Blood Feast (1963)
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Genres - Mystery |
Sub-Genres - Slasher Film |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the acknowledged "Godfather of Gore," shattered taboos against graphic violence onscreen with this bloody horror film. Mal Arnold plays Fuad Ramses, a mad Egyptian caterer with bushy eyebrows who is gathering body parts to use in a "Blood Feast" to honor the ancient goddess Ishtar. He's been hired by the mother of young Egyptology student Suzette (Playboy Playmate Connie Mason) to cater a special party. Luckily, Suzette happens to be dating a cop (Thomas Wood) who is also in her class and is on the case of a gruesome serial killer who removes body parts from his female victims. The cop finally solves the case and chases Ramses into the back of a garbage truck, where he is bloodily compacted. Wood and Mason returned the following year in Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs!
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religion, blood, caterer, ceremony, cult, God, gore, killing, murder, mutilation, resurrection
Attributes
High Historical Importance, Low Artistic Quality