Lose Those Wrinkles and Gain Deadly Habits! Follow the Lead of "The Leech Woman"- Tonight!

Tonight on MeTV, it seems appropriate that, in the month of June, we have a story whose main character is named June! Unfortunately, she’s a wife being mistreated by her arrogant husband-due to the “terrible” crime of having aged! Things change suddenly when she joins her spouse in an expedition to discover an old African tribal secret that can supposedly restore youthful beauty- not realizing that a key ingredient proves lethal for certain individuals! Forget Plexaderm- now you can look and feel younger by becoming -a "Leech Woman"!

We meet June- whom has taken to downing copious amounts of alcohol, due to her treatment at the hands of cold uncaring hubby, Dr Paul Talbot. She drops by his office, only to have him again express his disdain for her– for aging and having her beauty fade. He also chides her for her drinking (which he has caused), and callously reveals that he is at the point of filing for divorce. Paul has been researching ways of slowing the aging process, but had little success- which has served to intensify his hatred for his wife. As the heartbroken spouse makes her way to exit, she encounters a wrinkled old woman who makes a baffling cryptic prediction that only upsets June further.

When the old lady is ushered into Paul’s office, she stuns the doctor by revealing she is, in reality,even older than she appears. She tells the story of being brought to America as a slave- over a hundred years ago !? She then demonstrates the secret of her amazing longevity, right in the office- using a secret drug from her African homeland, which seems to be as mysterious and hidden from the world as the Black Panther’s Wakanda. With proof before his eyes, Paul is amazed that such a potion is what he has been searching for- and it actually works! When he asks about obtaining some of potion, Mala, the old woman, flatly tells him it’s not possible, because it takes a mysterious secondary substance to mix with the longevity drug. It is the only true catalyst that can activate the reversal of the aging process. Mala then reveals that she is about to depart for a final return to her homeland to spend the last of her days among the remaining members of her tribe.

Upon testing the modicum of the powder that Mala left with him, Paul is convinced her story is true -and heads home, where June and the couple's lawyer, Neil are discussing the impending divorce (with June actually several sheets to the wind). Suddenly and surprisingly, divorce is the furthest thing from Paul’s mind! He asks June to accompany him on an expedition to Africa- where they can find Mala, get all the ingredients to the age-reversal cocktail, and restore June’s youth and beauty (of course, only a precursor to Paul cashing in on the discovery)! June is overjoyed by his attention and this unexpected reconciliation, as Paul hustles her to prepare for their fact-finding journey.

Once in Africa, Paul hires a guide of questionable integrity to lead their expedition party into a dangerous sector of the continent, where they hope to find Mala and her people. Along the way, Paul reverts to his old ways, again belittling and mistreating June- but the renewed marital spats are soon the least of their worries when they end up captured by Mala's tribe, known as the Nandi! They seem destined to become human sacrifices when Mala herself suddenly appears. It is revealed that she is actually the leader of the tribe- and she decides that these captives should indeed witness the secret that she will now use to fully restore her own youth. She also reveals one condition of the ritual that has not been mentioned before – that only women can undergo this youthful transformation. Plus- maybe they should have read the fine print- after remaining young for a brief period of time- by tradition-the rejuvenated must commit suicide! One more shocking revelation- –the catalyst ingredient for the mixture is pineal fluid from the brain of a MALE- which, of course, results in the “donor's” death!

When Mala uses the secret formula successfully and is again a beautiful young woman- it dawns on June that her hubby only wanted her to make the trip with him to use HER as a guinea pig- to test if the mixture could work with no adverse effects- and not to repair their marriage. At that time of realization, June accepts Mala’s offer of the chance to be young again- and she makes a startling choice- that results in her transformation back into a ravishing youthful beauty !

June escapes the tribe (as well as the traditional fate of suicide) and returns to America. To keep all that has happened a secret, she explains her new younger look by pretending to be her own niece, and she even fools family lawyer Neil with this new identity. However, the clock is ticking, and her temporary youth will begin to fade- unless she heads out to prowl the city streets for unsuspecting "donors" to renew her youth potion-with deadly results!

This 1960 tale stars lovely Coleen Gray as June- along with Grant Williams, who we recently saw in “The Monolith Monsters”, as her lawyer –as well as other cast members we’ll tell you about. Plenty of Sven fun will be had, including an encore of the in-studio visit by Mick Foley, and interviews with Mark Sheppard ( Crowley from “Supernatural”) and Amanda Wyss of the original “Nightmare on Elm Street”- along with a commercial that our movie’s main character might find tempting, a visit from Gwengoolie (speaking of tempting), an off-the-wall look at stock footage, and more!

You can get attached- or vice versa- to the "Leech Woman" tonight on MeTV at 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central- and, if you are unsure when and where we air in your area, check your local listings (or at www.metv.com ). You can also live-Tweet along with the scores of Sven fans on Twitter during the show- just make sure to add the hashtag #svengoolie to your Tweets! Our Chicago viewers can again descend into terror with Vincent Price in “The Pit and the Pendulum” at 11 am this morning on our main local station, CW26- soon to be known by its original name –“The U”!!

I want to thank everyone for their kind messages on my 45th anniversary as Sven this past Sunday! Be watching for more anniversary celebrations and commemorative merchandise as the year goes on- including a special appearance at this year’s Flashback Weekend in early August.

Meanwhile, with most of us experiencing hot weather-can you tolerate spending some time with a newly-restored hottie on MeTV tonight?!