John Carradine

Lon Chaney Jr.

Tom Drake

Dolores Faith

Andrea King

Jerome Thor

Margaret Shinn

George Mitchell André

Sherwood Keith

Catherine Petty

Katherine Victor

Sabrina

Harold Daniels

Richard Mahoney

Murray De Atley

William White

Richard Shotwell

Lora Crozetti

Jerry Warren

Eldon C. Tollett

Rod Sutton

Nicholas Christie

Jay Lawrence

Kathy Hill

Richard Dixon

Reginald Le Borg

Horror

House of the Black Death

Kit Parker Films

Medallion Pictures

United States of America

CinemaSerf

How then - here is a serious contender for the worst film ever made. No, it's not the worst in terms of production or terribly dubbed dialogue. It might just be the worst because it has two established stars - Lon Chaney Jnr. ("Belial") and John Carradine ("Andre") making such a dreadful hash of it that it really must be seen to be believed. It starts off interestingly enough - the two being warlocks, brothers and competitors for the family fortune, but what follows is simply ridiculous. Their fight for the fortune involves some crass dialogue, risible effects - think sparklers and joss sticks, and acting from a supporting cast that were turned down by the equivalent of central casting in Mogadishu (in 1965). The score works hard to compensate - what (tiny bit of) menace there is comes from that, otherwise this is a film that astounds! Shocking drivel.

English

Joe Dante on BLOOD OF THE MAN DEVIL