---
title: 'The Blood Demon (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harald Reinl'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 80
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blood-demon-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062235/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blood Demon (1967)

1967 · 80 min · Fantasy, Horror · Germany

Original title: Die Schlangengrube und das Pendel

## Synopsis

The Blood Demon, also known as The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism, The Snake Pit and the Pendulum, Blood of the Virgins, and Castle of the Walking Dead, is a 1967 West German horror film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Christopher Lee, Karin Dor, and Lex Barker.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harald Reinl](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-reinl)
- **Screenplay:** [Manfred R. Köhler](https://cinepixo.com/people/manfred-r-kohler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-thomas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernst Wilhelm Kalinke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-wilhelm-kalinke)
- **Editor:** [Hermann Haller](https://cinepixo.com/people/hermann-haller)

## Cast

- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee)
- [Lex Barker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lex-barker)
- [Christiane Rücker](https://cinepixo.com/people/christiane-rucker)
- [Carl Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-lange)
- [Vladimir Medar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-medar)
- [Karin Dor](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-dor)
- [Dieter Eppler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dieter-eppler)

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