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Sun, sin, and scissors collide at a Spanish boarding school in Jesús Franco's gory giallo.

BLOODY MOON

Don't Panic... It only happens once in a... Bloody Moon.

1981 · 1h 30m · NR · Horror / Mystery / Thriller · IMDB TMDB

Miguel, a horribly disfigured young man, goes on a rampage at a masquerade party and rapes and then mutilates a girl. Institutionalized at a mental asylum, he is released five years later, into the care of his sister, Manuela who, along with their wheelchair bound mother operates a boarding school for young women. Miguel becomes obsessed with one of the girls at the school, and wants to resume his incestuous relationship with his sister.

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Proof that language school in Spain can be murder—literally.

Programmer's Pick

Jesús Franco trades the castle for Costa del Sol, but don’t let the sunny setting fool you—Bloody Moon is pure Euro-slasher sleaze. With a boarding school full of bikini-clad language students, a masked killer, and infamous gory set pieces, this one’s tailor-made for the grindhouse crowd.

— SassyFlix Programmer
Quick Answer
What is Bloody Moon about?

Bloody Moon is a 1981 Spanish-German horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Jesús Franco about a disfigured young man released from an asylum who becomes obsessed with a student at a boarding school, unleashing a series of brutal murders.

Details & Specs
Director
Jesús Franco
Writer
Erich Tomek
Release
1981
Runtime
1h 30m
Country
Spain, Germany
Language
German, Spanish
Also Known As
Lua Sangrenta, Colegialas violadas, Bloody Moon, Profonde tenebre, La lune de sang, Terror y muerte en la universidad

Synopsis

Miguel, a young man with a horribly disfigured face, goes on a rampage at a masquerade party and rapes a girl. He then brutally hacks up the young woman with a pair of scissors. Miguel is institutionalized at a mental asylum for five years. Afterward, he is released into the care of his sister, Manuela. Along with their wheelchair bound mother, they operate a boarding school for young woman, called Europe's International Youth-Club Boarding School of Languages, on the Spanish resort of Costa Del Sol. Miguel is intrigued by Angela, a long-haired brunette, whom he first saw on the train ride from the sanitarium. The creepy Miguel follows her around. Miguel meets with Manuela to request that they resume their incestuous relationship. She reminds him that it was this relationship that made him emotionally unstable five years earlier. She says they cannot because nobody understands them: "Only if we could get rid of everyone, then things could go back to the way they were." Then Angela's friends are killed one by one. One, while topless, is skewered from behind by a 12-inch knife that exits her right nipple. Another is coerced by a romantic masked Spaniard who insists on tying her up in an abandoned lumber mill (which according to her is "kinky," but OK) and is decapitated quite nicely with a large power saw, complete with squirting blood from her neck. A young boy is run over mid-section by a Mercedes. Another friend is strangled by smoldering fireplace tongs. There is also the real decapitation of a snake. When the girls start to turn up missing, nobody believes Angela that there's a killer on the loose. She had seen the corpse of one girl, and it was gone as soon as she went for help. Confused and scared, Angela finally looks for help from the people who run the school.

Why Cult

Sun-Drenched Slasher

Set against the unlikely backdrop of a Spanish resort boarding school, Bloody Moon brings murder to the Mediterranean.

Mask Mayhem

From Mickey Mouse masks to masquerade parties, the film delivers a parade of masked and mysterious killers.

Video Nasty Infamy

Labeled a 'video nasty,' this film is notorious for its graphic violence and exploitation edge.

Giallo & Slasher Fusion

Bloody Moon mixes giallo stylings with slasher horror, offering a psychotronic cocktail of suspense and gore.

Questions from the Vault

What is Bloody Moon about? +

Bloody Moon follows a disfigured man, recently released from an asylum, who fixates on a student at his family's boarding school and triggers a spree of brutal murders.

When was Bloody Moon released? +

Bloody Moon was released in 1981.

Who directed Bloody Moon? +

Bloody Moon was directed by Jesús Franco.

How long is Bloody Moon? +

Bloody Moon has a runtime of 90 minutes.

What genre is Bloody Moon? +

Bloody Moon is a horror, mystery, and thriller film.

Where can I watch Bloody Moon? +

You can watch Bloody Moon on SassyFlix.

Themes & Keywords

Female Nudity Murder Psychotronic Film Female Topless Nudity Nudity Violence Female Frontal Nudity Blood Death Sex Scene Cult Film Revenge Rape Gore Grindhouse Film Sadism