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1971 American horror film
Blood Shack
VHS cover
Directed byRay Dennis Steckler
Written byRay Dennis Steckler
StarringCarolyn Brandt
Ron Haydock
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
  • 70 minutes (theatrical)
  • 55 minutes (home video)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blood Shack (also known as The Chooper and Curse of the Evil Spirit) is a 1971 American horror film written and directed by Ray Dennis Steckler (under the pseudonym Wolfgang Schmidt), and starring Steckler's then-wife Carolyn Brandt alongside Ron Haydock.

Cast

  • Carolyn Brandt as Carol
  • Ron Haydock as Tim
  • Jason Wayne as Daniel
  • Laurel Spring as Connie
  • John Bates as Charlie
  • Steve Edwards as Constable
  • Linda Steckler as Margie
  • Laura Steckler as Barbra

Production

The film was produced on a budget of "five hundred dollars tops". Filming took place in Pahrump, Nevada, and according to Steckler, the furnishings of the titular shack were property that had been left behind by a previous tenant. The black suit worn by the "Chooper", which was too small for Haydock, was recycled from a previous Steckler production, Lemon Grove Kids Meet the Monsters. The killer was called the "Chooper" after the repetitive "choop" sounds made by the suit's wearer during the "Green Grasshopper" segment of The Lemon Grove Kids.

Release

Under the title "The Chooper" The film received a limited theatrical release, playing in one theater in Denver, Colorado and a VHS release. For home video, the film was cut down from 70 minutes to 55 minutes then re-scored and retitled to "Bloodshack".

References

  1. ^ Sykes, Brad (2018). Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest. McFarland & Company. p. 126. ISBN 978-1476672410.
  2. Lentz III, Harris M. (1994). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits, Supplement 2: Through 1993. Vol. 4. McFarland & Company. p. 367. ISBN 0-89950-927-4.
  3. Quarles, Mike (2010). Down and Dirty: Hollywood's Exploitation Filmmakers and Their Movies. McFarland & Company. p. 22. ISBN 978-0786411429.
  4. ^ Rausch, Andrew J., ed. (2013). Gods of Grindhouse: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593937348.
  5. ^ Ziemba, Joseph A. (July 26, 2020). "Blood Shack (1971)". Bleeding Skull!. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

External links

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