FilmNRDemonic & Possession Comedy Horror Supernatural

Death Bed: The Bed That Eats1977

Name: Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Genre: Demonic & Possession, Comedy Horror, Supernatural
Released: 1977-10-26
Rating: 4.7

“If you want to survive, don't go near THE BED.”

Directed by George Barry

4.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.3TMDB 5.7

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Year

1977

Runtime

77 min

Box Office

Budget

$30,000

The premise

In a one-room stone building near a dilapidated mansion, a demon has condemned an artist to living behind a painting in a state of limbo, forcing him to watch in vain as trespassers' lives are taken by a ravenous bed.

Horror Vault's take

Somewhere between a fever dream and a cult oddity, Death Bed: The Bed That Eats pits unsuspecting visitors against a centuries-old piece of furniture with an insatiable, demonic appetite. A tormented artist — trapped in a painting and condemned to witness the carnage — serves as our ghostly narrator, powerless to intervene. Equal parts absurd and genuinely eerie, the film commits fully to its outrageous premise with a deadpan sincerity that makes it all the more unsettling.

Content: Graphic Depictions Of People Being Consumed, Gore, Disturbing Imagery