This week’s throwback trailer is for the 1981 film monster cluba British horror comedy anthology series, directed by Roy Ward Bakerbased on the author’s work R. Chetwynd-Hayes.
movie star Vincent Price Eramus, a gentle vampire, and John Carradine Like Chetwynd-Hayes himself, a horror writer. During one encounter, Erasmus drinks a bit of the author’s blood, after which he invites him to the titular “Monster Club,” a secret gathering place for supernatural beings such as vampires, werewolves, and ghouls.
The club was packed with eccentric freaks who loved dancing and music, but the highlight of the night was Elams’ storytelling. Throughout the evening, he shared three creepy, unsettling monster stories, each with its own moral twist, involving ghouls, shapeshifters, and human-monster hybrids.
The first story, “Shadmock,” revolves around a shy, reclusive man with deadly powers who becomes obsessed with a young woman.
The second story, “Vampires,” offers a unique take on the vampire genre, telling the story of a family of vampires and their unexpected interactions with human society.
Finally, Ghoul tells the disturbing story of a film director who stumbles upon a town populated by flesh-eating ghouls.
In between these stories, bizarre and humorous Monster Club scenes punctuate the film, blending campy horror with dark humor and 1980s nightclub music. Although it was not a box office success, monster club It has since gained a cult following for its quirky tone and atmospheric storytelling.
