Bordello of Blood (1996) More at IMDbPro »

The hugely successful series 'Tales from the Crypt' always was average. For every great episode, there were two inferior ones and this trend seems to continue in their long feature movies. Demon Knight was fresh and surprisingly entertaining while this successor 'Bordello of Blood' is merely kitschy trash. Which doesn't mean it can't be fun, of course! This film is filled with gore, morbid humor and campy sleaze. In many ways, it reminded my about 70's cheapies and that's always a good thing. The plot is second to the eye-candy and handles about the reincarnation of vampire-queen Lillith who now runs a cheerful whorehouse in the catacombs of a funeral house. Lillith and her foxy hookers devour the male customers while a strict Catholic organization covers these actions. Things get a little more complicated for Lillith when the prudish Katherine comes to search for missing brother, assisted by the private eye Rafe Guttman.

The cast of 'Bordello of Blood' is filled with familiar faces. Angie Everhart was an ingenious choice and she clearly has the time of her life portraying the salacious Lillith and she never looked sexier. Too bad Erika Elaniak seems a little lost in her role of the over-religious babe. Of course, it's hard to picture a former playmate and Baywatch-vixen like an opponent of premarital sex…Saturday Night Live clown Dennis Miller is decent and there are good supportive roles for Corey Feldman, Chris Sarandon and Phil Fondacaro (the midget from 'Troll'). Best aspect is the gore of course and Bordello of Blood is an authentic splatter delight. There are torsos cut in half, severed heads, burning corpses and ripped out hearts! As it's standard procedure in the series, the Crypt Keeper who always has a few hilarious one-liners to tell, introduces the film.