As the victims begin piling up, the determined quennell investigates further into the case of the mysterious killer who drains the blood of men. Revenge of the blood beast is presented on bluray in avc encoded 1080p high definition in a 2. Produced by exploitation filmmaker roger corman and his brother gene, it was one of the first films directed by bernard l. 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. Jessica rizzo and moana pozzi get their asses drilled by rocco siffredi. There are a few positive things about the blood beast terror, i guess peter. Embarking with the beautiful gilda on a highstakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception. The whistlers 2019 not everything is as it seems for cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. A crazed etymologist is dabbling in gruesome experiments that are turning his beautiful daughter. Dr malinger has given his daughter clare the ability to turn herself into a giant moth, which has a taste for blood and now wants a mate, leading both to flee their home.
This product is compliant with the open game license ogl and is suitable for use with the pathfinder roleplaying. Pulling up his horses, he grabs his lantern and goes to investigate, finding a young man whose throat has been torn open. Horror mystery film geregisseerd door vernon sewell. 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.
This is a list of cult films organized alphabetically by name. Peter cushing dracula, star warsand wanda ventham u f. London inspector quennell peter cushing is investigating the deaths of several men found on the heaths. Cushing couldnt save that one any more than he could land of the minotaur. 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. Composer paul ferris was born richard paul ferris on may 2 nd 1941 in corby northamptonshire, england. The blood beast terror is a 1967 british horror film released by tigon in february 1968. During the 1960s, several british production companies arrived on the scene to try and emulate the vast success of hammer films. 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. The blood beast terror takes flight on bluray with a greatlooking 1080pavc mpeg4 encode in its original 1. Dear internet archive supporter, i ask only once a year. Also known as aka original title the blood beast terror. Please note that there is a small tv logo in the corner of the picture. The blood beast terror is a british horror film released by tigon in february 1968.
The film was released in december 30, 1959, by 20th century fox it was also known as condemened patrol. Its ironic that a cheap 50s drivein movie like night of the blood beast should ultimately appeal only to more sophisticated viewers. Peter cushing lends his usual good performance and the period detail is well executed but the blood sucking moth creature is too silly for words. This movie isnt worth watching for its story makes no sense and too much goes unexplained, but at the same time it isnt bad enough to provide some ed.
But the deeper he digs, the bloodier the violence, until he discovers a terrifying truth revealed in the gruesome finale. 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. In 19th century britain, a series of grisly murders are taking place in the countryside near london. Dec 04, 2012 six young men have been brutally murdered, their throats torn to ribbons and drained of all blood. Cushings candyeating habit in blood beast was a nice touch. The blood beast terror bows here in 1080p resolution, in its original 1. 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. Blood beast terror, the tigon 1968 classic monsters. The film was released in 1970 on a double feature with curse of the vampires.
The vampire beast craves blood blood beast terror 1967. Revenge of the blood beast rarovideo rare italian films. 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. 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. It is probably true to say that ferris is better known as a composer for his beautiful but also sinister sounding soundtrack to the vincent price horror movie the witchfinder general which was directed by filmmaker michael reeves and. Set during the victorian era, the film stars peter cushing as a holmeslike detective on the trail of a serial killer. Peter cushing star wars and robert flemyng battle of britain star in this classic horror film. Horror express1972 horror hotel 1960 house on haunted hill, the 1959 how awful about alan 1970 its alive 1969 lady frankenstein 1971 mad monster, the 1942 man in the attic 1953 manos. 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.
The original submission to the bbfc in 1968 has the film at 87min. Props pete often came up with little bits of business that helped make his performances stand out even further. Fans of creature features may think that the moth beast looks a lot like the bee monster in roger cormans the wasp woman. 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. The vampire beast craves blood aka the blood beast terror trailer 1969.
Even peter cushing who was vocally not a fan of the script is on. Chronological list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. 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 following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. 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 cinematic teeth on sex. The film stars john lupton, james edwards, brett halsey, john brinkley, allen jung and ziva rodann. A victorian policeman peter cushing discovers a professors robert flemyng daughter wanda ventham is a kingsize moth with the kiss of death. Theres a bit of noise here and there but thankfully the image isnt slathered in dnr like some raro releases have been. By the way, the film was released here in 1969 on a double bill with curse of the blood ghouls, a retitling of slaughter of the vampires, which id love to see on dvd someday.
Jan 09, 2018 peter cushing reckoned this the worst film he ever made and its not hard to see why. 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. Brides of blood, mad doctor of blood island, beast of blood and terror is a man will make their eyepopping hd debut on home video, packed with a truly monstrous slate of new bonus features. Peter cushing reckoned this the worst film he ever made and its not hard to see why. Compared to those two, corruption, the uncanny and the blood beast terror were rather good. 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. The hands of fate 1966 master of the world 1961 messiah of evil 1972 moon of the wolf 1972 night of the blood beast 1958 night tide. The vampire beast craves blood, blood beast from hell the deathshead vampire the vampire beast craves blood, blood beast from hell, the deathshead vampire.
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. Aug 26, 20 posts about blood beast terror written by jonman492000. With peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard. Horror icon peter cushing stars as detective inspector quennell, brought in to investigate the deaths. 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 cabbie travelling a lonely stretch of road outside london hears a horrifying scream in the woods. Terror creatures from the grave1965 longest edit in english. Kowalski and was written by firsttime screenwriter martin. The blood beast terror 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Right now, we have a 2to1 matching gift campaign, so you can triple your impact. The sole witness has been consigned to a lunatic asylum, raving about something terrible with. The blood beast terror 1967 and you call yourself a scientist.
This list shows all films released in 1969, including films that went directtovideo, or only got an international theatrical release. Review the blood beast terror is one of the few films in which peter cushing must carry the entire cast and script in order to make a passable film. The mystery angle is minimal, since we know virtually from the beginning that. 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. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Met peter cushing, robert flemyng en wanda ventham. The picture then becomes an exercise in avoiding discovery by all parties. Blood and steel is a 1959 american drama film directed by bernard l. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. The blood beast terror page 2 classic horror film board. The blood beast terror full movie flick vault youtube. Votes are used to help determine the most interesting content on rym. Night of the blood beast as a kid, i just loooooved titles like that, fearfully imagining what that monster from the dark really looked like, due to its early scenes of eerie paranoia mood and subtle moments of terror, managed to humbly and very economically achieve this kidscare trick, thus being reprieved from the embalming fluid fate.
Quennell begs mallinger one of those useful movie doctorscientists for help. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. Una pelicula dirigida por vernon sewell con peter cushing, robert flemyng, wanda ventham, vanessa howard. Something is slaughtering young men and drinking their blood something with wings and inhuman eyes. One of the last italian gothic horror films, web of the spider is a color remake of 1964s. The vampire beast craves blood aka the blood beast terror. The blood beast terror, bluray, horrormonsters, 738329091927. 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. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic uscanada theatrical release. The blood beast terror, dvd, horrormonsters, 738329091828. The victims are goodlooking young men, between the ages of twenty and thirty, and all have had their throats torn open and their blood drained. Vote up content that is ontopic, within the rulesguidelines, and will likely stay relevant longterm. The very first thing we see is a small canoe traversing a remote river.
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