Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

""Who would have thought that a movie that admitedly is about a killer bed is actually some kind of exploitation art film?""

- The Cinema Snob reviewing the movie

In 1972, some guy named George Barry got a camera and some film.

What happened was Death Bed: The Bed That Eats.

An incredibly cheesy and bizarre mix of horror, sexploitation, and arthouse, Death Bed was shot in 1972 but a print wasn't struck until 1977. It then disappeared. before being rediscovered in 2003 and released on DVD, it gained a cult following when bootlegs made from a rare UK VHS/Betamax copy of the film began circulating. Director George Barry reportedly forgot about the film before he was reminded when a DVD release was in high demand.


 * Attack of the Killer Whatever
 * B-Movie
 * Bizarre Alien Biology: There are plenty of scenes of the bed's digestive system, just for starters.
 * Colbert Bump: The movie would be even more obscure where it not for Patton Oswalt's routine on the film from Werewolves and Lollypops.
 * Dull Surprise: One of the guys loses the skin on his hands, and the remaining bones begin falling apart. He doesn't seem to mind though.
 * Everybody Has Lots of Sex: Well, it is about a bed...
 * Major Injury Underreaction: Again, when the guy loses his hands.
 * Our Demons Are Different:
 * Our Monsters Are Weird: Doesn't quite cover it...
 * Padding: There's a 5 minute scene of the black woman struggling to get up the stairs while the bed tries to drag her into its mouth.
 * Spiritual Sequel: Patton Oswalt's upcoming masterpiece Rape Stove.
 * Spooky Painting: Some guy is holed up behind a painting. We get to hear his discussions with the bed. The bed doesn't talk back.
 * Surreal Horror: Sort of. To be fair, it is about a demon-possessed bed eating people.
 * Stealth Parody: Some have suggested this, due to the absurd plot of the movie.
 * Tears of Blood: How baby Death Beds are born.