The Body Beneath

1970

Action / Horror

4
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 11% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.1/10 10 743 743

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Plot summary

A family of vampires takes over an estate known as Carfax Abbey. As inbreeding decays the family line, new blood is needed to keep the family going, so they set out to find new sources.

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Robert Dahdah as Vampire at the Gathering
Richmond Ross as Paul Donati
Susan Heard as Alicia Ford
Victor Parish as Cemetery Assistant
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 5 / 10

As it turns out, incest isn't even a

As it turns out, incest isn't even a game for a family of vampires to play and so the ceturies-old residents of London's Carfax Abbey are having some procreational difficulties. Unless they can procure some new blood (literally) the ''Rev. Ford'' (Gavin Reed) and his toothy flock are facing extinction. They might have hope, though, in the form of the affianced ''Susan' (Jackie Skarvellis) and fiancé ''Paul'' (Richmond Ross). If they can turn them into a snack then that might at least sustain them long enough to set off for the new world where there are lots of burger-filled Americans to restore their failing blood Count. What chance the loved-up Londoners can thwart the scheming plot from this ostensibly charming vicar and his equally smiling lady-friends in his congregation? No, there is nothing remotely new about any of this and to be honest I kept seeing Robin Nedwell every time Reed came on set - and therefore expected some half-baked phnaa phnaa comedy to ensue afterwards. There is a slightly soft-porn look to this too - which seemed there because it could be, and the only acting of note came from Berwick Kaler as the mistreated factotum ''Spool'' (think a little of the Dickensian ''Smike'') who engendered just an hint of sympathy from a cast of others whom I thought would all prove just as chewy to digest as the script was to hear. There is a distinct lack of gore throughout, with barely even an hint of ketchup staining the proceedings and though it is quite short there just isn't anything like enough happening to keep it interesting.
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Reviewed by hswasserman 5 / 10

At least it's short

Well it took a couple of tries but I finally mustered the courage to sit through this unusual film. It is the only film I have seen from low budget auteur Andy Milligan. Of course I have heard of The Rats Are Coming, the Werewolves are here and what a great title for a film that is but I have not seen it. As for this monstrosity it's okay. Lead vampire Reverend Ford is ably played by Gavin Reed. He is well spoken and suitably aristocratic. One must also mention, if not give high marks to, the three green ladies who say, "Hello." They are all vampires, more or less, but for some reason only these three are green. Well possibly there are different kinds of vampires and they are a different kind than the rest. Then there is Spool the hunchback. One kind of knows what to expect from him. One character tries to get him to help her by showing him some kindness and he does try to help her even though it doesn't work out. And that is one of the few things I liked about this charming piece of dreck. Basically the bad guys (if you want to call them that) win. I think a lot of folks who watch vampire films are rooting for the vampires. It is always a terrible shame when the bland hero and heroine triumph so this makes a nice change. It seems the reverend and his clan are successful. It seems like the reverend wanted Susan and Paul to just lie there dead and be found by the police but it looks as though both become vampires and they decide to occupy the house now that everyone else has gone. Anyway not a great film but enjoyable enough. As I said in my title at least it's short. If a film is not so good at least one can say you did not waste 120 minutes on it. If I am not mistaken this one is about an hour and twenty minutes, which seems like the right length for it.

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