Name: Scream Bloody Murder
Genre: Horror, Crime
Released: 1973-02-20
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Fred Holbert, Leigh Mitchell, Robert Knox, Ron Bastone, Suzette Hamilton

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Who Will Survive the Psychosexual Claw?

A disturbed young boy who kills his father with a tractor is institutionalized. Years later, when he's finally released, he goes on a murderous rampage after he finds out that his mother has remarried.

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Psychological Horror
Gore
Mental Illness
Disturbing
1970s
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Camp

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Directed by: Marc B. Ray
Written by: Marc B. Ray, Larry Alexander
Produced by: Marc B. Ray
Music by: Rockwell

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Facts

February 20, 1973 · 1 h 30 min · R

Released: February 20, 1973
Runtime: 1 h 30 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Horror, Crime
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Available in: 137 countries

Tropes

Blood from the Mouth, Hooks and Crooks, Good Smoking, Evil Smoking +9

Blood from the Mouth
Hooks and Crooks
Good Smoking, Evil Smoking
Slashed Throat
Hope Spot
Poisonous Captive
Villainous Breakdown
Slave Collar
Sex Is Evil
Mundane Made Awesome
Gory Discretion Shot
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday

12 of 48 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream Scream Bloody Murder?

In the United States, Scream Bloody Murder streams on FlixFling and Midnight Pulp, and it is free with ads on FlixHouse, Plex, Fawesome, Cineverse, Tubi TV, and Artiflix. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 136 other countries.

Is Scream Bloody Murder worth watching?

42

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 42 (IMDb 4.7).

Will Scream Bloody Murder scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Scream Bloody Murder?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Scream Bloody Murder use?

Blood from the MouthHooks and CrooksGood Smoking, Evil SmokingSlashed ThroatHope SpotPoisonous CaptiveVillainous BreakdownSlave CollarSex Is EvilMundane Made AwesomeGory Discretion ShotHorror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesdayand 36 more

TV Tropes lists 48 tropes for it, including Blood from the Mouth, Hooks and Crooks, and Good Smoking, Evil Smoking.