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House of the Black Death

House of the Black Death

Blood of the Man Beast

3.8 / 1019651h 29m

Synopsis

Two brothers, both of whom are warlocks, use their powers and covens of witches to battle over the family fortune.

Genre: Horror

Status: Released

Director: Harold Daniels

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Main Cast

John Carradine

John Carradine

Andre Desard

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Belial Desard

Tom Drake

Tom Drake

Paul Desard

Dolores Faith

Dolores Faith

Valerie Dessard

Andrea King

Andrea King

Katherine Mallory

Jerome Thor

Jerome Thor

Eric Campion

Margaret Shinn

Initiate

George Mitchell André

Coven Member

Sherwood Keith

Sherwood Keith

Stokes

Catherine Petty

Martha

User Reviews

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.