The films of Roger Corman are often as well-known for their behind-the-scenes stories as they are the ones unfolding on the screen. He famously made Little Shop of Horrors in just two days using sets left over from A Bucket of Blood and shot The Terror over a long weekend because bad weather prevented him from playing tennis. But none of these tales is quite so complex, or quite so extraordinary, as the making of Blood Bath. The saga began when Corman invested in a Yugoslavian Krimi-like picture entitled Operation Titian just prior to it going into production. Insisting it be filmed in English, he sent actors William Campbell and Patrick Magee, and uncredited story editor Francis Ford Coppola (all fresh from Dementia 13), to Dubrovnik to make a US-friendly movie but wasn't satisfied with the end results. First it was re-cut and re-scored to create Portrait in Terror, a film more in line with drive-in tastes, then it was handed over to Jack Hill (Spider Baby), followed by Stephanie Rothman (Terminal Island), each undertaking reshoots that resulted in a vampire picture by the name of Blood Bath. One final twist was provided when a TV version was required, chopping scenes and adding others to create Track of the Vampire. For this release Arrow Video has searched through the vaults to bring you all four versions of Blood Bath, newly restored from the best materials available to provide a definitive release of one of Corman's craziest ventures.
Track Of The Vampire: An artist in Venice California named Antonio Sordi (William Campbell) becomes convinced he is the descendant of 15th century vampires in this strange film partially directed by Jack Hill (Spider Baby Foxy Brown). It's an interesting surreal piece of low-budget exploitation as Sordi murders women drains them of their blood and then dips them in wax and paints them. Marissa Mathes plays one of the victims as does Sandra Knight. Lori Saunders is a ballerina whom Sordi becomes convinced is the reincarnation of his ancestor's dead lover. If the film seems at times bizarre it may be because Hill centered it around footage from a 1963 Yugoslavian picture called Operation Titian to which he then added English-speaking scenes. After conflicts with producer Roger Corman Hill left the film and fellow Corman protegee Stephanie Rothman completed the work and added the vampire element. Regardless of authorship and some disjointed elements the film maintains an eerie tone and should find a place in the hearts of low budget horror fans. Corman regulars Jonathan Haze and Sid Haig also appear in supporting roles. Nightmare Castle: A jealous mad scientist savagely murders his faithless wife and her lover. Using the dead couple's blood he conducts a bizarre experiement on rejuvenation. To complete his revenge he then seeks to marry his late wife's sister after realizing that she has been left with the inheritance. In time the perturbed ghosts of the late lovers appear and seek their own revenge.
They'll do anything for money! Working Girls is the story of three beautiful and ambitious young women who are willing to do just about anything to further their careers. Honey has just arrived in Los Angeles and is hungry homeless broke and unemployed. Within 24 hours she utilizes her clever ingenuity to barter her body for a rib dinner proposition a street musician moves in with Denise and Jill and meets a millionaire Vernon who hires her as his companion
This classic horror box-set contains ten gore fest titles on 5 discs. Includes: 1. Tormented (Dir. Bert I. Gordon) 2. Screaming Skull (Dir. Alex Nicol) 3. Nightmare Castle (Dir. Allan Grunewald) 4. Track of the Vampire (Dir. Stephanie Rothman & Jack Hill) 5. Revolt of the Zombie (Dir. Victor Halpem) 6. Werewolf vs. Vampire Women (Dir. Leon Klim) 7. Blood Creature (Dir. Gerry de Lion) 8. Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory (Dir. Richard Benson) 9. Giant Gilla Monster (Dir. Ray Kell
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