Blood Shack

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Blood Shack
Blood Shack (1971) VHS cover.jpg
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Directed by Ray Dennis Steckler
Written byRay Dennis Steckler
Starring Carolyn Brandt
Ron Haydock
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
  • 70 minutes (theatrical)
  • 55 minutes (home video)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blood Shack (also known as The Chooper and Curse of the Evil Spirit) [1] is a 1971 American horror film written and directed by Ray Dennis Steckler (under the pseudonym Wolfgang Schmidt), [2] [3] and starring Steckler's then-wife Carolyn Brandt [1] alongside Ron Haydock.

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Cast

Production

The film was produced on a budget of "five hundred dollars tops". [1] Filming took place in Pahrump, Nevada, [1] and according to Steckler, the furnishings of the titular shack were property that had been left behind by a previous tenant. [1] The black suit worn by the "Chooper", which was too small for Haydock, [4] was recycled from a previous Steckler production, Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters . [1] The killer was called the "Chooper" after the repetitive "choop" sounds made by the suit's wearer during the "Green Grasshopper" segment of The Lemon Grove Kids. [4]

Release

Under the title The Chooper, the film received a limited theatrical release, [5] playing in one theater in Denver, Colorado. It was also released on VHS under this title. [4] For home video, the film was cut down from 70 minutes to 55 minutes, then re-scored and retitled Blood Shack. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sykes, Brad (2018). Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest. McFarland & Company. p. 126. ISBN   978-1476672410.
  2. ↑ Lentz III, Harris M. (1994). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement 2: Through 1993. Vol. 4. McFarland & Company. p. 367. ISBN   0-89950-927-4.
  3. ↑ Quarles, Mike (2010). Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies. McFarland & Company. p. 22. ISBN   978-0786411429.
  4. 1 2 3 Rausch, Andrew J., ed. (2013). Gods of Grindhouse: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers. BearManor Media. ISBN   978-1593937348.
  5. 1 2 Ziemba, Joseph A. (July 26, 2020). "Blood Shack (1971)". Bleeding Skull!. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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