Made in 1966, the story of queen of blood takes place in 1990, a time when space has been conquered, quilted clothing is at the cutting edge of fashion, and macho astronauts call each other baby or at least, they do if theyre played by dennis hopper. Queen of blood was released in 1966 by american international pictures on a double bill with jack hills blood bath. Fifteenhundredthirtysix her age has come, the crown affixed her only wish is to conceive while burning those that shun belief countless years of bloodthirst and hundreds. Mar 26, 2010 this feature is not available right now. Most striking in the film are the very brief, gauzy, luminous shots of the alien ship.
Mar 11, 2018 queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. Queen of blood 1966 is a space horror, scifi movie starring john saxon and basil rathbone. Eagerly anticipated new chapter in acclaimed dylan bootleg series unveils previously unreleased studio performances from 1974s mythic blood on the. Space stations have been built there and authorized personnel come and go as they wish. Planet of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film, produced by george edwards and samuel z. Experimental director curtis harrington and his producer george edwards didnt just augment karzhukovs mechte navstrechu, they refilmed an entire new story to use its spectacular special effects scenes. She was happy to work but simply refused to see herself as anything other than how she last looked in queen of blood. As catchy as its name suggests, this five piece ensemble is designed to exude character. They utilized a lot of russian film footage mostly because of their superior big budget special effects a soviet fable called mechte navstrechu from 1963 shooting the action scenes. On december 1, 2003, queen of blood was featured at the sitges film festival in spain. It imagines a 1990 in which everyone dresses the same but noone has a mobile communications device. With the danger of peter bretts the warded man, heart of naomi noviks uprooted, and lyricism of patrick rothfuss the name of the wind, this is the first chapter in a series destined to be a classic. If you love action, magic, weres, vamps, mages, romance, and tough lead female characters then this is your series. Overview of queen of blood, 1966, directed by curtis harrington, with john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, at turner classic movies.
Astronauts go to mars and return with a green vampire woman. A truly wonderful fantasy novel which doubles as an allegory for our own earthly struggle between man and nature. Reguardless of its low budget,it is a combination of science fiction and horror, with more attention being paid to its scifi side. Made the whole thing seem cheaperlooking and tackier than it really is. Fifteenhundredthirtysix her age has come, the crown affixed her only wish is to conceive whilst burning those that shun belief countless. Queen of blood 1966 hideous beyond belief with an inhuman craving. In fact, the film is so cheaply made that it consists of only a handful of plain sets. The queen of blood by sarah beth durst smart bitches. Queen of blood 1966 basil rathbone, john saxon, judi meredith, dennis hopper and the mysterious vampire alien queen florence marly. Queen of blood from the grindhouse cinema database. Cult movie fans should notice that it is actually a foreign movie bought by american international and reworked for american audiences.
Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. An alien ship crash lands on mars, and a rescue team is sent. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood its evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. Unless you are the direct descendent of bloodthirsty feudal lords or a member. The queen of blood is full of rich tension from the opening scene to the nailbiting finale. I saw the footage and wrote a screenplay around it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Based on a short story called the veiled woman, harrington utilized footage from a russian movie called. Not to be mistaken for the 1966 movie of the same name, this is a recent lowbudget affair shot with consumer equipment from canadian filmmaker chris alexander, who is noted on the cover as also being the editorinchief of fangoria magazine. An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure. A spaceship is sent to mars after a alien distress signal is picked up.
The queen of blood involves a world in which nature is full of spirits that long to kill and destroy. I recently took one of my occasional dives into american international pictures with curtis harringtons queen of blood, a talky, slowmoving, scifi feature from 1966 about an illfated space voyage to mars in response to an alien distress call. It was released by american international around 1966. The extraterrestrial shows her gratitude by going wild for human blood in the fashion of a bloodsucking vampire.
Queen of blood is the spiritual sequel to his first work, blood for irina and although alexander has stated that the two exist. Eventually a surviving female is located and brought on to the human ship. His father, sforza, having been hired by queen johanna of naples, left her. Invariably, they overestimate the ways in which technology will transform our lives while simultaneously failing to consider the fact that computers may no longer comprise of massive plain grey panels fitted with a couple of randomly flashing lights. The queen of blood book one of the queens of renthia. Queen of blood 1966 basil rathbone, john saxon, judi meredith, dennis hopper and the mysterious vampire alien queen florence marly in one far out flick. Aratay is a land where all the villages and even the. The film tells the story of a group of scientists in the distant future of 1990 who are sent from earth to investigate a distress call coming from a crashed alien spacecraft on mars. Originally published in 1966, and now available for the first time in hardcover the paperback is a fairly expensive item, queen of blood was also a terrific american international picture that starred basil rathbone, dennis hooper, and forrest j ackerman. With john saxon, basil rathbone, judi meredith, dennis hopper. Queen of blood 1966 queen of blood 1966 charles thaxton. An alien species makes contact with earth through radio transmission, notifying of an imminent visit. For years, my opinion of queen of blood was tainted by the fact that the tv prints of it were in horrible shape overly dark, muddy, dupey, scratchy, with ugly faded color. Much of the impressive special effects are stolen uncredited from a couple of big budget soviet.
Thrillingheartrendingenchantingabsolutely unputdownable. She began going to mexico to try diet shots that were dangerous for a woman in. When theyre almost home, another crew member is eaten, a fight breaks out, and the alien is accidentally killed before she can finish the third guy. Queen of blood 1966 is one of the films made by aip, at the time roger corman was working for them. Naturally, there is a lot of blood plasma on the ship, which they feed the alien. Her father was baron george vi bathory of the ecsed branch of the family, brother of andrew bonaventura bathory, who had been voivode of transylvania, while her mother was baroness anna bathory 15391570, daughter of stephen bathory of somlyo. Elizabeth bathory was born on a family estate in nyirbator, kingdom of hungary, in 1560 or 1561, and spent her childhood at ecsed castle. The queen of blood is the beginning of a new series by sarah beth durst called the queens of renthia. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood its evident they. While most of the crew sleeps, the alien hypnotizes the astronaut on guard. Thanks to the interesting cast and the unique, otherworldly florence marly she really seems to be into her part queen of blood comes off quite well and deserves to have its reputation. Concerning queen of blood also known as planet of blood writerdirector curtis harrington was quoted as saying, roger corman had acquired some spectacular russian footage of spaceships. Set in the magical world of renthia, the queen of blood is sarah beth dursts ambitious entry into adult epic fantasy.
Leader of the blood red moon and mortal enemy and exlover of andrew bennett. They utilized a lot of russian film footage mostly because of their superior big budget special effects a soviet fable called mechte navstrechu from 1963 shooting the action scenes around the cannibalized footage finished. Blood bath aka track of the vampire 1966 was a product of a similar form of recycling, in this case a yugoslavian thriller about of all things art theft that corman handed to jack hill, who had been faithfully jumping in to offer secondunit footage and, when necessary, finish troubled films such as dementia. They utilized a lot of russian film footage mostly because of their superior big budget special effects a soviet fable called mechte navstrechu from 1963 shooting the action scenes around the cannibalized footage. The source films dealt with a journey to mars and contact with an alien race, and so does the american version, though eventually harrington sidelines the plot into aip territory with a space vampire feeding on a crew of tootrusting astronauts.
The transfer helps harringtons film footage match the original russian effects scenes. In the fall of 47, plague was brought to italy by the genoese, from. The most common motif of these works was that of the countess bathing in her victims blood to retain beauty or youth. The problem of traveling to the moon has been solved for many years. The care taken in the shooting, and those expressive episodes with the menacing florence marly, make what might have been a throwaway film into a solid demonstration of the directors talent. American international pictures aip 1966 usa theatrical directed by curtis harrington written by curtis harrington, mikhail karzhukov, otar koberidze. When the crew awakens, shes sleeping, and the guard is dead. Queen of blood 1966, usa is a scifihorror film directed by curtis harrington.
Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 dvds from tcm shop. Sep 04, 2012 i recently took one of my occasional dives into american international pictures with curtis harringtons queen of blood, a talky, slowmoving, scifi feature from 1966 about an illfated space voyage to mars in response to an alien distress call. Compiled lycan lore on werewolves on hypothetical temptations of the one ring for download in epub on werewolves and the planes on parahumans turning into. Yaga ambassador of blood queen of bloodemissary recross the bound, part 5 the bound part 4. Even before the release, its quality was sufficient for universal to hire harrington and producer george edwards to make the feature film games. Multi queen of blood 1966 1080p bluray x264sadpanda. Queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film based on the screenplay for the earlier, soviet film called mechte.
Queen of blood was released in the united states in march 1966. Poster for queen of blood 1966, usa wrong side of the art. In the first of a new fantasy series by durst the girl who could not dream, 2015, etc. Queen of blood is a 1966 color science fictionhorror film directed by curtis harrington, that stars john saxon, basil rathbone, dennis hopper, and judi meredith. Queen of blood is the spiritual sequel to his first work, blood for irina and although alexander has stated that the two exist independently and that seeing the first should not be a requirement to enjoy the second, the first movie is included on this disc as a bonus feature so i will go into that one first. Harringtons answer to this challenge was queen of blood 1966. Together, they add a striking uniqueness to your 3d human model compositions. Individually, the pieces can easily blend in with the rest of your wardrobe collection.
The mgm limited edition collections dvd of queen of blood is a surprisingly good enhanced transfer of a film ive previously seen only in miserable tv prints. The queen of blood is a fantasy book that is written so beautifully and so naturally that it feels completely matteroffact. Blood queen is a 5reel, 30line online slot game with bonus round, free spins, instant play, autoplay, video slots, wild symbol, scatter symbol, expanding wild, mobile gaming, mystic, fantasy, magic, romance, vampires, royalty and action themes you can play at 629 online casinos. Theres nothing pretentious or mannered about this book, which makes its depictions of magical spirits all the more powerful. Blood queen ruled by blood book 3 by izzy shows is a wonderful addition to this series, in fact i think it is the best book of the series. The kl studio classics bluray of queen of blood is a real beauty.
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