Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow


Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow is a 1959 film. It was a follow-up to Hot Rod Gang. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Diary of a High School Bride.
The film sent up monster and dragstrip films of AIP, and has been seen as a forerunner of the Beach Party films.

Plot

After being evicted from their old clubhouse, members of a Los Angeles drag racing club move into an old deserted mansion and set up shop, making it their new headquarters. For the club's grand opening, they hold a Halloween masked ball and invite everyone to come dressed as their favorite monster. The festivities take an unexpected turn when one of the youths discovers an impostor among them: a real live monster who has been hogging all the dances with the best-looking girls.

Cast

Home media

The film was released on DVD by MGM on February 15, 2005.

Reception

panned the film, stating that " deformed script could have only been helped by a complete rewrite". On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar criticized the film's "turgid pacing", lack of plot, and underdeveloped scenarios. Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews rated the film a grade D, writing, "A dreadful hot rod teen comedy for the drive-in crowd. This one stinks even for AIP."