Bloodbeat
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Directed by | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos |
Written by | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos |
Produced by | Helen A. Boley Henri Zaphiratos |
Starring | Helen Benton Terry Brown Claudia Peyton |
Cinematography | Wladimir Maule |
Production company | Huskypup Film Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes[2] |
Countries | United States France |
Language | English |
Bloodbeat (also spelled Blood Beat)
The film is an international co-production of the United States and France,
Plot
Sarah accompanies her new boyfriend, Ted, at his family's farmhouse in rural Wisconsin for Christmas. Ted's artist mother, Cathy, immediately senses a psychic connection with Sarah that she cannot explain, which perturbs Sarah. Sarah goes with Ted, his mother's boyfriend Gary, his sister Dolly, and his uncle Peter, on a hunting excursion in the woods. Sarah becomes upset when they prepare to shoot a deer, and flees into the woods. While running through a grove of trees, Sarah is confronted by a man who has been eviscerated, and who grabs onto her before dying. Police and paramedics arrive to recover the body of the man, whom none of them can identify.
Disturbed by the incident, Sarah goes to bed early. Cathy tells Ted that she has seen Sarah before in visions. Late that night, Sarah opens a trunk to find samurai armor and a sword; Ted and Cathy find her awake in her bedroom, and assure her that the experience was a dream. Sarah, unable to sleep, momentarily joins the rest of the family in the living room. Peter drives to town, but his truck crashes. He is approached by a figure, and his throat is slashed.
Meanwhile, the family's next-door neighbors Paul and Christie are attacked by a ghostly samurai armed with a sword inside their home, while Sarah levitates in her bed. Christie is impaled in the kitchen, and Paul escapes in his van upon finding her body. When his van breaks down, Paul flees on foot back to Cathy's house, pursued by the samurai. At the front door, the family find Paul's bloodied body. Soon, the house becomes subject to violent poltergeist activity. The telephone melts, and Gary is rendered unconscious when various kitchen utensils and items are hurled at him.
Ted and Dolly rush upstairs to retrieve Sarah, and find the hall illuminated by a pulsing blue light. Ted and Dolly are then locked in a closet. Downstairs, Cathy attempts to communicate with the spirit attacking the house, while the home's lights and appliances surge wildly. After some time, the paranormal activity ceases, and Dolly and Ted are freed from the closet, while Gary regains consciousness. Outside, the samurai attacks and kills three men by a campfire. Meanwhile, in the house, Ted and Sarah have sex.
At dawn, Dolly goes to search for Ted, who has disappeared into the woods, and is attacked by the samurai. Gary and Ted both hear her screams, and Gary saves her by bludgeoning the samurai with an axe. Gary returns home with the samurai's armor, which Cathy and Dolly urge him to burn, but he refuses, telling them he must turn it into police. Moments later, Ted finds Sarah burning a photo in her bedroom with
Cast
- Helen Benton as Cathy
- Terry Brown as Gary
- Dana Day as Dolly
- James Fitzgibbons as Ted
- Claudia Peyton as Sarah
- Peter Spelson as Uncle Pete
- Franck Miley as Paul
- Carol Wagner as Christie
Production
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Bloodbeat was filmed in Wisconsin on
Reception
Writer John Stanley stated that "Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos deserves a nod for making a
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Home media
By 1985, Bloodbeat was released on
References
- ^ "March 1983 Movie Releases". Moviefone. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gingold, Michael (November 28, 2017). "Blu-ray/DVD Review: Vinegar Syndrome's "Bloodbeat" is a Headspinner". Rue Morgue. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Hunter, Rob (October 24, 2017). "Vinegar Syndrome's October Slate Brings the Horror". Film School Rejects. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0786409518.
- ISBN 978-1909394278.
- ^ ISBN 978-0312131494.
- ISBN 978-0425175170.
- ^ Paul, Zachary (November 28, 2017). "[Blu-ray Review] 'Blood Beat': The Crazy Christmas Samurai Slasher!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019.
- ^ a b Orndorf, Brian (October 24, 2017). "Blood Beat Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Bloodbeat (VHS, back cover). Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos. Trans World Entertainment. 1985.
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- ^ Burgos, Danielle (December 2, 2019). "The 15 Scariest Holiday Movies Streaming Right Now". Bustle. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
External links
- Bloodbeat at IMDb
- Blood Beat at Rotten Tomatoes