Guru, the Mad Monk (1970)

Guru, the Mad Monk: Directed by Andy Milligan. With Neil Flanagan, Jaqueline Webb, Judith Israel, Jack Spencer. A deranged 15th Century prison colony chaplain exploits his power to get money for his church including murder and grave robbing committed by his vampire mistress and one-eyed hunchback assistant.

“I just went on Google Video to watch this, one of a double feature presented on Torgou0026#39;s Drive-In (the other feature being I Drink Your Blood which I have yet to see). At 56 minutes, I found this Andy Milligan-directed horror movie fascinating with the constant pounding score and Dragnet-like stilted dialogue abounding throughout. Having said that, I actually found the story pretty entertaining and I found myself partially caring for the sympathetic characters. Many of the gore scenes, while very amateurish, were also fun to watch in a can-you-believe-their-doing-this way. And having a hunchback that sometimes speaks clearly was also a hoot! So on that note, Iu0026#39;m recommending Guru, the Mad Monk to bad movie buffs everywhere. P.S. On Torgou0026#39;s Drive-In, this movie was preceded by some ads for the concession stand and previews of Carnival of Blood, The Thing with Two Heads, and Teenage Mother. Oh, and the print I saw had the synchronization off by several seconds.”