Track of the Vampire

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Blood Bath

Director Jack Hill's BLOOD BATH stars William Campbell (DEMENTIA 13) as crazed artist, Antonio Sordi, who murders his artistic subjects due to his allegedly being possessed by a vampire. Sort of like a darker, more brooding version of Roger Corman's A BUCKET OF BLOOD, it has some of the same skewering of artistic pretension and buffoonery, involving Sid Haig (SPIDER BABY) and Jonathan Haze (LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS). In spite of its history of fits and starts during production, it's an effective piece of horror with a dynamite finale!...

This film (which I saw years ago) seems to be two (or maybe more) different movies edited together-- a contemporary psychological horror film with "flashbacks" to a character's ancestor who was a witch. The "flashbacks" are, I suspect, part of another film entirely-- perhaps a Mexican horror film. Whatever budget reasons led to this unconventional method of film-making, the result can best be described as unintentional surrealism. A unique experience, to say the least.

I have seen this movie many times,its king of weird like bucket of blood,cannot figure out the vampire subplot but its enjoyable to say the least.i know its two movies spliced into one.William Campbell is one of my favorite actors,he plays an artist/vampire who likes to chase young women,dips his victims in hot wax,like house of wax.it is kind of an art-house flick.directed by Jack Hill,who i believe was fired by Roger Corman during filming.Jack Hill made many good b movies after this like the women in cages flicks with the sexy Pam Grier,and heavy Sid Haig.i believe i recently seen the extended version of this,under the title blood bath,not track of the vampire.7 out of 10.

Hilarious trash of a movie from Jack Hill blends elements of witchcraft, vampirism, wax murders, and beatniks(?!). Sid Haig, a Jack Hill regular and guest star in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, plays a beatnik. Weird story is about an artist who lures young girls into his studio, turns into a vampire, and dunks them into hot wax, creating his new figures. My favorite parts involve interpretive dance and the origin of quantum painting. This film offers the rare opportunity for a vampire to stalk his victim in broad daylight ( probably a film flaw, and abeit a cute one ). Recommended for trash fiends.