The World’s Only Turkey-Monster Anti-Drug Pro-Jesus Gore Film BLOOD FREAK (1972) — Friday Night WTF! — $3
November 20 : 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Friday Night WTF screenings are cheap, weird, and out of control! Cult trashterpieces, so-bad-they’re-good crapfests, movies that make you ask “What the hell am I watching?!” — we’ve got ’em all on Friday night.
“Makes Ed Wood look like Stanley Kubrick…in a word, in-freakin’-credible. I’ve seen my share of really bad movies but this one’s a stunner. It’s undeniably unique: an anti-drug gore film with a pro-Christian message [and a killer creature with a turkey head!]” – Eccentric Cinema
Blood Freak is undeniably one of the strangest cult horror films of the 1970s, blending exploitation cinema, anti-drug messaging, and one of the most ridiculous monsters ever committed to celluoid into a truly unforgettable experience. The story follows Herschell, a Vietnam veteran who drifts into drug use after taking a job at a turkey farm. When he becomes the subject of a bizarre experiment involving chemically altered turkey meat, he undergoes a grotesque transformation into a bloodthirsty creature with the head of a giant turkey. Equal parts horror, cautionary tale, and fever dream, Blood Freak has rightfully earned a lasting reputation as one of the worst (and most utterly baffling) movies ever made. You may be too terrified to eat your Thanksgiving dinner after watching this turkey!
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