The Blood Demon (1967)
- Original title
- Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel
- Directed by
- Harald Reinl
- Genre
- fantasy film, horror film, vampire film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 86 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A dead count comes back to life and hunts for revenge against the people who killed him. A group of people must face his tortures in a castle.
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What happens
The Blood Demon (Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel in West Germany), also known as The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, The Snake Pit and the Pendulum, Blood of the Virgins, and Castle of the Walking Dead, is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker. The film, written by Manfred R. Köhler, is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story "The Pit and the Pendulum" and concerns the saga of Count Regula (Lee) who, after being drawn and quartered for murdering 12 virgin maidens, returns to life seeking revenge. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Rolf Zehetbauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Curse of Belphegor (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.