The Blood Beast Terror (1968) - Movie Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

Peter Cushing (Star Wars - Episode 4: A New Hope), what can I say about this man... I mean as, 'Moff Tarkin' in Star Wars he did an amazing job entertaining audiences all over the world, but the truth is, is that as a master of horror, there is very few people that are his equal... And in a lot of his best films he plays a good guy!

I mean this amazing British master of horror has managed to entertain audiences all over the world playing in horror movies based on Victorian horror novels, or in modern (well for the time when he was alive,) horror movies... His dry wit, and demeanor just compliments the types of movies he was in just perfectly, and you know what? The Blood Beast Terror (1968) is another great example of his mad genius!

The Blood Beat Terror... Something all horror fans or newbies should see at least once!

Written by Peter Bryan (The Brides Of Dracula) & Directed by: Vernon Sewell (The Crimson Cult). Starring: Peter Cushing, Robert Flemyng (Funny Face), Wanda Ventham (Asylum), David Griffin (If), Glynn Edwards (Get Carter), Kevin Stoney (Doctor Who), Russell Napier (A Night To Remember) & Vanessa Howard (Girly).

This awesome tale takes place in Victorian England during the later part of the 19th century, during this time Detective Inspector Quennell (Peter Cushing) is investigating a weird series of murders that are beginning to more and more look like some sort of, 'bird' is attacking them...

Well he decides to head over to the eminent Scientist Dr. Carl Mallinger (Robert Felmyng), and see if the good Doctor can help. Well in the end, the good Doctor ends up sending him on his way with out much help.

Inspector Quennell talking to Dr. Mallinger about the attacks...

Later on though, The Detective Inspector will come back with some flakes that he shows the good Doctor, who ends up up getting concerned... You see Carl Mallinger has ended up using his immense knowledge to give himself a daughter by the name of, 'Clare' (Wanda Ventham)...

The problem is, is Clare has a dark secret that consumes every one in her path, and after a dead body and a bunch of bones are found at Mallinger's estate, the Detective Inspector and his daughter, 'Meg' head off after the Doctor and his deadly daughter.

The only problem is that the Detective Inspector is going to have to close this case quick, before Mallinger and his daughter can swallow up, 'Meg' in to their madness!

Dr. Mallinger is about to use Meg to help feed the husband he is growing for his daughter...

In the end, there is something always fun about mad scientist movies, and the monsters and what not that they create... And this one is certainly no different!

The truth is, is that British Horror, and especially B horror movies, are fantastic with the suspense and keeping one on the edge of their seat, but if you are more of a fan of the more contemporary gore fests that we see in modern horror movies, then this one probably is not for you. Despite that, give it a try, you might really enjoy it, I know I did!