Schlocktober 2021 continues with an episode featuring a film series I've been angling to get into the run for years and now found the time and context for - the strange saga of "THE APE-WOMAN," aka "The Universal Monster" you've probably never heard of. When one of the slimiest Mad Doctors in the Universal Horrors canon (John "Sure, I've Got Time!" Carradine) surgically swaps human and ape glands - and some brain matter for good measure - just to see if he can, he transforms a wild female circus gorilla into Paula Dupree, "The Ape-Woman" (Acquanetta); who looks like an "Exotic" (uh-oh...) bombshell but can exercise psychic control over other jungle creatures. This makes her an instant celebrity at the local circus - until her crush on a human lion-tamer unleashes her "wild side" with star-crossed tragedy results that gave the series two sequels - and maybe the most problematic monster-morph in movie history (don't believe me? Watch the show!)