Blood Thirst (1971)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Newt Arnold

Writer:

N.I.P. Dennis (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A sex-crimes specialist from New York travels to the Philippines to help his friend, a Manila homicide detective, solve a series of murders. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Blood Draining | Independent Film

Cast

Robert Winston	...	Adam Rourke
Katherine Henryk
Yvonne Nielson
Vic Diaz	...	Captain Miguel
Vic Silayan
Eddie Infante
Bruno Punzalan
Judy Dennis
Max Roio		(as Max Rojo)
Ching Tello
Minda Morena
Isidro Francisco
Felix Marfil
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Newt Arnold

Also Known As:

Blood Seekers
The Horror from Beyond

Country:

USA | Philippines

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:GP

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

Journey Productions

Trivia:

Shot in 1965, not released in the US until 1971.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Extra Weird (2003) (V)

decent 60's Filipino horror offering

A NY sex-crimes expert heads to the Philippines to help out an old friend, who is investigating some strange murders of women in the Manila area. Seems that the victims have been drained of blood & that a lot of the women all seem to work at this night club called "The Barrio".

Adamm Rourke (Robert Winston) poses as a writer to avoid being pegged as a cop, and manages to meet with the owner of the night club, who seems a bit concerned that his employees are disappearing, but he's also a rather strange man, and he guards his privacy heavily. Of course, he's assisted by two men who look after his interests. One of the women at the night club, the star attractions, seems to have some secrets of her own, too, and there is definitely something strange about her, considering the arm bands she wears, which seem to be from some ancient culture.

Eventually, with the help of some unlikely allies, Roarke gets to the bottom of what's going on, and we get to see the strange creature that we've seen several times earlier in the film, who mostly has been lurking in trees and such, just before pouncing on victims. It's something along the lines of "Attack of the Mushroom People", but still, it's kind of cool.

This film has a decent atmosphere to it, and the "Something Weird" release (with Blood Suckers) is surprisingly clear and crisp. This film was actually made in 1965 but not released in the US till the 70's. If you enjoy Filipino horror films, then this is possibly one of the better ones. 7 out of 10.