Mansion of The Doomed (1976) – Michael Pataki.

The 60s unleashed Grand Guignol masterpiece Eyes without a Face, bad taste prevailed gorgeously in the 80s with Jess Franco's immaculately tasteless Faceless, and squirming ignominiously between them is the face without eyes monstrosity Mansion of The Doomed! Despairing eye surgeon Dr. Chaney's (Richard Basehart) ruthless denial of his Hippocratic oath provides 86 maniacal minutes of luridly stomach churning grotesquery. I can't help but feel that Dr. Chaney's work colleagues might have paid closer attention to the prophetically sardonic 'You don't have to be a mad scientist to work here, but it helps!' novelty on his desk! While you absolutely can't fault the good doctor's paternal desire to repair his daughter's sight, his monolithically macabre modus operandi sinisterly suggests that daddy doesn't always know best! Mansion of The Doomed isn't exactly a nice place to visit, and I certainly wouldn't want to live there, but its vile amenities certainly makes for one memorably eye-popping splatter film! While I am not proud of utilizing 'eye-popping' in my enthusing of Pataki's gruesome 70s shocker, and, perhaps, I am a little ashamed of my gaucheness, but I felt strangely compelled to use it. They often say seeing is believing, and master illusionist Stan Winston's disturbingly effective make-up proves their point with disgusting efficacy!

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