The Body Beneath

The Body Beneath

The Body Beneath

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The Body Beneath

"Sexually Rampant Ghouls, Depraved Souls... and Blood-Red Roses!"

1970

1h 22m

4.9(23 votes)

Horror

Overview

A family of vampires takes over an estate known as Carfax Abbey. As inbreeding decays the family line, new blood is needed to keep the family going, so they set out to find new sources.

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12 members

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Gavin Reed

Rev. Alexander Algernon Ford

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Jackie Skarvellis

Susan Ford

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Berwick Kaler

Spool

Berwick Kaler

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Susan Heard

Alicia Ford

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Richmond Ross

Paul Donati

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Emma Jones

Candace Ford

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Colin Gordon

Graham Ford

Colin Gordon

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Judith Heard

Elizabeth

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Felicity Sentance

Jessie

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Susan Clark

Anna Ford

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Victor Parish

Cemetery Assistant

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Robert Dahdah

Vampire at the Gathering (uncredited)

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