| The Black Room | |
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| Directed by | Elly Kenner Norman Thaddeus Vane |
| Written by | Norman Thaddeus Vane |
| Produced by | Aaron C. Butler |
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| Cinematography | Robert Harmon |
| Music by | Art Podell James Ackley |
Production companies | Butler-Cronin Productions Lancer Productions Limited Ram Productions |
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Running time | various; Vestron VHS lists 88 minutes.[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40,000 [1] |
The Black Room is a 1982 American horror film directed by Elly Kenner and written and co-directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. It stars Stephen Knight, Cassandra Gava, Jimmy Stathis and Clara Perryman, and features Christopher McDonald and Linnea Quigley in small, early roles. The plot concerns siblings who lure swingers to their Hollywood mansion, kill them, then - with long scenes of blood transfusions - drain their blood. Though there is no classical vampirism in the film—in the sense of supernatural beings or blood drinking—the plot's focus on draining blood to prolong life has led to many sources considering it a vampire film.[2]
- ^ a b "THE BLACK ROOM". Alamo Drafthouse. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
Filmed in 10 days for $40,000 in January 1981
- ^ John L. Flynn Cinematic vampires: the living dead on film and television, - 1992 "1982 The Black Room Directors-Writers: Elly Kenner, Norman Thaddeus Vane. Starring Stephen Knight, Cassandra Gaviola, Jimmy Stathis, Clara Perryman. The Black Room (1982) has also been highly regarded in some critical quarters as the best contemporary vampire film."