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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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The Monster Club
Horror · Comedy · 1981
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
Movie details
The Monster Club
“You'll meet some interesting people and hear some great songs at the Monster Club”
1981 Horror · Comedy 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.9 / 10
5.1K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
45 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Monster Club?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Roy Ward Baker
Written by
Edward Abraham · Valerie Abraham
Vincent Price
Eramus
John Carradine
R.Chetwynd-Hayes, Writer
Donald Pleasence
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Stuart Whitman
Sam, Movie Director
Britt Ekland
Busotsky's Mother
Richard Johnson
Busotsky's Father
Anthony Steel
Lintom Busotsky, Film Producer
Court is in session
Put The Monster Club on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.