a week of horror flicks.
Some British, some foreign, a couple with Christopher Lee, some with some usual suspect names from the archives of horror films.
Just one on Monday, an odd’un, “The Body Beneath” (1070), from a master of odd’uns Andy Milligan. Carfax Abbey from Dracula’s neck of the woods.
A family of vampires takes over an estate known as Carfax Abbey. Since inbreeding is destroying the family line, they need new blood to keep the family going, so they set out to find new sources. IMDb
There didn’t seem to be a body beneath, though we don’t know beneath what.
Tuesday commenced with the first of a Christopher Lee double bill. “Dark Places” (1974). Another strange one, because again a British horror flick from the 70s, with a stellar cast – Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Robert Hardy, Herbert Lom – that I’d never seen, never actually heard of.
After the original owner dies in a mental asylum, a man moves into an abandoned mansion with a sordid history. Meanwhile, a few locals conspire to steal a large amount of money, said to be hidden somewhere on the premises. IMDb
Tuesday concluded with the second in the bill, “Terror in the Crypt” aka “Crypt of Horror” aka “Crypt of the Vampire” (1964).A Spanish/Italian production with the Karnsteins. Yup Camilla is back causing mayhem.
Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor, Carmilla. IMDb
Thursday night commenced and concluded with Elizabeth Bathory, well Erzebeth, in “Blood Ceremony” aka “The Legend of Blood Castle” (1973). Having more maidens’ blood poured over her for that youthful look.
An aging Marchioness obsessed with looking youthful devises a vicious plan, under advice from her personal nurse, to look young again. IMDb
