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 * Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (2/5 Stars) ([http://www.moriareviews.com/horror/monster-club-1980.htm link])
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+* Review by Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (2/5 Stars) ([http://www.moriareviews.com/horror/monster-club-1980.htm link])
 ==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==

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 * View Film:  ([https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22t7ov link])
 * TVTropes: ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMonsterClub link])
 * IMDB Page:  ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081178/ link])

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 * View Film:  ([https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x22t7ov link])
 * TVTropes: ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheMonsterClub link])
 * IMDB Page:  ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081178/ link])

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 * The author bitten by Vincent Price's character is meant to be [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]], nick-named "Britain's Prince of Chill" by British horror fandom.  R. Chetwynd-Hayes wrote the stories this anthology film was based on, as well as numerous other short stories, novels, and story anthologies, and edited over 20 horror anthologies including horror anthologies for children besides.
 * Artist John Bolton painted the picture of the Shadmock before the film was cast; he was amazed when the producers found an actor, James Laurenson, who matched it.  Milton Subotsky claimed he planned the film to include all six of the top horror stars of the day in leading roles - that is to say, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Donald Pleasence and John Carradine. Cushing, Lee and Kinski all turned him down, but the others appear in the film.  Christopher Lee was approached to play the role of R. Chetwynd-Hayes, ultimately played by John Carradine, who was second choice for Hayes.  Klaus Kinski was replaced by Richard Johnson.  Vincent Price was second choice for the vampire Eramus; this is the only film, in a long career of horror and other roles, where Vincent Price played a vampire.
-* Information about the upcoming release was covered in American publications like "Famous Monsters of Filmland," but the film never secured theatrical distribution in the United States. Instead the movie was sold for regional television airings in 1982 and it eventually surfaced on a home video hosted by Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) in 1985. In the UK, the movie attained a limited theatrical release. Tie-in merchandise is very rare and highly sought after. Dez Skinn, John Bolton and David Lloyd produced a graphic novel adaptation which was given away at the Cannes Film Festival, and only 1000 copies were printed. The soundtrack LP issued by Chips Records seldom surfaces and tends to sell in the triple-digits. A paperback edition of the source R. Chetwynd-Hayes novel boasting artwork featured in the film was printed in 1981 and reprinted in 2013.
+* In the UK, the movie attained a limited theatrical release.  While information about the upcoming release was covered in American publications like "Famous Monsters of Filmland," the film never secured theatrical distribution in the United States; instead, the movie was sold for regional television airings in 1982, and it eventually surfaced on a home video hosted by Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) in 1985. Tie-in merchandise for the film is very rare and highly sought after: Dez Skinn, John Bolton and David Lloyd produced a graphic novel adaptation which was given away at the Cannes Film Festival, and only 1000 copies were printed; the soundtrack LP issued by Chips Records seldom surfaces and tends to sell in the triple-digits; a paperback edition of the source [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]] novel boasting artwork featured in the film was printed in 1981 and reprinted in 2013.
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 * The Monster Club (wrap-around segment) - Vincent price, in his only vampire role in a long career of horror films, plays a kind-hearted vampire that only drinks blood with his victim's permission, who meets an agreeable horror story writer; in exchange for a drink of (quite excellent) blood, the vampire introduces the author to the Monster Club (exactly what it says on the tin), as research for his stories in the form of the short segments of the anthology film; the pair realize by the end of the film there might be trouble:  is it possible for a human to join the Moster Club?
 * The Shadmock - A surprisingly eerie story about a kind of tender-hearted monster, not quite fully werewolf, vampire, or ghoul, whose monster quality is looking scary, and whistling; horror ensues when the innocent Shadmock invites a pair of scam artists to help inventory his collection of rare and priceless artifacts....
 * The Vampires - A charming (if disposable) story about an awkward boy whose father, a European count evicted from the Old Country under mysterious circumstances, sleeps by day, and goes out to eat by night, and what happens when some vampire hunters trick the boy into revealing where his father sleeps.
 * The Ghouls - The anthology ends on a high note with a tale that begins with a gentle "take that" to the movie's producer, who insists on getting the perfect location for his next horror film, even if he has to find it himself - which he does, when he takes a wrong turn into Luohgville, a creepy little town less than two miles off a major highway, where the weird locals get all of their wood, clothing, and food out of boxes - dug up from the cemetery at the edge of town!
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 * The character of "vampire film producer" Lintom Busotsky is a tongue-in-cheek anagram of the movie's producer, Milton Subotsky.
-* The author bitten by Vincent Price's character is meant to be [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]], nick-named "Britain's Prince of Chill" by British horror fandom.  R. Chetwynd-Hayes wrote the stories the anthology is based on, as well as numerous other short stories, novels, and story anthologies, and edited over 20 horror anthologies including horror anthologies for children besides.
+* The author bitten by Vincent Price's character is meant to be [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]], nick-named "Britain's Prince of Chill" by British horror fandom.  R. Chetwynd-Hayes wrote the stories this anthology film was based on, as well as numerous other short stories, novels, and story anthologies, and edited over 20 horror anthologies including horror anthologies for children besides.
 * Klaus Kinski was replaced by Richard Johnson.  Artist John Bolton painted the picture of the Shadmock before the film was cast; he was amazed when the producers found an actor, James Laurenson, who matched it. Milton Subotsky claimed he planned the film to include all six of the top horror stars of the day in leading roles - that is to say, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski, Donald Pleasence and John Carradine. Cushing, Lee and Kinski all turned him down, but the others appear in the film.  Christopher Lee was approached to play the role of R. Chetwynd-Hayes, ultimately played by John Carradine, who was second choice for Hayes.  Vincent Price was second choice for the vampire Eramus; this is the only film, in a long career of horror and other roles, where Vincent Price played a vampire.
 * Information about the upcoming release was covered in American publications like "Famous Monsters of Filmland," but the film never secured theatrical distribution in the United States. Instead the movie was sold for regional television airings in 1982 and it eventually surfaced on a home video hosted by Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) in 1985. In the UK, the movie attained a limited theatrical release. Tie-in merchandise is very rare and highly sought after. Dez Skinn, John Bolton and David Lloyd produced a graphic novel adaptation which was given away at the Cannes Film Festival, and only 1000 copies were printed. The soundtrack LP issued by Chips Records seldom surfaces and tends to sell in the triple-digits. A paperback edition of the source R. Chetwynd-Hayes novel boasting artwork featured in the film was printed in 1981 and reprinted in 2013.

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 * Starring:  [[Vincent Price]], [[John Carradine]], [[Anthony Steel]], [[Donald Pleasence]]
 * Director:  Roy Ward Baker
-* Writer:  R. Chetwynd-Hayes (novel), Edward Abraham and Valerie Abraham (screenplay)
+* Writer:  [[R. Chetwynd-Hayes]] (novel), Edward Abraham and Valerie Abraham (screenplay)
 * Producer/Production Co:  Chips, EMI, ITC, Sword and Sorcery, Rank, Milton Subotsky
 * View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Fyflnb0ZE link])