The obvious prototype for the kind of Filipino exploitation films that became legion in the 1970s. All the elements are starting to fall into place here...the American lead...the Manila nightlife atmosphere...the supporting cast of Filipino character types, including of course Vic Diaz. However the decision to focus on the sleuthing, romancing and two fisted antics of its American hero over the vampire like murders being committed by a Haemorrhoid faced creature makes this feel more like a TV series pilot than a horror film. That, and its unfashionable use of B&W, are likely what doomed Blood Thirst to the very bottom of Drive-In triple bills.
Review of Blood Thirst
