First you need to know this was directed by Nevada based film maker Charles Nizet. This man was also responsible for such gems as "The Ravager" and the ultra obscure "Voodoo Heartbeat".
The story concerns a mad doctor living in a castle in the middle of the Nevada desert who runs an asylum. Dr. Blackwood (Bill Greer) is convinced that he can cleanse the souls of certain people he keeps locked in a dungeon.
His hunchbacked assistant likes to whip and torture the women kept captive and when they die he cuts their bodies down to size to fit into small wooden boxes!! The Sheriff investigates some murders around the castle, but cannot prove anything.
What is causing the murders you ask? Well from what I could understand from the disjointed script, it seems to be a weird creature that is actually the essence of evil. When people are killed you only see very quick glimpses of tentacles and that's it.
I can swear the budget was 75 cents, but hey it is what it is. There are some interesting set pieces and plenty of women in bondage which is not always a bad thing. I have seen a lot worse films.
Nizet made a few really bizarre films as I stated above and "Voodoo Heartbeat" has long been on my need to see list. Sadly the person who owns the rights to the film has no interest in releasing it.
Well, if you ever get a chance to see this twisted and bizarre gem, check it out. The gore effects are not to shabby.
The rest of the cast includes Deedy Peters, Lynne Marta and Blackie Hunt.
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