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Peter Cushing (Asylum) and Robert Flemyng (The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock) star in this European tale of terror. A crazed etymologist is dabbling in gruesome experiments that are turning his beautiful daughter into a vampire-beast with an insatiable lust for blood! From Cushing's investigations of the opening atrocities to the fiery finale--this gory Victorian thriller is definitely not for the squeamish!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
At least that was one of the more lurid titles this picture was shown under, here in The States. Peter Cushing is a Victorian police detective investigating a bizarre series of bloody murders; Robert Flemyng is an entymologist who has somehow created a gigantic vampire moth who can masquerade as a beautiful woman. If you get past the laughable concept of a humanoid moth, the movie's not bad, and benefits greatly from Cushing's presence.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
In the late 1960's, Hammer films was still doing fairly well and there were a number of other companies that tried to copy and compete with them. Amicus was the main one and they had a number of films that were just as good if not better, another company was Tigon films and they are the creators of this particular film. They pulled in Peter Cushing to play a policeman who is investigating a series of bizarre and brutal killings. Cushing has his suspects and follows them, but his daughter is pulled into the plot as she becomes a source of blood for a moth creature that is being created as a mate for the existing moth creature. Is this a good film? No does it have it's moments? Certainly The story is in someways lacking, but Hammer's Gorgon and the Reptile don't either and they manage to be entertaining. There is some action, Peter Cushing gives a solid showing and I really thought the sets and use of locations was really well above average foe a British horror film. The film seems to have gaps and a number of missed opportunites. They would fins a lead, but then people would stand around and mutter about until you start to get bored, then they will peak your interest again and then mill around some more. It is not boring, they just have a lot of time where they could have inserted some more action or clues or maybe some more about how or why this women can turn into a giant moth. Ultimately, this film is somewhere in the middle of British horror films of the day. It does a number of things right, but Tigon was number three for a reason. I must also say that I had never seen a video done by Image entertainment before, but thet did a good job as the film is of fairly sharp quality.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Let's face it, this movie was a low-budget horror film with bad special effects. But, it does have one saving grace; Peter Cushing is wonderful as a police detective trying to follow the trail of a blood-feasting (totally ludicrous and campy) giant moth woman.
The picture quality of the DVD is fairly good, and the sound is fine. It is presented in letterbox, which is much more pleasing to view then the Pan-and-Scan vhs copy that I first saw this picture on. The setting is Victorian, and having a British cast, the performances are believable and elegant (even if swallowing the idea of a giant Deaths-Head moth makes you gag a little). If your after a film of the quality of "Horror of Dracula", or "Curse of Frankenstein", then don't bother. But if your a die-hard Peter Cushing fan, like I am, you'll probably enjoy this movie, as I do. There's not much suspense, but there is plenty of dry British humor, and some fine performances. Just don't expect to be dazzled by the special effects. Think of it as Sherlock Holms meets Gozilla, and you'll do fine.
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Are you blind or am I on drugs? Discuss.
Surely the film is a comedic and technical triumph. My belief is that if one views the film as a straightforward English period chiller you'll be missing the point even if gaining... Read more
Published on February 2, 2006 by Sir Jekyll Appliance
An Opportunity to See Vanessa Howard Again
Ignore the most negative of the comments, "The Blood Beast Terror" is not total garbage. It has the Hammer Studio's feel which it was trying to imitate; with a decent imitation of... Read more
Published on January 29, 2006 by Only-A-Child
Cushing never gives less than his best, but...
Argh. Don't waste your time on this dud. It was made by Tigon, the studio that occupied third place to Hammer and Amicus in the British horror genre of the '60s. Read more
Published on August 11, 2005 by www.DavidLRattigan.com
But don't forget the laughs!
I go along with other reviewer's comments -this is not a milestone in film horror, but for me the whole movie is saved by Roy Hudd's amazing cameo as a distinctly unbalanced morgue... Read more
Published on May 25, 2005 by C. Suter
Atmospheric Chiller With An Unusual Central Creature
"The Blood Beast Terror", is a very enjoyable and well constructed little horror tale which suffers because of the weakness in the appearance of the monster of the title... Read more
Published on October 24, 2003 by Simon Davis
This is not a good movie
This is a very poor film by anyone's standards. In fact it is unusually poor in almost every area of assessment. ... Read more
Published on January 20, 2001 by Pin Roberts
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