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The Monster Club

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A vampire invites a horror writer to a secret club where monsters gather to drink and dance. He soon regales the amused man with three tales of terror involving a lonely creature, hunters of the undead and a mysterious village.

Critics Reviews

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …The Monster Club is a very eccentric film, peppered with familiar faces (Simon Ward, Britt Ekland, Patrick Magee) and marking something of a sea change in the history of horror; by the 80’s, horror was less about old-stagers than doing it for the kids… Rated: 3/5 Sep 25, 2024 Full Review Chris Alexander Alexander On Film "There's so much to adore about The Monster Club..." Jan 3, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2005 Full Review Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Rated: 2/5 Jan 27, 2005 Full Review Alan Simpson Sex Gore Mutants Rated: 3/5 Nov 1, 2004 Full Review Luke Y. Thompson New Times Monsters rule OK! The DVD commentary might just be the greatest ever recorded. Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Julian S A shamelessly fun, low-budget horror anthology with Vincent Price in peak camp mode and killer musical moments chopped perfectly between each story— a total cult classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Low production values ultimately hang over The Monster Club, more so than other Amicus films I've seen, despite that, seeing Vincent Price and John Carradine hanging out is guaranteed to deliver a darkly humourous and fun time. Essentially the combination of three elements, traditional British horror Amicus is famous for, the darkest of dark humour and a collection of fine examples of 1980s disco music, resulting in a profoundly unique experience within the Amicus catalogue. The script itself is pretty naff but the actors are all doing their best to elevate the poor material, primarily Price and Carradine who are essentially spoofing their iconic images within the realm of the horror genre, Donald Pleasence is a more than welcome addition as are the usual Hammer and Amicus regulars. Considering this was Roy Ward Baker's final theatrical effort, he does a decent job emphasising the frightening, dramatic and suspenseful possibilities directing each element accordingly, but it's far from his finest hour. I don't have much else to say about The Monster Club, it's great entertainment for an old-school horror anthology fan, one that guarantees horror laughs and plenty of disco, maybe not the best of Amicus' output, but it still has charm, a few twists and cheap rubber masks. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Audience Member Although it hasn't aged well it's still very enjoyable and would be great for a remake. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/22 Full Review Liam D A standard monster mash but it's not a graveyard smash Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/22 Full Review tom k Under appreciated and underrated, this is a fun film and a must see for Vincent Price fans. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The short stories weren't bad. The bands that played between the stories were painful Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A vampire invites a horror writer to a secret club where monsters gather to drink and dance. He soon regales the amused man with three tales of terror involving a lonely creature, hunters of the undead and a mysterious village.
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Producer
Milton Subotsky
Screenwriter
Edward Abraham, Vallerie Abraham
Production Co
Chips Productions, Sword & Sorcery
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)