Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- gory
- cult movie night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, juvenile horror comedy whose gore, nudity, and wisecracks overwhelmed both its scares and its plot.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dennis Miller's wisecracking private investigator and the film's broad vampire spectacle establish an intentionally exaggerated comic register.
Lilith's vampire-run bordello makes sexualized seduction the central mechanism of supernatural danger.
The plot contrasts born-again Christianity and Reverend Current with the bordello's lurid supernatural corruption.
Critics repeatedly identified the film's topless vampire imagery and full-bore gore as defining stylistic features.
Films like Bordello of Blood, and why
From Dusk Till Dawn
campy vampire horror comedy with outrageous gore and sexualized supernatural villains
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
irreverent anthology-linked horror comedy built around graphic violence and dark humor
Vampires
sexploitation-inflected vampire horror with exaggerated performances and pulpy supernatural violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Gilbert Adler
- Release Date
- 1996-08-16
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (432)
Cast
- Dennis Miller
- Erika Eleniak
- Angie Everhart
- Chris Sarandon
- Corey Feldman
- John Kassir
- William Sadler
- Aubrey Morris
- Phil Fondacaro
- Kiara Hunter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bordello of Blood about?
- A wisecracking private investigator follows a missing young man to a funeral-home bordello ruled by a seductive vampire queen.
- What is Bordello of Blood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bordello of Blood as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Bordello of Blood violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bordello of Blood as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bordello of Blood?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a weak, juvenile horror comedy whose gore, nudity, and wisecracks overwhelmed both its scares and its plot.
- Which films are like Bordello of Blood?
- Films with a similar feel include From Dusk Till Dawn, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, and Vampires.
- How long is Bordello of Blood?
- Bordello of Blood runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bordello of Blood?
- In United States, Bordello of Blood streams on Philo.
