Malatesta's Carnival of Blood
Malatesta's Carnival of Blood | |
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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
- Lenny Baker as Sonja
- Hervé Villechaize as Bobo
- William Preston as Sticker
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Malatesta's Carnival (1973) - Christopher Speeth". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Condit, Jon. "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973) - Dread Central". Dread Central.com. Jon Condit. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "Malatesta's Carnival - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gallman, Brett. "Horror Reviews - Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (1973)". Oh the Horror.com. Brett Gallman. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ↑ Gibron, Bill. "Malatesta's Carnival of Blood : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". DVD Talk.com. Bill Gibron. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Malatesta's Carnival of Blood at AllMovie
- Malatesta's Carnival of Blood on IMDb
- Malatesta's Carnival of Blood at Rotten Tomatoes