Blood Freak
(Brad F. Grinter / Steve Hawkes; 1972)
(Image)
-Overview-
A Christian anti-drug propaganda gore film….. you just don’t see those every day. A muscle bound biker falls in with the wrong kind of girl and gets tricked into smoking some weed. Things don’t bode well as he turns into a convulsing turkey monster who needs the blood of drug addicts to satiate his ever growing addiction. I was actually surprised how gory this film was, considering it is a pro-Jesus film. And the gore is extremely well done. The film on the other hand….is atrocious. Some of the worst acting ever committed to celluloid is right here, folks. It’s so bad, it’s good. The dialogue is so pathetic, it’s laughable. As is the acting. Unfortunately, the film skimps a little on the T&A, but all in all this is a camp classic. Just don’t take it seriously (I don’t think anybody could). Required viewing for fans of z grade cinema.
-Sound-
Horrible. The sound fades in and out. But I suspect it was due to the filmmaker’s ineptitude.
-Picture-
The picture is washed out and grainy, and the DVD transfer really shows up the flaws. Not due to any fault of Image, I might add. The film is just so horribly done.
-Special Features-
Always a treat with the Something Weird Discs.
- Blood-Drenched Horror Trailers for "Blood Feast," "The Blood Spattered Bride," "Bloody Pit of Horror," "Color Me Blood Red," "The Dorm that Dripped Blood," "I Drink Your Blood," "Night of the Bloody Apes" and "Flesh Feast"
- A pre-Turkey Steve Hawkes and his druggie girlfriend fall victim to a sleazy motel manager in the 28-minute 1969 skin-noir featurette "The Walls Have Eyes"
- "Blood Freak's" co-director wallows in the raw while extolling the virtues of nudism in the Unclothed Short Subject "Brad Grinter, Nudist"
- Just say no or you'll descend into the Anti-Drug Short Subject "Narcotics, Pit of Despair"
- Find God in a Psychedelic World with the Soul-Saving Short Subject "Beggar at the Gates"
- Learn Everything You've Always Wanted to Know about Turkeys but Were Afraid to Ask in the Short Subject "Turkeys in the Wild"
- Why is the Turkey such a Symbol of America? See the Patriotic Short Subject "A Day of Thanksgiving"
- Ghastly Gallery of Ghoulish Comic Cover Art with Horror Audio Rarities
-Box Art-
Gorgeous packaging, as always from Image. I just love these Something Weird discs.
Sound: 3
Picture: 4
Box Art: 7
(Rating scale is out of 10, with 1 being the worst and 10 the best)