Bloodbath at the House of Death

I get it. Vincent Price liked to work, and he did just that until nearly the end. But there's nothing remotely worth his presence in this fiasco of a horror spoof that gather a crew of untalented and unfunny unknown actors at a house of Satan worship where Price is leading a worship to the prince of worship. What transpires in 90 minutes Is beyond juvenile including one victim decapitated by a can opener, another raped in her bed by a ghost, seemingly enjoying it, then upset when their mist vanishes, and another whose metal leg suddenly electrocutes them. Other truly gruesome methods of murder occur, but those three are just a sample of what to expect. Poor Price brays his lines in the most dreadful manner. Stereotypical portrayals of various British archetypes makes this further more difficult to get through. This also rips off popular horror movies in a way that is belittling and unfunny, giving this the title from me of the most pointless and ridiculously stupid horror movie spoof of all time.

Storyline: Six Scientists arrive at the Creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan. Bloodbath at the House of Death is a Camp British Horror starring Horror icon Vincent Price & Comedy legend Kenny Everett. It tells the story of a group of Scientists and Experts in their field who investigate the Mysterious Blood House where 18 people were savagely murdered in one night. To it's credit the film has a lot of imagination, from original death scenes to some fantastic satirical humour! The Film itself is ahead of it's time and Price and Everett are both excellent. The Movie is favoured for the absolute dedication to Kenny's unique style of comedy, where no joke was either too obvious or too tasteless to be included. Vincent Price appears to have a very good time as the 'Sinister Man'. I enjoyed seeing snippets of Kenny in Australia promoting the film, and enjoyed learning the background story of how this magnificent purposefully B Grade Film sadly missed getting the exposure and wide success which it truly deserved. Twenty five years after the limited Cinematic release the world has a second chance to embrace "Bloodbath At The House Of Death" as one of the all time great kitsch Cult Classics. Kenny Everett was, in my eyes, one of the Funniest and most Original Entertainers this World has ever seen. This film along with 'The adventures of Captain Kremmen' shows but a tiniest portion of the mans talent. 'Bloodbath at the House of Death.' while remaining Very British in some respects, I feel, allows Kenny Everett's sense of humour to be enjoyed World-Wide. In my opinion this really is a must see Film! Review Brought to you Courtesy of Sir Neville Cawas Cyrus Bardoliwalla OBE

This completely bizarre horror-comedy is notable for a few reasons; mostly due to the fact that it features a late performance from the great Vincent Price and because it stars British comedian Kenny Everett. The humour is something of a mixed bag, as the film attempts to get laughs from a range of places; and doesn't always succeed. Some of the humour is absolutely pitch black to the point where I wasn't sure if I was supposed to laugh or not, while other areas of the movie are really stupid and overall, not much of it fits together nicely. The film does manage a few moments of hilarity, however, most notably the discussions about the deaths at the central location in a local pub and a great scene that sees Kenny Everett's doctor operating on a patient. The plot follows a group of scientists that travel to a house known as 'Headstone Manor', which is infamous for the savage murders that took place there some years earlier. The house is also inhabited by a group of satanic monks that won't sleep until they have purged the house of its unwelcome guests. As you would expect; the film is at it's strongest during the scenes that include the great Vincent Price, but this is also one of the problems as there aren't enough of them. I don't know if director Ray Cameron simply couldn't afford to have Price in the film more, but Bloodbath at the House of Death would have been a better film if he could. Kenny Everett manages to keep things ticking over when Price isn't around, however, and the comedian does well in providing the film with most of its laughs. I'm not sure how into horror the director and lead star are as the film is mostly played out for laughs; but there is time to include some delicious horror elements. The central location is a nice play on the common 'haunted house' theme, and the house itself is dark, ominous and features numerous rooms. For a film with the word 'Bloodbath' in the title, there isn't a lot of gore; and this is slightly disappointing after the first sequence, which features a fair amount of it. Overall, this is undoubtedly a disjointed effort and not everything works, but it's a fun film and things such as the nods to classic films like Star Wars and The Evil Dead are nice.

There was a time in my childhood when Kenny Everett was seen as the cutting edge of comedy, he pushed the boundaries and mixed zany antics with in your face attitude. Someone in the early eighties thought it might be a good idea for him to branch out into films and follow in the likes of Frankie Howerd and do a spoof movie. A roll call of named stars from the era assembled for the gig, Pamela Stephenson, Vincent Price, Gareth Hunt, Don Warrington, Cleo Rocos and etc etc, names that certainly to Brits taking an interest in entertainment in the late 70s and early 80s were familiar with. In principal the horror spoof looked a good idea, but having been done so well by the Carry On team in 1966, all those that followed had something to live up to. And sadly filling out the movie with toilet humour was not an advancement in spoof movies. The whole film just comes across as an excuse for mates to get together and lark about making easy money. Plot is completely irrelevant, the whole picture serves only to see how many spoofs of movies they can cram in. Everything from ET, Alien, American Werewolf In London and onwards is rolled out like some extended sketch show, usually accompanied by some lame joke involving gas, genitals or homosexuality. Stephenson tries to do some sort of plum in the mouth act that greatly annoys, Price turns up for the money and sleepwalks through his extended cameo, while Warrington and Hunt are trying to subvert their ladies men images by playing gay. And this before we get to Everett who is off the scale with his inane sense of what makes a good joke work on film. Fans of Everett definitely will get something from this, while those who keep filing into current day theatres to watch Scary Movie 23, they also will find spoofing a thing of fine art. But when the funniest thing in the film is Vincent Price saying a swear word, then you know it's not really worth your time. 3/10

Kenny Everitt was, in my eyes, one of the funniest and most original entertainers this world has ever seen. This film along with 'The adventures of kaptain Kreman' show but the tiniest portion of the mans talent. 'Blood bath at the house of death.' while remaining very British in some respects, I feel, allows Kenny Everitt's sense of humor to be enjoyed world-wide. We've all seen the movies this one lampoons, and it manages to do so, in an original way. I'll never look at a pie, in quite the same way again. OK the acting was never going to win any prizes, but it's not suppose to. Just take a look at the sort of films it portrays, you won't see much acting ability there and Kenny knew that. Kenny Everitt ,Vincent Price and Brian Glover how much talent can you squeeze into a spoof? If you can get hold of this on video, then do so. Treat yourself, your worth it.

Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a minister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan..... This film sounded like such a good idea on paper. Kenny Everett, one of the funniest comedians of the eighties, joined by other well known British actors, written by Barry Cryer, and featuring Vincent Price. What on earth could go wrong? Virtually everything goes wrong, bar one joke involving a musical instrument and a toilet. The story is poor, and the script is just one long list of unfunny innuendos that even a below average Carry on Film would be ashamed of. The cast do their best with the material, but it doesn't work, and the whole thing falls flat. This had so much potential too. Believe me this is one movie where the title is much better than the movie.

It doesn't matter if your 18 or 68, you're gonna love this film. Vincent Price plays the best 'sinister man' possible and Kenny Everitt as a crazy Dr Van Helsing figure, well, what can I say? Amazing. The death scenes are sickeningly funny and exploding monks will make you laugh till you cry. This really is a must see film.

Holy Mary Mother Of God, horror parodies can be really bad when not handled properly (see Transylvania 6,500, Saturday The 14th and Haunted Honeymoon for further reference)… and this obscure little British entry is one of the worst of the lot. Tiresome beyond belief, the makers somehow managed to persuade some talented stars to lend their faces to this garbage. Vincent Price, for example, as a 700 year old cult leader who swears a lot; Kenny Everett as a paranormal investigator who was formerly a brilliant surgeon in Germany until he accidentally dropped his monocle into a patient's insides during an operation; Pamela Stephenson as a lisping scientist who ends up getting the best sex of her life from a randy poltergeist; and Graham Stark as a blind man who inadvertently destroys everything in his path wherever he goes. On paper it sounds almost funny, but in reality sadly it never gets that far… in fact, this pitiful film is buried irretrievably several feet below rock bottom. Following the massacre of 18 people at a creepy country manor, a number of scientists visit the house in question several years later to investigate high levels of radioactivity at the site. Here they experience numerous supernatural goings-on as they try to find out what's going on. Meanwhile, a number of local villagers led by a700 year old cultist (Vincent Price) march upon the house and attempt to 'cleanse' it of the unwelcome outsiders. The plot itself doesn't hang together for a second and there's little point wasting another word trying to describe it. Instead, the film unfolds like a series of randomly connected comedy skits, sometimes poking fun at other horror films as they go. Everett hacks down a door with an axe, a la Jack Nicholson, in order to tell the girl inside that it's dinner time. Whilst walking through a dingy tunnel, one woman looks up and screams "Bat!" – a moment later a cricket bat falls down and clonks someone on the head. At one point Everett stops midway through a meal, clutches at his stomach while an alien life-form rises up inside him, then burps and excuses himself. That's the general level of humour throughout, with lots of infantile toilet humour thrown in for good measure. The film is extremely tedious and barely raises a single smile during its entire running time. Most depressing of all is the absolute waste of horror icon Price, in a role that simply has to be seen to be disbelieved. The kindest summary I can come up with is that Bloodbath At The House Of Death is about as funny as a serial rapist. Avoid.

Starring horror icon Vincent Price & comedy legend Kenny Everett this camp British horror comedy is a hugely mixed bag. It tells the story of a group of scientists and experts in their field who investigate the mysterious Blood House where 18 people were savagely murdered in one night. When the jokes are on point the movie is really enjoyable, sadly too many jokes fall flat and leave the movie more of a bust than it should have been. With Price & Everett this should have by all rights been a cult classic. To it's credit the film has a lot of imagination, from original death scenes to some fantastic satirical humour! However for every laugh there are three or four poor jokes ranging from silly to cringe inducing. A harmless effort and ahead of it's time, but comes across a bit rushed. The Good: Price and Everett are excellent Very inventive kills Some great gags Well scored The Bad: Not as funny as it should have been Things I Learnt From This Movie: Kenny Everett should have broke Hollywood

Play "spot-the-movie" in this comedy which features allusions to Carrie, Close Encounters, The Invisible man, Jaws, Rocky Horror Picture Show and many more. Sing the inventory of killings at the "House of Death" to "The 12 Days of Christmas". Don't expect a great plot or serious social commentary because this spoof isn't that kind of film. If you just want to veg out and relax you can try to guess who will die next -- and how.