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The Devil Bat (1940) After getting hosed by his corporate employers, angry chemist Bela Lugosi comes up with a perfectly rational plan for revenge. He breeds giant bats, as one would, then trains them to attack the scent of a specific aftershave lotion which he hands out to his bosses as a gift. This was the first of PRC Studio's poverty row horrors and it accomplishes what it was meant to do, which is to be an entertaining diversion for an hour or so. Mostly it rides along on the performance of Lugosi, who seems to be having a blast.
TIL: In his Apologeticus, Tertullian made the assertion that all spirits, angels and demons alike, had wings as a natural result of their station. Basil of Caesarea expanded on the idea, claiming that demon wings were fleshy membranes like bat wings. This comparison eventually led to bats themselves being associated with evil. One legend even had it that bats were once confined in Hell itself until the gates were accidentally left open one day, at which point the critters took off like a... well, you know.
I HAVE SOME NOTES: Still sharing, for better or worse, some random thoughts on my daily Scripture readings.
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