Satan's Black Wedding

Director - Nick Millard (Death Nurse, Dracula in Vegas)

Starring - Greg Braddock, Ray Myles (Blood Orgy of the She-Devils, Isla Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks), and Lisa Milano (Cemetery Sisters, A Tribute to Priscilla Alden)

Release Date - 1976

Genre - Horror

Tagline - "A blood marriage of ghouls!"

Format - DVD (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     Several years ago I went through a Nick Millard phase.  Olive Films had teamed up with Slasher//Video to release a few of his older S.O.V. horror titles like Death Nurse and Cemetery Sisters.  I become absolutely obsessed with these releases and grabbed them to review.  After I reviewed all those releases I turned to Amazon and snagged the Millard triple feature release with Satan's Black Wedding and both Criminally Insane films.  It was time I finally dug into those two releases.

     The film follows a young man who is visits his deceased sister's home after she commits suicide.  The suicide is completely out of her character so he starts investigating her death when he uncovers her severed finger.  After more investigating he uncovers that she is now a vampire and is using her new found abilities to exact revenge on the living.

     You don't turn on a Nick Mallard movie expecting to see the best.  You turn on a Nick Millard movie for some weird no budget fun.  His movies are hit and miss with some but I find myself having fun even if I don't like the movie.  Satan's Black Wedding is another weird but entertaining ride.  It's not going to be for everyone but if you are that particular about the movies you like then you wouldn't be watching this one anyway.  The acting in this one is not bad but it's pretty awkward at times.  The cast really does try to get into their roles but their inexperience and lack of direction does create some pretty cringe worthy scenes.  Not all the scenes are like this but there is some.  The story for this one is pretty simple but is stretched pretty thin.  A man investigating his sister's death to uncover she's a vampire is nothing knew especially by the late 70s.  We have Hammer Horror to thank for similar stories.  However, the way this was approached leaves the viewer with several slow and drawn out scenes that do nothing to further the story along.  Some of this could be trimmed off.  With that being said, it's good cheesy fun.  Finally, there is some blood in this one but nothing memorable.  We get a few generic vampire kills with fake blood and so forth but they fit in with the schlock of the film.  Overall, Satan's Black Wedding is a fun late night watch that's bad but still fun.  I recommend it.