House of the Living Dead. Ray Austin, 1974.
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Edition screened: Included on Vinegar Syndrome DVD #117 Drive-In Collection: Crypt of the Living Dead/House of the Living Dead, released 2016. English language. Runtime approximately 88 minutes.
Summary: Tortured and murdered animals.
Details:
1) The movie begins with a screaming black monkey (identified as a baboon in the film) held by the head by a man in a hooded black cloak, 00:09. The largish monkey then is wrapped in burlap and carried away through 00:58.
2) Montage of caged laboratory animals through the opening credits, ending at 4:09.
3) The monkey is carried into the lab at 4:09, limp and seemingly dead if not for his blinking, and is strapped to a table through 4:37.
4) Bloody cranial operation to the monkey with a large auger drill and needles, 4:59-5:30, and again at 6:29-6:50.
5) Severed head of a horse found lying in a garden, 51:14-51:25.
This is a terrible movie in every way, and would remain terrible without the mean animal abuse. The acting, the sound quality, the script, all are atrocious. Much of the film has very bad lighting and contrast, making long scenes even more unpleasant and aggravating to watch.