The Transformative Powers of Monstrosity – A List Of Body Horror Films With Trans Allegories
In the spirit of Halloween, here's a list of body horror films which can be interpreted as trans allegories.
Blood Suckers (1971)
A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. Not believing that their friend could be the perpetrator of such acts, they press on with their search, finding him under the spell of a beautiful Vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of sado-masochism. Believing they have killed her, the group return home, unaware that their friend is now a Vampire.
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A group of friends search for a young English Oxford student who has disappeared whilst researching in Greece. They are shocked to find that, wherever he has been, certain unsolved murders have taken place. Not believing that their friend could be the perpetrator of such acts, they press on with their search, finding him under the spell of a beautiful Vampire, whose blood-sucking methods include the use of sado-masochism. Believing they have killed her, the group return home, unaware that their friend is now a Vampire.
Rating:R
Genre:Horror
Written By:Julian More
In Theaters:5/14/1971
Box Office:
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Lucinda Films
Cast
Julian More, Robert Hartford-Davis
Director
Patrick Macnee
Derek Longbow
Edward Woodward
Dr. Holstrom
Alexander Davion
Tony Seymore
Peter Cushing
Dr. Walter Goodrich
Johnny Sekka
Bob Kirby
Madeleine Hinde
Penelope
William Mervyn
Marc Honeydew
Patrick Mower
Richard Fountain
David Lodge
Colonel
Imogen Hassall
Chriseis
Valerie Van Ost
Don's Wife
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