![Curse of the Undead started as a gag idea by husband-and-wife team Edward and Mildred Dein called Eat Me Gently, described by Edward as “a Western horror story about a fag vampire running around the desert eating little boys”.[1] Universal-International producer Joseph Gershenson heard about the idea from his wife and quickly phoned Edward Dein: “Hey, smartass. The good stuff you don’t give us. I want to make this picture.”[2] According to an early studio announcement the film was intended as a satire of the vampire theme set in the Old West,[3] but the final version is fairly serious.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/CurseOfTheUndead1959.jpg)
Curse of the Undead started as a gag idea by husband-and-wife team Edward and Mildred Dein called Eat Me Gently, described by Edward as “a Western horror story about a fag vampire running around the desert eating little boys”.[1] Universal-International producer Joseph Gershenson heard about the idea from his wife and quickly phoned Edward Dein: “Hey, smartass. The good stuff you don’t give us. I want to make this picture.”[2] According to an early studio announcement the film was intended as a satire of the vampire theme set in the Old West,[3] but the final version is fairly serious.
