The Flesh and Blood Show

**_A murderer stalks an old pier theater on coastal England_** This was inspired by Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Indians” using the atmospheric backdrop of a creepy theater on a pier long past its halcyon days. With the BBFC lightening up on censorship in the previous six years, there’s quite a bit of nudity. It’s an early 70s’ meshing of sexploitation, slasher and whodunnit. Winsome brunette Candace Glendenning stands out in the feminine department as Sarah. Too bad she doesn’t show up until a half hour in and her part is too small. Blondes Jenny Hanley, Penny Meredith and Luan Peters are also on hand. It would influence two 80s’ slashers: Canada’s “Curtains” (1983) and Italy’s “StageFright,” aka “Aquarius” (1987). I give “StageFright” the edge, but they’re all of about the same entertainment quality. This one’s a little boring story-wise, yet you can’t beat the gloomy setting. It runs 1h 36m and was shot in the spring of 1972 in Cromer on the east-central coast of England with focus on the Pavilion Theatre. However, the interiors were shot at Brighton Palace Pier, which is a 4-hour drive south in southeast England. GRADE: B-/C+