Malatesta's Carnival of Blood

Malatesta's Carnival of Blood
Directed by Christopher Speeth
Produced by Richard Grosser
Walker Stuart
Story by Werner Liepolt
Starring Janine Carazo
Jerome Dempsey
Daniel Dietrich
Lenny Baker
Hervé Villechaize
William Preston
Cinematography Norman Gaines
Release date
 1973 (United States)
Running time
 74 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Malatesta's Carnival of Blood is a 1973 American comedy horror film, directed by Christopher Speeth[1] and written by Werner Liepolt. It is the only film that Speeth and Liepolt made.

Plot

The Norris family arrive at an old, dilapidated carnival, looking for their son. Bad things begin happening and it seems to be attributed to the proprietors of the carnival. The entire thing appears to be a front, for some strange, cannablistic, underground cult, who feast on the flesh of the visitors.

Cast

  • Janine Carazo as Vena
  • Jerome Dempsey as Blood
  • Daniel Dietrich as Malatesta

Release

Home media

The film was released for the first time on DVD and Blue-ray]] by Arrow Video on December 12, 2017.[2]

Reception

Jon Condit from Dread Central gave the film a score of 3.5 out of 5, writing, "While Malatesta’s is certainly not a terrible film, it is definitely not one that I would recommend to the general horror viewing public. I would save this recommendation for those who can appreciate the cult classics, and who have a taste for the unusual or downright bizarre."[3] TV Guide awarded the film 1/5 stars, calling it "a fairly typical, offbeat number".[4] Chris Coffel from Bloody Disgusting rated the film a score of 3/5, writing, "In a way it’s sort of like Manos: The Hands of Fate but quite a bit more fun and enjoyable."[5] Brett Gallman from Oh, the Horror! wrote, "Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood approaches the intersection of refined gothic horror, scummy drive-in exploitation, and Eurotrash fever dreams; rather than do so cautiously, it plunges headlong, creating a messy but compelling collision, leaving viewers to sift through the malformed wreckage."[6] Bill Gibron from DVD Talk gave the film 3/5 stars, noting that although it wasn't a classic, he stated that the film "does contain a decisive doorway into Christopher Eric Speeth's addteurism".[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cardullo, Paul (17 July 2016). ""Malatesta's Carnival of Blood" (1973): A Creepy and Psychedelic Tone Poem from the Early 70s". Gruesome Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Malatesta's Carnival (1973) - Christopher Speeth". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Condit, Jon. "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973) - Dread Central". Dread Central.com. Jon Condit. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Malatesta's Carnival - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Coffel, Chris. "[Blu-ray Review] 'The American Horror Project - Vol 1' Sheds Light on Lesser Known American Horror - Bloody Disgusting". Bloody Disgusting.com. Chris Coffel. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Gallman, Brett. "Horror Reviews - Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973)". Oh the Horror.com. Brett Gallman. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Gibron, Bill. "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Bill Gibron. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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