Modeled after the plot of the famous novel The Most Dangerous Game, Bloodlust is the story of a group of teenagers vacationing in the tropics who take a boat trip to a seemingly deserted island. While exploring, they find that the island is actually inhabited by a reclusive millionaire, Dr. Albert Balleau, and his servants. The vacationers are invited to stay at Dr. Balleau's mansion where they are met hospitably, but soon they get the feeling something is not as it seems.
Dr. Balleau soon reveals his true intentions; to release the teenagers onto his property so that he may hunt them down like animals, and kill them.
Bloodlust, while not a proper slasher film, exhibits many of the same characteristics and could be considered among the proto-slasher films exemplified by movies such as Psycho and Dementia 13. Unusually graphic for its time, Bloodlust may be a campy B-movie, but it still serves up some chills as Balleau works through killing his victims, and adds them to his taxidermy collection. Wilton Graffwhos nails it in his role as Balleau the cold, calculating, nonchalant madman. Robert Reed also plays a role as one of Balleau's prey in what is one of his early pre-Brady roles. All in all, a solid B-movie thriller.
4 taxidermists out of 5
Rated PG for violence, frightening scenes.
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