already established bias was reinforced in 2011 -- most of the best films I saw this year involved spies or detectives (I will probably repeat this point later in the month when Master Ralphus comes calling for the year in review).

My bias probably has less to do with the psychological factors Eda mentioned and more to do with the fact that female spies are often dressed in sexy attire. One of my first JAV films and an early favorite was Insult Raped Female Avenger with the truly fine Ayana Nanjou. Without doubt, her sexy super-spy attire contributed to the film's success:

Industrial Spy, with Jyuri Wakabayashi, wasn't quite as good but Jyuri looked pretty hot in her spy attire.

Flash forward to 2011, and the tight black panther suit seems to be the preferred attire for many spies, such as Yuma Asami and Sora Aoi. It's a look that definitely works.

And let's not forget that pic of Ren Miyamura in IPTD-802.

I would take Ayana, Jyuri, Yuma and the others over Broom Hilda any day. Spies all the way.

This is shaping up to be an interesting discussion. Let's hope it becomes an official poll or GIMP question.

However, I personally would not have a preference necessarily between a witch torture scene and a spy torture scene. A spy torture scene also has the advantage of modern torture methods and equipment as well as medieval methods, but then it is not too much of a stretch in modern America picturing some uber-religious group torturing the "devil" out of some unbeliever.

And although Bill K makes a good point, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that some modern day organization might not have medieval torture equipment on hand. Outside of some mad genius super-criminal in a James Bond movie, though, it is unlikely a modern organization would be headquartered in a stone castle with a dank basement dungeon.

The basic problem is that I cannot identify with religious crazies any more than I can identify with patriotic crazies, and for maximum enjoyment I like to be able to identify in some way, even if it is small. In fact, pure sadism (as opposed to, say, sexual sado-masochism) doesn't do that much for me. That probably explains why I'm more of a rape guy than a torture guy when it comes to fantasy entertainment.

What I like about suspensions or rack scenes is the visual: naked female body stretched, arched, flexed, muscles strained, perspiration beading up and running down, dangling feet, twitching toes, and so forth. For me, inflicting pain is just a means to an end, not the end in itself. That's one reason I don't care about how much pain Jane put herself through in reality for Maleficarum, as long as it looked awesome in fantasy. Mstrerotic (and I am sure many others) and I differ in that respect. (That's not to take away from what Jane and Mila went through, which I recognize was WAY "above and beyond," and that if they had not given that extra effort, the movie would not have been as incredible.)

So either witch or spy scenarios would do me fine as long as I get my visuals. And dark, dank stone dungeons do have an undeniable ambience all by themselves. As long as there's good lighting.

And so it should come also as no surprise that I don't like strawberry ice cream, and if I am going to pay the price in caloric intake, I would turn it down, preferring instead to wait for chocolate.

GIMP POLL:
Given a choice, would you prefer see a GIMP film about a captured accused female witch or a captured female spy? And why?

I think both sides have given wonderful justifications as to why they prefer their selection, and I can't really argue with any of them. Since it was Maleficarum, the ultimate captured witch production, that led to this discussion, I'll compare it to another Red Feline production, Agent X, about a captured spy. Now even though I liked both films, there's no question I prefer Maleficarum in this case.

The one advantage to a torture film set in modern times is you do have access to certain advanced interrogation techniques, including one of my favorites, electric shock. This was one of the torments that Jane went through in the latter film that would have been impossible in the witch film.

On the other hand, Maleficarum makes good use of another punishment that always rings my bell - fire torture, with its heated irons, spit roasting and burning at the stake. Nobody ever burns women at the stake in these "civilized" times. I guess it's just too much work. What a shame, because the payoff is worth it.

Also, when I worded the poll question, I made sure to add the word "accused" to female witch, since it's highly unlikely any of the women back in the olden days were actual witches, which in my mind, makes them the preferred victim. To torture someone who is totally innocent, whose only crime is being a woman (preferably an attractive one) is a pretty exciting scenario for me.

A female spy...well, she's probably somewhere she shouldn't be and frankly, if she gets caught, she has it coming. The chance of being tortured is a definite possibility in this line of work, and yet she chose to pursue this as her career. She knows the risks. And therefore she's not totally blameless. Definitely not as innocent as the accused witch. And that makes a difference to me.

All right, guys. Perfect time to come out and tell us what YOU think. You not only get to experience the joy of sharing with others, you'll also help rack up some points for your side. The score right now is Spies 3, Witches 2.

But Eda wrote: A captured witch is absolutely helpless.

I think that's the essence of it - I like a scenario in which a powerful, competent - and well-dressed - woman jumps into the fray with confidence and bravado, only to find that she's in over her head this time. I also like msterotics's idea of treating the GIMP to a medieval torture treatment, one she's never experienced before and therefore doesn't know what to expect or how to prepare herself mentally for the ordeal. "Go ahead, do your worst, I've done it all....waterboarding, electro-shock, giant butt plugs...Uh, wait, is that really a 17th-century torture rack?"

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D. Santorum: Welcome to the perv nest, and what an opening post! After reading your description of Camille's crucifixion, I had to take a cold shower. But seriously, that was a nice piece of writing and the pic is among my favorites from the Red Feline portfolio. I look forward to hearing more from you.

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Speaking of pics,

A Canadian: Well, now you've done it. That image of Sakura is too much. Actually wiped out the memory of that dark-haired dream girl that I was babbling about the other day...you know, whatshername?

Jane and Margot: Thanks for the explanation of the absence of clothes-ripping in Maleficarum. That scene makes perfect sense to me now. And my view of the movie is confirmed: it's more than just a GIMP flick, it is a well-researched, carefully-crafted example of creative non-fiction.

Still, I'm really looking forward to seeing Mila get that fabulous red gown torn from her succulent body in Le Marquis De La Croix.

Margot: I can't stop slavering over that picture of you from the proto-RF days. In particular, I like the way that white shred of clothing is hanging precariously at the level of that sweet spot just above your lady part. I just wish we could see your face, too. Do you have this picture from another angle? ;)

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Homepage URL: Guess you could call this throwing another GIMP on the Barbie.

While I agree that medieval (witch) torture will never "run its course" as such, because the fascination will always be there; a series of sequels, which are essentially remakes of the same story, particularly if they are also done with the same cast, do wear out for most people after a while.

As for whether "ancient" tortures are visually more interesting than "modern" tortures, I suspect that the old truism "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" applies, so to each his/her own. In that connection I would only also add that while electro-torture is indeed less "photogenic" in its own right than a whipping, the really interesting sight is not the instrument, but the reaction of the nude body to it - and that is up to the actresses.

But having done a FANTASTIC job on a medieval (well, actually renaissance - but why quibble about details) story - and it appears, with another one: the " Marquis..." coming out, I would recommend the next one to be a modern story. For a chance to show something different.

PS: I would also like to add my two cents worth to the comment about the "witch" victim being "innocent" and in a completely hopeless situation, while the modern spy would be aware of the risks and therefore could be said to be "asking for it". First, which of those two situations is more "interesting" is again depend on each persons interest. I for one find the spy's psychological dilemma (the spy does have a choice, and chooses to suffer...) more interesting. But, for those of you who want a truly innocent victim, there are modern scenario options for that too - the woman dragged down into the interrogation cell may be an innocent bystander who was captured due to mistaken identity - in which case she would not know the information needed to save herself. Or, someone else who has been subjected to torture, could not take it any more and had to give a name... any name... implicated her; and now she is being asked names... and if she cannot take it any more, what other innocent person will be next, next?

Well, now you've done it. That image of Sakura is too much. Actually wiped out the memory of that dark-haired dream girl that I was babbling about the other day...you know, whatshername?

I'm not sure everyone would have caught this, but Cocomi Sakura is the middle spy in the picture I posted earlier today in my url. Here's the pictre, for those of you who didn't open my link:

For those who care, the other two women in the picture are Ruri Saijo, left, and Anri Okita. The still is from SOE-681, a new S1 movie that I would expect will be included in Video Mayhem's releases for December.

The torture can be partially for interrogation purposes, and also as punishment for crimes committed against the state/crown, whatever. Its just hot from every angle.

My fellow GIMPers, that picture of the day of Mila Joya in Maleficarum suffering "the little death", term used for flogging prior to crucifixion, this scene did not go into any great details of the leather whips made by our prop maker Jane Von D. She choose many different types of leather, hard to soft, which she braided into the tongs/tails of a flogger that would give the best cinemagraphic results when used against human flesh.

In her blog, Jane explained the F/X for this scene, using a whip with blood coloring on the tongs to make it seem like the tongs were stripe'n Mila's body with bleeding cuts. The Torturer/Executioner played by Eric was now into the punishing mode and not torturing our Mila for confession or information. The punishing whip was like the Roman Flagellum, it cuts, it has embeded broken glass, sharp metal, hooks, etc. to do the most damage to human flesh. Even the Roman stopped at thirty nine lashes, they had have something, preferably a live person, man or woman, to be cruxified after the "little Death". And that's the bottom line, for the whip made by our Jane to replicate immediate bleed on each stroke with that whip... poor Francisca!

Please forgive Heroone, he is halfway into fresh bottle of good Remy Martin, anywhoo, my fellow GIMPers: a Canadian, Lynn, YikYakker, etc. - all your suggestion are good and validate, spy stories like the "Man call Intrepid" with Barbara 'Seagull' Hershey or "Fall from Grace", with Tara Fitzgerald as spies being tortured by SS officers in WWII TV movies; in the latter ya don't see the flogging, only her naked unconscious body hanging AOH from a beam, but ya do see her half naked on a torture table covered in welts having her toes nails being pulled off...

Big Heckkk, these are mainstream TV movies that are very GIMPy. Our ole RF friends are fielding ideas for a Mainstream Movie that gonna have Gimpy detail...these are only rumours on Heroone's part...hope it be Sooo. Just hope for the best that it's gonna be TBA in the Spring...

Ya know I'm not too into Fetish Bondage, but do like movies that are graphically into WSIMs like Maleficarum, etc. And I am looking towards the release of the Marquis de la Crux and the other movie written and directed by our Jane, under her given name.

Though I'd also add in a third option besides the witch or spy if you don't mind: POW. A piece set in WW II (Far East), Vietnam, or 1991 Iraq would also be worth seeing, IMHO.

I'm sure those who know me and my customs won't be shocked, but captured spy definitely over captured accused witch for several reasons.

First and foremost, the accused witch is usually innocent and usually crying/weeping and not really defiant. The accused witch just has to say "yes I'm a witch" at some point. The captured spy is not innocent and will usually be defiant/tough as she's asked several questions.

Second, as the lil guy mentioned, witches are only subjected to old forms of torture-the rack, the whip, burning. Spies can be tortured with everything under the sun-all the witch torture tools plus things like electro-shock, choking, knives/swords, and of course, slaps/punches/knees/kicks.

There are probably more reasons but those are the main ones that come to mind.

I'm wondering what the womenfolk here think about that look. Have you tried it? Would you try it? How does it feel - comfortable, sweaty, flexible? Inquiring minds want to know.

I kinda wish Cocomi Sakura had dark hair, like the others in the picture. Well, what can you do. She's still cute/sexy, as is the girl to the right of her, Anri Okita. I may have to look this one up.

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While I've cast my vote for the modern-day spy chick scenario, let's not presume that all witch stories have to relate to Western civilization of centuries ago. Beliefs about the power of "magic" still prevail in other cultures to this very day. I've read stories about cases involving official, criminal accusations against practitioners of such beliefs as Santeria and voodoo. We may scoff, but in some cultures there are people who take this stuff quite seriously, and believe that a particular person or group has the capability to use curses or dark magic to inflict harm upon or enslave others.

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This comes belatedly, but I appreciate the quick action taken by Ralphus and John Galt in response to my question about The Skin I Live In. I still have not made up my mind about this movie, but the two lead GIMPs are attractive and it does look interesting.

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Yuji Kotorida: Welcome to the forum; it's always a pleasure to have someone new join in.

You wrote: I have spent most of yesterday and last night reading the stories of Eda Chang and she has become my favorite author hands down.

What I like most about Eda's stories is that she does an excellent job of taking us inside the mind of the victim, something that is not as easily accomplished in film or video. That, and the fact that her storylines are well thought-out, with surprise twists and turns.

I'm currently engrossed in Playing the Game, having finished Part 1 and looking forward to starting Part 2. Very nicely done, and I highly recommend it.

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Eda: Besides including your doppelganger, Eda Chang, as a character in your stories, you also inserted a character named Mira into Playing the Game. Seems like I've read another one of your pieces involving Eda and Mira. I don't recall the title but what I liked about that one was that you presented four different - but connected - victims with distinct personalities. That was a very suspenseful tale, and if I could remember the title, I would also recommend that one to those interested in GIMP fiction.

Thank you also to Yik Yakker for your kind words. In response to your question, Mira also appears as a character in my story THE PYRAMID. For your information, the names of at least three of the characters in THE PYRAMID, including Mira, are the names of real persons into these kinds of stories who gave me permission to use their names. The same is true of the name of the lead character in my story MIDDLE EAST INTRIGUE. Sadly, I have lost touch with them over the last few years. They would have fit into this group very nicely.

MAV: I know that you really don't care, but I wanted to tell you that I read your review of the single scene of Maleficarum and I appreciate it. Thank you. I can't wait to read more of your review.

I would like to ask some questions about the quality of the video, but not the content. How pixelated/grainy is it? Is it so dark that you can't see details in skin? What is the quality of the video? Is it high definition, standard definition? If you downloaded the video, what is the size of the video on the screen? you know is it 640x460, 1280x1020, etc. If you got the physical dvd, how does the picture quality of the dvd look?

The reason I ask is I've seen a few of the older Red Feline videos and I have memories of them being 640x480 grainy videos that were so dark you could barely see anything. Thanks in advance.

I would like to register a vote for the latest poll about a witch or a spy movie. My choice is "either is fine" and the reason why is because the story to me makes no difference as long as I like the content and the quality of the video. I am an AOH fan and I pretty much don't care about anything else. So, whether the damsel is a witch, a spy, a stripper, or a housewife from the 1940s doesn't matter to me as long as she spends 99% of the movie bound AOH in sleeveless clothing or nude. Not to mention, I am sick to death of watching videos that are 640x480 of dark, grainy, low resolution videos. I'm ready for everybody to make super high resolution videos that look professionally done and not like they were captured with a broken iPhone.

That being said, I would appreciate a good story. But in my experience of almost all the commercial bdsm movies I've seen, the acting has pretty much always left a lot to be desired. It's one of the reasons I prefer mainstream movies because mainstream movies usually have people who can act and that makes me feel more like I'm there. I pretty much swore off bdsm movies after hear one too many damsels making "pain noises" that sounded more like an "Ooo" rather an an "AHHHH!" if you know what I mean.

If you made me choose one or the other, however, I would request a spy movie next because we just got Maleficarum, so some variety would be nice.

How does one post images here?

Yuji, if you post your e-mail address, I can send you instructions on how to post images. It's actually quite simple.

Concerning this poll of witches or spies...Espionage is the most interesting in the last fifty years of commercial TV, let alone them iMob World War two movies. To Heroones' memories in his retirement years, there are way too many, from Carve Her Name With Passion, Oddette, High Pockets, etc. many 1941 to 1953 post WWII movies that are very GIMPy, and most of them only hinted at the later documented tortures them women had endured... Some of which make our Jane's suffering in Maleficarum looks very mild in comparison, one of the documented interrogation that was translated is very sadistic in its description of a partisan courier after suffering repeated (Jesus, I thought this only happen, now in our time frame) multiple rapes, floggings, had her vagina torn out by god only knows... and she survived to be witness in a war crimes tribunal.

Maybe some you GIMPer can help me out, especially ya all with good search engines... Heroone in 1956 maybe, saw an old B&W TV (he thinks) CBS Playhouse 90 broadcast about a woman spy or partisan courier caught and interrogated... In the torture scene, she was being whipped, she was naked from the waist up, with a blanket cover her from the waist down...very different from Heroone's recall of her tied to a chair in an earlier scene, wearing a blouse and darker skirt...I remember, she had a Mary Tyler Moore 1950 style pageboy hair doo... I do not remember her having any whip marks on her back, other the smack sound to a whipping ... a few screams, lots of her crying, etc and the scene with a lots of questioning... The scene lasted a long time... Heck, Heroone was ten years old...

As our Francisca said in Maleficarum: "Ya!!!". Go with the "Espionage" theme... But remember the Monster of Lyon's only used brutal flogging to amuse his subordinates, his favorite torture device was the ole French bathtub filled with cold water, and the U.S. Army field (18 painful Volts on one crank) telephone. Ohhh yes, things have not changed, Herr Klaus Barbie used "waterboarding" too, and yes before using electricity...

I hope the instructions are clear. Let me know if there are any questions.

Big Sorry me fellow GIMP, maybe Heroone is not using the Internet correct or big brother is looking over his balls and trying to trip him up... And I know that ain't true, my "Asian Johnny won't save me in a cock fight know How"...

Somehow my previous posting got convoluted with today's stuff from foghorn Heroone here in San Francisco.

What I be a say'n is you folks who hope to see more GIMPy espionage dramas may be very disappointed. Torture by today's standards can be way outpaced by what ya see in Maleficarum. Even the interrogation of a Nazi's prisoner (if they had more than one captive) after a big show of utter brutality for those in fear, it was quickly and mercifully followed by a 7.65mm bullet to the captives head. What was to follow for them others, I hope was very quick...

Ancient Roman with its ideas of how to rule the empire. Even Attilla, the Scourge and Genghis Khan understood, them Romans said it all with torture followed by brutal crucifixion of all who opposed them...We the Romans, kill anyone who oppose us and we do it for pleasure, for fun!

Ralphus, it's a-ok to delete what I'm about to say if ya think it will hurt this, our forum.

Rick M., them stories portrayed in your Zfx Video, South of the Border series; of those stories, how many are not fiction but based on something related as truth from a victim of a corrupt law enforcement agency in Mexico.

My second cousin by marriage was repeatedly raped and as was her female friend and both were flogged naked, with a rubber hose during their interrogation, in a south of the border police facility because they were related to a independent drug dealer who was later killed by the drug cartel in 2009. This all happen in 2008, and never talked about in my family because of many death threats and that side of the family still have way too many relatives living south of our California Border.

Is this type of post acceptable here?

In my opinion, it's definitely acceptable. That's one hot movie poster.

It's interesting to imagine Eda having her own movie production company. Could Eda ultimately become the John Hughes of the GIMP world?

Stay well all

Bill K.

The rack, would be a wonderful instrument of torture to use on her...as she might not be able to withstand suspension at her age...though an overhead hoist, with metal rings imbedded far apart in the floor below her can also be used...her ankles tied to the rings, her arms, high over her head, spread wide apart, attached to ropes leading down from the hoist. To take it further, she is positioned spread eagled over a deep pit of glowing hot coals, so rivers of sweat drip off her stretched body, hissing as the hit to glowing coals below her. Of course, a few of these coals, or heated irons and needles could be used on her to make her scream out her answers even though she was defiant beforehand. Lynn and Eda...I think you might love this scenario. I would love to discuss this with you at any time.

To all GIMPers - Maleficarum and Marquis movie actor: Eric Calancha Cossío is in the hospital, Jane and JJ ask that we all think good thoughts of him.

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A Canadian: You should provide instructions for posting images on the forum from now on. You get results, dude.

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Margot: Thanks for another incredible post. Loved the inside scoop, the history, the hints of great things to come. It's good that Maleficarum has been so successful for Red Feline on several levels. I would like to think there is a profitable niche audience to keep you folks going, and maybe some tentative mainstream acceptance to make GIMP in general more accessible for the masses. You just know there are scads of people out there who secretly love seeing it, but are afraid to admit it, even to themselves. Maleficarum might move them closer to personal enlightenment. I won't be holding my breath for a favorable Roger Ebert review, though.

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And finally, my nomination for most under-acknowledged (if not under-appreciated) review, Ralphus' The Skin I Live In, has been updated with images showing some naughty bits. Check it out here: The Skin I Live In. Do it now, dammit!

That is all.

My nomination for most under-acknowledged (if not under-appreciated) review, Ralphus' The Skin I Live In....

Many of us were shocked numb by the news that you can find an art theatre in Ohio. Nonetheless, we are grateful for the review and the caps.

Heroone: The SOB series was inspired by the HOM /Blakemore classics Tourist Trap 1&2 , 70's exploitation in general, and my own depraved imaginings.

Yuji: Those asian beauties holding the computer...some of the best CG I've seen. The clothes are amazing...or maybe they are real...

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season!

Rick

Ooo, yeah. It's a nice look when the amount of weaponry exceeds the amount of clothing.

Wow, I had no idea that sending an extra DVD (SOB 4) to a GIMPer would invoke such a response and discussion about that video and series. Glad to see it, though.

Poll question - very tough, but I think I will vote spy, also. I like the idea of medieval tortures, but would use some modern ones, also (electricity, etc). A spy scenario involving both old and new could really run the gamut, so to speak, and satisfy everyone.

Along that line, I would like to give a shout-out to Eda, and everyone that has contributed stories. They are a pleasure to read, and well written. I actually wrote a couple stories quite a few years ago on an OLD (Windows 3.1) computer, which unfortunately (or fortunately) I don't have anymore. The stories had a "futuristic", sci-fi theme to them, involving time travel and such. Too bad I don't have them anymore.

Stay well, all.

D. Santorum: A belated welcome to the forum. Margot went all teary-eyed over your "non-review review". You can definitely write well, and if you ever want to finish what you wrote about The Via Crucis of Camille - Crux 6&7, we don't have an official review of that film in the database. Think it over. Even if you don't want to write one, you definitely don't have to become a lurker again.

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Yuji Kotorida: Likewise, we're glad you found this place and look forward to hearing more from you. Nice images, too.

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Margot: As usual, another must-read, cap-filled extravaganza. Enjoyed reading about the history of the company. Interesting to read how Red Feline was another victim of the Bush war on porn during that disastrous time when the crackdown on credit card companies first started. Thank God things have eased up a bit now that we have a Democrat in the White House.

It must be a dream come true to be able to make movies for a living. Maybe not a lot of money in it, but you're able to be creative and make these type of erotic features in exotic locations. I wish you all have continued success, because that will mean more high quality GIMP material for the rest of us.

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The poll: Based on those who've given a definite preference, it's looking like a runaway for the spies, currently Spies 13, Witches 3. It's a win-win either way. Now we just need someone to make these movies for us.

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mstrerotic wrote:

I think I even might want to picture the woman being tortured is a mature woman...say late 30's to 50ish...

Ugh. The ageist in me is trying real hard not to become confrontational. With so many young cuties in the world out there ready to be tortured, we don't really need to bother the older ladies, do we?

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A Canadian wrote:

It's interesting to imagine Eda having her own movie production company. Could Eda ultimately become the John Hughes of the GIMP world?

I hope not. John Hughes is dead! But seriously, she's soon to be the screenwriter of an upcoming Red Feline picture, or at least getting a screen credit like "Based on the story by EDA CHANG". Just like in Shawshank Redemption, "Based on a story by STEPHEN KING". Hey, she's that good, and rumor has it, a lot better looking.

About 10 years ago there was the Italian production of Gostanza da Libbiano by Paulo Benvenuti, which while not a commercial success, was a critical hit for many who have seen it, which is now available for viewing on the internet. I was curious if there are any early scenes available for Maria Solina available for viewing. While these certainly aren't BDSM productions, they give a view of the real history which I think is important even for those with a viewpoint of kink rather than historical documentation.

Joost Damhouder - many thanks for adding to the many observations on the correct practices of Inquisition Torturers. The facts have to be separated from those movies that are targeted at a fetish bondage audience.

Ralphus - Congratulations to all who contributed and worked on Maleficarum. The movie is now listed on IMDb, as a drama, where it belongs.

Eda - ya got my ear. I'm looking forward to anything that comes out Bolivia, especially from the rebuilt Red Feline, and JJ's mind.

I submitted a new entry for Amy. I guess the inquisitors at IMDb will have to review my submission and approve it before it shows up.

Maybe if they get enough people prodding them to include her, that will do the trick.

The character of Mariana de Castro is missing from the cast list, as is actress Amy Hesketh. WTF? Who wrote this entry?

America's favorite associate producer is also missing from the production credits. What an injustice.

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The inquisition question: I know how one well-known ageist will respond. For me, though, age doesn't matter. What's important is whether or not the victim is attractive and convincing.

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Eda wrote:

While I contributed the initial story for one of the movies that the Red Feline group is planning to produce next year, Jane and JJ are the ones writing the screenplay based on it.

If it remains true to the story, I'm not fussed about who puts together the screenplay (imdb will probably get it wrong, anyway). I'm still excited to see one of Eda's stories getting produced as a film.

If I have any say in the casting, I'm going to push for someone who looks like Anje. Or, alternately, like that woman from Yuji's website.

Regarding the non-poll question, I would always prefer to see a hot young female victim if we're just talking generic victims. However, there are some "older" women who I would love to see in a GIMP-ish situation, and given the choice between a random hot young thing and one of these specific older women I would go for age over youth. By "older" I am still basically drawing the line at 50, probably. But how old, exactly, is "older"? Angelina Jolie is 36. Jacqueline Lovell (Sara St James) is 37. Jennifer Aniston is 42. Sandra Bullock is 47. Alex Kingston and Michelle Yeoh are both 48. I can think of intriguingly lascivious GIMP situations for all of them.

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Thanks, Margot, as long as someone is aware of the travesty that is the IMDB entry for Maleficarum and is working to right this unseemly wrong, I can sleep soundly tonight.

I know how one well-known ageist will respond. For me, though, age doesn't matter. What's important is whether or not the victim is attractive and convincing.

Believe it or not, I'm in complete agreement with you (how often does that happen?). I don't hate older women. I'm just saying you have a much better chance of finding an attractive woman if you search the late teen to twenty-something pool as opposed to the age 40 and above crowd.

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Maleficarum on the IMDB: It used to be that it would take 4 to 6 weeks for a submission to the IMDB to appear on their site. They've greatly improved their efficiency since then. Many of the newly illustrated GIMP reviews that have been submitted now show up in less than a week.

That's an extra bonus for those of you who want to update your older reviews with caps...you'll automatically get a much larger exposure for your masterpiece because they'll be submitted, too. The GIMP has gone mainstream. The reviews have, anyway.

Look at Sigourney Weaver in the "Alien" series. To me she just got looking better and better.

The movie, which was released in January 2005, is one of the oldest Attackers movies I have ever reviewed (the oldest, I believe, was Real World III with Mai Sakashita). While it's not as rough as some other Attackers titles released around the same time, it's a pretty harsh movie by today's standards, including today's standards for Attackers films.

I think the caps for this one look pretty good, if I do say so myself.

John Galt wrote:

I want to know if mstrerotic, mstrerotc, and mastreric are all different people with an annoying predilection for choosing similar aliases or the same person who has trouble keeping his nom de GIMP straight.

I have a theory. I think all three are the same person, but our identity challenged friend chooses to be...

• mstrerotic after one bourbon, one scotch and one beer.
• mstrerotc after three bourbons, five scotches, and six beers.
• mastreric after five bourbons, seven scotches, twelve beers and a handful of peyote buttons.

The poll that never was: I'm Goldilocks on this one. Hot GIMPettes in the 40+ range are few and far between, but I'm even more put off by gum-snapping cheerleaders in plaid skirts and white socks. It's frustrating to watch videos starring 18 year old teenagers as spies, police women, lawyers, etc. This bugs me more than the occasional "mature" babe who may have a few bodily imperfections. That said, my ideal victim - not too young, not too old, but just right - is a self-assured, classy woman between 25 and 40.

Yuji Kotorida: Welcome to the forum. I love the pictures you have posted here, as well as your Tumblr... um... place. Your fantasy world is just around the corner from mine.

Now tell us... how did you ever convince Eda to pose for that Beg For Death poster? I've seen her contract, and the no-nudity clause seems pretty binding.

One of the great things about this place is that folks don't just vote, they explain why they make the choices they do. It took me a hummingbird's heartbeat to decide I preferred a spy film over one featuring witches. It took me considerably longer to figure out why.

Thankfully, many posters already gave their reasons, which makes it easier for me to understand my own. Just for spare nuts, I summarized what's been mentioned so far. The following chart covers several points that have been brought up, selected based on primacy and clarity. According to Ralphus, many more votes have been tabulated, but these were the comments which resonated most with me:

Attribute	Mentioned By	Witch	Spy	Preference
1. Balance & Psychology	Eda	Totally Helpless	Some Control	Spy
2. Torture Methods	Bill K.	Medieval	Contemporary	Witch
3. Attractiveness	A Canadian	Broom Hilda	Hot Asian	Spy
4. Visuals	John Galt	Well Lit Dungeon	Well Lit Dungeon	Tie
5. Culpability	Ralphus	Innocent	Liable	Witch
6. Identifiability	Lynn	Not So Much	Real World	Spy
7. Variety	Yuji Kotorida	Only So Much You Can Do	Many More Possibilities	Spy
8. Clothing	mr bush	16th Century Couture	Dolled Up In Modern Clothes	Spy
9. Clothing	sloth	Tattered Duds	Spandex	Witch
10. Bondage	johnsmart	AOH	AOH	Tie
11. Resilience	Dangerous Dave	Presumably Folds Fast	Trained Tough Chick	Spy

All the attributes except numbers 3 and 6 affected my vote. Personally, ever since Elizabeth Montgomery began showing up in the dreams of my warped, ten-year old brain, I've had no problem imagining a sexy witch. And I don't identify with any victims, so although Lynn's comment is a good one, it doesn't help me decide in this case.

That leaves nine attributes. I agree with all the preferences except for numbers 2, 5 and 9 - all of them from witch voters. I prefer modern torture devices (more range, more control, and arguably more painful) and I like my victims to be at least partially responsible for the mess they're in. Sorry Ralphus, but did you really enjoy seeing Bambi's mother shot? As for tattered 16th century duds, would anyone prefer tattered this to tattered this?

And just so I'm not being totally derivative, I did come up with another attribute. Female spies, at least the ones we're discussing here, use their sexuality as a weapon. They seduce the enemy, as well as other spies and anyone who might help them get what they want. As a result, spy novels and movies tend to be more titillating, with more between-the-sheets action than anything featuring witches. Those innocent witch girls wouldn't display their bodies even if they knew what to do with them. Sure, things pick up a bit when they are forcibly stripped, but a good spy film holds your interest in between the peril scenes as well.

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Mstrerotic: Thanks. I wasn't asking to criticize your typing skills. I just like to respond to people on the forum I "know" based on past posts and I wanted to make sure it was all you. I have sometimes mistyped my own name and now I just let the browser "autofill" it based on the first letter, which I can generally get right. When I'm in a hurry, though, all bets are off.

That's not all I respond to in a scenario, though. I like the isolation of the victim (which is why I tend to prefer just one victim). She's naked, and all these men around her are in SS uniform, or dressed as priests, or wearing Roman uniform - and I guess variety again is important.

As for the attitude of the victim, I agree that resistance being broken is the best story arc, but resistance doesn't have to mean a spy refusing to give up a secret. It could be the proud daughter of the local landowner who's attacked the corruption of the church suddenly finding herself before the Inquisition, initially ignoring their threats, then trying not to show pain, slowly being broken until finally she begs them to burn her at the stake as a release from the agony.

I think that's what appeals to me so much about flogging: the way a victim could be resistance, could refuse to scream for 10 lashes, then be howling at 20, and be begging for mercy at 30, only to be told the sentence is 50 and the final 20 must be delivered. The hopelessness of the victim as she faces those last 20 lashes, broken but still suffering, I find fascinating.

Far more important than setting for me is motivation. OK, the guards inflicting the pain may just be hired goons - perhaps sadistic ones who can't believe their luck at getting a pretty young victim to torment - but the one overseeing it or instigating it must have a reason to hate the victim. I'd much rather it were a jilted noble getting his revenge by reporting the victim to the authorities, or the spy chief finally getting his hands on the mole who's been embarrassing him for years, than just a random pretty girl picked up in the street. He must have a reason to want to hurt her even if the guards just enjoy it.

I suppose the other thing is the level of realism. I'm not too bothered about the exact detail so long as I can vaguely visual the scenario, but what is important is the amount of pain they can take - which is probably more than is realistic without being absurd. I accept the 36 lashes of the scourge Katharina takes in my story The Scapegoat is probably too many, but it's sort of a symbolic harshness - and it's not ridiculous as, say 100 would have been. And, of course, the victim should have a remarkable ability to stay looking attractive despite the punishment...

So, to go back to the original question, put me down as an either/or - witches, spies, rebel leaders, captured princesses, Roman, medieval, modern... any works for me.

To answer your question, my opinion is the preferred victim is a 40 ish well built lady, maybe with a little bit of some (not a lot) excess fat around her buttocks and thighs, which will jiggle when being whipped and tortured.

http://www.stakedamsels.com/forum/download/file.php?id=1843&mode=view that makes your spy girl want to die of envy long before her first taste of the torturer whip, a so to speak. Here is:

http://sexywitch.wordpress.com/ Sexy witches site which as more sexy witches that will kick sexy spies butts for sure and then turn them into frogs.

Vote witch lovers we need a Tim Tebow 4th quarter comeback.

Bill K.

Let's get away from the vacuous pap of these Jap films, which really are for the novices of the gimp world and get down to the real deal. In short, proper flogging films.

Now these babes are in woefully short supply, otherwise...well why are we here for chrissakes!

But upon analysis, how many of these films really float your boat?

Oh I know they pretend to offer the real deal, but do they? Like that laptop you bought because it could do all the shit they said on the TV, only to get it home and find you need a cable for this and a card for that...fuck! That's no good then. Well some films are like that.

They have to tick the boxes and then some to really become instilled as classics. Firstly, the babe has to be stripped to the waist. No, not nude, really, just waist bare is fine, honest, trust me on this, I've been doing this a long time, I've done the research and I know.

So let's break this down and take a little trip down memory lane and try and guess why these films don't make it.

Take Sword of the Barbarians (the Americans had the wrong title like "Barbarian Master" or some such bollocks).

Well, OK it has all the elements of a classic. Stripped babe. Grim dungeon type setting and the old baddie sets too. But in the end...nah!! The whipping post wobbles, there isn't the true inevitability of a good old fashioned "flog her till she drops" type flogging and then, the whole thing is over way too early and...well I don't know what. It just didn't work. The best bit about this was the way the babe stayed tied to the post for the rest of the film and we got some sweet long shots of her bloody back. Now they WERE good.

So I started to desperately scour the DVD rental shelves for the guy that's gonna fit the bill. Ah...what's this??? Stormquest!!! Wow, how awesome could this be? So by luck and flaw and sheer scent for a film that might pay its dues, I rented it. Sure there's a whipping. Ho shit, three babes at once...oh and some other little shit, but we can forget him. Well, we got the lot, Judicial, inevitable and the best of the three gets an extra twenty lashes.

Well go and get a coffee while you wait. You'll miss nothing. Forget that they don't even strip these babes properly. It's just the whipping is so phoney...even corny. Their tops are ripped down a bit and then, when the flogging is set to continue on the last cutie, she yells so hard, it looks like the whipping stops there. Like the director shouted cut and the camera kept fucking shooting. Crap my brothers, just sheer crap. Back to the shop with it, let's look some more.

Blowing the dust off and old vintage one here. I can just make out the faded title. Fair Wind to Java. Howee, this has gotta be good. Yeah, the old Meany gets the big tough burly bastard to take the babe down to the cellar for a bit of what gets hellcats licking their cream from the bowl like good ones. Alas, twasn't to be. She only has a low cut dress and gets to keep it on too. Now we wouldn't do that, would we guys?

The UKTV edited version of this is awful shit. The film just shit. She gets what's coming but it all really ends in tears when you realize, in reality, you was ripped off again...Next!!!

Ramrodder?! What's this? Bloody cowboys and Indians. Well yes, it is, but low and behold the affronted brave gets to whip the babe. You know the Indian that wears false eyelashes and heavy mascara? That's the one. Well this has to work. The babe is stripped naked and what a shape and the whipping sets off. Oh shit. Oh bollocks. "Get the continuity man!" I hear myself yelling. Too late. Sometimes she's got marks, other times none and throughout, the whipping just doesn't seem to get going. Horst Bucholtz should have stayed chasing our Haley Mills in the excellent Tiger Bay. (Not for this page).

There is more. I could go on. Ms. Stiletto. Delicious babe all but naked but retaining that little vestige of clothing that makes it all the more alluring and interesting.

But that's about as interesting as it gets. It's hard to decide if Ms. Stiletto is having a disturbed sleep or a bad case of wind. Where's the pain, the cries of agony? We want it, we need it, it has to be there. Where's the bloody, welted back? Shit shit shit.

Even the Story of 'O'. Why are all the scenes so abstract and distant from the viewer? It's almost like watching the whole thing through a vignette of haze and obscurity.

Like England v Germany in the 2010 World Cup, only in one brief, two second shot do we get to see how delicious and sublime the luscious Corinne Clery really can be when we see her blanketed in sweat, marked with welts and pouting like a hot tigress from the planet bollocks. Oh God she looks so hot.

So the credits roll and we are left shaking our heads, usually in disbelief more than dismay. How do these screenwriters keep their jobs? I'd sack them all and take the proceedings over for them. Pay...shit I'd pay them if I could get to truly position Corinne Clery's naked torso and get her looking properly sweaty with my own fair hands.

Greg - Its nice to see another fellow WSIMer posting images of the classics to GIMP. I have not seen you post here before, if so, it would please me to say welcome. Have you viewed Maleficarum yet? If not, buy the DVD from the distributer, VermeerWorks, you will find it worthy of your GIMP library, and worth every penny.

Not since The Story of O, 1975 have I seen good WSIM content that was not sleazy. It's a movie with a good plot. Only other folks producing something of this caliber are Spanish TV novellas, i.e. recently Hispania. Big but, I have not been reviewing everything produced in 2000 new year and since. I have been reading older postings from this GIMP website...thanks Ralphus...it's a good start for some sort of a GIMP search engine.

Well go and get a coffee while you wait. You'll miss nothing. Forget that they don't even strip these babes properly. It's just the whipping is so phoney...even corny.

I'm sure that's true, but that picture you posted is hot enough to get my interest. I still might try to find that movie.

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Greg also wrote:

...oh and some other little shit, but we can forget him.

Hopefully, you're dismissing him because of his gender, and not because of his diminutive stature. You do realize the moderator of this site isn't allowed on the adult rides?

On the 40+ front, what about Ms Tina Turner. I saw a concert she did at age 60 (or more) -- hot as hell and full of energy. I'd make her the star of a show at the House of Horrors any day!

What's all this crap about the victims having to be sylph like cuties fresh out of modelling school. Gimme a mature bitch that can take what's coming me.

I'm not into BATS, but I am into base, grunge torture and if the woman is forty, all I'll say is, 'stretch her a little tighter guys'.

Ultimately I'd say we are the beggars, not the choosers and for what it's worth, give me the gloomy, sweltering dungeon over the pristine, sterile insides of a modern inquisitors chamber. I'll accept a girl trained in spywork might be tougher to crack, watching a woman getting trussed up for witchcraft on a creaking rack has gotta have it everytime for me.

Hey c'mon all you self-respecting gimpers. Have you no self-esteem at all?

No, not really. Thanks for asking.

PS the little shit I refer to is indeed discounted on his gender and happily we dont see much of the gobbler during this scene.

Greg said:

"What's all this crap about the victims having to be sylph like cuties fresh out of modelling school. Gimme a mature bitch that can take what's coming."

I think actual attractiveness is more important than age therefore I would rather have a hot 40 year old than an ugly 24 year old. But I think most 24 year olds look a lot better than most 40 year olds. That's personal opinion anyway.

I'm not especially interested in pain per se, or executions including burning at the stake as BDSM subject matter. Rather, the interesting parts of the witch hunt are the more subtle portions of the real historical process: the stripping to look for the witch mark, inspecting body cavities for charms to withstand the torture, shaving of body hair, undressing in the torture chamber whether total or partial, the keeping in chains of the accused, etc. The German term for the system of torture that became standard translates as "embarrassing question" which I think shows that at the time, even though it was never acknowledged as such, that humiliation, shame and other similar feelings were as important as physical pain inflicted. Those witch hunters of the 16th and 17th centuries were into BDSM in their own fashion, and they probably never acknowledged it even to themselves.

"Kim Kardashian grilled over racy past"

Do the writers of these headlines even know the origin of this phrase? It would truly be interesting to see her "grilled" over her racy past. In fact, I'll be thinking about that for awhile now.

taken to the dungeon of the Inquisition and subjected to the usual "treatment" that ensues therein.

I am pleasantly surprised at the support the "mature" woman has received and also that the cries of "no grannies" has not arisen so far.

Another advantage of older women is they are usually free from tats and other bodily 'enhancements. At least for a few more years.

It may be a little late but you can put me in Witch column. I have been a longtime fan of the Inquisition and medieval tortures and the several "victim" scenarios that are available. It can be greed, revenge, spite or just plain sadism that leads the unfortunate woman to a fate "worse than death." I also like to see a naked woman in chains/shackles.

Baron von Folter

1. There were spies in medieval times, and nothing in the poll limits the capture of a spy to present day, as some seem to have assumed. So captured spy scenes include interrogation in medieval dungeons in medieval times; and

(2) While modern dungeons obviously could not be used for interrogation in medieval times, medieval dungeons can certainly be used for interrogation in modern times, with the addition of modern tortures that did not exist in medieval times. Sometimes the old ways work best.

Joan Chen Pictures

I totally share your pain Greg. And I want you to know I'm doing something about it. I'm contributing to a relatively big budget flick that will feature a flogging scene that avoids all the major mistakes inherent in all previous flogging scenes. I'm itching to say more, but alas, I am not at liberty do so at this time. Stay tuned.

D. Santorum

Lucy Liu just turned 43 this month. OMFG! Someone put her on the rack!

I wholeheartedly agree.

Courtney Cox still attracts the paparazzi when she's at the beach...

...while Catherine Zeta-Jones never fails to dazzle

Eda: You make two excellent points about dungeons and spies.

We know that Mata Hari was a spy nearly 100 years ago, as was Josephine Baker, who secretly worked for the French Resistance in WW2. Is there anything in the literature about female spies from centuries ago?

Not that our imaginations need to be bound by history....

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Baron von Folter: I've seen a few BoundHeat products. The women are beautiful and wet, the productions are lavish. But I've often been left disappointed in the whipping scenes.

However, the pics you posted reminded me of an exceptional scene in Caligula' Spawn. The victim was tied (loosely, alas) to an X-frame, and her pubis was mounted on a wooden projection that served the same function as a Spanish Horse. The girl was lovely and the whipping was a tad more energetic than others I've seen from this outfit.

Caligula's Spawn

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Greg: Can't disagree with your critique of those well-known cinematic floggings, and I'd certainly like to see re-workings of them that are more stellar.

Still, I think the last three that you mentioned - from Story of O, Ms. Stiletto and The Ramrodder - do have some merit.

As you noted, those 2 seconds of Corinne Clery...well, they are seared into my memory. But I also liked the earlier whippings in the film.

And despite the flaws in the other two scenes, I thought the bodies belonging to Kathy Williams and Brigitte Skay were displayed nicely.

It's just not that easy to find truly well-done whipping scenes in mainstream movies.

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BTW, the Whipping Scenes in Movies Database has a few new entries - well, at least they're new since the last time I looked.

Well this sounds promising for "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/letterman-mara-rooney-video_n_1150291.html?ref=tv-replay&icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl11%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D120319

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I see on the Powershotz site that Steve has just released the downloadable version of his Second Interview DVD, featuring Shelena and Bryce. Shelena is on my Top Ten Powershotz Babes List. Very pretty. Totally hot. And while her Powershotz experience was not as intense as, say, Hazel, it was still quite memorable. I reviewed the individual clips that comprise the DVD here. That was before illustrations were the norm in reviews, but if you click the links to the clips, there are pictures from the scenes at the Powershotz store.

I haven't been as impressed with the latest Powershotz models, but I readily admit it is a matter of taste. I'm a sucker for the pretty, young, slender, petite, deceptively innocent-looking types. Like Shelena.

I think somebody voiced lame and that about sums it up. I was the mad sad recipient of one of these offerings. I think it was The Huntress or something. Damn it was just about the worst whipping I have ever encountered.

Make no mistake, the settings are fine (unless you include the catacombs where they are all supposed to be labouring away in the squeaky clean floors of a mine!!). Indeed the babes are awesome, but the depictions and acting during the floggings are woeful. I certainly wont be sending the site a Christmas card this year, or moreover, any money for a movie either.

Just a word to Santorum. If you need any help with this, purely as an amateur voyeur with vast years of disappointment under my belt I might add. Just give me the word. Let me know the scenario and I will be happy to offer some ideas from my now heavy tome entitled 'things to include in a whipping scene', I doubt it would pass the publisher's censor, but I will be glad to kick some ideas your way.

As for the Baron Von Folter, I pretty mush agree with every sentiment voiced about the films and older models.

Greg

Priscilla Barnes does a variation on that old line, "Is that a gun in your pants....?"

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Today's Pics: Yeah Amy, yeah, bring it!

I love a good aftermath scene...this one may be even better than the rape itself.

This girl really makes me crazy.

Your post reminded me of one of my favorite Forced to Strip scenes in a very underrated 1993 movie called "The Flesh Merchant". Joe Estevez and Don Stroud in the same movie (just consider the possibilities) about white slavers. There is a scene with Twila Wolfe, who is forced to strip --- and turn around -- before helping her kidnapped friend do the same. This sleazy little ditty can be streamed on Netflix.

Greg wrote: "I've often been left disappointed in the whipping scenes."
I agree.

Yuji Kotorida wrote: "Lucy Liu just turned 43 this month. OMFG! Someone put her on the rack!"
Yes! Crank up the rack!

I think an explanation is in order. I did not post those pictures to promote Bound Heat nor did I even mention their whipping techniques. I only used them as an representation of a mature woman, the type I would like to see included in an Inquisition movie. They were pictures that were on a site that was "open" and could be linked to (thanks to Ralphus.) For anyone who cares the woman is Nikita Valintin.

BTW YikYakker, she is sitting on a horse like projection but, Grrrr, it is covered by the cloth.

Friedrich, Baron von Folter

No explanation or apologies needed I'm sure. The babes in Bound Heat in pure still shot form are indeed a wholesome spectacle and need no further explanation.

Give me a good looking mature any day, I always think they could take the punishment without crumbling in your hands...know what I mean??

Greg

Margot kindly reminded me, like the good mother-hen that she is, that I have not thanked Ralphus for his in-depth review of Maleficarum. Why he has not cast me out for such awful behavior I can only chalk up to his saintly patience (or he's waiting for a just punishment...). Thank you, Ralphus, your review is very detailed and concise, you spent a lot of time on it and I appreciate it very much.

I have an annoucement, I think Margot mentioned this before as well, we're having a Big Sale in our DVD Store, 20% OFF of the Red Feline Productions. It'll last until the end of the year.

I very much appreciate the comments from everyone here about Maleficarum. While we're preparing the release of Le Marquis de la Croix (my third feature film as director), and we're only waiting for the subtitles for Sirwiñakuy (my first feature film as director) for its release, we're also starting the pre-production for the next feature film, which will be shot early next year, called Dead But Dreaming. I'm told that I have a scene riding a horse in that one (I love horsies!). And then later on riding a donkey... naked... in front of people... among other things. Fun times for everyone but me, it seems. And what's funny is that all this talk about spies is rather pertinent to my character in the next movie. As Eda mentioned, there were spies all throughout history...

I have another segment of the interview about my participation in Maleficarum. This one is about torture...

I'm glad you mentioned that the movie is available on Netflix streaming, I'm a subscriber to that service.

The movie does not appear in our review database, unless it's there under a different name.

Guess I'll add it to my ever-lengthening list of flicks that I'd like to review but may never get around to in my lifetime.;)

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Yuji Kotorida: Just want to say that I'm really enjoying the pictures that you've been posting. I hope you've got lots more to show us.

BTW, is that Joan Chen's daughter standing next to her? My, my, she is cute. I wonder if she will do us a favor and follow in her mother's footsteps?

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OK, I'm going to answer my own question, sort of. Delilah was a secret agent for the Philistines in the story about Samson. I don't know if that falls under the category of history or legend, but either way, it's an illustration that the idea of engaging a female spy was certainly not out of the question back in ancient times.

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These interviews with Amy are really a great idea. They help us get to know her better as a person and as an actress, and they also increase our understanding of what goes on behind the scenes.

A Canadian: Nice to finally see caps on your review of Attackers JB-77. The last 20 minutes or so of the movie, where the cute chick gets tied spread-eagled to the cage bars and tortured with hot wax and needles through her nipples, is Attackers action at its finest and one of those "go to" scenes that does it for me every time.

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Poll update: Spies 14, Witches 6. Looks bad for witch fans, but all we need is a touchdown and a 2-point conversion and this baby is tied.

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Joost Damhouder: You're a new guy around here, aren't you? I've enjoyed reading what you had to say about witches and Inquisition torture. You seem to be well-versed in their history. In case you haven't checked, we have that film Gostanza da Libbiano in the Torture Rack Scenes Database (description, stills and video). That movie falls into the category of "strappado but so what?" for me mainly because of the matronly appearance of the victim. I much prefer the similar strappado scene with Natalie Portman, for obvious reasons.

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Yuji Kotorida: I don't recall Horror Hotel as being particularly GIMP-worthy other than the first 5 minutes where the witch is burned at the stake, although that is a very nice scene. However, I thought the movie itself was quite good, particularly with the unexpected plot twist that predated Psycho by a few months when it came out in 1960. If anyone watches the film, they'll know what I'm talking about.

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Greg: Great post, I laughed at all the comments about how all those whipping scenes failed. Actually, I like a lot of the films you dissed, like The Ramrodder, Ms. Stiletto and The Story of O. Attractive nude victims in all of them. We would all like mainstream films to deliver a nice long scene for us but since they're mainstream, we usually just have to take what we can get.

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Thawkinsworth wrote :

"Kim Kardashian grilled over racy past"...It would truly be interesting to see her "grilled" over her racy past.

Boy, that would be a rump roast to sink your teeth into, huh? You asked for it, you got it. Everyone but Scribbler feel free to click on the link below:

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YikYakker wrote:

BTW, is that Joan Chen's daughter standing next to her? My, my, she is cute. I wonder if she will do us a favor and follow in her mother's footsteps?

I'm with you. I know Yuji was trying to make us appreciate the virtues of mature women but I couldn't take my eyes off the young babe standing next to her.

You also wrote:

BTW, the Whipping Scenes in Movies Database has a few new entries

Yes, there are some new ones, I add them when I can. The Story of O is one that was recently updated, for instance. I'm especially proud of the caps I made. Corrine Clery was one of the all-time great babes.

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Jane von Detlefson wrote:

Margot kindly reminded me, like the good mother-hen that she is, that I have not thanked Ralphus for his in-depth review of Maleficarum. Why he has not cast me out for such awful behavior I can only chalk up to his saintly patience (or he's waiting for a just punishment...). Thank you, Ralphus, your review is very detailed and concise, you spent a lot of time on it and I appreciate it very much.

A month and a half late, but appreciated nonetheless, you're welcome. I would love to punish you for being tardy, but honestly, I can't think of anything to do to you that hasn't already been done to you on film already. Someone needs to give me suggestions.

BTW, I'm really loving the interview segments. It's a real thrill listening to you talk about what it's like to be tortured.

And there are "witches" (wiccans) in our time. I say we teach them just enough for them to be dangerous -- to themselves.

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Badger: As so often happens, though, so much potential for more GIMP in an otherwise decent movie was squandered as Rob Zombie chose to start killing off the lovelies rather than have more fun with them first.

And the killings were ghastly. No fun to them -- I was very disappointed.

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Ralphus: I can't think of anything to do to you that hasn't already been done to you on film already. Someone needs to give me suggestions.

How about a punches to the lovely torso, or a two-by-four across the gut? Then we can put her in a wire garrote and squeeze and release, over and over, while those GIMPers into it rape her. Then we give her time to recover before the next bit of fun (HINT: BZZZZZZZZAP!)

We would all like mainstream films to deliver a nice long scene for us but since they're mainstream, we usually just have to take what we can get.

This is sadly too true and got me to thinking. In fact the longest and most unbridled whipping scene in mainstream I know of is the one in The Passion of the Christ and in honesty, that made me feel quite sick. I actually found it hard to watch. Now I wonder if I would have been the same had it been a female suffering the same.

I think the answer is a hesitating no, then I probably would have viewed the whole thing totally differently.

Bloody hell!!! Wonder what this makes me?

Greg

How about we treat it like the grand finale of a fireworks display...one thing right after another.

Like rape while in suspension, followed by whipping and branding on a wooden horse that is doused with fuel and set on fire.

Oh man, I've been spending too much time on this forum.

Here is another favorite of mine, perhaps it is her infiltrating the royal court to spy on the Sultan. And just an hour later she lands herself on the grill...

Marissa's time travel spell had gone terribly wrong and she found herself in Spain at the height of the dreaded Spanish Inquisition. She was still weak and disoriented as the Grand Inquisitor's second in command arrived with his guards after being alerted by the frightened townsfolk......

Ahh my fellow GIMPers, Heroone once again takes pen and a few disturbing images floating between his ears of beautiful women in peril, facing the tortures of their lives and most likely that fate worst than death. I have been delighted by those pictures posted by Yuji Kotorida. That picture of Marissa (time traveler), she looks like Amber Rayne who works at San Francisco based Kink.com. What is the actual title of this movie?

Greg, YikYakker and Ralphus, I have enjoyed your discussions on realism of hard to watch scenes versus abbreviated scenes of mainstream productions. I watched Ms. Stiletto two weeks ago, in Italian with English subtitles. That scene where Brigitte Skye stabs her enemy in the face during his rape attempt, heck, she was dressed in a topless bikini gypsy like a la harem girl outfit, very skimpy and later is transformed to a woman being flogged wearing a dirty over-sized loin clothe for modesty sake, go figure.

That was a great 5th YouTube interview from our Jane. You can tell that she was very uncomfortable talking about how it was to be tortured, especially on the Spanish Horse. Margot posted back in January 5th, 2011 that has a passage about Jane on that wooden horse: http://ralphus.net/archives/gimp2011/jan11.html if my GIMPers find problems with this URL, go to the archives and click on January 2011, it's there.

The quality of the cinematography, sets and costumes gives the film a definite sense of "big budget theatrical release," which is completely unexpected for a film in this genre. As much as I have enjoyed other films in which the fearless Amy Hesketh/Jane von Detlefson has appeared (like Agent X), none of those presented a film of this technical quality and eye for detail.

While the torture scenes are incredible (a lot more about that below), the film does not rush into them, but takes the time necessary to properly to set up its story and characters, and does so with a calm that very much contrasts with later events. For a time, in fact, I was convinced that the head of the church, the women's main accuser, truly was interested in saving their souls, rather than in taking their money. While the viewer certainly knows that things will not go well for Lady Francisca [Mila] when she does not immediately agree to the church's request that she continue the large donations made by her parents, the background music remains soothing, rather than ominous, and continues in a low key fashion throughout the film, thereby adding to the contrast of what is happening in the scenes over which it plays. Even the opening questioning of the two women is understated, although Lady Mariana [Amy] gradually becomes more terrified as it becomes apparent that the charges against her are far more serious than her mere involvement in the minor altercation that leads to the appearance of the two ladies before the inquisitor tribunal.

The juxtaposition throughout the film of the scenes in which the head inquisitor calmly questions the many witnesses against the women with the scenes of Mariana and Francisca being brought to the dungeon, stripped, chained to the wall and then subjected to a variety of tortures designed to obtain their confessions was masterful, effectively portraying that what lay just beneath the facade of a calm search for the truth was unimaginable tension, terror and pain.

The dungeon set, as expected, offers a sense of absolute doom and dread, with its hard, cold stone walls and dim flickering lights. The ways in which the director, Jac Avila, has the two women chained and stretched make it obvious that he knows how to create, consistently, scenes that are visually appealing and exciting to the viewer, while, at the same time, magnifying the horror facing his subjects. Both Mila and Jane are absolutely beautiful in their extended whipping scenes, during which both show proper reaction as the pain builds as their tortures harshen. Jane's whipping scene is particularly brutal, since she is forced to hang by her chained wrists with her feet off the ground, her body swinging with each lash, a position that, on its own, certainly must have caused great pain to her shoulders. Nor are there any weak flicks of the wrist from their torturer, but full arm motion with every blow. Whatever filming techniques may have been used, it is impossible to believe that Jane and Mila were not subject to some real pain during the filming of these whipping scenes. And their reactions remain consistent with their characters, with one stronger than the other (as their characters remain throughout the film).

Mila and Jane are also both stunningly filmed in their respective scenes on the rack, the beauty of their stretched and sweating bodies, backs arched off the rack's table, enhanced by the varying camera angles, particularly the shots from the overhead camera. There is no bend in their wrists or knees, which are shown chafed and bleeding as the ropes securing them dig deeply. While the viewer does not expect that the women are actually being stretched to their absolute limit, it is certainly easy to believe that they are, which, after all, is the goal of good filmmaking.

Repeatedly in the middle of the torture scenes, the men from the church enter, calmly ask whether the tortured women are ready to talk, and then, just as calmly leave to allow the tortures to continue when the women refuse to respond. Unlike the large majority of the film's viewers, the men from the church are not excited by the torture of naked women, but simply want their confessions and the transfer of their wealth to them. That they are such cold pitiless men adds to the terror of the women's plight.

Other of the torture scenes are out of the norm even for films in this genre, and have never been done as well as they are here on those very few occasions where they might be found elsewhere. I can't say more about them in order to limit the "spoiler" content of this review.

That is not to say that I do not have some criticisms of the film:

(1) While Amy is an excellent actress, Mila does not yet have the training or experience to match Amy, but I expect that Mila's acting will improve with time, and this criticism relates only to Mila's delivery of her dialogue, as she gives an excellent performance in her reactions to her tortures.

(2) I would have preferred that Francisca and Mariana not have been subject to the same tortures (for example, the same whipping and rack tortures), particularly not one after the other, during the first half of the film. I also would have preferred a torture to Francisca other than a repeat whipping after her sentencing.

(3) I don't know why Mariana's clothes were put back on before she was taken outside, only then to be immediately removed again. Nakedness indoors has a degree of privacy, while nakedness outdoors exposes one, at least figuratively, to the whole world. So leaving Mariana naked when she was moved outdoors would have, I think, more realistically and more strongly conveyed the sense of increased psychological exposure that the film apparently sought.

(4) The ending, which I can't reveal for "spoiler" reasons. I have several thoughts as to why the particular ending was chosen, but, even if my suspicions are correct, there are several other possible endings that I would have preferred.

In the present poll, I gave my vote to spies over witches, and that remains my preference. But, as I also said when I gave my vote, that did not mean that I did not enjoy a good story about accused witches. And Maleficarum is a great story about accused witches and more.

My grade: Solid A. And the only reasons I do not give it an A+ are: (1) the ending; and (2) it's about witches, not spies.

Now be fair: Have you ever graded a GIMP film an A? And, if you have, was that film better than Maleficarum?

Have you ever graded a GIMP film an A? And, if you have, was that film better than Maleficarum?

I'll take a stab at this.

On the first question... yes, I have handed out some A grades, and even a couple of A+ grades.

Question 2 ... Were those films better than Maleficarum? Probably.

Since Reine Margot says it will be quite some time until Maleficarum is released to the general public, I can't give a definitive answer. But I'm pretty confident that when I see Maleficarum (hopefully by some time in 2012) I won't be thinking it is better than some of my favorite films. Here are some reasons why I say that:

• The BATS clip posted on YouTube was pretty weak. Granted, you can't post much on YouTube, but it's still a red flag.

• The stills from the movie that Ralphus has been posting for weeks aren't doing much for me. Again, it's tough to gauge these things looking at stills, since the pictures won't tell you how well the actresses sell their scenes. But the fact that many of the pictures are boring isn't a good sign.

• It's very difficult to believe some of the stuff in the movie will pass the test for good erotica. Like that branding scene that was featured the other day. If that actually works as erotica, I'll be shocked.

• There are clearly some flaws in the film, such as the clothed rape scene.

• If the still pictures are anything to go by, one of the stars of the movie is below average in the looks department.

A Canadian wrote:

If the still pictures are anything to go by, one of the stars of the movie is below average in the looks department.

You must be referring to the frizzy-haired gent tying up Jane in today's pic. Oddly enough, he didn't do much for me either.

I guess I should have modified my previous question and asked it only of people WHO HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN MALEFICARUM, and so aren't just guessing and speculating and extrapolating but actually know its contents.

Suit yourself. I say there's nothing wrong with informed speculation.

Think of it this way: Newt Gingrich has never served as president of the United States. Therefore, at this point, assessments about whether or not he would be a good president are simply speculation. And yet, if there were a GIMP-related reason for the question to come up, I'm sure Ralphus and jhlipton would be prepared to speculate.

Yuji Kotorida: Your pictures continue to impress me.

Same here. Especially this one (which may not technically be a GIMP photo, but I don't care). I agree with Fritz, keep 'em coming.

The problem that I see with this analogy, A Canadian, is that MALEFICARUM is not speculation. It is not just a storyboard of a few photos, but is a completed, full-length motion picture that many people have had the opportunity to see.

I would instead offer you the following analogy: Suppose Newt had already been elected and served as president, but you had been stranded on a tropical island for that whole time with no source of news beyond a few captionless photos of Newt that washed ashore. When you were finally rescued and asked how Newt did as president, you certainly could speculate (and I guess we could debate how "informed" your speculation would be at that point), but others would know.

Years ago a friend asked me to watch a film that he had rented, THE KILLING FIELDS. I knew what it was about, I had seen still photos from it, and I knew that it was not a movie that I would enjoy. But I watched it anyway ... and it became one of my 10 favorite movies of all time.

That said, I cannot really dispute that A Canadian knows himself best, so his speculation as to his own reaction to the film is likely accurate. I guess I just couldn't pass up a war of analogies!!

Best to all this holiday season. This forum has really been rocking of late !!

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Eda Chang: Wow, your first official review (after about 37 stories). I really enjoyed what you wrote, but then, this isn't exactly the first time I've made that statement.

Welcome to the mostly male Reviewers Club fraternity. We're glad to have another lady in our midst. The direct link for your review is in my Homepage URL above.

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A Canadian made a few challenging statements.

The BATS clip posted on YouTube was pretty weak. Granted, you can't post much on YouTube, but it's still a red flag.

The BATS clip was 17 seconds long! How you gonna judge a feature-length movie based on 17 seconds? And incidentally, the section of the BATS scene that was clipped was actually the best part of the burning scene. I think the clip itself was very good, BTW.

...the fact that many of the pictures are boring isn't a good sign.

Boring for you, maybe. We've gotten nothing but positive responses from everyone else. Hmmm...who's wrong, one Canadian nitpicker or 1200 regular readers?

It's very difficult to believe some of the stuff in the movie will pass the test for good erotica. Like that branding scene that was featured the other day. If that actually works as erotica, I'll be shocked.

Leave it to a rape guy to not understand the appeal of a hot branding iron torture scene. Not everyone likes that form of torture, but for those of who do, all the branding scenes in the movie were quite stimulating as erotica, thank you very much.

There are clearly some flaws in the film, such as the clothed rape scene.

Finally a point that makes sense, although if you watch the rape scene, it's actually quite intense. Should we have seen some skin during the scene? Yep, and the scene would have been better if it were longer. It's a flaw only if you're not into torture and only want to see the movie for the rape. But then if you're not into torture, this is the wrong movie for you, anyway.

If the still pictures are anything to go by, one of the stars of the movie is below average in the looks department.

A valid concern, since one of the girls doesn't do much for you. But I know you like Jane, and she's the star of the film. But again, if you're not that much into torture, well...

I really don't think you should even rent Maleficarum. It's obviously not something you would enjoy, the same way I likely wouldn't enjoy the rape movies you praise to the heavens that have little or no bondage and show the "rape victim" riding the rapist during the act. It's all just a matter of personal preference.

Still, I think A Canadian wasn't so much criticizing a film he hasn't seen yet as listing reasons based on copious publicity, reviews and comments here on the forum why he personally might not be that impressed by it. And really, what use are movie reviews if they do not provide enough information to make a few informed decisions about the movie?

The single bullet point that probably crystallized why some people might not be as blown away by the movie was his questioning how well the movie qualifies as erotica. A close second was the observation concerning the clothed rape scene.

My Opinion: Maleficarum is a fantastic flick for the torture aficionados but not so much for the rape aficionados. While I think it surpasses many expectations in many ways, I think it lacks in the erotica department, at least for those not turned on by torture. Ralphus speaks for the torture crowd when he says: Leave it to a rape guy to not understand the appeal of a hot branding iron torture scene. Not everyone likes that form of torture, but for those of who do, all the branding scenes in the movie were quite stimulating as erotica, thank you very much.

Personally, I prefer my erotica to have a heavy dose of sex and violence, and I definitely want the rape scenes to feature a naked victim. That's a valid criticism anyone can make based on pictures and reviews without having to watch the film. That doesn't make it a lesser movie, because no movie is going to satisfy everyone, but if your idea of GIMP moviemaking bliss is at least one good, brutal rape scene with a naked victim, this particular movie will not inspire superlative adjectives.

By the way, Eda, that was a great review. You should do reviews more often.

I agree with John Galt that we are all well served when we receive detailed reviews and other information about GIMP movies, and it's great to have our writer-in-residence slumming with the hackers in the Reviews section. I hope we will see more Eda Chang reviews.

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Ralphus wrote:

Leave it to a rape guy to not understand the appeal of a hot branding iron torture scene.

I tend to bristle a little bit at being defined as a "rape" guy, as I also enjoy a good whipping or electric-shock torture scene as much as the next GIMPer. Last I had heard, Rick Masters wasn't planning to see Maleficarum, and he's hardly someone who can be pigeon-holed as a strictly-rape guy.

I will admit, though, that branding scenes don't do much for me. Sometimes, Red Feline surprises me with scenes that are hotter (ahem) than expected, such as the crucifixion scene in Agent X, but I'm not holding out hope for the branding scene. The wooden horse scenes likely won't do anything for me either, based on past experience. And I'm skeptical about the burning at the stake scene.

In spite of all that, I do intend to rent Maleficarum if and when that option becomes available. I want to see the whipping scenes, at least. I'm also curious about the "spit" scene.

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So, other than those "rape" movies that I praise to the heavens, what's my idea of an 'A' movie?

How about Voodoo Dolls 2: Ritual, an all-Lisa flick that was upgraded just this morning with some video caps. Thanks, as always, to Ralphus for his assistance on this renewal project.

I tend to bristle a little bit at being defined as a "rape" guy, as I also enjoy a good whipping or electric-shock torture scene as much as the next GIMPer.

Oooh, I made Canadian bristle! According to my Webster's dictionary, the number one definition of "bristle" is "to be stiff and erect". Okay, that wasn't my intention, but I'm glad I could help.

The whole "rape guy" and "torture guy" labels are obviously generalities, not meant to be all-inclusive. On the whole, though, I think they're fairly accurate if you had to classify us in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. Even though I'm a "torture guy", I love a good rape scene, as do most of us. But almost everybody here has a preference.

Probably about half the site are torture guys, the other half are rape guys. It's like Elvis men as opposed to Beatles men. You can still like both, but there's always one you like better.

Give me a choice as to what I prefer to see in a movie? Torture. Give you the same choice and I guarantee you'll say rape.

How long have you and I been doing the best and worst lists every year, six or seven years now? And every single year your best movie is a rape-themed film, mine is full of torture. Vive la différence.

And just in case anyone wants to know, I'm also a Beatles man, too.

"He/she racked her brains to remember..."

"I'm beat" / or / "I'm whipped"

"We'll sweat it out of her"

"She was hung out to dry"

...and those are just off the top of my head. Anyone who thinks of some more, please post.

Eda wrote: Have you ever given a movie an A in a review? If so, was it better than Maleficarum?

The best rating I could come up with in a review was an A- for Jess Franco's Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun. This was a well-done movie. But so is Maleficarum. In fact, if I ever get around to doing a review, Maleficarum would also get an A- from me.

I try to avoid comparing one movie to another. These two both deal with the theme of religious-authority-as-evil; but they are really very different productions with different purposes.

GIMP-wise, LLPN has only a few, but outstanding, scenes of torture and one rape. It is primarily about psychological torture and manipulation. The performances, settings and costumes are excellent. The style is story-telling through dialog.

Maleficarum also deals with psychological torture and manipulation, includes good performances, settings and costumes. But it has infinitely more physical torture, it's based on a true story, and the style is story-telling through a mixture of narration and dialog.

BTW both had rape scenes in which the victim was not naked.

Franco had a big(ger) budget and a more accommodating environment in which to to work.

Still, I judge each movie on its own merits. So both movies get an A- because each, in its own way 1) was exemplary in making the best use of its resources; 2) told a good story infused with prime GIMPage; and 3) had some flaws - which is where the minus comes from.

However, only a fool would marry her.

I know it's a contradiction, since I normally preach against bloody scenes because too much blood covers up a woman's beauty. However, facial bruises and black eyes...that kinda turns me on. Obviously, it's not PC even on this site, but I think it's a sexy look. I'm not sure if I can fully explain why, either, but I'll try. Most women take pride in the way they look; a lot of times their face is their most valuable asset. So I think that pummeling a woman's face and intentionally making her less beautiful is just another way to defeat her, to hurt her. It's a form of torture in that's painful, obviously, but it's also destroying something they care deeply about, their looks.

Since this last poll question has pretty much died down, I'd like to start a new one and see if I'm the only sick fuck who likes to see women beaten and bruised.

GIMP POLL:
What's your opinion regarding bruises or black eyes on female victims? Is it appealing, or does having the girl's face sullied ruin the fantasy for you?

Honestly, this is a question that should, in theory, get a lot of people posting, since seemingly everyone should have an opinion about this one. But keeping it to yourself doesn't help the site, so you know what to do. Take a few minutes and give us your opinion. I guarantee you'll be glad you did.

As far as the poll question, since I like torture vs. rape, I'm okay with a little blood and light bruises. The pic of Roselyn strung up AOH and bruised is probably as beat up as I'd like the woman, but prefer just a little blood and no bruises like Rhona Mitra in her Doomsday scene.

Not a fan of beatings or facial damage. I understand that humans don't touch each other on the head unless intimately or to provoke a fight, so in a real world interrogation, obviously strikes to the face (domination and fear) would be part of the deal.

However, I'm all about the fantasy, not the brutality. So girls getting kicked, beaten or punched simply turns me off. The scene from Salt featuring Angelina Jolie was too brutal for my tastes. Its a fine, unexplainable line for me, really. I can be excited by a whip, cane, rack, branding iron or electro-torture device, but get angry with an interrogator who uses what I can best describe as "uncivilized" methods.

To expand on it a little, I don't like bullies. I like James Bond type villains who have it all thought out ahead of time, and don't have to resort to brute force... but rather intelligent interrogation/torture methods that produce fear and compliance through mental coercion.

A futuristic robot programmed to do things like monitor heart rate and other vital signs, inject drugs to keep a victim from passing out, administer electric shocks, and perform a combination of doctoral and interrogational techniques in a systematic method is more appealing (and frightening) to me than some big guy going crazy and beating on a woman. Even better is for the torturer to be a man of patience who seems to enjoy the breaking down of the victim, not someone acting in a brutal fashion.

As for torture vs. rape fantasy... For me, its torture. Torture to the point of surrender where forced rape is no longer necessary. I guess again, forced rape is too brutal and uncivilized for me to get into. I'd much prefer a scenario where the woman is already restrained, and breaks down mentally and begs for anything but torture. She'll bend over, suck or even ride her abuser with her arms tied (a super-hot fantasy that I never see much of on the web) to avoid another stroke of the lash or jolt of electricity.

Perhaps a beautiful, strong-willed woman who wouldn't break down mentally under torture would offer up her bits and agree to ride her interrogator with her hands still tied overhead, just to avoid seeing one of her friends tortured any further. Perhaps her friend was an informant, but not a trained spy, and therefore is much more terrorized by the techniques used on her. So the lovely woman that could not be broken is suddenly giving up something her boyfriend seldom even gets. This would be Hot HOT HOT!! And anyone writing a spy interrogation scene may freely take that idea and run with it.

Thanks everyone, and goodnight.

The point of brutality and gore is best illustrated in a scene from K-3. A perfect blonde inmate is tied perfectly to a medical chair, spreadeagled. Instead of slowly interrogating her she is mutilated with a knife, hammer and pliers. Both ok to a point however it should be gradual not just brutal. And for god's sake pay special attention to her perfectly shaved and exposed pussy.

All in all, I think it's just a bit too uncivilized and brutal. Whipping and caning may not be civilized and should indeed be brutal, but it's almost as if a little thought and effort has gone into the situation and of course there's the ritual attached to the affair. Tying, stripping etc etc.

Well that's my opinion anyway.

Greg

But the fire is so delightful:

And she has no place to gooooooo

If welts count, we know that whipping guys like SOME bruises -- it's just a matter of how much. I personally like bruises -- I want the victim to suffer horribly before I put her out of her misery. I don't care as much for black eyes, but anything that doesn't ruin the tits, nipples or pussy is fine with me! The more the merrier!

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Eda: Thanks for the review. It hasn't changed my mind about "M", but added a lot of detail to the film.

It is not just a storyboard of a few photos, but is a completed, full-length motion picture that many people have had the opportunity to see.

Canadian is not making a guess as to whether the story will involve him emotionally, but whether it will satisfy him erotically. To that end, I think that stills are a good indicator. Good acting can enhance a scene, but it's been my experience that bad acting worsens what looks like a hot scene.

In the case of the "The Killing Fields" (which I haven't seen), there is no way that words or pictures can describe what the film conveys. So, from an emotional point-of-view, you're right. We would probably feel more pity for Francisca and Mariana, but, again, that's not the nature of Canadian's complaint.

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Ralphus: who's wrong, one Canadian nitpicker or 1200 regular readers?

Ah, the "10 million horse flies can't be wrong" school of criticism! LOL. Seriously, appealing to the tyranny of the majority is a weak, weak, response to what is a personal reaction to a movie.

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John Galt: My Opinion: Maleficarum is a fantastic flick for the torture aficionados but not so much for the rape aficionados.

I am as much a torture aficionado as a rape one, possibly more, but I find that the torture from RF doesn't excite me as much as it should. The two stars are beyond good-looking, but they just don't get me going. Just My Opinion as well.

Black eyes and bruises are not my cup of tea. A good shot to the chops or two is great, but a beat down is a bit too much. On the other hand, I love a good fist to the gut and the resultant doubling over.... followed by the fun that can then be had with the breathless victim.

Not a big fan of bruises or black eyes, however I love smeared mascara and eye liner as if the women has been crying while she is tied. In my mind is a way of breaking a prim and proper proud woman and make her look broken.

First, on the rack for an hour or two, second, after being fully stretched far beyond herself and still being defiant, watching as they heat the irons and the thin needles. First the heated pincer used on her breasts and nipples...then, heating the needles for under her toenails....this could be a wonderful fantasy, exciting and stimulating...and I repeat...fantasy. Now if if Amy and Margot would make this movie, I would purchase 10 copies...smile...I hope I have others here who might have a similar fantasy.

Please continue to post, though I think it seems we are drawing to an end. I'd just like to say, I think the series has been incredible.

Now a word about these Japanese things that seem to be descending like a plague here. I have to admit I don't know much about them...No, I know FA about them in truth, but from what I see it seems high on production and bondage and little else besides. (Please accept I am prepared to be swayed on this). But if we are gonna start guessing about non-mainstream movies, well there's only one to really discuss.

Do we open Pandora's box??

I freely admit that erotic, stylized, but explicit sexual violence where the devastatingly beautiful, helpless and naked female victim endures brutal punishment but never bruises and seldom bleeds much is what I enjoy most.

Exactly. In fact, if the victim never bleeds, it's OK with me.

Speaking of which Meng Lau (Empress Suraye) is coming back to Ring Divas, hopefully Girls of War will get a good sequel with some imagination in the screenwriting.

works for me, long as she looks hot. Or as John Galt says: impossibly attractive. Great phrase BTW. Yep, no deforming damage for me.

To previous poll: I say spies. And more specific for me, spies from roughly the 60s or after (bond girls, Emma Peel, Black Widow, etc.) well into the future (scifi). I even shot a super-spy themed vid in 2004. Hasn't seen the light of day for various reasons, but it was pretty soft so I don't think anyone here is missing anything.

A good racking scene has to include the babe exhausted and wet with sweat much as we see in inquisition. That is pretty much the perfect racking scene and the sweat is, to me a very important element. After that, well the guys have the babe naked and open. There's your canvas guys, go paint on it.

I fail to see any stimulus in death however portrayed, but some slow executions might hit it for me. Crucifixion or maybe an old, biblical stoning, but after that I'm left pretty much cold. BATS and even the much discussed and vaunted spit roasting of the delicious Jane would do nothing for me I'm sure.

So the torture on the rack can continue and can pretty much anything goes, including the placement of hot irons on all parts of the body. The inner thighs, soles of the feet and between the toes spring to mind. Then they can start to wax lyrical on the toenails and fingernails. With twenty of the little pinkies to play a tune on, I guess the babe would be singing loud and hard by then. Oh and guys, don't forget the old thumbscrews, a simple but atrociously painful little device.

This is all pretty brutal and cruel stuff and all too often I'm puzzled by this predilection of mine that demands every time I see a pretty woman I wonder how she would look stripped, hung and flogged. Why do I want to see her in pain? I have no idea why, but it is something that really is hardwired into me. I didn't learn it and I have had it since I was at least five years old.

Of course, over the years I have refined and honed the fantasy, but its bare bones remain and are as visible as they ever were. Torture turns me on.

However, the one caveat I would say is the old one that many slot in. 'It's only a fantasy' and that's true with me; it really is. Real violence and fortunately for me I have not witnessed vast amounts and certainly not nearly as much as many, but real violence disturbs me. Like the above mentioned, it's film violence, sanitized that I enjoy, the same way I like my meat from the butchers rather than kill it myself. When I see a scene that depicts torture, it is made clean and nice and I often wonder if those that make the scene see the sexuality in it, or is all that in my head and made up by me. I don't know about that too much.

Some films depict real violence, (flogging in the main), but it is consensual, or at worst just for the money, and there again, I have no problem with that. It's not uncontrolled violence driven by hatred and fanaticism.

Dear me, this has got very heavy, but those vectors for violence I guess are the ones I fail to see any eroticism in at all and it is a guess that most gimpers here would be the same. We are a sad bunch, but apart from what many might say, an essentially sane bunch whose wires got crossed as our gonads developed inside the womb, little else.

That's my excuse, if you like you can find your own.

Greg

First the heated pincer used on her breasts and nipples...then, heating the needles for under her toenails....this could be a wonderful fantasy, exciting and stimulating

I think I've found my GIMP opposite. These are completely flipped for me! To each his own, indeed! LOL.

For my fantasies, a good hard belly punching, with attendant bruises, is light foreplay. It should be followed by kicking and whipping, then multiple rape. A nice, slow, painful and humiliating death -- by a few well-placed stabbings or a thin wire tight around her neck -- that will always get me off.

This is all pretty brutal and cruel stuff and all too often I'm puzzled by this predilection of mine that demands every time I see a pretty woman I wonder how she would look stripped, hung and flogged.

Reminds me of the fake "motivational poster" I made up a few years ago for Lucyboots' old blog:

The poster sums up how I feel. I really do think they look better that way. So next time you've got a girl in your clutches, tell her she should be thanking you for improving her looks :)

We are a sad bunch, but apart from what many might say, an essentially sane bunch whose wires got crossed as our gonads developed inside the womb, little else.

Good way to put it, my friend. But just imagine how much more dull life would be if weren't wired that way.

Bill K.

Reminds me of the fake "motivational poster" I made up a few years ago for Lucyboots' old blog.

Funny stuff. I wonder whatever happened to Lucyboots?

Funny stuff. I wonder whatever happened to Lucyboots?

Now that name brings back some memories. She was a member of my group and I asked her if that was her and she said yes and she graduated. After that she went away even from my group.

Well Kim, here is my advice: Become a GIMP. Pursue and accept an acting role that requires you to be stripped, tied up and tortured, or violated. Playing a victim will win back some sympathy from those who now loathe you. If you perform well, GIMPers everywhere will embrace you. Your world will be bright again.

To get such a part, you'll need some GIMP cred, so here's what to do: Photoshop the Princess Jasmine picture that Thawkinsworth posted the other day. Put a gag on your mouth to cover up that smile. Draw some binding around your wrists, rope or chains, whatever, as long as it makes you look like your arms are secured from overhead. Maybe a few light whip marks on your belly. There you go.

No need to thank me...seeing you get GIMPed on the big (or little) screen will be my reward.

Still, I prefer to see a victim bear the physical consequences of her ordeal. As a heavyweight aficionado, I'm not averse to lots of wounds and blood, even on the face, but I suppose it gets too extreme even for me when the woman's beauty is completely obscured. If I can no longer recognize the victim as an attractive female, she could just as well be a guy, an old crone, or a gorilla. Earlier discussions about BATS revolved around this same issue: most thought it okay to show blemishes, bleeding and reddening of the skin during the early stages of the fire, but few wanted to see the charcoal-encrusted aftermath.

As the face is so crucial to maintaining a woman's beauty, cuts and bruises above the neck can be far more disfiguring than those on the torso and limbs. Even a swollen black eye can be a turn-off for me. On the other hand, blood spurting from the mouth and nose, bruised cheeks or a cut across the forehead would be okay. My preference has always been towards stylized violence rather than raw realism, and this is another case where I'd rather see an eroticized interpretation over what happens in real life.

elkcreek wrote:

I don't like seeing a victim disfigured, but a little trickle of blood out the noise or split lip and a couple of bruises adds to the realism. One of the things I dislike about the Giga-Zen and Ring Divas heroine stuff is that several of their victims get hit in the face multiple times with no bruising.

Superheroine and femme-fight producers are notorious for beating the stuffing out of their girls without spilling a drop of blood or showing so much as a broken nail. What's ironic, is the level of punishment these women endure is way beyond that shown in videos which do feature wounds. I guess being a superheroine has its advantages.

Nonetheless, I still enjoy some of the GIGA films, though I've pretty much given up on Ring Divas. If you do want to see some superheroine blood, you might try Zeus (a GIGA subsidiary). They finally are allowing downloads outside of Japan, and if you can afford $30 to $50 for a full-length video, you can enjoy offerings featuring the sort of wound effects missing from GIGA/Zen. Just be careful what you wish for (check out the JSPR line).

Here's an image that some folks in this group might enjoy.

http://www.bcotd.com/Animal_Naturalis_demonstration_to_promote_vegetarianism_in_central_Barcelona_2011-12-15.jpg

For hundreds of years many of the best educated minds of Europe told each other lurid fantasies about witches, centering about their sexuality. A witch was not only expected to confess to fucking the Devil, but was forced to furnish exact details such as how long was the Devil's cock, how it felt inside of her, etc. The scenario of a witch trial commonly included a witch, while undergoing the examination with the use of torture (since only torture was believed to allow a true confession) have to provide the most graphic of details about her sexual misdeeds. A lascivious image now in a BDSM context, and in all probability an equally sexually stimulating scene for many of those in the torture chamber conducting the trials, with the confessions then read by other "experts" in order to continue the cycle of torture and confessions.

Lynn - Thanks for your question, I'll be putting it with the other questions that I'll be answering on video.

I'll most likely be shooting the video in which I answer all of your questions next week. So if anyone else has a last minute question(s), please ask here on the GIMP or directly to my email above!

Covers - That picture is awesome.

Joost Damhouder - I find your historic excerpts interesting. I enjoy reading about real events in history involving persecution. That comes in handy when I'm researching for a movie like I'm doing now. It's fun for me to base a fictional story on historical fact. No movie can ever follow history to the letter, nor are all of the facts ever presented, so much has been lost to the sands of time, but the interpretation of the facts that exist is a lot of fun in a movie.

The poll from before - Personally, I enjoy playing a spy or a witch, both can be exciting. And word on the street is, next time around I'm going to be a spy...

Current Poll - It might seem a little weird coming from me, but I don't have a problem with disfigurement of the face in a movie, as long as the victim survives, or there's a chance of survival, and healing. The scene with Monica Bellucci in Irreversible is among my favorite GIMP scenes in a movie. But I also like lighter-weight stuff like the Angelique Series of movies, in which there is nary a hair out of place, which I still haven't had time to review here. If the woman is beaten to a pulp and dies from said beating, I really can't handle it. I guess it's just too sad and gross for me, because of the psychological element of non-survival.

Well, the year is ending, but on a nice note, the release of Maleficarum has been great, there's a Sale in the Red Feline DVD Store that will go to the end of the year, and we're planning new movies for the new year! One of which we'll begin shooting mid-January, so I have to get back to work, as I'm the lead producer... I hope everyone has safe and happy holidays!

So I gagged her with some bright green tape and Krazy-Glued her to the wall. My holiday trimming tasks are now complete.

Or are they? Maybe I should get rid of those %$#@*&^ shoes. Whaddya think folks?

Whatever you're doing this weekend, I hope your wishes all come true. Mine sure will.

Bill K.

Yes, that's the worst title I've ever heard, but what makes this so spit-your-pop-out funny to me is that it's a Bill Zebub movie.

*takes bow.

I watched two GIMP/bondage-related films recently. The first one is an Attackers film, I'm not sure what it's called, it's RBD-193, though. Basically what we have is another cute-but-not-memorably-cute JAV actress. She gets abducted and imprisoned and fucked in typical fashion, there's nothing particularly new here. I'm obviously not sure what the story is about, not knowing Japanese, but basically I think it involves a co-worker getting pissed at the film's victim, and selling her off into sexual slavery, perhaps?

*shrug* Either way it inevitably results in our heroine getting nailed in bondage in a jail cell. Honestly I think that's the only reason I keep watching these films, I like scenes involving cages and/or cells.

Other than that, if you've seen one Attackers "slave film", you really have seen them all, with a few variations here and there...the only weird thing in this one is when the bad guy makes the victim wear some kind of gymnasts suit or something. Maybe his life's dream was to rape a gymnast or something.

The other one I watched was two clips from a recent "Strict Restraint" shoot called An Introduction to Pain Pt II. Not much GIMP stuff in this, it's pretty much just straightforward bondage pornography, featuring a very stereotypically dressed mistress.

The mistress, one "Holly Wood" (can you get any more of a porn-sounding name than that) isn't really that exciting as a dominant, but (on the good side) she's pretty hot and she doesn't overplay her hand with excessive use of the word "fuck" and general fakery. I can't stand that in this kind of video. The other woman, Cherie Deville, actually does a pretty good job, though, frantically struggling and protesting her imprisonment. An actress who actually tries during one of these scenes is always commendable in my opinion. At one point her captor threatens to kill her, which I thought was kind of amusing and different from Dungeon Corp's usual (mostly boring) fare, which very rarely ventures into "consensual non-consensual" territory.

There's some strap-on sex and (lame, like most scenes of this type) whipping at the beginning, and some electrical stimulation. I like the second scene better, though, just because I like scenes featuring upside-down models. The model is strapped up, hanging and has pads applied to her.

There's also some oral sex involved, but it's also kind of lame because the recipient hasn't quite mastered the art of faking pleasure yet. The scene finishes with an upside down vibing.

All in all it's just bondage porn, not really any storyline or anything, but it's better than most of the similar stuff that Dungeon Corp has released. If I had to give it a letter grade (which is what's done around here, right? It feels weird giving porn ratings lol) it'd probably be a B-. The Attackers one would probably get a C or something. I wouldn't recommend paying any actual money to see either.

The Strict Restraint shoot at least has the hanging upside down bondage bit, which is always a favorite of mine. Too bad they didn't do much with it. You and I disagree on the relative hotness of Holly Wood, and since it sounds like she was a ho-hum dom in general, I am not inclined to seek this one out.

I am not all that impressed with the Dungeon Corp suite of websites. I had a membership for the longest time, primarily because they sometimes featured fresh young faces and also because one of their standard set-ups is sex with a model stretched out bound spreadeagled on a big bed. For some reason, Kink rarely does that.

Unfortunately, over the course of a year (my last year, as it turned out), Dungeon Corp had fewer and fewer fresh young models and more and more hardcore bondage models, who looked anything but fresh or young. Also, the models and the doms both skewed to the freaky end of the curve, with hideous, unnatural bright red hair colors, severe haircuts and styles that featured patches of bald female scalp, enough metal piercings to interfere with digital TV broadcasts, and huge ugly tattoos. Your review, along with the helpful pictures, indicates to me that little has changed. Oh well. I suppose there's a niche for Dungeon Corp as well.

Great review, though.

MeetThePryz might disagree, but I'm with you on the "slave" movies. I was a huge fan of the original Slave Island series (I gave Slave Island 7 an 'A' and Slave Island 11 actually earned an 'A+' grade) but the slave films that followed that original series (including the New Slave Island movies) never really did it for me.

From what I have seen, the best of the "slave" movies being released these days are the ones that feature detectives trying to rescue slaves, such as ATID-190, with Yuna Shiina. But even the better films don't compare with the original Slave Island movies.

I agree that, on average, the Slave Island series is better than Attackers recent Slave Series, but there are some entries of New Slave Island, Slave Teacher, or Slave Investigator that are better than the original's weaker entries. The main Slave Color series is up to 20 entries now, and only 3 or 4 are good. The Teacher and Fiance spin-offs are pretty good, as are some of the Slave Castle entries, but only Slave Investigator (And the "To the point of falling..." series) try to be as dark and depressing as the Slave Island series.

RBD-183 is "Slave Fiance 1", and the plot for all of the entries are that a spurned lover gets revenge on their love's fiance, and then makes their moves in the months of the poor girl's disappearance.

Slave Fiance 2 has a bit of a twist, in that the girl gets bought and freed after her tendons and vocal chords have been clipped. The traitorous woman is then taken in her place and enslaved.

I am not all that impressed with the Dungeon Corp suite of websites. I had a membership for the longest time, primarily because they sometimes featured fresh young faces and also because one of their standard set-ups is sex with a model stretched out bound spreadeagled on a big bed. For some reason, Kink rarely does that.

Yeah, I never really was a big fan of Dungeon Corp. It didn't really ever seem like they took any risks with what they were willing to shoot. Kink, on the other hand, has shot some pretty weird stuff over its lifespan. Most of it I'm not too big on. They've released a couple shoots though where different elements come together rather well, and make for compelling footage. That usually required a model who was willing to put in some effort acting, though.

One that I liked a while back was the Sex and Submission shoot starring Savannah Stern and Derrick Pierce. It had a simple setup but the performers behaved like I usually like them to behave: Savannah Stern as the humiliated, uncomfortable and frightened captive, and Derrick Pierce as the person who didn't care at all about her or her pleasure. I pretty much never saw that kind of role-play on Dungeon Corp's counterpart sites, although I haven't really checked in a while.

Covers: Sorry I'm a little late, but I really dig the woman on the plate pic. The whole "women as meat" theme is a favorite of mine. I have hundreds of pics like that, and I'm not even talking about the roasting ones. Maybe I'll run a series like that on the board in the near future.

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A Canadian: Thanks for letting the gang know about the updated South of the Border 4 review. I also recently updated my original review for ZFX's South of the Border 3. The nice thing about upgrading these old reviews is that people will read them again, or maybe even for the first time, and those delicious screen caps may well whet their appetites for more. The Lisa Kinkaid caps especially were fun to make. I wrote in my review about how hot she looked tied to that chair, but nothing sells it better than the actual pictures.

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Renzo Novatore: Thanks for the Christmas Day reviews. I had to split your comments into 2 separate reviews, since one was Japanese and the other from Dungeon Corp. I know you said the lead girl in RBD-193 was cute but not memorably cute, but she definitely does it for me.

The direct link to that review is http://ralphus.net/reviews/japan/jap_rb193.htm

I'm not as familiar with Dungeon Corp; even though we now have 4 reviews in the Reviews section, I've never seen any of their stuff. It looks like it's similar to the Kink.com playbook, which doesn't exactly fill me with excitement. Here's the link to the your other review:

http://ralphus.net/reviews/other/introductiontopainpt2.htm

You wrote:

If I had to give it a letter grade (which is what's done around here, right? It feels weird giving porn ratings lol)

Yeah, I know, the grading thing doesn't always work, but it's a concept that everyone can comprehend, at least those who remember what it was like back in school. We could always use the system that Hustler Magazine came up with: Totally Limp, One Quarter Erect, Half Erect, Three Quarters Erect, and Fully Erect. I draw the line at using little cartoon graphics of penises, though.

Just how old is this review? Well, for reasons I can no longer explain, the male lead is the first one listed in the credits (that would certainly never happen today).

Anyway, I'd love to take the credit for the great caps but it has nothing to do with me. The caps were produced and added by Ralphus. You know, he's much more than just an outspoken moderator.

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Ralphus wrote:

The Lisa Kinkaid caps especially were fun to make. I wrote in my review about how hot she looked tied to that chair, but nothing sells it better than the actual pictures.

True, although the Canadian chapter of the Lisa Kinkaid Fan Club has noticed the earlier scene where Lisa gets frisked is missing from the caps. We're assuming this is just an oversight that will be corrected.

I hope all of you had a safe holiday! Ralphus has kindly compiled all of the questions you all wrote me here, so I'll be filming the answers sometime this week. In the meantime, here's the 7th segment of an interview with yours truly, in which I talk about the wooden horse torture, otherwise known as the Spanish Horse, in Maleficarum.

Viewed it all recently, wow what a great job! The acting is excellent as well as the filming and sets. Someone previously said Mila is not that attractive, I disagree, she might have a few more curves and pounds than Amy, but she is very pretty. Playing one girl against the pain of the other is excellent, and should be used in a spy scene. My only negative is the film did not show enough ass, a lot of it was from the waist up from behind, would have liked to see the butt cheeks and thighs jiggle a little as both girls have nice rear ends. Best part is they both had ample pubic hair, this should be used against them in a spy scenario.

She's as hot here as in the movies and to my surprise seems quite demure and muted when she mentions the actual tortures which I think is cool to watch and listen to.

Just want to say what a great set of pics have been featured on this site day by day and it was worth logging on for that alone. Thanks for those.

Greg

As well, the new cap near the top of the review that shows Kimberly Noble getting mauled by Mad Dog and Travis Lee is a nice addition. Even though I don't like fake boobs, Kimberly really turns my crank. She was pretty feisty in her ZFX scenes, which I liked.

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Call me stubborn, but to help further prove my point that today's "slave" movies can't compare with the best of the original Slave Island series, I sent Ralphus more caps to add to my review of Slave Island 11. Actually, there was a lot of text in that review (as we all know) so I decided there was room for more caps.

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Mr Bush wrote:

Someone previously said Mila is not that attractive....

That would be me who said that.

Admittedly, my comments are only based on the stills for the movie, since Maleficarum still isn't available for rent to the general public (Wasn't this movie in the can by the end of October? Oh, well...). Maybe Mila just doesn't photograph all that well in still pictures. I don't know, and it sounds like I won't know for some time yet.

Here is a site I found today that shows women on women torture art by Rebecca:
http://www.imagefap.com/pictures/3044093/Rebecca-Bondage%2FFetish-Art

Some Gimpers / Ralphus probably know of her, but if not it may be enjoyable to you guys for her art is really good.

Bill K.

How uncomfortable or even painful were each of the various torture scenes to film? I know that it's just a movie and I wouldn't expect any actress to be injured, or forced to do something they didn't want to do, but I'd like to know if the scenes were mostly fake as in a mainstream film, or if they included some amount of real pain, like you would see on a fetish site such as Insex or Paingate. I'm particularly interested to know if the rack scenes caused any pain, although I'd like to know for each of the tortures depicted in the film.

As for the Poll question; I don't like to see women with bruised or cut faces, although a small amount of blood on their lip from a hard slap doesn't bother me. I'm also not a big fan of bruises or plain cuts on the body, unless the bruises are on her bottom from a hard spanking, or the cuts are from a whipping. While I think that, if done right, a punch to the stomach that knocks the wind out of her can be sexy, especially if she's tied AOH, just seeing a woman beaten with a man's fists isn't erotic to me. Neither is seeing a woman just being cut with a knife, or having body parts cut off like in the Hostel movies. In general, I like to see depictions of pain, but done in way that wouldn't endanger her life, or leave her with a lot of permanent damage to her body. I like to imagine that when the torture is finished, the victim could walk away from it relatively unscathed.

Of course there are always exceptions. I'd still like to see a realistically done scene of a woman being executed by being broken on the wheel.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this, other than to note that my review has now been upgraded with some caps. Which I suppose means anyone who was wondering about the different grades can learn more about the film. While I think the caps look pretty good (I was off sick the day they taught the meaning of "modesty" at my school), I will say that Sloth's review will appeal more to people who are big on brevity.

http://www.stakedamsels.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2572&mode=view

from here a while back that you posted. Do you remember who created it.

It reminds me of Stormrider's work and has he/you found a web home for your artwork yet?

Bill K.

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Sung: Really enjoying these animated GIFs of the Asian GIMP. Are you the one who's creating these? The Asian GIMP is awfully cute, she needs to do a whole bondage movie instead of these teasing little snippets.

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Bill K: Yes, the picture you linked was one of Stormrider's. In fact, that was the first Stormrider pic I ever ran, before I even knew who he was. He happened to see the link on a post in the archives and contacted me and told me he was the artist. The latest I heard was that he doesn't have an official site, although he has a small gallery on Renderotica. I think I ran his whole collection this past October, unless he's been holding out on me and has more.

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Well, it's nearly that time again. With the end of the year approaching, stay tuned for Canadian's and my annual Best and Worsts lists, upcoming tomorrow night.

It's like all this legislation I guess. The devil is in the small print and it will every bit depend on how and indeed if they apply it as it is written.

Greg