Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

loveablejohn-26233 This movie has all the things a horror movie should have with suspenseful and bloody kill scenes along with nudity and sex.. But this movie suffered from poor acting along with a script that could have been better written as it had some plot holes in it plus the cinematography was poorly done in some scenes. However the soundtrack was decent and the scene with a woman trying to seduce the pool boy was hilarious which is why I gave it 5 stars.

Michael Ledo Midpoint spoilers.Dr. Craig Cooper (Peter Carpenter) is being blackmailed for $50,000 because he performed abortions to get through med school (1970 film). He ends up sleeping with Victoria (Maria De Aragon) a "young and evil soul" who is willing to give him the money after she struck out with the pool boy (Reid Smith). Her daddy (Eric Allison) has a bad heart and is attended to by Cooper who works at his clinic. Meanwhile Craig's girlfriend Cheryl (Reagan Wilson) is sleeping with the blackmailer Larry Mills (Arell Blanton) to try to pay him off.The film opens up with a scantily clad woman (Vicki Peters) running through the woods being followed and caught by a man walking slowly. The story wasn't put together too well. If not for the evil over-sexed Victoria, it wouldn't be a film.Guide: Sex and nudity (Vicki Peters, Maria De Aragon, Reagan Wilson)

ASouthernHorrorFan 1970's "Blood Mania" is a sexy romp, dramatic thriller starring Peter Carpenter, Maria De Aragon, Vicki Peters, Reagan Wilson, Eric Allison, Arell Blanton and Leslie Simms that follows a sinister plot to take out the family patriarch and claim the inheritance. "Blood Mania" is directed by Robert Vincent O'Neill. The official synopsis for this film reads, "A sex-crazed nympho helps speed along her father's death so she can use the inheritance to help out her depraved boyfriend." The film comes during a period of swinging, sexual liberation and female exploitation in cinema. The story featured in "Blood Mania" offers the classic clash of familial confrontation and greed. It is a film idea that still maintains a strong hold in pop culture both in literature and cinema. "Blood Mania" presents and executes the concept with a soft, surreal sexiness with a sinister touch. The acting is a bit melodramatic but casual and "as is" in that the actors don't take the characters too far and seem committed to the story line. A necessary quality considering "Blood Mania" requires an affection for drama, psychologically implications beyond what is seen on screen and acceptance of any real horror. This film falls closer to "Strait Jacket" than to " Trip With The Teacher" when it comes to gore. It does offer skin, sex and scandal with a big-ish climax. I enjoyed watching the story unfold. The effects and sound is basic late 60's, early 70's mediocre effects but from a nostalgic point-of-view, works better today than it must have to horror fans in 1970. I find films like "Blood Mania" a nice little slice of Americana, kitschy, sleaze theatre. The blood is fabulously fake but fun. It takes a dedication of sorts to get to the horror elements in the story, but the flesh and drama are just as entertaining. I liked the whole, sexy, casual vibe to psychological horror found in "Blood Mania". It is one of the better b-movies that is worth watching.

kevin olzak 1970's "Blood Mania" was, like its companion feature "Point of Terror," a showcase for writer-producer-star beefcake Peter Carpenter, who always made sure that he'd score with every beautiful babe within reach (sort of a poor man's Paul Naschy, minus talent). Despite the titles and ad campaigns, neither film remotely qualifies as horror, although those who consider each to be 'horrible' shall receive no argument from me. This film seems to have the more notorious reputation, but features far more nudity than the other feature, particularly from the stunning Maria de Aragon, who effortlessly steals it as Victoria Waterman, dutiful daughter of a wealthy invalid (Eric Allison) whose will leaves all his money to her younger sister Gail (Apr 1972 Playboy Playmate Vicky Peters), despite the fact she'd been away for seven years. A major plot point easily missed is that the reason she left was because she'd had an incestuous affair with Daddy, eerily depicted in the nonsensical dreamlike sequence behind the opening credits. There is of course Daddy's doctor, Craig Cooper (Peter Carpenter), being blackmailed by a scumbag who won't even be put off by the naked advances of the buxom Mrs. Cooper (Oct 1967 Playboy Playmate Reagan Wilson), who is abruptly dropped after being raped. Little is made of Gail's older lesbian companion, played by Jacqueline Dalya, busy 1940s actress and veteran of "Charlie Chan in Rio" (Joel Marston, of the 1949 Charlie Chan finale "The Sky Dragon," appears in "Point of Terror"). Both Maria and Jacqueline had worked with Carpenter before in "Love Me Like I Do," which, unlike the others, was not misleadingly advertised as a horror film. The lighthearted nurse is played by Leslie Simms, who received the bulk of the new footage shot for the TV version of this film, 24 excruciating minutes altogether. In for two brief scenes is Alex Rocco, soon to graduate from low budget affairs like "Blood Mania" and "Stanley" to Coppola's "The Godfather." The nudity is frequent and gratuitous, but frankly that's all this feature has to offer; still, no one can dim the luster of the luscious Maria de Aragon (who again worked for director Robert Vincent O'Neil on 1973's "Wonder Women"). "Blood Mania" debuted on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater on Nov 27 1976, paired with second feature "Gargoyles" (1972), appearing as a solo feature three additional times through 1982 (like the rest of the Crown International TV package, "Point of Terror" followed closely, in Feb 1977).