The movie is not very popular with reelgood users lately. The film s only eerie circumstance is provided by the horribly webencrusted, slithering male moth, but the creature is prematurely set to flames before it is fully realized. Peter cushing reckoned this the worst film he ever made and its not hard to see why. The blood beast terror bluray kino lorber home video. Pulling up his horses, he grabs his lantern and goes to investigate, finding a young man whose throat has been torn open. A scientist, working with genetics, creates a creature that is capable of transforming back and forth between a giant death head moth and a beautiful woman. With peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard. Horror icon peter cushing horror of dracula stars as detective inspector quennell, brought in to investigate the deaths.
A cabbie travelling a lonely stretch of road outside london hears a horrifying scream in the woods. Mar 23, 2018 uk the blood beast terror 1968 peter cushing and wanda ventham star in this spine chilling 1968 tigon british horror classic which was d. A classic monster movie directed by vernon sewell, the blood beast terror is set in motion when mutilated bodies begin. This classically told monster movie directed by vernon sewell is set in motion when mutilated bodies begin appearing in the english countryside, drained of. The blood beast terror, dvd, horrormonsters, 738329091828.
The british independent film company hammer productions was founded in 1934, and flourished in the mid1950s through the 70s with gothic horror films often based on classic literature characters and imaginative story fragments. Containment 2015 scifi horror sheila reid lee ross louise brealey duration. But the deeper he digs, the bloodier the violence, until he discovers a terrifying truth revealed in the. The first thing youll notice is how the redcolored opening titles pop off the screen, and what follows is an almost blemishfree image with extremely sharp detail and spectacularly vivid colors. Watch the blood beast terror online 1969 movie yidio. Blood beast terror, the on dvd 738329091828 from kino video. Set during the victorian era, the film stars peter cushing as a holmeslike detective on the trail of a serial killer. Blood of the beast was a wonderful, exciting, well written story that i had a hard time putting down.
Pages in category 1960s historical horror films the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. A classic monster movie directed by vernon sewell, the blood beast terror is set in motion when mutilated bodies begin appearing in the english countryside drained of blood. Heres another fun horror film you can find on our hoopla page, and just in time for halloween too. The blood beast terror 1968 the blood beast terror. The blood beast terror is a 1967 british horror film released by tigon in february 1968. Blood beast terror is a secondrate outing directed by the oftenuninspired vernon sewell the crimson cult. The creature masquerades as his daughter when she is in her human incarnation and feeds on the.
Though the previous four books have not been in chronological order, this book is the furthest book into the future. The plot of the film centers on a series of bizarre and horrific murders in 19th century england. The blood beast terror 1968 vanessa howard in the blood beast terror 1968 peter cushing in. Inspector quennell and sergeant allan investigate the murders. Blood beast terror, the tigon 1968 classic monsters. There is only one undeniable connection between all of the murder victims, all of their blood has been drained from their bodies. The victims are all handsome young men left with their blood drained from their bodies. Jul 19, 2011 containment 2015 scifi horror sheila reid lee ross louise brealey duration. A crazed etymologist is dabbling in gruesome experiments that. The film s only eerie circumstance is provided by the horribly webencrusted, slithering male moth, but the creature is prematurely set to flames before it. The blood beast terror 1968 the blood beast terror 1968. Cushing couldnt save that one any more than he could land of the minotaur.
Directed by old hand vernon sewell latin quarter 1945, ghost ship 1952, house of mystery 1961 its a threadbare imitation of the hammer style from tony tensers tigon british, still several months away from better things in the shape of michael reeves witchfinder. The blood beast terror trailer 1968 horror channel version. Blood of beasts is a 2005 south africanbritish fantasy film based on beauty and the beast freya is a norse princess betrothed to sven. The blood beast terror takes flight on bluray with a greatlooking 1080pavc mpeg4 encode in its original 1. The creature masquerades as his daughter when she is in her human incarnation and feeds on the blood of her victims when she is in the moth form. The blood beast terror, made by tony tensers tigon in 1968, has possibly one of the most peculiar monsters in horror film history a giant deathshead moth as the outlandish alterego of a promiscuous wanda ventham. The blood beast terror page 2 classic horror film board. Baron demetri ivanovich sergi daskova petronov, is a young,charming, rich russian officer and nobleman who has a way with the ladies.
Produced by exploitation filmmaker roger corman and his brother gene, it was one of the first films directed by bernard l. Directed by old hand vernon sewell latin quarter 1945, ghost ship 1952, house of mystery 1961 its a threadbare imitation of the hammer style from tony tensers tigon british, still several months away from better things in the. In the united states it was released by pacemaker pictures on a doublebill with slaughter of the vampires under the title the vampire beast craves blood. Aug 29, 2012 peter cushing dracula, star warsand wanda ventham u f. Quennell wonders if the attacker might have been a large eagle and seeks out information from his old friend, professor karl mallinger robert flemyng, an entomologist at the. Redemption, kino lorbers fun releasing arm that handles all those great, schlocky british horror titles from the 60s and 70s, has released the blood beast terror, that notsogreat, schlocky 1967 monster movie from tryer tigon british film productions, starring icon peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard, and glynn edwards. Bill foster john ashley, sheila willard, her father and carlos lopez explodes and sinks after mutated chlorophyll creature don ramon lopez the titular beast is found secreted on board and goes on a rampage, destroying the ship. Bluray a tale of demonic reincarnation reminiscent of mario bavas black sunday, revenge of the blood beast il lago di satana, aka the she beast stars barbara steele as veronica, a british tourist who is stranded in a remote village with her husband philip ian ogilvy while honeymooning in transylvania. Thus a tenacious inspector from scotland yard peter cushing sets out.
In the united states it was released by pacemaker pictures on a. Night of the blood beast is a 1958 american sciencefiction horror film about a team of scientists who are stalked by an alien creature, which implants its embryos in an astronauts body during a space flight. The very first thing we see is a small canoe traversing a remote river. The vampirebeast craves blood, blood beast from hell the deathshead vampire the vampirebeast craves blood, blood beast from hell, the deathshead vampire. Blood of beasts is a 2005 south africanbritish fantasy film based on beauty and the beast. Miller directed by vernon sewell cinematographer stanley a. A taste of blood 1967draculas descendants revenge on descendants. Notably, polanski returns again with rosemarys baby in the same year as the blood beast terror and, again in the same year, the horror film is transformed by the subgenre defining night of the living dead with george a. The us dvd which is under the title the blood beast terror and the uk dvd which is an inferior print under the us title the vampire beast craves blood are both 80min allowing for pal speedup on the latter. Malinger robert flemyng have been drained of blood.
Lovecraft adaptation, and the second was the blood beast terror, a bizarre take on the shecreature formula hammer had attempted with the reptile and the gorgon. Terror is set in motion when mutilated bodies begin appearing in the english countryside, drained of blood. Released 1968, the blood beast terror stars peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Fans immediately were drawn to regulars christopher lee unforgettable as hypnotic dracula and peter cushing as an intense. Peter cushing star wars and robert flemyng battle of britain star in this classic horror film. Joe trigger, a witness to the latest murder, is driven insane when he sees the killer.
The blood beast terror is a british horror film released by tigon in february 1968. This lends an aura of credibility to the blood beast terror an ok title but it beats the alternate one which is the vampire beast craves blood that will either delight anglophiles like me or have other horror fans reaching for the 2x button on their remotes. The fearless vampire killers 1967roman polanski spoof with sharon tate. The film is also known as blood beast from hell and deathshead vampire. Writer peter bryan composed by paul ferris produced by arnold l.
Compared to those two, corruption, the uncanny and the blood beast terror were rather good. Her father goes on a quest to slay agnar a creature cursed by odin. The us dvd which is under the title the blood beast terror and the uk dvd which is an inferior print under the us title the vampire beast craves blood are both 80min. Released 1968, the blood beast terror stars peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard the g movie has a runtime of about 1. Feb 01, 20 the vampire beast craves blood aka the blood beast terror trailer 1969. The blood lust of a frenzied vampire a scotland yard detective peter cushing must investigate a series of murders perpetrated by a giant blood sucking moth that can take human form. This classically told monster movie directed by vernon sewell is set in motion when mutilated bodies begin appearing in the english countryside, drained of blood. For an obscure 45yearold movie, the print appears to be in fantastic shape because details and clarity are often extraordinary, revealing plenty of texture on facial complexions and the costumes of the cast. Download url useful if you want to create a direct download link, embed in your own player, post from another publishing engine, link to from patreon, etc. The blood beast terror has a less than average imdb audience rating of 5. The original submission to the bbfc in 1968 has the film at 87min. The blood beast terror 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Staring peter cushing, glynn edwards, vanessa howard and wanda ventham.
Cushings candyeating habit in blood beast was a nice touch. The blood beast terror 1968 stream and watch online. Horror icon peter cushing stars as detective inspector quennell, brought in to investigate the deaths. Peter cushing dracula, star warsand wanda ventham u f. The plot of this film picks up where the mad doctor of blood island leaves off. The vampire beast craves blood aka the blood beast terror trailer 1969.
The vampire beast craves blood, blood beast from hell the deathshead vampire the vampire beast craves blood, blood beast from hell, the deathshead vampire. The mystery angle is minimal, since we know virtually from the beginning that. Even peter cushing who was vocally not a fan of the script is on. It is narrated by grubbs grady, the narrator of lord loss and slawter.
The blood beast terror 1968 watch on kanopy or streaming. Blood beast is the fifth book in darren shans the demonata series and was released 4 june 2007. Kowalski and was written by firsttime screenwriter. The only witness is said to be insane, raving about a huge creature with wings and horrible eyes, and all of the bodies have been drained of blood and badly scratched. A crazed etymologist is dabbling in gruesome experiments that are turning his beautiful daughter. But it also has peter cushing, so just about manages to scrape by after naturist movie naked as nature intended in 1961, tenser continued to cut his. The vampire beast craves blood aka the blood beast terror. Terrors gallery of horror 1967 draculas wedding day 1967 dracula meets the outer space chicks 1967 draculita 1967.
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