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A deaf-mute accountant’s obsession with blood leads him down a grisly path in 1970s Switzerland.

BLOODLUST

... will haunt the darkest corners of your mind!

1977 · 1h 32m · NR · Horror · IMDB TMDB

A deaf and dumb accountant suffers from a psychic trauma in his childhood. He is collecting puppets and mutilates female bodies in the mortuary. After his secret love died by an accident he starts to kill.

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What is Bloodlust about?

Bloodlust is a 1977 Swiss horror film directed by Marijan Vajda about a deaf-mute accountant whose fixation with blood escalates from innocent experiments to grave-robbing and vampiric acts.

Programmer's Pick

Bloodlust doesn’t tiptoe around taboo—this is sex horror at its most unvarnished, with a protagonist whose antisocial spiral is as unsettling as it is hypnotic. If you think ketchup is a poor substitute for blood, this film has a double-pronged solution.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

Bloodlust follows the disturbing journey of a deaf-mute accountant, traumatized in childhood, who develops a powerful fixation with the feeling of blood on his skin. Initially experimenting with ketchup and ink, he soon finds these substitutes inadequate, pushing him toward more morbid satisfactions. His social isolation is palpable—unable to connect with co-workers or find solace even with a prostitute, he instead obsesses over a neighbor girl whose rooftop dancing fascinates him from afar. When a late-night intrusion into an undertaker's property introduces him to blood-drinking via a spiked straw, his obsession fully takes hold. Set in a small Swiss community, the film blends psychological horror with explicit elements, charting the accountant’s descent into increasingly macabre acts.

Details & Specs

Director
Marijan Vajda
Writer
Mario d'Alcala
Release
1977
Runtime
1h 32m
Country
Switzerland
Language
German
Genres
Horror
Also Known As
Lujuria sangrienta, De Lust Moordenaar, Blood Lust, Bloodlust, Bloodlust: The Black Forest Vampire, Bloodlust: The Vampire of Nuremberg, Mosquito the Rapist, Original title: Mosquito der Schänder

Cast & Crew

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Director: Marijan Vajda Writer: Mario d'Alcala
Werner Pochath Werner Pochath The Man EU Ellen Umlauf The Mother Birgit Zamulo Birgit Zamulo Young Girl GR Gerhard Ruhnke PH Peter Hamm CH Charly Hiltl HO Hary Olsbauer MM Marion Messner FB Fred Berhoff RG Roswitha Geuther KY Karl Yblagger SC Sonja Costa JS Jony Soster LV Lajos von Bagghi Chef Christa Abel Christa Abel Lesbian prostitute (uncredited) Marisa Feldy Marisa Feldy Car victim (uncredited) Karin Hofmann Karin Hofmann Lesbian prostitute (uncredited) Karin Lorson Karin Lorson Secretary (uncredited)

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Why Cult

Deaf-Mute Protagonist

The central character’s inability to speak or hear adds a uniquely isolating edge to his descent, setting this apart from standard horror fare.

Gory Video Nasty

Bloodlust earned its 'Video Nasty' label with graphic scenes of blood, dismemberment, and violence that define its cult reputation.

Swiss Sex Horror

A rare entry from Switzerland, the film melds explicit sexual content with horror, including scenes of nudity, forced incest, and twisted love.

Vampiric Straw Device

The protagonist’s use of a spiked, double-pronged glass straw for exsanguination is a memorably bizarre touch.

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Threat File

Trigger

Childhood psychic trauma

Threat

Deaf-mute man's vampiric urges

Effect

Grave-robbing, corpse mutilation, blood drinking

Setting

Small Swiss community

Questions from the Vault

When was Bloodlust released? +

Bloodlust was released in 1977.

Who directed Bloodlust? +

Bloodlust was directed by Marijan Vajda.

How long is Bloodlust? +

Bloodlust has a runtime of 92 minutes.

What genre is Bloodlust? +

Bloodlust is a horror film.

What is the purpose of the spiked, double-pronged glass straw in Bloodlust? +

The protagonist uses the spiked, double-pronged glass straw to drink blood directly from the throats of corpses he exhumes.

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