"Here's a film so mind-numbing that it has become a legend with bad movie buffs."
www.fright.com
"If I ever met the director of Blood Freak, I don't know whether I'd kick him in the shins, buy him a drink, or flee in abject terror. Incredible."
- The Austin Chronicle, Sept. 10th 1999
"Fashioned with a 'one take only' philosophy that makes Ed Wood look like Stanley Kubrick, Blood Freak is, 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..."
- Eccentric Cinema, www.eccentric-cinema.com/cult_movies/blood_freak.htm
"Think you've seen it all? Visited the films of Meyer, Lewis, Wishman, Mahon, and wondering what's left in the cult film genre that still has the power to surprise you? Look no further than BLOOD FREAK! I am still shocked by what I've just seen. Unbelievable in the extreme and guaranteed to leave you wiping your eyes in disbelief..."
- Casey Scott, DVD Drive-In
"Who was this movie made for, and who was it made by? And why was it made at all? These are just a few of the questions you'll contemplate while watching Blood Freak...a film that is truly a cinematic turkey. And I do mean that literally."
- The Agony Booth, http://www.agonybooth.com/articles/Blood_Freak_1972.aspx
"There are bad films out there in that 'so bad its good' category but this one positively takes the cake."
- Chris Mayo, DVD Crypt Review
"Abandon all hope of comprehension and savor the abject carnage unleashed by this turkey-headed dope fiend. Recommended."
- G. Noel Gross, DVD Talk
"What do you get when you cross some retread reefer madness, accidental drug addiction, religious fundamentalism, body building and processed turkey loaf? Well, if you're oddball director Brad Grinter, you end up with Blood Freak, the only film in the entire exploitation canon to be endorsed by The Southern Baptist Convention, the Betty Ford Clinic, and the Butterball Thanksgiving Hotline....The kinetic, freestyle editing, the endless shots of Grinter babbling like an improvising, smut peddling Criswell, and actors who play dead by wincing and wiggling as all the while effects gore dribbles across their face makes Blood Freak a first rate crazed capon caper."
- Judge Bill Gibron, DVD Verdict
"Blood Freak is a film for the kind of folks who use "Psychotronic" in everyday conversation. It's an altogether different kind of bad film, one that must be seen to be comprehended. It is conceivable that it was made as a parody or as a satire, but it really doesn't show. It's just so-bad-its-good - in the most bizarre way imaginable. Gobble, gobble."
- Classic-Horror.com, http://classic-horror.com/reviews/blood_freak_1972
"This movie's a classic. There's terrible acting - you'll never believe the line. "You dumb bastard" could be uttered without any emotion until you watch this movie! Everybody acts so badly, that even when nothing is happening, you're laughing at both the acting and the dialogue the poor actors must utter."
- The Unknown Movies, http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev137.html
Yea or Nay (Blood Freak) - CRITIC REVIEWS OF "BLOOD FREAK"
August 20, 2008
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