AI Experiment 03

So I have been listening to some random podcasts on movies and one name kept coming up. Roger Corman. He was a pivotal part of the B-Movie scene. Even some famous directors and such in the film industry owe a lot to Corman.

So, to honor him, and for the LOLz, I decided to take the titles of movies Roger Corman was involved with and make some interesting AI book covers using Colorify. Now, I looked up the list of movies he was involved with and . . . well, let’s just say he has an extensive IMDB page.

And because of this monumental list of movies that Corman was involved in, I decided to narrow the list to 12 movies he personally directed. I did do one test movie title that he produced. And I could not help myself because that title slapped:

“Galaxy of Terror (1981)”

This inspired the whole experiment. I just had to give Corman’s movie titles the AI treatment. Mostly because they are legit B-Movie titles that are too good not to feed into an AI.

Oh, I almost forgot. I exclusively used the Pixar style from Colorify. And that is mostly because during “AI Experiment 02” I discovered how horrifying the Pixar style could be. And boy-HOOOAH-boy! We got some winners of the uncanny valley awards here.

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AI Experiment 03: Roger Corman Directed movies made into Pixar horrors.

Goal: Produces 12 covers using Roger Corman Directed movie titles using the Pixar Style from Colorify. No limitations to how many tries putting the title through. Pick the best image to have fun with. Ranking order is not relevant.

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Number 01, Roger Corman’s “I Mobster (1959)”

First off, the main character is wearing a suit. So, okay, that counts as a mobster.

Buuut . . . why a donkey man? At least, I assume he is a donkey. He is giving me some big Eeyore energy. One annoying thing about the Pixar Style that it consistently blurs most of the background and characters. I assume that it is a style choice, pun intended. Or the Pixar Style is super taxing on the AI’s brain and it can only render so much.

The first time I looked at this image, I did not see any hallucinations or brainrot. But if you look carefully in the background, there is a purple hair woman with three legs. And the character in the left edge of the cover is . . . having issues. Are they part worm? Are they melting? What is going on 🫨?

Number 02, Roger Corman’s “A Bucket of Blood (1959)”

“A Bucket of Blood.” Honestly, that is a baller name and I wondered how PG the cover would be using the Pixar style. And I am impressed. There is red splattered everywhere but its corny looking and fun. The bucket has no gore in it but I wonder what is in it? Anything with a straw and a ladle is sus IMO.

The girl is mostly alright though one leg is styled differently then the other. But it could be seen as a character quark. The candle plushy is cute and a few more wrong choices away from being uncanny. I assume the yellow bunny has a water balloon filled with whatever the red-not-blood stuff is.

That one round fellow in the distance though. What is even going on there? That smile is haunting, like an evil possessed teddy bear. I am very pleased that whatever that is is blurred out. For a horror movie title, it is very tame for the most part.

One thing to note, the Pixar style seems to like doing this story book presentation with random stuff happening all around it. The girl is kind of melting into the reality outside the cover. But overall I am pleased with how this one turned out.

Number 03, Roger Corman’s “War of the Satellites (1958)”

Legit, this is cool to look at. There is a lot going on. You got three kids as space rangers and they seem like a family friendly crew that is Guardians of the Galaxy-esque. There are space totem heads in the background, ancient space cultures ruins are always fun to explore. And there are plenty of cute satellites in space.

Not sure what that symbol is in the orb to the right. It looks like a “no spaceship” sign. Which could explain why our crew of space rangers are lost on this alien world. And look at those little robots, they are too adorable. One even has a mustache . . . at least, I think it is a mustache 🤨

Number 04, Roger Corman’s “Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

You read that right, there is another movie with that title made BEFORE the one we all know and love. And I am impressed that the AI had so much plant action going on. There are so many monster plants and one is even got its mouth open wide going “FEED ME”.

Not sure who the blue muppet guy is. But he is wearing a long pink anime poop on his head. To each their own. And the building is surreal and . . . how does one enter and exit this shop of horrors? Is that the horror, there is no escape?

That word salad is so beautiful. The AI is trying so hard to put the title on the cover. But it had a few hiccups on the way. I do like the different font styles, the one over the house is so close to something out of the 1980s movie.

Number 05, Roger Corman’s “The Wasp Woman (1959)”

I actually remember seeing this movie a long time ago. And that cover has nothing to do with the actual movie. Which is the goal of this experiment, to be as random as possible. This superheroine is straight out of the Incredibles universe. The heroine herself is pretty cool looking and there is no real uncanniness to her. And I am loving that stylized “The Wasp” title.

But . . . why bee-chicks? I mean, they look like chicks with bug wings and antennae. I assume these little hybrids are the Wasp’s minions/sidekicks. Or they are the innocent creatures being terrorized by the villain. But why chick-bees? OMG! That is an perfect punny name for them!

I’ve noticed that the Pixar style really likes adding a mascot or a group of them. And heads up, the mascots are not going to get any better. More insane though and if that is your game, take a look at this next one.

Number 06, Roger Corman’s “Gas-s-s-s (1970)”

Upon first glance, I assume this place is some sort of factory? A factory that makes Gas-s-s-s? I am disappointed that the title lost all the extra ‘S’s. To be honest, the title is pretty bland. There is a cool blue dude and his spunky co-worker. There is a quirky dude with interesting fish tail hair and he's stuck in a tube. And . . .

Okay, what is with the disembodied head? Is it just a head? Is he part of that cylinder on the right? Is he like the slug person from Lynch’s Dude? The spice must flow! With the fish tial hair guy and googly eyes dude, there are too many mascots—

And OH GOD!! What is that on the desk behind the girl?! AAAAH! Burn it! Kill it with fire!!!!

I do not know who “Dril Tonr” is but they have a horrifying imagination.

Number 07, Roger Corman’s “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)”

There is a Blue Oyster Cult song called “X-Ray Eyes” from Heaven Forbid. I believe that song is based on this movie. And that song has more in common with the movie than this cover.

First off, I do like the main bespectacled dude on the cover. I like how his eyes are glowing 👍He legit looks like a mad scientist who is also paranoid and so not ready for whatever adventure is destined for him. I assume he is going on an adventure to remove that mascot tumor on his arm. It’s like a doll cat with three arms. What?

The AI had a lot of hiccups with this cover. What is going on with all those side characters? A blue alien who does not look too good, health wise. A pink grown up troll doll that legit looks waaay too happy. A blue furry faced man who looks very confused by existence in general. And that pink fluffy cat is hiding whatever the person behind its ears could be. I do not even want to know what that tall dude looks like.

And what is with that balloon in the bottom left corner? Is it covered in . . . functions? 🤷

There is so much wrong with this cover that it is right for randomness.

Number 08, “She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)”

Why? Why a disembodied head again?! Is she a god that pops in by breaking reality and sticks her head through the cracks? With how perfect she looks as a Disney’s princess, it is a shame the rest of her could not be rendered. Well, at least she has a mascot angler fish to be her hype man.

And we have a shark in the background. But is it just me or is that shark just not having any of this goldfish poop? He looks done with life and with this She God invading his Shark Reef. That sounded wrong. But not as wrong as . . . as . . .

Okay, what is up with that guy at the right? He seems way too happy to have his head chewed on by some alien robot shark. I assume it is a robot shark. Or . . . is that supposed to be a hat? Legit, I am confused by this guy being eaten (or wearing) some random underwater robot. He confused me more than that floating head of the goddess or that shark who is done with all this whale dung.

Number 09, Roger Corman’s “The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1958)”

So, I will confess that I copied and pasted that title. What was Corman on when coming up with that title? I was curious to see what the AI would make with this long title. And well, this was the best of a few tries.

For some reason, the AI struggles to have people on a boat and not make it look like they are sinking. And the girls in said sinking boats looked very derpy and not at all viking enough. These girls at least look like they are in the boat and one is wearing a viking hat.

I have little to say about the girls in the boat. They are pretty consistent except for the one at the right. She looks like she belongs to a different story altogether. Like, the three girls look like friends on an adventure. While the blonde girl looks like she is looking for love. And she found that love . . . it is the sea serpent!

It is a damn cool looking giant sea serpent. I recall the sea serpents from the other tries being just as cool. Funny how the last three words in that long title influence the AI the most. There is a sense of scale with the sea serpent and it is badass.

And that is it, there is nothing else to say about this cover. It is refreshing that the AI has spared us with another horrifying mascot. No mascots here. None that are the essence of nightmare fuel. With dead eyes and a smile that would put the Joker on edge. No. Mascots. None—AAAAH!

Kill it with fire! Fry it! And serve it with some tartar sauce!

Number 10, Roger Corman’s “Deathsport (1978)”

Well, we did it, we have found the cover of the experiment! This is legit the most badass of the collection. If I did rank these, this would have been number one. That metal as hell skeleton is so awesome and yeah, the bike makes no sense but who cares?! There is a skeleton knight with metal devil horns and he is ready to kick ass . . .

And all of that awesomeness is just deflated by these generic looking kid characters. Okay, the one near the skeleton looks almost like a grown up character in the Pixar hyper-cute style. But that cross-eyed girl in the background is clearly trying to ruin the skeleton’s selfie.

And I am assuming the guy in the background with the helmet is the skeleton’s rival. Can’t really make him out, which is super annoying with the Pixar Style. So many blurry characters. But I will admit, that is a godsend in some cases . . . like evil mascots! Blur all of those out, thank you!

Number 11, Roger Corman’s “The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)”

So, what I know of the real St. Valentine's Day massacre is that a group of gangsters in 1920s Chicago got whacked. And no surprise, the AI focuses on the Valentine’s Day part of that title. Seriously, this has to be the sappiest cover the AI has produced for me.

It features a girl who looks like her boyfriend, whose back is to us, is about to take things to the next level. But to me, his posture just screams “I am breaking up with you”. He legit is not looking at her. He is either shy or his eyes are on that girl at the right.

I do love how MASSACRE is just right there, unironically, with no word salad jumble. It is right on that banner, above the couple, as if the guy breaking up with the girl is about to cause a MASSACRE! I kind of want to see this movie now, too bad it does not exist.

And do not think for a second that I have not noticed the fact that the girl’s hair is covering some random woman’s face. It looks like something out of a comedy movie poster. But my cannon is that the girl’s hair is alive and is eating the woman’s head like a facehugger. Honestly, that hiccup is why I kept this. This was actually the first try and it was a perfect roll of the dice.

Number 12, Roger Corman’s “Frankenstein Unbound (1990)”

This was Corman’s last directorial work. Look up the poster for this movie, it’s creepy as all hell but so freaking badass. And here we are with this random bounty from the AI. I have to say, I was not expecting a typical Frankenstein’s monster to appear. With how random and waaaay off topic the AI can get, this was actually a nice surprise.

I do like this Frankenstein’s monster. It looks like something legit Pixar would create. Nice and green with the giant forehead and that outfit is something the OG Universal Studio's monster would wear. Nothing original to this monster but a nice and traditional frankie.

That all being said, why is he holding a random Frankenstein plushy? Did he win it at a carnival? Is it a candy shaped like him? Is it his mascot? I am so confused by this derpy eyed little guy that my brain is melting.

And what is up with the Disney princess in the background? She is so blurry, I just assume she is a side character. But Frankenstein having a love interest is not anything original. If she is not a love interest then why is this girl in the background? And then there are the random two at the right.

What the heck is that costume in red and black? Is it a demon? What is it? It is so blurry, I cannot make it out! Damn it! The AI keeps blurring all the stuff in the background. It is almost as if . . . it is blurring things not meant for human eyes? 😱

And lastly, I like the two different fonts and colors for the title. And it is not a word salad mess. The title is even aligned nicely, O-M-G! Let us give this bounty from the AI a nice golf clap ⛳👏

One final treat from this experiment is from a Roger Corman produced movie. I will admit to originally adding it to the line up before deciding to only mainly feature movie titles Corman directed. And since I have not done this experiment, some black space to build up suspense!

“Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)”

I love how this has a children’s book quality to it. The giant leeches look both horrid and hilarious. And of course, there is a cute mascot character that I am assuming is a baby giant leech. What I do not get is . . . why the ghost? And it is the most odd ghost I have seen in a while. Their body is made of slivers of mist. And they kind of look like a baby Jack Skellington.

So that wraps up my Roger Corman directed AI experiment. And the Pixar style has given some random beautiful brainrot. I do have one more planned experiment with the Pixar style. I’ve already made the covers and this next experiment is going to be a scream, hee-hee.

I do have one regret with this experiment. I did not add Roger Corman’s name in any of these. I am not sure if that would change the results. But next time I focus on a director’s movie titles, I am adding their name. If for nothing else then to see their name on the random nonsense produced. That and to see what Roger Corman’s name looks like in word salad. Actually?

What if I put the man himself name into the Colorify AI . . .

Perfect 🧑‍🍳💋

Good Luck and enjoy the B-Movie bounty of Mr. Corman,

—BUCK