Voodoo Blood Death (1965)
"Curse of the Voodoo" (original title)

In Africa, a hunter kills a great lion. The animal turns out to be sacred to a local tribe of voodoo worshipers, and when the hunter returns to England, he finds himself seeing strange ... See full summary »

Director:

Lindsay Shonteff

Writers:

Brian Clemens, Leigh Vance

Stars:

Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Lisa Daniely

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryant Haliday	...	Mike Stacey (as Bryant Halliday)
Dennis Price	...	Maj. Lomas
Lisa Daniely	...	Janet Stacey (as Lisa Danielly)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt	...	Doctor
Mary Kerridge	...	Janet's mother
John Witty	...	Police Inspector (as John Wittey)
Jean Lodge	...	Mrs. Lomas
Beryl Cunningham	...	Nightclub dancer
Danny Daniels	...	Simbaza
Dennis Alaba Peters	...	Saidi
Tony Thawnton	...	Radlett
Michael Nightingale	...	Hunter #2
Nigel Feyistan	...	Simbaza in London (as Nigel Feyisetan)
Louis Mahoney	...	African expert
Valli Newby	...	Nightclub pickup

Storyline

In Africa, a hunter kills a great lion. The animal turns out to be sacred to a local tribe of voodoo worshipers, and when the hunter returns to England, he finds himself seeing strange apparitions involving the lion and murderous jungle warriors.

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Plot Keywords:

lion | voodoo | independent film

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Taglines:

Blood Sacrifice of the Simbazi!

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Voodoo Blood Death

Filming Locations:

Regent's Park, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£25,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Futurama Entertainment Corp., Galaworldfilm Productions, Gordon Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Grindhouse Universe (2008)

User Reviews

Dull drama of voodoo vengeance

This dull follow-up to producer Richard Gordon and director Lindsay Shonteff's DEVIL DOLL stars Bryant Haliday as a big game hunter in modern day Africa who bags a lion on Simbasa territory and is cursed by the tribe, who revere lions as gods. Although Haliday flees to London, he is wracked by unexplained fevers and is dogged (or is he?) by spectral Simbasa warriors who run him down on Hempstead Heath and peek in through his seedy hotel window. It's all pretty unexciting stuff; although the film begins and ends in the Dark Continent, the lion's share of the story takes place indoors - apart from a couple of exteriors and one ill-advised attempt at a "Lewton walk," where Haliday hears the growling of game cats while walking back to his hotel one night (this might have had some effect had not Shonteff overlaid Brian Fahey's bombastic score atop it, killing the atmosphere). 1965 matinee audiences must have been driven mad by this unrelentingly dull voodoo drama; seen now after the passage of thirty years, its racist underbelly destroys any possibility of enjoying the film on a kitsch level. British character actor Dennis Price brings class to the production, but he's wasted as Haliday's sage advisor.