Sting of Death


Sting of Death is a 1965 B-horror film directed by William Grefe, written by Al Dempsey and Herschell Gordon Lewis, and starring Joe Morrison, Valerie Hawkins, John Vella, and Jack Nagle.

Plot

A group of college students travel south to Florida on spring break with their friend Karen, whose father, Dr. Richardson, is a marine biologist currently studying jellyfish. The students, Louise, Jessica, Donna, Susan and Karen, stay with a man named Dr. John Hoyt. They insult and ridicule Dr. Richardson's assistant, Egon, who is in love with Karen. Egon creates a murderous jellyfish mutant which begins a killing spree. Egon eventually brings Karen to his secret laboratory in the swamp. Dr. Richardson keeps the monster at bay as he and Karen escape the lab. One of the machines causes the place to explode, destroying Egon and his aquatic, bloodthirsty creation.

Cast

The film was negatively received for its poor special effects and bland, unoriginal storyline. The Bad Movie Report gave the film a negative rating of 2, much like B-Movie Central which gave it the rating of 2 "bees".
The film was released in the VHS and DVD formats in 2001 and was distributed by Something Weird Video. The DVD edition of the film was sold as a double feature with another William Grefe film, Death Curse of Tartu.