the late and great robert quarry be once again a vampire in an a. i. p. picture . the difference here be that he not a dapper bulgarian blood sucker but an enigmatic stranger with mustache and beard and and wig and who mysteriously appear one day and entrance a group of hippy . the philosophical musing that he utter be of great interest to them and but of course all he really want to do be fee on them . deathmaster wouldn not be a notable be it not for the magnetic presence of it star . quarry be a pleasure to watch . his character be inspire by the notorious charles manson and and have a certain charm about him . one can see how easily impressionable people would fall for such a person . he really make his existential dialog come to life . the picture serve a a good snapshot of the early 70 and part of it culture . it look good for it low budget ( $ 110 and 000 ) and actor turn director ray danton keep the picture move along well . the support cast isn not too bad . lasesne hilton ( in his only film role ) have a very striking face a the vampire familiar and prominent character actor john fiedler be engage a the unlikely source of assistance for would be hero pico ( bill ewing ) and and sexy betty anne rees and play esslin here and would turn up two year later a quarry girlfriend in sugar hill . it also a real hoot to see bobby boris pickett of monster mash fame a one of the hippy . makeup effect and gore be passable and and the music by bill marx be effective enough . deathmaster may come off a pretty date now and but that actually play a part in it appeal . it truly belong in it own time and place . it a good dose of low budget 70 exploitation horror . positive .