Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1972)

Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin to occur, they turn to Dr. Helsford fort advice.

Director:

Ted V. Mikels

Writer:

Ted V. Mikels

Stars:

Lila Zaborin, Victor Izay, Tom Pace

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lila Zaborin	...	Mara
Victor Izay	...	Dr. Helsford
Tom Pace	...	Mark
Leslie McRay	...	Lorraine (as Leslie McRae)
William Bagdad	...	Toruqe
Ray Myles	...	Rodannus
Kebrina Kincade	...	Sharon
Paul Wilmoth	...	Barth
Annik Borel	...	Girl at Seance / Stoned Witch
Curt Matson	...	Dr. Paxton
Lin Henson	...	Roberta (as Linn Henson)
John Rico	...	Royce Littleton (as John Ricco)
Erica Campbell	...	Girl at Seance in Red
John Nicolai	...	Dr. Everest
Sherri Vernon	...	Witch Burned at Stake

Storyline

Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin to occur, they turn to Dr. Helsford fort advice.

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Plot Keywords:

grindhouse | murder | occult | psychic | psychic power | 

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Taglines:

A terrifying, screaming plunge to the depths of hell!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Female Plasma Suckers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Occult Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Riot on 42nd St. (1987)

User Reviews

Not The Blood Orgy I Hoped For

"Blood Orgy Of The She Devils" - an awesome title, that raises hopes for an ultra-sleazy and gory 70s Explotitation effort full of gratuitous female nudity, chopped off limbs etc. Unfortunately Ted V. Mikels' film, which is nonetheless slightly entertaining for its trashiness, is a very tame, and often boring yawner, that does not nearly come up to what the title promises. As it often was the case with films with an extremely low budget, this was given a title that has little to nothing to do with the actual film in order to lure viewers into theaters. The film itself is an absolutely ridiculous mess, but even though often too boring, it has its amusing moments. The film has a ridiculous and confused plot dealing with witchcraft, which revolves around an occult voodoo circle lead by a witch named Mara. Mara has supernatural powers which she can use to communicate with the dead as well as for other black magic purposes. When she includes a pretty young woman in her unholy circle, the girl's boyfriend and best friend consider a doctor who is an expert for the occult. The doctor, basically the hero of the film, is constantly talking in 'sophisticated' nonsensical phrases about witchcraft. The performances are terrible, but terrible performances are something I can forgive in low-budget cinema. What I missed were the exploitative factors, namely the expected gore and sleaze. The popularity of Michael Reeves' British Horror masterpiece "Witchfinder General" starring the great Vincent Price spawned a number of violent 'Hexploitation' films about witch-hunts, most prominently the notorious (and great) "Mark Of The Devil". Director Mikels also tried to jump on the bandwagon here, and "Blood Orgy Of The She-Devils" therefore includes two flashbacks to the time of witch-hunts, which are incredibly corny, but probably even so the best scenes in the film. Mikels is probably best known for "The Corpse Grinders" of 1972, which has a certain cult status, and which I have yet to see. "Blood Orgy Of The She Devils" is certainly not the nasty Exploitation film the title suggests, but merely a quite tame, and very very silly little film that mildly amuses but bores even more. It somehow reminded me of "Snake People", an extremely odd low budget-production which happened to be one of the last films starring the great Horror icon Boris Karloff. The difference is that this one doesn't star Karloff. "Blood Orgy Of The She Devils" has its amusing moments, and fans of (awful) cult cinema can consider watching it. Others should avoid it. I personally don't regret watching it, as I was somehow entertained by it, however, I made sure to write this review the day after watching it, since I will probably have forgotten it entirely in a week.