Mystics in Bali 1981 H. Tjut Djalil

I had heard about this movie for years and I finally got around to watching it.  To say it was worth the wait is a massive understatement.  I'm just happy this movie exists and I have the privilege of watching some tourist's detatched head roam the countryside in search of blood.

It's actually looking for a certain type of blood, but we'll get to that later.  Mystics in Bali concerns a woman named Cathy, who is traveling around the world researching all the different branches of black magic for a book she's writing.  Her local guide/boyfriend Mahendra arranges a meeting with the Queen of the Leyaks, the local witch.  It's no surprise that the Queen of the Leyaks has plans for Cathy - and her disembodied head.

The Leyak Queen needs blood, see?  It makes her younger and more beautiful, and she needs someone to get it for her.  She trains Cathy in Leyak black magic - changing into different animals, mostly, and after a while she takes control of Cathy's head to go feed on newborn babies.



Woo Hoo!  Guts vampire!

 Yep.  Newborn babies.  And in one of the more spectacular scenes, babies in the process of being delivered.  Cathy's head, spinal column, and guts fly in through an open window (it's the jungle - it's hot) and chow down.  When she's full, she returns to the Queen of the Leyak and gives her the blood.  Then she wakes up the next morning unaware, but with a strange stomach ache.

Meanwhile, Mahendra is getting a little worried about all the time Cathy is spending with the Leyak Queen, so he enlists his uncle's help in trying to free Cathy from the evil witch.  Surprisingly, though, he's not at all fazed when a character vomits up 2 live mice!  He just asks if they feel better!

It all leads up to a big magical showdown, with animated bolts of power flying everywhere.  Can Cathy be saved?  Can this movie get any more disgusting?  Aren't guts vampires awesome?!!  This movie rules.

The DVD comes with a trailer,  and a little history essay concerning the film.  There's even an essay on how to become a leyak yourself, but it comes with the prerequisite " Don't try this at home" warning.  Sadly, no one knows what became of the actress who played Cathy.  She was just a German tourist who got convinced to stay a while and be in her one and only movie.  And what a movie it is!