{"id":25429,"date":"2012-04-23T10:57:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T17:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25429"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:30:21","slug":"blood-bath-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25429","title":{"rendered":"Blood Bath (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That&#8217;s the essence of what I&#8217;m after &#8212; bring death to the canvas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Poster-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Poster-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Poster-80x128.jpg 80w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Poster.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA crazed artist (William Campbell) kills his models, painting death-themed canvases to immortalize them; meanwhile, a vampire roams the streets at night, attacking beautiful women. Could the two killers be related in some way?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artists<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Roger Corman Films<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie Rothman Films<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nProduced by Roger Corman and co-directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman, <em>Blood Bath<\/em> (a.k.a. <em>Track of the Vampire<\/em>) is a notorious mess of a film, one which incorporates footage from an unfinished European vampire flick into an entirely different storyline about a psychopathic modern artist. (Click <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=21928\">here<\/a> to read about another such dubious &#8220;salvaged film&#8221; effort by the industrious, penny-pinching Corman.) Critics have noted <em>Blood Bath<\/em>&#8216;s thematic parallels with Corman&#8217;s darkly humorous <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3108\"><em>A Bucket of Blood<\/em> (1959)<\/a> &#8212; also about a crazed artist who kills for his art &#8212; but this comparison simply serves to remind one how much infinitely better the latter film is on every level. Scenes taking place in a Beatnik bar &#8212; as a cadre of wannabe artists listen intently to their mentor (Karl Schanzer) &#8212; are clearly an attempt to add some comedic relief, but ultimately fall flat. Working in <em>Blood Bath<\/em>&#8216;s favor is its atmospheric b&#038;w cinematography; and if one focuses exclusively on the modern-day tale of Campbell&#8217;s seduction and murder of beautiful young women, the storyline begins to makes some kind of sense (with Campbell&#8217;s visions of his ancestor seduced by a siren-like muse [Lori Saunders] simply a symptom of his deranged sensibility). Overall, however, this one remains a disappointing misfire. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography2-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Blood-Bath-Cinematography2-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must-see for diehard Corman fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060174\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2695&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/bloodbath.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s the essence of what I&#8217;m after &#8212; bring death to the canvas.&#8221; Synopsis: A crazed artist (William Campbell) kills his models, painting death-themed canvases to immortalize them; meanwhile, a vampire roams the streets at night, attacking beautiful women. Could the two killers be related in some way? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Artists Horror Roger Corman Films Stephanie Rothman Films Vampires Review: Produced by Roger Corman and co-directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman, Blood Bath (a.k.a. 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