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Doctor Blood's Coffin

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1961 · 92 min Horror Science Fiction
5.1 / 10 · TMDB

After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he views as unworthy of life -- for their body parts, specifically, their hearts.

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Year 1961
Country United Kingdom
Genre Horror, Science Fiction
Director Sidney J. Furie
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.1/10 (28 votes)

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The film constructs its chills at the intersection of gothic horror and mad science, relying on the archetype of the obsessed researcher. It explores the moral decay of ambition through a slow-burn narrative that prioritizes eerie atmosphere over explicit shocks.

What lingers after the final scene is a palpable sense of unease about the cold logic of immortality-seekers. The horror stems more from the doctor's detached methodology than from graphic spectacle. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Sidney J. Furie

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