[Daemonia]

Along with Bava's Bay of Blood/Twitch of the Death Nerve, this is probably one of the earliest examples of the so-called 'body count' horror movie. I'm definitely a huge fan and I think it's an excellent horror film. Price is phenomenal as Edward Lionheart and is hammy style is perfectly suited to the material. I remember first seeing this as aprt of the BBC2 horror double-bills and I was quite surprised at just how bloody and violent it is. The 'poodle-pie' sequence is certainly a highlight, but my favourite is when Arthur Lowe gets his head sawn off in his sleep. I'd be curious to know what cuts the BBFC made to it when first submitted in 1972 - unfortunately the BBFC have no details of the cuts on their website.