Review of Night of the Blood Monster

This popped up on the Horror Channel and I had a vague musing that this might be a obscure and long forgotten Hammer horror made to cash in on the acclaim that WITCHFINDER GENERAL received . When the name of Jess Franco appears you quickly realise this won't be a Hammer movie . The story is set against the background of William Of Orange , he of Battle Of The Boyne fame trying to get his hands on the English crown and the political intrigue involving the fall out . The narrative then revolves around Judge Jeffries and isn't a million miles removed from the feel of WITCHFINDER GENERAL . That said if you've seen Michael Reeves 1968 movie and compare it to this one you start understanding why the prior film gains its sometimes bewildering reputation as an under looked classic horror drama . Reeves film was shot in English locations and had a rather effective performance from Vincent Price as Matthew Hopkins which many people consider Price's career highlight . Here however it's painfully obvious the locations are filmed in Europe with mountains in the background which isn't a common geographical characteristic of the Hampshire countryside . There's also obvious dubbing which means the over emphatic regional accents gives the film an unintentional feeling of Monty Python rather than serious horror