Blood Sucking Freaks

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Blood Sucking Freaks

Released May 2, 1976

1h 31m

Horror

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A sadist (Seamus O'Brien) kidnaps young women and tortures and kills them on stage, but his audiences think it is fake.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Freaks isn't much of a movie, but it does retain an eye-popping sense of violence, brazen in its contempt for women and disregard for human life.

Rated: C

Sep 27, 2014

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Dennis Schwartz

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The point of this crappy exploitation film is to be revolting, and if you're not revolted by it you might be a sicko.

Rated: C-

Jun 12, 2014

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Exists in that disconcerting crossroads of loathsome exploitation and annihilating art

Nov 15, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 1, 2005

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Shannon J. Harvey

Sunday Times (Australia)

Rated: 0/5

Feb 10, 2003

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Jeremiah Kipp

ToxicUniverse.com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2002

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Scott M

This movie was made for one reason, to shock you with death and dismemberment. I enjoyed it myself. Better than most 70's exploitation films.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Craig W.

It has it shock factor but other than that the movie is horrible

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Nick O

When I see other movies being protested by various morality groups, I always wonder if they’ve ever seen Blood Sucking Freaks. Ultra-violent, gratuitous and appalling trash pushed right over the edge of absurdity.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Audience Member

This is awful. Badly acted, desperately trying for laughs, gratuitous nudity that just appals, misogynistic, unpleasant, crude. Torture porn in the worst 70s way. A man and his assistant run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic,' they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real. And shit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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RIP Joel M. Reed I view the film as a metaphor for low budget horror and exploitation filmmaking. If you push the limits of sex, nudity, violence and gore you're viewed as a hack and a sleaze. It's tough to get quality actors for your films and getting critics to see your vision, but ultimately Sardu is just an artist doing everything he can to put on the best show possible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

What is not to love about this film? From the amazing acting to the top of the line special effects! If Tom Savini says he is impressed with the effects you know they are the best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Synopsis

A sadist (Seamus O'Brien) kidnaps young women and tortures and kills them on stage, but his audiences think it is fake.

Director: Joel M. Reed
Producer: Alan C. Margolin
Screenwriter: Joel M. Reed
Distributor: Magnum Entertainment, Vestron Video, Rochelle Films, American Film Distributing Corporation, Troma Films, Miramax Films
Production Co: Troma Entertainment Inc.
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 31m

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