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	Bay of Blood, A (1971) An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants her fortune. Murder on a grand scale breaks out as relatives and friends scheme to get all the inheritance for themselves. It is complicated by teenagers who camp out in a building on the estate. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso.
	Beast In The Cellar, The (1970) During army manoeuvres on a remote English moor a soldier is viciously murdered by an unknown assailant. This distresses two lonely spinsters who live on the moor. Is there another reason though for their reaction? Are they connected to the violent events? Directed by James Kelley. Stars Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, Tessa Wyatt.
	Beast Must Die, The (1974) Tom Newcliffe, a rich businessman and expert hunter summons six guests to his huge country estate which he has rigged up with video cameras and a high-tech security system. He tells them and his surprised wife that they are all to stay over the weekend. For each guest, dead bodies have followed in their wake. The way that they have been killed means that one of the guests is a werewolf... An Amicus Horror Film. Directed by Paul Annett. Stars Peter Cushing, Calvin Lockhart, Marlene Clark.
	Bete, La (1975) - AKA - The Beast A young girl, along with her mother, arrive at the villa of a seedy count whose only son seems to be girl shy. Around this point we see flashbacks about a female ancestor of the Count who was attacked by a strange beast, that looks like a cross between a bear and a gorilla. Filmed in a fairy tale like manner, watch at your own risk. Directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Starring Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Elisabeth Kaza.
	Bees, The (1978) South American killer bees are smuggled into the USA, resulting in large swarms terrorizing the northern hemisphere. A team of scientists work to end the threat, but the bees become more dangerous by mutating into a highly intelligent species. Directed by Alfredo Zacarias. Starring John Saxon, Angel Tompkins, John Carradine.
	Beware! The Blob (1972) A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace, including the local hippies, kittens, and bowlers. Directed by Larry Hagman. Starring Robert Walker Jr., Richard Stahl, Richard Webb.
	Black Christmas (1974) A Canadian sorority house prepares for the Christmas break. An unseen psychopath sneaks into the attic, menacing the girls with obscene phone calls, and starts to kill them one by one. Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Olivia Hussey, Kier Dullea, Margot Kidder.
	Blackenstein (1973) Eddie is a Vietnam veteran who loses his arms and legs when he steps on a land mine, but a brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs. Unfortunately an insanely jealous assistant (who has fallen in love with Eddie's fiance) switches Eddie's DNA injections, transforming him into a gigantic killer. Directed by William A. Levey. Starring John Hart, Ivory Stone, Joe DeSue.
	Blacula (1972) Interior decorators buy the coffin of an African prince bitten by Dracula centuries before and bring it back to Los Angeles. The African prince starts feeding his hunger while following a woman who looks like his departed wife. Cult Classic. Directed by William Crain. Starring William Marshall, Vonetta McGee, Denise Nicholas.
	Blood for Dracula (1974) AKA - Andy Warhol's Dracula Count Dracula knows that if he fails to drink a required amount of pure virgin's blood, he will perish. His assistant suggests that they visit Italy, where families are very religious, therefore an excellent place to search for a virgin bride. They encounter a family with not one, but FOUR virgins. The Count discovers that the girls are not as pure as they seem, meanwhile a handsome servant observes strange behaviour from the girls... Directed by Antonio Margheriti and Paul Morrissey. Starring Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro.
	Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen, known for her magic powers. Her spirit takes on the shape of a young girl, strange things starts to happen. A Hammer Horror Film. Directed by Seth Holt. Starring Andrew Kier, Valerie Leon, James Villiers.
	Brood, The (1979) A man's wife is under the care of an eccentric psychiatrist who uses innovative and theatrical techniques to breach the psychological blocks in his patients. When their daughter comes back from a visit with mom and she's covered with bruises, the father attempts to bar his wife from seeing the daughter, but faces resistance from the secretive psychiatrist. Meanwhile, deformed children begin attacking people and the husband begins to suspect a connection with the psychiatrist's methods. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle.
	Bug (1975) An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal worse consequences. Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Starring Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland.
	Burnt Offerings (1976) Haunted house chiller has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into gothic house with their young son. The house rejuvenates a part of it's self with each death that occurs on it's premises. Directed by Dan Curtis. Starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith.


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