THE BAT PEOPLE
Half man...half bat...all crap
Except for a nicely icky conclusion, this flick sucks on pretty much every level, so if you ever catch yourself renting it (under threat of torture, I can only assume), just fast forward for about ninety minutes.
A doctor gets bat bit, which ruins his vacation. His transformation into a creature that's half man, half bat - perhaps we should call him Mat - is difficult at first, but eventually he comes to welcome it. His wife is less receptive of these changes.
Pretty slow and boring going all the way through, at least this one doesn't try to force a vampire angle on the whole thing. The man-bat, designed by a young Stanley (!) Winston disappoints, and can be seen on the back of the box anyway.
This was entitled It's Alive until, presumably, Larry Cohen's immeasurably better killer-baby movie went ahead with it the same year. I just want to know if bat meat really does taste like tuna.