A mad scientist seeks to mingle human blood with that of an ape, and resorts to kidnapping women for his experiments..


Is this worth your time? If you're the kind of person who enjoys early 1930s gothic horror and doesn't mind a bit of clunky dialogue, absolutely. It's short, it's weird, and Bela Lugosi is doing that thing he does where he stares intensely at people until they get uncomfortable. If you need your horror to be modern, fa...


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"Is this worth your time? If you're the kind of person who enjoys early 1930s gothic horror and doesn't mind a bit of clunky dialogue, absolutely. It's short, it's weird, and Bela Lugosi is doing that thing he does where he stares intensely at people until they get uncomfortable. If you need your horror to be modern, fast-paced, or have realistic CGI, you’re probably going to hate it. This isn't The Revolt, and it certainly isn't trying to be deep. The whole thing feels like it was filmed in a b..."
Robert Florey, John Huston, Tom Reed, Ethel M. Kelly, Edgar Allan Poe, Dale Van Every
United States
Romance, Crime, Horror

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