I Drink Your Blood

I Drink Your Blood

Year: 1971

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

HorrorHorror

A savage, blood‑soaked horror pits a band of Satanic hippies who unleash chaos on a quiet town against a determined youngster whose sister and grandfather fell victim to their cult. Driven by vengeance, he confronts them, sparking a cascade of brutal, deadly consequences.

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Timeline & Setting – I Drink Your Blood (1971)

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Time period

late 1960s

The events unfold in a late 1960s setting marked by counterculture, LSD, and anti-establishment tensions. A Manson-like hippie cult embodies the era’s anxieties about authority and conformity. The town’s struggle with the cult and the ensuing outbreak mirrors broader social fractures of the time.

Location

Set in a quiet town on the edge of demolition for a nearby dam. The woods provide the cult’s ritual space, while the bakery and barn anchor daily life and later become shelters and battle fronts. The construction site and a water-filled quarry become stages for confrontations as isolation and fear tighten their grip on the community.

🏚️ Small town 🌲 Woods 🧁 Bakery

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Main Characters – I Drink Your Blood (1971)

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Sylvia (Arlene Farber)

A local girl who befriends Andy; she witnesses the cult ritual and is traumatized by the assault. Her drive to protect herself and those she loves anchors the group as the town spirals into chaos.

💔 Trauma 🧭 Survivor 🏘️ Community

Andy (Tyde Kierney)

A member of Horace Bones' cult who befriends Sylvia. He becomes a bridge between the cult and the town, caught between loyalty to the group and the consequences of their actions.

🤝 Loyalty 🌀 Ambition 🧭 Conflicted

Pete Banner (Riley Mills)

A younger local who seeks revenge after the assault but becomes entangled in the outbreak. He initiates a dangerous plan, killing a rabid dog and introducing contaminated blood into pies, accelerating the infection.

🗡️ Revenge ⚖️ Consequences 🧪 Risk

Mildred Nash (Elizabeth Marner-Brooks)

The bakery owner who provides shelter and supplies for the town. She becomes a protective figure, standing against the outbreak and aiding the protagonists as danger mounts.

🧁 Shelter 🛡️ Protector 🏚️ Resilience

Doc Banner (Richard Bowler)

The town doctor and Sylvia’s grandfather who tries to alert authorities and manage the rabies scare. He fights to prevent panic and protect his community, ultimately meeting a violent end.

🩺 Healer 🕊️ Duty 🗡️ Tragedy

Roger Davis (John Damon)

Leader of a construction crew working on the nearby dam; he coordinates responses to the outbreak and collaborates with the town to contain the spread.

👷 Leader 🧭 Pragmatic 🛡️ Protector

Horace Bones (Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury)

The cult’s leader, a charismatic and violent figure who wields fear and ritual to manipulate followers. His confrontations with others drive much of the town’s chaos.

🔥 Manipulator 🗡️ Violent 🪬 Cult

Dr. Oakes (David E. Durston)

The town doctor who joins Banner in recognizing the outbreak and devising a response. He represents the rational response amid fear and superstition.

💊 Scientist 🧭 Rational 🩺 Medical

Rollo (George Patterson)

A loyalist within Horace Bones’ circle, Rollo fights to defend the cult's cause and clashes with the town's protectors. His actions heighten the danger before a final confrontation.

⚔️ Loyalist 🗡️ Combat 🧪 Instigator

Molly (Rhonda Fultz)

A cult member who escapes into the night, then succumbs to rabies after infection spreads. Her fate underscores the outbreak’s cost on individuals.

🏃 Escapist 🩸 Infection 💀 Tragic

Carrie (Lynn Lowry)

Another cult member who flees and later shows signs of infection, illustrating how the contagion disrupts the cycle of violence.

🌀 Escape 🧬 Contagion 🗡️ Threat

Sue-Lin (Jadin Wong)

A loyalist who meets a dramatic end, engaging in a fatal confrontation and ending with a suicide by immolation to avoid capture.

🔥 Immolation 🧭 Faith 🗡️ Conflict

Rabid Guy (Bruno Damon)

One of the infected who spreads chaos after being exposed to the contaminated pies. His actions contribute to the town’s sense of imminent danger.

🧬 Infected 🗡️ Threat 🏚️ Chaos

Rabid Guy (Mike Gentry)

Another infected individual whose rampage adds to the widespread fear and destruction as the outbreak escalates.

🧬 Infected 🗡️ Threat 🏚️ Chaos

Shelley (Alex Mann)

A cult member who participates in the events surrounding the ritual and its fallout, contributing to the group’s dynamics and the ensuing violence.

🧭 Follower 🗡️ Participant 🌀 Influence

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Major Themes – I Drink Your Blood (1971)

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🧬 Infection

A gruesome contagion drives the plot as a rabies outbreak spreads through infected townspeople and tainted pies. The fear escalates into mob mentality and chaos. The outbreak exposes how quickly social order can fracture when panic overrides reason. Science, ritual, and superstition clash as the tragedy unfolds.

🕯️ Cult Influence

The Horace Bones cult wields fear and manipulation to bend the town to its will. Sylvia’s assault becomes a catalyst for escalating violence and chaos. The film examines how charisma, ritual, and groupthink can corrupt ordinary people and institutions. Trust dissolves as loyalties fracture under pressure.

🏚️ Siege and Survival

As the infection spreads, the community barricades itself and fights to survive the mounting threat. Revenge, responsibility, and stubborn endurance drive characters toward a violent, uncertain escape. The climactic confrontations at the bakery and the quarry test the town’s resolve and reveal the high cost of fear-driven actions.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 18:19

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