Blood (1973) Synopsis

Set in the late 19th century, Dr. Lawrence Orlofski (Allan Berendt) arrives at his new house somewhere in Staten Island, New York City with the realtor Mr. Markham (Martin Raymert) to finalize the purchase. A stern, well-dressed, but somewhat rude man, Lawrence insists to sign the papers for a six-month lease of the house to further his "experiments". Lawrence tells Markham that his wife doesn't like the daylight hours and that a few minutes in the sun would kill her due to a skin pigmentation. After signing the papers and forcing Markham to leave, Lawrence goes to the back door and lets in his servants whom make up of his legless manservant Orlando (Michael Fischetti), the mentally challenged Carlotta (Pichulina Hempi), and the limping Carrie (Patti Gaul) who care for Lawrence's wife Regina (Hope Stansbury) who is brought into the house, with a cloak covering her and suffering from burns. Her face is shown and that she is a vampire. Regina needs daily injections of blood to survive and to heal from her wounds.Sometime later, Orlando talks with Carrie who is preparing dinner. They discuss their personal love for each other and having to take care of Regina as well as the plants which have been stored in the basement of the house. In the living room, Lawrence talks about meeting with Carl Root, a lawyer who has been handling the books of the Orlofskis. Regina worries about moving to New York from Europe, but Lawrence assures her that things will take care of themselves. It's also revealed that Regina and Carrie do not get along for Carrie is tired about Regina's frequent verbal abuse and she treats Carrie like a slave instead of being Lawrence's lab assistant. After dinner, Carrie talks with Lawrence about Regina and about Carrie's injury to her right leg over taking care of the plants and that she might loose the leg. Carrie ventures to the basement where Orlando and Carlotta are tending to the flesh-eating plants. Orlando gives Carrie an injection to counter the infection to her leg from an earlier injury with the plants. While getting ready for bed, Regina and Lawrence argue about their finances and their own well being about being "different" then others.The next day, Lawrence goes to Carl Root's office where he meets Prudence Towers, Mr. Root's secretary, and there is an evident attraction between both of them. Just then, Mr. Root appears and ushers Lawrence into his office where Lawrence complains about the money from Lawrence's late father. It is shown that Lawrence's real last name is actually 'Talbert' and that Mr. Root has been blackmailing Lawrence for protection money involving the death of Lawrence's father some years earlier in Mortavia. Arguing about the funds, Mr. Root reveals that he sold Lawrence's father's house in Mortavia and pocketed most of the money, leaving Lawrence to assault him, leading to Mr. Root to throw Lawrence out.At the house, Carrie's younger brother Johnny, arrives for a visit after tracking her down. Carrie is happy to see her brother for the first time in years, but is wary about his presence. Johnny asks Carrie to leave with him and not take care of the Orlofskis. Noticing Carrie's limp, he sees the strange gangrene infection on Carrie's leg and is angry. Johnny wants to learn more about Lawrence, but Carrie becomes frightened and tells him to leave. Johnny pretends to leave, but soon returns and Regina sees him. She lures him upstairs and asks Johnny questions about himself and his connection to Carrie. When Johnny threatens to go to the police with information about his sister and about her work, Regina murders him by biting out his neck and drinking his blood. She disposes of the body by dissolving in a bathtub with sulfur acid.Some time later, Mr. Markham arrives at the Orlofski house where an elderly neighbor informs him about witnessing incidents she has witnessed and that most of her chickens that she keeps in her back yard have disappeared and expresses suspicion about the Orlofskis. Markham goes to the Orlofski house and when no one answers his knock on the front door, he lets himself in and ventures down into the basement. Carrie and Orlando appear and try to persuade him to leave. When Markham refuses and expresses suspicion about the strange looking plants in the basement, Carrie and Orlando murder him by knocking him out with as shovel and feeding him to the plants.Despite feeding, Regina is still hungry in which she kills a mouse that a spring-trap catches.Lawrence and Prudence go to the cemetery where Lawrence's father is buried. Lawrence wants to know more about his father and of his father's research about finding a "cure" to his affliction and Lawrence's as well which was passed down by bloodline. Prudence tells Lawrence that she looked up some of Mr. Talbert's work in Mr. Root's office and tells Lawrence that the late Mr. Talbert went bankrupt over his investments in various companies and that Mr. Root has been stealing money from Mr. Talbert's accounts. Lawrence wants to go somewhere with Prudence to talk some more about his feelings towards her, but Prudence refuses. Lawrence tells Prudence that his father and Regina's father arranged their marriage years earlier which Lawrence tried but could not bring himself to love Regina, and only feels contempt for her. As they walk out of the cemetery, they are confronted by a hideous old woman named Petra (Eva Crosby), who is the caretaker of the cemetery. Suspicious about Lawrence, Petra tells him to leave and forces Prudence not to go with him for tonight is the full moon and that Lawrence becomes someone else.Lawrence goes home and when it gets dark, he transforms into a werewolf and attacks the servants. Carrie, Orlando and Carlotta subdue him with an injection. Lawrence learns about Mr. Markham's visit and Carrie and Orlando show him the plants slowly devouring Markham's dead body.Mr. Root arrives at Prudence's house where he asks her about Lawrence Orlofski and about what they talked about. Prudence tells Mr. Root that she is aware he has been embezzling money from clients and quits, revealing that she will be moving to Canada to live with her sister. Root tries persuade her to stay with a raise, but Prudence throws him out. While walking to his home alone in the dark, Mr. Root is attacked and killed by Lawrence in his werewolf form.The next day, Petra arrives at the Orlofski's house where Regina lets her in. While talking in the living room, Petra reveals she knows about Lawrence's real name and that he is the son of the werewolf Lawrence Talbert Sr. and that Regina is actually the daughter of Count Dracula the vampire. When Petra tells Regina about seeing Lawrence and Prudence in the cemetery together, Regina murders Petra. Regina then goes to Prudence's house and kills her too as she sleeps by drinking her blood.Lawrence returns to the house in his human form and wants to leave immediately. As he orders Orlando, Carrie and Carlotta to begin packing and to destroy the plants, Regina arrives back revealing that she just killed Prudence. Finally reaching his breaking point, Lawrence transforms into his werewolf form and attacks Regina who transforms into her true vampire form. As Orlando and Carrie begin to set the carnivorous plants on fire, Regina runs down into the basement and attacks the servants. Werewolf Lawrence continues to attack her as the fire gets out control and spreads all over the basement. Lawrence, Regina, Orlando, Carrie, Carlotta and all of the plants are consumed by the flames.Sometime later, the vacant house is sold having been partly repaired due to the fire. A couple arrives at the house with another real estate agent, named Mr. Sharp, to sign the papers to transfer ownership of the house in their name. The young man claims that he is a doctor looking to settle to continue his "experiments" . The doctor signs his name as Baron von Frankenstein.

Set in the late 19th century, Dr. Lawrence Orlofski (Allan Berendt) arrives at his new house somewhere in Staten Island, New York City with the realtor Mr. Markham (Martin Raymert) to finalize the purchase. A stern, well-dressed, but somewhat rude man, Lawrence insists to sign the papers for a six-month lease of the house to further his "experiments". Lawrence tells Markham that his wife doesn't like the daylight hours and that a few minutes in the sun would kill her due to a skin pigmentation. After signing the papers and forcing Markham to leave, Lawrence goes to the back door and lets in his servants whom make up of his legless manservant Orlando (Michael Fischetti), the mentally challenged Carlotta (Pichulina Hempi), and the limping Carrie (Patti Gaul) who care for Lawrence's wife Regina (Hope Stansbury) who is brought into the house, with a cloak covering her and suffering from burns. Her face is shown and that she is a vampire. Regina needs daily injections of blood to survive and to heal from her wounds.Sometime later, Orlando talks with Carrie who is preparing dinner. They discuss their personal love for each other and having to take care of Regina as well as the plants which have been stored in the basement of the house. In the living room, Lawrence talks about meeting with Carl Root, a lawyer who has been handling the books of the Orlofskis. Regina worries about moving to New York from Europe, but Lawrence assures her that things will take care of themselves. It's also revealed that Regina and Carrie do not get along for Carrie is tired about Regina's frequent verbal abuse and she treats Carrie like a slave instead of being Lawrence's lab assistant. After dinner, Carrie talks with Lawrence about Regina and about Carrie's injury to her right leg over taking care of the plants and that she might loose the leg. Carrie ventures to the basement where Orlando and Carlotta are tending to the flesh-eating plants. Orlando gives Carrie an injection to counter the infection to her leg from an earlier injury with the plants. While getting ready for bed, Regina and Lawrence argue about their finances and their own well being about being "different" then others.The next day, Lawrence goes to Carl Root's office where he meets Prudence Towers, Mr. Root's secretary, and there is an evident attraction between both of them. Just then, Mr. Root appears and ushers Lawrence into his office where Lawrence complains about the money from Lawrence's late father. It is shown that Lawrence's real last name is actually 'Talbert' and that Mr. Root has been blackmailing Lawrence for protection money involving the death of Lawrence's father some years earlier in Mortavia. Arguing about the funds, Mr. Root reveals that he sold Lawrence's father's house in Mortavia and pocketed most of the money, leaving Lawrence to assault him, leading to Mr. Root to throw Lawrence out.At the house, Carrie's younger brother Johnny, arrives for a visit after tracking her down. Carrie is happy to see her brother for the first time in years, but is wary about his presence. Johnny asks Carrie to leave with him and not take care of the Orlofskis. Noticing Carrie's limp, he sees the strange gangrene infection on Carrie's leg and is angry. Johnny wants to learn more about Lawrence, but Carrie becomes frightened and tells him to leave. Johnny pretends to leave, but soon returns and Regina sees him. She lures him upstairs and asks Johnny questions about himself and his connection to Carrie. When Johnny threatens to go to the police with information about his sister and about her work, Regina murders him by biting out his neck and drinking his blood. She disposes of the body by dissolving in a bathtub with sulfur acid.Some time later, Mr. Markham arrives at the Orlofski house where an elderly neighbor informs him about witnessing incidents she has witnessed and that most of her chickens that she keeps in her back yard have disappeared and expresses suspicion about the Orlofskis. Markham goes to the Orlofski house and when no one answers his knock on the front door, he lets himself in and ventures down into the basement. Carrie and Orlando appear and try to persuade him to leave. When Markham refuses and expresses suspicion about the strange looking plants in the basement, Carrie and Orlando murder him by knocking him out with as shovel and feeding him to the plants.Despite feeding, Regina is still hungry in which she kills a mouse that a spring-trap catches.Lawrence and Prudence go to the cemetery where Lawrence's father is buried. Lawrence wants to know more about his father and of his father's research about finding a "cure" to his affliction and Lawrence's as well which was passed down by bloodline. Prudence tells Lawrence that she looked up some of Mr. Talbert's work in Mr. Root's office and tells Lawrence that the late Mr. Talbert went bankrupt over his investments in various companies and that Mr. Root has been stealing money from Mr. Talbert's accounts. Lawrence wants to go somewhere with Prudence to talk some more about his feelings towards her, but Prudence refuses. Lawrence tells Prudence that his father and Regina's father arranged their marriage years earlier which Lawrence tried but could not bring himself to love Regina, and only feels contempt for her. As they walk out of the cemetery, they are confronted by a hideous old woman named Petra (Eva Crosby), who is the caretaker of the cemetery. Suspicious about Lawrence, Petra tells him to leave and forces Prudence not to go with him for tonight is the full moon and that Lawrence becomes someone else.Lawrence goes home and when it gets dark, he transforms into a werewolf and attacks the servants. Carrie, Orlando and Carlotta subdue him with an injection. Lawrence learns about Mr. Markham's visit and Carrie and Orlando show him the plants slowly devouring Markham's dead body.Mr. Root arrives at Prudence's house where he asks her about Lawrence Orlofski and about what they talked about. Prudence tells Mr. Root that she is aware he has been embezzling money from clients and quits, revealing that she will be moving to Canada to live with her sister. Root tries persuade her to stay with a raise, but Prudence throws him out. While walking to his home alone in the dark, Mr. Root is attacked and killed by Lawrence in his werewolf form.The next day, Petra arrives at the Orlofski's house where Regina lets her in. While talking in the living room, Petra reveals she knows about Lawrence's real name and that he is the son of the werewolf Lawrence Talbert Sr. and that Regina is actually the daughter of Count Dracula the vampire. When Petra tells Regina about seeing Lawrence and Prudence in the cemetery together, Regina murders Petra. Regina then goes to Prudence's house and kills her too as she sleeps by drinking her blood.Lawrence returns to the house in his human form and wants to leave immediately. As he orders Orlando, Carrie and Carlotta to begin packing and to destroy the plants, Regina arrives back revealing that she just killed Prudence. Finally reaching his breaking point, Lawrence transforms into his werewolf form and attacks Regina who transforms into her true vampire form. As Orlando and Carrie begin to set the carnivorous plants on fire, Regina runs down into the basement and attacks the servants. Werewolf Lawrence continues to attack her as the fire gets out control and spreads all over the basement. Lawrence, Regina, Orlando, Carrie, Carlotta and all of the plants are consumed by the flames.Sometime later, the vacant house is sold having been partly repaired due to the fire. A couple arrives at the house with another real estate agent, named Mr. Sharp, to sign the papers to transfer ownership of the house in their name. The young man claims that he is a doctor looking to settle to continue his "experiments" . The doctor signs his name as Baron von Frankenstein.

Published Time: 2023-12-14 20:41:35