Satan's Blood [Blu-ray]

Director: Juan Piquer Simón, Carlos Puerto Juan Piquer Simón

Overview

The infamous horror film Satan's Blood concerns a couple, Andy and Anna, out on a road trip who end up going to the cabin of a second couple they meet during their voyage. The second couple believes they met the first couple years before. As strange and dangerous events begin transpiring, Andy begins to realize that their hosts are planning a grisly night at his and Anna's expense.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/02/2021
UPC:	0814456023175
Original Release:	1978
Rating:	NR
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Language:	English
Time:	1:22:00
Sales rank:	19,984

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Asuncion Moreno	Actor
Jose Pagan	Médico
Jose Guillen	Andy
Sandra Alberti	Thelma
Ángel Aranda	Actor
Marian Karr	Actor
José Maria Guillen	Actor
Librado Pastor	Composer

Technical Credits

Carlos Puerto

Juan Piquer Simón	Director,Executive Producer
Carlos Puerto	Director,Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Lurid and silly in equal measure, this 1970s obscurity is more notable for the historical light it sheds on post-Franco Spain than for its inherent cinematic quality. That said, however, Satan's Blood remains queasily watchable, full of contrived situations, unsympathetic characters, and unintentionally hilarious sex, violence, and suspense. "So bad it's good" has long been an aesthetic in its own right, but it's hard to think of another film that's entertainingly awful in precisely this manner. The flick begins with a druidic orgy/blood sacrifice that, though picturesque, bears almost no relation to the rest of the picture. Then it veers into breezy naturalism before slowly unraveling into campy devil-worship, softcore porn, hammy drama, and nonsensical plot twists. If the entire film didn't try so hard to titillate and disturb, it wouldn't be nearly as amusing; the reek of desperation is palpable. By the time we've made our way through full-frontal male nudity, the noisy consumption of raw meat, and the attempted rape of a pregnant woman by a garishly attired intruder, there's not much more the filmmakers can do to shock -- except perhaps have a sullen occultist mock her husband for his failed suicide attempt. Satan's Blood may make approximately zero sense, but its anything-goes approach to taboo-busting sure passes the time.