Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
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| Directed by | George Barry |
| Produced by | George Barry |
| Written by | George Barry |
| Distributed by | Cult Epics (USA; DVD) |
| Release date(s) | October 26, 1977 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats is a 1977 one-off horror film written, produced, and directed by George Barry.
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[edit] Plot
A large, black, four-poster bed, possessed by a demon, is passed from owner to owner. The Demon was a tree, who became a breeze and seemingly fell in love with a woman he blew past. The demon then took human form and conjured up a bed. While he was making love with the woman she died and his eyes bled onto the bed, causing it to become possessed. Those who come into contact with the bed are frequently consumed by it (victims are pulled into what is apparently a large chamber of digestive fluids beneath the sheets). The bed demonstrates a malevolent intelligence as well as some psychokinetic and limited telepathic abilities to manipulate dreams.
[edit] Release
The film was not officially released on DVD until 2003, and in the introduction to the edition, Barry claims to have essentially forgotten he had made it. It now has considerable cult film status.
[edit] In popular culture
- Comedian Patton Oswalt discusses the film extensively on his album Werewolves and Lollipops, referring to it as "Death Bed: The Bed That Eats People" and joking that it has inspired him to write Rape Stove: The Stove That Rapes People.
