It's hard to imagine that a film as twisted and perverted as Blood and Lace managed to get a GP rating at the time (a 70's equivalent of a PG). It might not be the goriest movie of all time, but there's definitely some blood on display and the entire story itself isn't one for the kiddos.
A teenager is orphaned after someone murders her mother with a hammer (in a POV scene that looks a lot like the openings of both Black Christmas and Halloween) and sets the house on fire. She ends up being sent to a home for older orphans that's run by a shifty middle aged woman who's only in it for the money. There's also a weird cop and a creepy handyman who goes around with a weird mask and hammer and kills any kids who try to escape.
Blood and Lace is pure melodramatic garbage and it seems to be pretty aware of this and everyone looks like they're having a blast. Former big screen goddess Gloria Grahame chews the scenery as the wicked headmistress of the orphanage and Alice's Vic Talback gets a juicy role as a cop.
A teenager is orphaned after someone murders her mother with a hammer (in a POV scene that looks a lot like the openings of both Black Christmas and Halloween) and sets the house on fire. She ends up being sent to a home for older orphans that's run by a shifty middle aged woman who's only in it for the money. There's also a weird cop and a creepy handyman who goes around with a weird mask and hammer and kills any kids who try to escape.
Blood and Lace is pure melodramatic garbage and it seems to be pretty aware of this and everyone looks like they're having a blast. Former big screen goddess Gloria Grahame chews the scenery as the wicked headmistress of the orphanage and Alice's Vic Talback gets a juicy role as a cop.