Cort Psyops returns to discuss THE HORRIBLE SEXY VAMPIRE
(1970)! Just how many words in this title accurately describe the film’s
contents? Woo boy. Your mileage may vary……
Recently rescued from dodgy video presentations by Mondo
Macabro, this Spanish oddity is one of the stranger examples of Euro-Horror. We
start our discussion remarking that the story behind the making of the film is
probably more interesting than the film itself, but that doesn’t mean there
aren’t a lot of onscreen elements to puzzle over. While the movie does sport a
standard Lugosi-style vampire lurking around gothic places, the majority of the
killings are handled nontraditionally. By that I mean that this vampire can somehow
render himself invisible! Was this a stylistic choice on the filmmakers’ part or
a budgetary one? It hardly matters as it creates one of the more memorable
aspects of the movie. Watching victims flail about fighting someone that isn’t
there is sure to keep you staring at the screen wondering just how crazy things
will get.
Mondo Macabro’s Blu-Ray has a few excellent extras that give an explanation for how and why this film was made. The most interesting information involves the star of the picture and how he started an acting career. This disc proves that any film can be made fascinating the more you know about it. I can only imagine what viewers in the past thought of this bizarre movie with no frame of reference for what went on behind the scenes. This is the kind of thing I live for!
If you have any comments or questions thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to
send them. Cort and I thank you for your time and attention! Happy Halloween.
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