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Illa Howe

Born 1948 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Active 1970–1976
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Bloodsucking Freaks

Bloodsucking Freaks

1976 ★ 4.7
as Girl on Guillotine

Master Sardu (Seamus O'Brien) runs a Grand Guignol-style theatre with his assistant, the little person Ralphus. They present grotesque sadomasochism shows depicting torture and murder. Unbeknownst to audiences and critics, the events depicted are real, not staged; the tortured participants are kidnapped victims forced into sexual slavery. Theatre critic Creasy Silo incurs Sardu's wrath by mocking his pretensions of art. Sardu responds by kidnapping and torturing Silo, hoping he will give the show a positive review, and by kidnapping ballerina Natasha DeNatalie to force her to participate in shows and lend them some artistic legitimacy. Natasha's football-player boyfriend Tom Maverick and corrupt policeman Detective John Tucci try to find Natasha and unravel the mystery of Sardu's operation. Sardu ultimately gets his comeuppance at the hands of his former captives. Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic', they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real. A sadistic theater impresario turns torture into entertainment, staging grotesque performances while keeping a hidden collection of captives beneath the show.

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Filmography

3 credits
1970s 3 credits
1976
Blood Sucking Freaks as Girl on Guillotine
Movie ★ 4.9
1975
Movie ★ 4.0
1970
End of the Road as Elvira Madigan
Movie ★ 5.1