Das Labor des Grauens – The Freakmaker (1974)

Das Labor des Grauens – The Freakmaker: Directed by Jack Cardiff. With Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad Harris, Julie Ege. A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.

“I stumbled across this video at a pawnshop called u0026quot;Cash Convertersu0026quot; at my town center. Once I blew off the dust I decided to buy it on a whim. I had never heard of it but its £2 price tag led me to believe I had nothing to loose. It now sits proudly in my horror collection. This film is in a word, freaky. It makes use of real life sideshow freaks to tell a disturbing story about a mad scientist and his ungodly experiments to create a plant man. The various mistakes that occur are put to use at the friendly local fair. The only problem this film has is the rather pathetic effects used when real freaks are unavailable. However, Donaldu0026#39;s performance is as ever wonderful and the film maintains a creepy atmosphere. There is also some great titty shots of voluptuous young seventies women. Well recommended for horror fans (if you can track down a copy like I did).”