The Black Room (1982)
So, this is a pretty obscure film; I could only get ahold of it on a DVD off eBay. But in my opinion, it was worth tracking down. The film is low quality, as it only had a $40,000 budget, which even adjusted for today's inflation is only a little over $100,000. So while it shows in the production, I think it is still a strong film.
This film follows a brother and sister duo, Bridget and Jason, who rent out a dark room in their Hollywood Hills mansion for people to have their secret sexual affairs. After a while, the attack and kill their tenants and drain them of their blood. Jason has an illness that requires frequent transfusions, so they use their tenants to help extend his life. Bored husband, Larry, rents the room to keep his affairs hidden. However, this causes an unexpected improvement in his sex life with his wife, Robin, as she enjoys hearing about his "fantasies" in this black room. When she discovers that these fantasies are real, she goes to confront the siblings and is in for way more than she expected.
So as I said, this film suffers due to having a minuscule budget, and there are some questionable acting and editing moments. One of my biggest complaints is that the lighting is terrible, which obviously is a quality issue, but it is honestly difficult to see the action at times. Another problem is the main drive for the siblings getting the blood... like they have a mansion, so do they not have insurance? Even still, they have to have money, can't they pay for the doctor out of pocket? Also, some of the sex scenes are unintentionally comical.
Overall, if you can get your hands on this film, I think it is worth viewing. It's funny, it's original, and it's creepy at times. I really would love to see what they could have done with a bigger budget. The Black Room is undoubtedly an obscure horror film, but sometimes those are the most enjoyable ones.
Netflix available: no
Hulu available: no
Xfinity available: no
Amazon Prime available: possibly for sale on DVD
Rating: 3.5/5