Blood Freaks (1972)

Blood Freaks (1972)

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Blood Freak

Tagline(s):	The Original Blood Sucking, Chopper Riding, Bible Bashing, Dope Smoking, Limb Hacking Turkey Monster Movie.
	A Dracula On Drugs!
	A 20th Century HORROR Beyond Belief!
	Only the blood of drug addicts can satisfy the thirst of the blood freak monster!

Nomination Year: 2002

SYNOPSIS: Herschell is a biker. He picks up a girl whose car has a flat tire. He takes her to a party (along with her sister), and then to their father's house. Their father offers Herschell a job at his turkey farm. Unbeknownst to Herschell, scientific experimentation is going on at the turkey farm -- experimentation that may mix with the drugs in his system to horrific effect!

Kevin Hogan

Smithee Award Nominations

"Wanna Run That By Me Again?"
Narrator. Right On. It is unclear whether the narrator is trying to do his best Bela Lugosi from Glen or Glenda? impression, or if he simply doesn't realize what film he's narrating. Regardless, it makes little sense. Right on.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Stupidest-Looking Monster
A Turkey within a Turkey Herschell has become a turkey-headed freak. There are no good shots of Herschell, but this is one of the bloodiest shots. And the soundtrack is very piercing, which almost helps to make up for that.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Acting Appropriately Stupid
Help with the Experiment "Hey, you want to help us with our experiments?" "Sure, what do I have to do?" "Just eat this turkey." Munch munch munch munch	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Worst Acting
Ann at Poolside I'm not saying that her acting is wooden, I'm just saying that the noise you hear as she moves is the cluster of termites trying desperately to escape. In this scene, she sits poolside and convinces Herschell to share a joint.	Sorry, this clip has not yet been made available!

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Brad F. Grinter	Directed Blood Freaks.
Steve Hawkes	AKA Steven Hucks, AKA Gene Martyn. Only directed three things after failing to become the next "Tarzan" superstar.

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Steve Hawkes	Herschel	AKA Steve Hucks. Took an apparent hiatus from acting from 1975's Stevie, Samson and Delilah until 2012, when he did two Zombie Island flicks.
Dana Cullivan	Ann
Heather Hughes	Angel	AKA Heather Grinter. Was in Thumbelina and Flesh Feast.
Randy Grinter	?	The director's son. It's quite telling that IMDb.com doesn't even give him this acting credit. Whole lotta Grinters in this production. Poor guy died of dementia in 2018. I'm sure this film didn't help.
Brad F. Grinter	Narrator (Uncredited)	Directed Blood Freaks and was its uncredited narrator.


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