Masked menace and twisted desires stalk a girls' boarding school on the Costa Del Sol.
BLOODY MOON
Don't Panic... It only happens once in a... Bloody Moon.
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.
Quick Answer
Bloody Moon is a 1981 Spain-Germany horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Jesús Franco about a disfigured young man released from a mental asylum who becomes involved in a series of brutal murders at his sister's boarding school.
Programmer's Pick
Jesús Franco delivers a sun-drenched slasher where language lessons are the least of anyone’s worries. Expect a lurid blend of masked killers, incestuous undertones, and creative carnage—Spanish giallo style. Not for the faint of heart or the easily scandalized.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
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, The Bloody Moon Murders
Why This Matters
This 1981 slasher brings together Spanish and German production teams under the direction of Jesús Franco, featuring Olivia Pascal in the lead, and stands out as an English-language entry in the European horror landscape of the early 1980s.
Cast & Crew
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The film features a masked, disfigured killer whose identity and motives drive the suspense and body count.
Bloody Moon blends Spanish and German sensibilities with giallo and slasher elements, making it a psychotronic international oddity.
Set in a language boarding school for young women, the film uses its sunlit Spanish locale to contrast with grisly mayhem.
Expect nudity, taboo relationships, and over-the-top violence—hallmarks of the early '80s exploitation scene.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Miguel's release from the asylum
Disfigured, psychopathic killer
Brutal murders of students and staff
Girls' boarding school on the Costa Del Sol
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Bloody Moon? +
Jesús Franco directed Bloody Moon.
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.
How is the killer connected to the boarding school? +
The killer, Miguel, is released from an asylum into the care of his sister Manuela, who operates the boarding school where the murders occur.
What role does the mask play in the crimes? +
Miguel uses a mask to impersonate someone else and initiate his first attack, setting the film’s theme of hidden identities and deception.