In my best Sam Jackson voice "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherf*cking vampires's on this motherf*cking plane!
What a great little find on Netflix. Just when you think you are watching a wholesome take on Let The Right One In you get hit with a free for all vamp fest like From Dusk Till Dawn.
The story centers on Nadja and her son Elias taken a Transatlantic flight. At first it looks as if Nadja may have a medical condition that she will be being treated in New York for. Leukemia or cancer.....nope it's vampirism. And we get to see she became a creature of the night though flashbacks. We also learn that she can take injections to keep her symptoms at bay.
An innovative horror thriller after a long time, Blood Red Sky is an entertaining affair that has the right levels of chills and spills to keep you on the edge of your seats.
The brilliant Peri Baumeister stars as Nadja, a troubled mother to a precocious young sun who has boarded a plane to get treatment for a mysterious illness. The same plane gets hijacked by a bunch of ruthless armed mercenaries and how she deals with the same forms the rest of the story.
Carl Anton Koch as Nadja's enterprising son is a delight to watch and puts in a performance much ahead of his tender age.
The way in which horror is infused into the story is pure genius and backed up by superior special effects, the film delivers a spine-tingling, eerily scary experience.
Special mention must be made of the brilliant German actor Alexander Scheer who makes an immensely loathsome antagonist. His performance really took the film to another level entirely.
If you are into horror, this one is definitely a must-watch. Recommended!
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In a time where breaking through in film often seems to require following the status quo, Bait cuts through it all with bizarre techniques and bravery - all with purpose. It has elements of Memento (although better) and a somewhat Hitchcockian feel at points with incredible use of scenery, perspective, mood music and patience. It's dreamlike throughout, while all of the characters are relatable. Within the dream, you have secrets revealed, sometimes without realising that they are a secret at the time. By the time the film creshendos (as you feel it will throughout), you already know the ending - even if the ending is different for you than it is for someone else. A unique experience. It's not so much a film as a work of art and thus, if you're after at fast paced action film. Steer clear! If you're after something beautiful that requires energy and thought from the viewer, you will find little more satisfying. Don't forget to follow this blog for the latest in h...
Might As Well Start At The Begining As I sat here staring at my monitor wondering what would be our first true blog post should we talk about a 5 star film the new Salem tv show maybe a truly creepypasta or just a fun campy Indie movie. and then it hits me like a jump scare lets start off where it all began. In 1896 a short 3 min silent film was made by Georges Méliès Le Manoir du diable or as it was released in the U.S. The Haunted Castle . Lets take a look..... Isn't that GREAT. It has everything you could ever want in the genre. We got the Devil, Ghost, and Vampires. Now I'm sure someone out there will bring up Edison's 1895 short The Execution of Mary Stuart but I consider this more of a historical film then a true horror film and at only 17 seconds it a really short short. Well there you have it the root of our family horror tree.
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