Mardi Gras Massacre (1978) Horror Crime Romance

Rated Not Rated | Threatrical Aug 11, 1978 (US) | Genres Horror, Crime, Romance | Runtime 1h 37m
Mardi Gras Massacre (1978) Horror Crime Romance Poster

Mardi Gras Massacre Plot Synopsis:

Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Low rent semi-remake of Blood Feast (1963) - the movie that broke the barrier in showing gore on screen. In this version of the same story, instead of an Egyptian character we have a deranged Aztec high priest as the main character. A serial killer in a welder"s mask stalks the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festival. He is a strange intense-looking guy who shows up at a bar which is also home to the town"s prostitutes. He tells the chicks that he wants the most evil woman in the bar. The head ho points him into the direction of a fat breasted brunette. She tells him, "I could win first place in any evil contest", and away they go. The Aztec priest takes her back to his place and makes her strip. He then ties her to a table in his basement and begins doing some magical ritual with baby oil that makes her nipples rise. He then proceeds to torture her by amputating hands, then feet, then "the part that you use for evil". These are then sacrificed to Coatla, the Goddess of the Four Directions and Queen of Evil. The sacrifice involves removing the victim"s heart, in one victim after the next until the final prostitute is dispatched. After hearing of the crime, a police detective who sleeps with a wh**e and gets all the inside tips from her, becomes involved with trying to catch the murderer. One interesting gore scene is where one of his victims has her stomach split open and bloody organs pulled out from within.

Tagline: Name: Nancy Dancer. Measurements: 38/24/36. Born: Gary, Ind. 12/21/58. Died: N.O, LA. 2/13/78. ... and that was only the Beginning.

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Mardi Gras Massacre Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1978 (more 1978 movies)
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Runtime: 97 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Crime, Romance
Horror Genres:  Slasher
Horror Subgenres:  Drama, Maniac
Directors: Jack Weis
Stars: Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo, Laura Misch Owens, Cathryn Lacey … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Aug 11, 1978
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Mardi Gras Massacre Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 11, 1978
Writers: Jack Weis
Producers: John Stimac Jr., Jack Weis
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