Angela greene spends the entire movie either crying or covering her face as her. They also take great delight in pointing out that for alleged nasa employees, the films characters dont seem to have any equipment more sophisticated than that youd see at the local farmers market. This particular programmer shows some good actors trying to work with terrible material, and coming up with a surprisingly uninteresting show. Several, but most notably the supposed view of steve johns blood cells under the microscope.
Episode 701 night of the blood beast with once upon a honeymoon short. Night of the blood beast is a good example of the souring of the monster quickie in the late 1950s. The film was featured in a 1996 episode of the comedy television series. After this promising and decidedly unorthodox buildup, the film goes downhill, settling for standard eekeek shocks and a most unconvincing blood beast, whose costume wouldnt have even passed muster at a halloween party. Another funfilled voyage to blood island, courtesy of writerproducerdirector and otherwisehyphenated filipino horror guru eddie romero, and john ashley, the frequent. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail. Supersonic saucer 1956 vostfr film complet by one night at the drivein. Human hunter beast of blood horror short film mot11. Nightbeast is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by cult director don dohler.
It is a remake and sequel of sorts to dohlers first film the alien factor. Mystery science theater 3000 night of the blood beast. After snaring himself in their aerial holy doesnt necessarily mean bright or nimble he sprinkles dust on them, causing the wife to prance around. Written by martin varno, from a story by gene corman.
Perhaps a little more low budget than some aip pictures as the spaceship is poorly animated and the title creature is the reused spaceman suit from teenage caveman. Cheap productions kept being made after the novelty wore off, but something was missing. Blood of the beast is a 2003 american experimental horror film written, and directed by georg koszulinski, who also stars in the film. Night of the blood beast 1958 john baer, angela greene, ed. In short, the blood beast is a little less than horrifying. Curiously, the plummeting ship lands fairly intact, horizontally in a cornfield, and the astronauts body is relatively intact and is indeed still alive. Night of the blood beast demented features video dailymotion.
Episode 701t night of the blood beast satellite news. Though the previous four books have not been in chronological order, this book is the furthest book into the future. For me, all appearances on the show were preceded by a frantic search for a babysitter. Extraterrestrials revive the body of a dead astronaut to use as a breeding vessel for an alien invasion force. Clare is a weremoth and transforms at night to drink the blood of young men. Up in heaven, some officious administrative angels send their stupidest worker, wilbur, down to earth to help a young married couple do something, though we know not what. Primarily unseen in any real sense since the early 60s, night of the blood beast remains the one missing cinematic footnote in american sciene fiction history, a film searched for by collectors since its original drivein and television runs. The alien then travels to earth with her offspring. For a quickie scifi film this has some pretty good mindbending adult themes. An early example of ultrarealism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Ed nelson in night of the blood beast 1958 angela greene and ross. Night of the blood beast 1958 not rated 62 min scifi, horror august 1958. 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.
Lorcas lab, it suffers greatly under the weight of literally watching characters plod through thick jungles back and forth, back and forth, and then back and forth again. Produced by exploitation filmmaker roger corman and his brother gene, it was one of the first films directed by bernard l. Explorer and naturalist frederick britewell william wilde returns from africa with some moth chrysalids for dr. After the novelty wore off, cheap productions kept being made, but something was missing. I dont know if there was anything i liked about this movie. Throughout the movie there is dreadful acting especially the women, for some reason, and great gothic music, which has been recycled from earlier corman films. Night of the blood beast german dvd classic horror film. 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. The plot is part of a twopart story, which continues in book six. Night of the blood beast 1958 cast and crew moviefone.
Night of the blood beast 1995 tv episode night of the blood beast is the featured movie in this mst3k episode. Retromedia has used a variey of film elements to remain true to the directors original vision, not the. Night of the blood beast 1958 extraterrestrials revive the body of a dead astronaut to use as a breeding vessel for an alien invasion force. It focuses on a postapocalyptic society that depends on cloning is overrun by a generation of faulty, homicidal clones. The blood beast terror takes flight on bluray with a greatlooking 1080pavc mpeg4 encode in its original 1. Still, night of the blood beast is at least half of a good, wellconstructed horror flick. Kowalski and was written by firsttime screenwriter martin. This scifi drama focuses on a female extraterrestrial who revives the corpse of a dead astronaut to use as an incubator for her offspring. Find great deals on ebay for night of the blood beast. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies. Mallinger and the handsome young adventurer soon becomes a victim of clare, who is the real murderer. Night of the blood beast 1958 an astronaut is killed on reentry to earth, but. Ultimately though beast of blood has some creepy moments and memorable shots, like the gurgling severed head in dr.
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. Calling all the characters steve special effects failure. Episode 701t night of the blood beast turkey day host segments reflections. This was done to save money, as the cormans often tried to incorporate existing sets, costumes and other elements from. Night of the blood beast alien movies full length sci. The story concerns a small town sheriff who must stop a rampaging alien from killing the residents of perry hall, maryland. Science fiction movies free massive playlist youtube. Classic low budget scifi complete with a reanimated dead astronaut impregnated with alien embryos and a bloodsucking space monster. If you want to start a main nightofthebloodbeast page, just click the edit button above. Night of the blood beast is a 1950s scifi bmovie produced by roger corman and his brother, gene an outer space mission goes disastrously wrong as the solo astronaut returning to earth has a malfunction on reentry.
The alien costume featured in night of the blood beast was the same as the one used in another roger corman film, teenage caveman 1958. Ultimately the movie evokes a bit of it conquered the world or zontar, the thing from venus in the dramatic ending. This particular programmer shows some good actors struggling to work with terrible material and coming up with a surprisingly uninteresting show. But it wasnt worth it because the bloodbeast dumped me the next day. I had a regular sitter for the days that i worked which were the three writing days but anything beyond that involved a lot of juggling. The blood beast alien costume was also previously used in the roger corman film teenage cave man 1958, which was filmed just two weeks.