Blood Cult
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Directed by | Christopher Lewis |
Written by | Stuart Rosenthal James Vance (additional dialogue) |
Produced by | Linda Lewis |
Starring | Juli Andelman Charles Ellis James Vance Bennie Lee McGowan |
Cinematography | Paul McFarlane |
Edited by | Christopher Lewis Paul McFarlane |
Music by | Rod Slane |
Distributed by | United Entertainment Pictures |
Release date | May 1985 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $27,000 (estimated) |
Blood Cult is a 1985 American direct-to-video slasher film directed and co-edited by Christopher Lewis and starring Juli Andelman, Charles Ellis, James Vance, and Bennie Lee McGowan. It is notable for being one of the first shot-on-video horror films to achieve notoriety, being heavily promoted to the video rental market.
The film was shot in Tulsa, Oklahoma over nine days in March 1985 using two Betacam cameras, under the working title The Sorority House Murders.[1]
Plot
A mysterious serial killer is killing female students on and off a college campus in Oklahoma, and the only clues are gold medallions left by the bodies. A grizzled police detective, Ron, sets out to find the killer but the hunter becomes the hunted when he sees that no one around him can be trusted, not even his daughter. The detective is unaware that all the killings lead to a secret society that worships the god "Canis" and offer human sacrifices.
Cast
- Juli Andelman as Tina Wilbois
- Charles Ellis as Ron Wilbois
- James Vance as Joel Hogan
- Bennie Lee McGowan as Mrs. Gracie Moore
- Peter Hart as Doc White
- David Stice as Deputy
- Fred Graves as Dean Charles Bailey
- Bob Duffield as Mr. Moore
Release
Blood Cult was released for the first time on DVD by Vci Video on August 28, 2001. Vci later re-released the film as a part of its three-disk "The Ripper Blood Pack" on October 31, 2006. The film was later released by Mill Creek Entertainment on July 24, 2007 as a part of its twelve-disk "Decrepit Crypt of Nightmares: 50 Movie Pack". It was last released again by Vci on September 11, 2012 as a double feature with Revenge (1986).[2]
Reception
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Blood Cult received mostly negative reviews from critics. Justin Kerswell, from Hysteria Lives!, awarded the film 1/5 stars, due to the film's lack of suspense/thrills, "laughable" dialogue and for having "the most unattractive cast in slasher movie history".[3] Josh G. from Oh, the Horror hated the film, stating that the film started out well, but was ruined by poor acting, gore effects, "ridiculous dialogue", and ending. Josh concluded his review by calling it "the cure for sleeplessness".[4]
Todd Martin from HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, while also noting the film's poor acting, and special effects. Martin concluded his review by stating, "Yes, it is cheesy as hell and a little over the top at times but if you’re a fan of corny low budget horror flicks then you will most likely dig it as much as I did."[5]
References
- ^ Mogg, Richard (2018). Analog Nightmares: The Shot on Video Horror Films of 1982-1995. RickMoe Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781999481704.
- ^ "Blood Cult (1985) - Christopher Lewis". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Kerswell, Justin. "BLOOD CULT". Hysteria Lives.co.uk. Justin Kerswell. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ G., Josh. "Horror Reviews - Blood Cult (1985)". Oh the Horror.com. Josh G. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ Martin, Todd (18 June 2017). "Film Review: Blood Cult (1985)". HorrorNews.net. Todd Martin. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
External links
- 1985 films
- 1985 direct-to-video films
- Camcorder films
- 1985 horror films
- 1980s serial killer films
- 1980s slasher films
- American serial killer films
- American slasher films
- Films shot in Oklahoma
- Supernatural slasher films
- American exploitation films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- Films about cults
- American police detective films
- Films set in universities and colleges
- American supernatural horror films
- 1980s horror film stubs