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The Monster Club

1981 · 98 min

A creaky, cheerful portmanteau of spooky tales and cheesy club numbers, watched with a grin rather than a shiver.

Tagline
You'll meet some interesting people and hear some great songs at the Monster Club
Overview
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • survival
  • family
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Roy Ward Baker
Written by
Valerie Abraham, Edward Abraham
Starring
Vincent Price, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence, Stuart Whitman, Britt Ekland, Richard Johnson, Anthony Steel, Warren Saire
Music
Douglas Gamley, Alan Hawkshaw
Cinematography
Peter Jessop
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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